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Acronyms

A
A/C Aircraft
ACRM Airbus Crew Resource Management
A/S Airspeed
A/T Autothrottle
ADRES Aircraft Data Retrieval System
AFCS Automatic Flight Control System
AFDS Autopilot Flight Director System
AFS Automatic Flight System
ALRT Alert
ALT Altitude
ALT HOLD Altitude Hold
ALT/S Altitude Select
AMM Aircraft Maintenance Manual
AOA Angle of Attack
A/P Auto Pilot
APU Auxiliary Power Unit
ASRS Aviation Safety Reporting System (USA)
ATA American Transport Association
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATM Air Traffic Management

B
BALPA British Airline Pilots Association
BASIS British Airways Safety Information System
BEA British European Airways- forerunner of British Airways

C
CAA Civil Aviation Authority (UK)
CAATS Computer Assisted Aircraft Trouble Shooting
CBT Computer Based Training
CCQ Cross Crew Qualification
CDU Control Display Unit
CFIT Controlled Flight Into Terrain
CHIRP Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme (UK)
CMS Centralized Maintenance System
CRM Crew Resource Management
CVR Cockpit Voice Recorder

D
DERA Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (UK)
DFDR Digital Flight Data Recorder
DGAC Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (France)

E
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e.g. (exempli gratia) for example

ECAM Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring (Airbus)
ECOTTRIS European Collaboration On Transition Training Research for Improved Safety
EFCS Electronic Flight Control System
EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System
EGPWS Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
ERAA European Regional Airlines Association
ETOPS Extended-Range Twin Engine Operations
EU European Union
EUCARE European Confidential Aviation Safety Reporting Network

F
F/C Flight Crew
F/O First Officer
FAA Federal Aviation Administration (USA)
FANS Future Air Navigation System
FAR Federal Aviation Regulation (USA)
FBW Fly-by-wire
FCL Flight Crew Licensing. (Regulatory group within the JAA)
FCOM Flight Crew Operating Manual
FCS Flight Control System
FCU Flight Control Unit (Airbus)
FDR Flight Data Recorder
FFRATS Full Flight Regime Autothrottle System
FFS Full Flight Simulator
FIN Functional Item Number
FMA Flight Mode Annunciator
FMC Flight Management Computer
FMGC Flight Management Guidance Computer
FMS Flight Management System
FOM Flight Operations Manual
FOTM Flight Operations Training Manual
FPL Flight Plan
FSF Flight Safety Foundation (USA)
FTM Flight Training Manual

G
G/A Go Around
G/S Glide Slope
GPS Global Positioning System. (Satellite-based navigation system)
GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System
GS Ground Speed

H
HDG Heading
HDG/S Heading Selected
HF Human Factors
HMI Human Machine Interface
HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator
HUD Head Up Display
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I
i.e. (id est) that is
IAS Indicated Airspeed
IATA International Air Transport Association
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
IFALPA International Federation of Airline Pilots Association
IFR Instrument Flight Rules
ILS Instrument Landing System
IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions
INS Inertial Reference System
ITS Integrated Training System

J
JAA/PAG Joint Aviation Authority/Project Advisory Group (Europe)
JAR Joint Aviation Regulations (Europe)
JAR-FCL JAR-Flight Crew Licensing
JAR-OPS JAR-Operations

L
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LDG Landing
LNAV Lateral Navigation

M
MAN Manual
MAX Maximum
MAX CLB Maximum Climb
MAX DES Maximum Descent
MCDU Multi Control Display Unit
MCP Mode Control Panel
MEL Minimum Equipment List
MFD Multi Function Display
MLG Main Landing Gear
MLS Microwave Landing System
MMEL Master Minimum Equipment List
MMO Maximum Mach Operating Speed
MOD Modification
MON Monitor
MSA Minimum Safe Altitude
MSG Message
MTBF Mean Time Between Failure
MTD Maintenance Training Device
MTOW Maximum Takeoff Weight

N
NACA National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (USA)
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NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA)

NAV Navigation
NAVAID Navigation Aid
NB Non-directional Radio Beacon
ND Navigation Display
NLR Nationaal Lucht-en Ruimtevaart Laboratorium (Netherlands)
NOTAM Notice to Airmen
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board (USA)

P
PAX Passengers
PF Pilot Flying
PFCS Primary Flight Control System
PFD Primary Flight Display
PLNG Planning
PNF Pilot Not Flying
PROF Profile
PWR Power

R
RNAV Area Navigation
RNG Range
RTE Route
RTO Rejected Takeoff
RVR Runway Visual Range

S
SFI Synthetic Flight Instructor
SID Standard Instrument Departure
SIGMET Significant Meteorological Advisory
SOP Standard Operating Procedures
SPD Speed
SPD LIM Speed Limit
SPDBRK Speedbrake
STAB Stabilizer
STAR Standard Terminal Arrival Route
STD Standard

T
T/O Takeoff
T/R Thrust Reverser
TRI Type Rating Instructor
TA Traffic Advisory
TACAN Tactical Air Navigation
TAS True Airspeed
T-CAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System
TMA Terminal Maneuvering Area
TOC Top of Climb
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TOD Top of Descent

TOGA Takeoff/Go Around
TSM Trouble Shooting Manual

U
UTC Universal Time Co-ordinated

V
V/S Vertical Speed
V1 Critical Engine Failure Speed
V2 Take Off Safety Speed
VASI Vertical Approach Slope Indicator
VFR Visual Flight Rules
VHF Very High Frequency
VMC Visual Meteorological Conditions
VNAV Vertical Navigation
VOLMET Meteorological information for aircraft in flight
VOR VHF Omni Range
VORTAC VOR and TACAN Co-Located
VR Rotation Speed
VS1 Vertical Speed Indicator

W
WARN Warning
WSAS Wind Shear Advisory System
WX Weather
WXR Weather Radar

X
X/WIND Crosswind

Z
ZFT Zero Flight Time
ZFW Zero Fuel Weight

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