Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AAIB
A
Air Accident Investigation Board
2
Q
AAL
A
Above Aerodrome Level
3
Q
ABN
A
Aerodrome Beacon
4
Q
A/c
A
Aircraft
5
Q
ACC
A
Area Control Centre
6
Q
ADA
A
Advisory Airspace
7
Q
ADF
A
Automatic Direction Finding
8
Q
ADR
A
Advisory Route
9
Q
ADT
A
Approved Departure Time
10
Q
AFI
A
Assistant Flying Instructor
11
Q
AFIS
A
Aerodrome Flight Information Service
12
Q
AFS
A
Aeronautical Fixed Service
13
Q
AFTN
A
Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network
14
Q
AGL
A
Above Ground Level
15
Q
AIC
A
Aeronautical Information Circular
16
Q
AIP
A
Aeronautical Information Publication
17
Q
AIREP
A
Air Report
18
Q
AIS
A
Aeronautical Information Service
19
Q
AME
A
Authorised Medical Examiner
20
Q
AMSL
A
Above Mean Sea Level
21
Q
ANO
A
Air Navigation Order
22
Q
AOC
A
Air Operator’s Certificate
23
Q
ARP
A
Aerodrome Reference Point
24
Q
ARN
A
ATS Route Network
25
ASDA
Accelerate-Stop Distance Available
26
ASR
Altimeter Setting Region
27
ATAS
Air Traffic Advisory Service
28
ATC
Air Traffic Control
29
ATCC
Air Traffic Control Centre
30
ATCU
Air Traffic Control Unit
31
ATFM
Air Traffic Flow Management
32
ATIS
Automatic Terminal Information Service
33
ATS
Air Traffic Service
34
ATSU
Air Traffic Service Unit
35
ATZ
Air Traffic Zone
36
AUW
All up weight
37
AWD
Airworthiness Division
38
AWY
Airway
39
CAA
Civil Aviation Authority
40
CANP
Civil Aviation Notification Procedure
41
CAS
Controlled Airspace
42
C of A
Certificate of Airworthiness
43
CTR
Control Zone
44
DA
Decision Altitude
45
DF
Direction Finding
46
DH
Decision Height
47
DME
Distance Measuring Equipment
48
DR
Dead Reckoning
49
EAT
Expected Approach Time
50
ECAC
European Civil Aviation Conference
51
ED
Emergency Distance
52
EET
Estimated Elapse Time
53
ELT
Emergency Location Transmitter
54
EPIRB
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
55
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
56
ETOPS
Extended Twin Jet Operations
57
FAL
Facilitation of Air Transport
58
FCL
Flight Crew Licensing
59
FI
Flying Instructor
60
FIR
Flight Information Region
61
FIS
Flight Information Service
62
FL
Flight Level
63
FLPFM
Foot Launched Powered Flying Machine
64
FTL
Flight Time Limitations
65
GASIL
General Aviation Safety Information Leaflet
66
GCA
Ground Controlled Approach
67
H24
Day and Night Operating Hours
68
HF
High Frequency
69
Hz
Hertz Radio Frequency
70
IAS
Indicated Air Speed
71
IBN
Identification Beacon
72
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organisation
73
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
74
ILS
Instrument Landing System
75
IMC
Instrument Meteorological Conditions
76
IR
Instrument Rating
77
IRE
Instrument Rating Examiner
78
IRVR
Instrument Runway Visual Range
79
ISA
International Standard Atmosphere
80
JAA
Joint Aviation Authority
81
JAR
JAA Regulations
82
KHz
Kilo Hertz
83
Kt
Knots
84
LARS
Lower Airspace Radar Service
85
LATCC
London Air Traffic Control Centre
86
LDA
Landing Distance Available
87
LF
Low Frequency
88
MATZ
Military Air Traffic Zone
89
MDH
Minimum Descent Height
90
MEHT
Minimum Eye Height
91
MEL
Minimum Equipment List
92
METAR
Meteorological Terminal Air Report
93
MF
Medium Frequency
94
MHz
Megahertz
95
MNPS
Minimum Navigation Performance Specification
96
MoD
Ministry of Defence
97
MOTNE
Meteorological Operational Telecommunications Network
98
MRSA
Mandatory Radar Service Area
99
MTOM
Maximum Take-off Mass
100
MTWA
Maximum Take-off Weight Authorised
101
NAPs
Noise Abatement Procedures
102
NATS
National Air Traffic Services
103
NDB
Non-Directional Beacon
104
NOH
Notified Operating Hours
105
NOSIG
No Significant Change
106
NOTAM
Notice to Airmen
107
OCA
Oceanic Control Area
108
OCA-
Obstacle Clearance Altitude
109
OCH
Obstacle Clearance Height
110
OCL
Obstacle Clearance Limit
111
OIS
Obstacle Identification Surface
112
PANS
Procedures for Air Navigation
113
PAR
Precision Approach Radar
114
PAPI
Precision Approach Path Indicator
115
Pax
Passengers
116
PIC
Pilot in Change
117
PT
Public Transport
118
RCC
Rescue Co-ordination Centre
119
RIS
Radar Information Service
120
RLCE
Request level change en-route
121
RNOTAM
Royal NOTAM
122
RTF
Radio Telephony
123
RVR
Runway Visual Range
124
RVSM
Reduced Vertical Separation Minima
125
Rwy
Runway
126
SAR
Search and Rescue
127
SARP
Standard and Recommended Practice
128
SARSAT
Search and Rescue Satellite Tracking System
129
SELCAL
Selective Calling
130
Sfc
Surface
131
SID
Standard Instrument Departure
132
SIGMET
Significant Meteorological Warning
133
SNOCLO
Closed by Snow
134
SPECI
Special Met Report
135
SPL
Supplementary Flight Plan
136
SSR
Secondary Surveillance Radar
137
STAR
Standard Instrument Arrival
138
SVFR
Special Visual Flight Rules
139
TAF
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
140
TAS
True Airspeed
141
TCA
Terminal Control Area
142
TMA
Terminal Maneuvering Area
143
TODA
Take-off Distance Available
144
TOM
Take-off Minima
145
TORA
Take-off Run Available
146
TR
Type Rating
147
TRE
Type Rating Examiner
148
TL
Transition Level
149
TVOR
Terminal VHF Omni Ranging
150
Twr
Tower
151
UHF
Ultra-High Frequency
152
UIR
Upper Information Region
153
U/s
Unserviceable
154
UTC
Co-ordinated Universal Time
155
VASI
Visual Approach Slope Indicator
156
VFR
Visual Flight Rules
157
VHF
Very High Frequeny
158
VMC
Visual Meteorological Conditions
159
VOR
VHF Omni-ranging
160
VSTOL
Very Short Take-off and Landing
161
WEF
With effect from
162
WIP
Work in progress
163
Wpt
Waypoint
