Abbr_csv Flashcards
ACC
Area Control Center
AIP
Aeronautical Information Publications
AIS
Aeronautical Information Service
ALS
ALerting Service
ANSP
Air Navigation Service Provider
APP
APProach Control
ATC
Air Traffic Control
ATIS
Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATM
Air Traffic Management
ATN
Aeronautical Telecommunication Network
ATS
Air Traffic Service
ATZ
Aerodrome Traffic Zone
CNS
Communication - Navigation and Surveillance
CTA
ConTrol Area
CTR
Controlled Traffic Region
EHAM
Schiphol (Amsterdam - ICAO code)
EUROCAE
EURopean Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment
FAB
Functional Airspace Block
FABEC
Functional Airspace Block Europe Central
FIR
Flight information Region
FIS
Flight information Service
FL
Flight Level (= each 100 ft above 1013.25 Pa)
IAF
Initial Approach Fix
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organisation
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
IMC
Instrument Meteorological Conditions
MET
Aeronautical METeorological Service
METAR
METeorological Aerodrome Report
MSL
Mean Sea Level
NOTAM
NOTice to AirMen
SID
Standard Instrument Departure route
STAR
STandard Arrival Route
SUA
Special Use Airspace
SVFR
Special VFR
TAF
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
TMA
TerMinal Control Area
TWR
Tower -Aerodrome Control
UTA
Upper conTrol Area
VFR
Visual Flight Rules
VMC
Visual Meteorological Conditions
ACARS
Aircraft Communications and Reporting System
ADF
Automatic Direction Finder
AM
Amplitude Modulation
AP
Autopilot
AT/ATS
AutoThottle System
CDM
Collaborative Decision making
CEP
Circular Error Probable
CFMU
Central Flow Management Unit
CPDLC
Controller Pilot Data link Communication
CVOR
Conventional VOR
DME
Distance Measuring Equipment
DVOR
Doppler VOR
EHF
Extremely High Frequency (30-300 GHz)
FAF
Final Approach Fix
FANS
Future Air Navigation System
FM
Frequency Modulation
FMC
Flight Management Computer
FMS
Flight Management System
FTE
Flight Technical Error
GBAS
Ground Based Augmentation System
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS
Global Positioning System
HF
High Frequency (3-30 MHz)
ILS
Instrument Landing System
LAAS
Local Area Augmentation System
LF
Low Frequency (30-300 kHz)
MF
Medium Frequency (300-3000 kHz)
MGRS
Military Grid Reference System
MLS
Microwave Landing System
NDB
Non-Directional Beacon
NSE
Navigation System Error
PBN
Performance Based Navigation
PDE
Path Definition Error (PDE)
PENS
Pan-European Network Service
R/T
Radio Telephony
RMS
Root Mean Square error
RNAV
aRea NAVigation
RNP
Required Navigation Performance
SBAS
Satellite Based Augmentation System
SHF
Super High Frequency (3 - 30 GHz)
SWIM
System Wide Iformation Management
TACAN
TACtical Air Navigation system
TSE
Total System Error ( = NSE + FTE )
TVOR
Terminal VOR
UHF
Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz)
VHF
Very High Frequency (30-300 MHz)
VOR
VHF Omnidirectional Range
VORTAC
VOR/TACAN
WAAS
Wide Area Augmentation System
WGS
World Geodetic System (e.g. WGS ‘84)
RADAR
Radio Detection And Ranging
CW
Continuous Wave
PPI
Plan Position Indicator
PRF
Pulse Repetition Frequency
MTI
Moving Target Indicator
MTD
Moving Target Detection
ATCRBS
Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
SSR
Secondary Surveillance Radar
ISLS
Interrogation Side Lobe Suppression
EHS
Enhanced Surveillance
ES
Extended Squitter
ASR
Airport Surveillance Radar
PAR
Precision Approach Radar
SMR
Surface Movement Radar
ASDE
Airport Surface Detection Equipment
MLAT
MultiLATeration
ACAS
Airborne Collision Avoidance System
TCAS
Traffic alerting & Collision Avoidance Systems
ASAS
Airborne Separation Assurance/Assistance System
PAZ
Protected Aircraft Zone
NMAC
Near MidAir Collision
CDTI
Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
Airprox
AIRcraft PROXimity
T/C
Top of Climb
T/D
Top of Descent
FDR
Feeder Controller
ARR
Arrival Controller
DCO
Departure Controller
SUC
Start-Up Controller
GND
Ground (Controller)
ATCO
Air Traffic Control Officer
AAA
Amsterdam Advanced ATC system
ARTAS
ATM suRveillance Tracker And Serve
TID
Touch Input Device
MTCD
Medium Term Conflict Detect
STCA
Short Term Conflict Alert
EDD
Electronic Data Display
VIDAS
VIsual Display of Approach Sequence
MUAC
Maastricht Upper Area Control
CPA
Closest Point of Approach
CD
Conflict Detection
CR
Conflict Resolution
CD&R
Conflict Detection and Resolution
CP
Conflict Prevention
PASAS
Predivtive ASAS (=CP)
SSD
Solution Space Diagram
HITL
Human-In-The-Loop
ASDA
Association for Scientific Development of ATM in Europe
PHARE
Programme for Harmonized ATM Research in Europe
SES
Single European Sky
SESAR
Single European Sky ATM Research
DMAN
Departure Manager (system)
AMAN
Arrival Manager (system)
PPP
Public-Private Partnership
SJU
SESAR Joint Undertaking (=the SESAR organisation)
DAG-TM
Distributed Air-Ground Traffic Management (USA)
AATT
Advanced Air Transport Technology (USA)
NextGen
Next Generation Air Transport System (USA)
NAS
National Airspace System (USA)
FAA
Federal Aviation Agency
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
BADA
Base of Aircraft Data (Eurocontrol)
DDR
Demand Data Repository (Eurocontrol)
ADS-B
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast
TIS-B
Traffic Information Service - Broadcast
ADS-C
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Contract
ATSAW
Air Traffic Situation Awareness
ASPA
Airborne SPAcing
UAT
Universal Access Transceiver (for ADS-B)
1090ES
1090 MHz Extended Squitter
NIC
Navigation Integrity Category
DEP
Domino Effect Parameter
DD
Dynamic Density
IM
Interval Management
LF
Low Frequency
MF
Medium Frequency
HF
High Frequency
VHF
Very High Frequency
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
SHF
Super High Frequency
EHF
Extremely High Frequency