Abbr And Symbols Flashcards
Aerospace control
AEC
Air defence control facility
ADCF
Air to air refuelling
AAR
Air traffic control
ATC
Airborne Order
ABO
Air Weapons Control
AWC
Altitude Reservation
ALTRV
As Soon As Possible
ASAP
At
@
At or above
/\
At or below
\/
Area control centre
ACC
Automated data interchange system
ADIS
Air defence identification zone
ADIZ
Above ground level
AGL
Aircraft movement information service
AMIS
Area of Responsibility
AOR
Above Sea Level
ASL
Area surveillance radar
ASR
Automatic terminal information service
ATIS
Canadian Runway Friction Index
CRFI
Climb
Arrow to 2oclock
Coordinated universal time (zulu time)
Z
Descend
Arrow to 4oclock
Distance Measuring Equipment
DME
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETA
Estimated time of departure
ETD
Electronic Countermeasures
ECM
Emergency Locator Transmitter
ELT
Flight Level
FL
Flight Information Region
FIR
Indicated Airspeed
IAS
International Civil Aviation Organization
ICAO
Instrument Flight Rules
IFR
Instrument Landing System
ILS
Instrument meteorological Conditions
IMC
Military assumes responsibility for separation of aircraft
MARSA
Military Operations Area
MOA
Mean Sea Level
MSL
Military Aerodrome Unit
MACU
Advisory Area
CYA
Danger Area
CYD
Restricted Area
CYR
Military Terminal Control Unit
MTCU
Minimum enroute altitude
MEA
Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude
MOCA
Minimum Vectoring Altitude
MVA
Missing Aircraft Notice
MANOT
Navigational Aid
NAVAID
Non-Directional Beacon
NDB
Nautical Mile
NM
No Radio
NORDO
Notice to Airmen
NOTAM
Present Position Symbol
PPS
Precision Approach Radar
PAR
Primary Surveillance Radar
PSR
Pilot Report of Weather Conditions encountered by air aircraft in flight
PIREP
Altimeter setting for altitude above sea level
QNH
Runway
RWY
Runway Surface Condition
RSC
Radar Situation Display
RSD
Radar terminal control unit
RATCON
Rescue coordination centre
RCC
Area Navigation
RNAV
Receiver Only
RONLY
Runaway Visual Range
RVR
Scramble Intercept Recovery
SIR
Secondary Surveillance Radar
SSR
Tactical Air Navigation
TACAN
Terminal Surveillance Radar
TSR
True Airspeed
TAS
Transport Canada
TC
Unserviceable
U/S
Ultra High Frequency
UHF
Coordinate Universal Time
UTC
VHF Omni-directional Range
VOR
Visual Flight Rules
VFR
Very High Frequency
VHF
Visual Meteorological Conditions
VMC
VHF Omni-directional Range
VOR
VHF Omni-directional Range Combined w/TACAN
VORTAC
Wing Air Traffic Control Officer
WATCO