Abbreviations Flashcards
AAE
Above Aerodrome Elevation
ADIZ
Air Defence Identification Zone
AGL
above ground level
TC AIM
Aeronautical Information Manual
ASL
above sea level
ATC
Air Traffic Control
ATF
Aerodrome Traffic Frequency
ATIS
Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATS
Air Traffic Services
CARs
Canadian Aviation Regulations
CFS
Canada Flight Supplement
ELT
emergency locator transmitter
FIC
Flight Information Center
FSS
Flight Service Station
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
kt
knots
MHz
megahertz
MF
Mandatory Frequency
NM
nautical mile(s)
NORDO
no radio
PIC
pilot-in-command
TSB
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
UNICOM
Universal Communications
UTC
Co-ordinated Universal Time (Z)
VDF
very high frequency direction finding
VFR
Visual Flight Rules
VMC
Visual Meteorological Conditions