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AAIB

A

Air Accident Investigation Board

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AAL

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Above Aerodrome Level

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ABN

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Aerodrome Beacon

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A/c

A

Aircraft

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ACC

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Area Control Centre

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ADA

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Advisory Airspace

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ADF

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Automatic Direction Finding

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ADR

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Advisory Route

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ADT

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Approved Departure Time

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AFI

A

Assistant Flying Instructor

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AFIS

A

Aerodrome Flight Information Service

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AFS

A

Aeronautical Fixed Service

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AFTN

A

Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network

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AGL

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Above Ground Level

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AIC

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Aeronautical Information Circular

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AIP

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Aeronautical Information Publication

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AIREP

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Air Report

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AIS

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Aeronautical Information Service

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AME

A

Authorised Medical Examiner

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AMSL

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Above Mean Sea Level

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ANO

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Air Navigation Order

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AOC

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Air Operator’s Certificate

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ARP

A

Aerodrome Reference Point

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ARN

A

ATS Route Network

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ASDA

A

Accelerate-Stop Distance Available

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ASR

A

Altimeter Setting Region

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ATAS

A

Air Traffic Advisory Service

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ATC

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Air Traffic Control

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ATCC

A

Air Traffic Control Centre

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ATCU

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Air Traffic Control Unit

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ATFM

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Air Traffic Flow Management

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ATIS

A

Automatic Terminal Information Service

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ATS

A

Air Traffic Service

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ATSU

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Air Traffic Service Unit

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ATZ

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Air Traffic Zone

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AUW

A

All up weight

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AWD

A

Airworthiness Division

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AWY

A

Airway

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CAA

A

Civil Aviation Authority

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CANP

A

Civil Aviation Notification Procedure

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CAS

A

Controlled Airspace

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C of A

A

Certificate of Airworthiness

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CTR

A

Control Zone

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DA

A

Decision Altitude

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DF

A

Direction Finding

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DH

A

Decision Height

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DME

A

Distance Measuring Equipment

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DR

A

Dead Reckoning

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EAT

A

Expected Approach Time

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ECAC

A

European Civil Aviation Conference

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ED

A

Emergency Distance

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EET

A

Estimated Elapse Time

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ELT

A

Emergency Location Transmitter

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EPIRB

A

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

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ETA

A

Estimated Time of Arrival

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ETOPS

A

Extended Twin Jet Operations

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FAL

A

Facilitation of Air Transport

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FCL

A

Flight Crew Licensing

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FI

A

Flying Instructor

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FIR

A

Flight Information Region

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FIS

A

Flight Information Service

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FL

A

Flight Level

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FLPFM

A

Foot Launched Powered Flying Machine

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FTL

A

Flight Time Limitations

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GASIL

A

General Aviation Safety Information Leaflet

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GCA

A

Ground Controlled Approach

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H24

A

Day and Night Operating Hours

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HF

A

High Frequency

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Hz

A

Hertz Radio Frequency

70
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IAS

A

Indicated Air Speed

71
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IBN

A

Identification Beacon

72
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ICAO

A

International Civil Aviation Organisation

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IFR

A

Instrument Flight Rules

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ILS

A

Instrument Landing System

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IMC

A

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

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IR

A

Instrument Rating

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IRE

A

Instrument Rating Examiner

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IRVR

A

Instrument Runway Visual Range

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ISA

A

International Standard Atmosphere

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JAA

A

Joint Aviation Authority

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JAR

A

JAA Regulations

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KHz

A

Kilo Hertz

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Kt

A

Knots

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LARS

A

Lower Airspace Radar Service

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LATCC

A

London Air Traffic Control Centre

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LDA

A

Landing Distance Available

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LF

A

Low Frequency

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MATZ

A

Military Air Traffic Zone

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MDH

A

Minimum Descent Height

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MEHT

A

Minimum Eye Height

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MEL

A

Minimum Equipment List

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METAR

A

Meteorological Terminal Air Report

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MF

A

Medium Frequency

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MHz

A

Megahertz

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MNPS

A

Minimum Navigation Performance Specification

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MoD

A

Ministry of Defence

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MOTNE

A

Meteorological Operational Telecommunications Network

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MRSA

A

Mandatory Radar Service Area

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MTOM

A

Maximum Take-off Mass

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MTWA

A

Maximum Take-off Weight Authorised

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NAPs

A

Noise Abatement Procedures

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NATS

A

National Air Traffic Services

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NDB

A

Non-Directional Beacon

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NOH

A

Notified Operating Hours

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NOSIG

A

No Significant Change

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NOTAM

A

Notice to Airmen

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OCA

A

Oceanic Control Area

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OCA-

A

Obstacle Clearance Altitude

109
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OCH

A

Obstacle Clearance Height

110
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OCL

A

Obstacle Clearance Limit

111
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OIS

A

Obstacle Identification Surface

112
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PANS

A

Procedures for Air Navigation

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PAR

A

Precision Approach Radar

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PAPI

A

Precision Approach Path Indicator

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Pax

A

Passengers

116
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PIC

A

Pilot in Change

117
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PT

A

Public Transport

118
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RCC

A

Rescue Co-ordination Centre

119
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RIS

A

Radar Information Service

120
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RLCE

A

Request level change en-route

121
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RNOTAM

A

Royal NOTAM

122
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RTF

A

Radio Telephony

123
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RVR

A

Runway Visual Range

124
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RVSM

A

Reduced Vertical Separation Minima

125
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Rwy

A

Runway

126
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SAR

A

Search and Rescue

127
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SARP

A

Standard and Recommended Practice

128
Q

SARSAT

A

Search and Rescue Satellite Tracking System

129
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SELCAL

A

Selective Calling

130
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Sfc

A

Surface

131
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SID

A

Standard Instrument Departure

132
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SIGMET

A

Significant Meteorological Warning

133
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SNOCLO

A

Closed by Snow

134
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SPECI

A

Special Met Report

135
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SPL

A

Supplementary Flight Plan

136
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SSR

A

Secondary Surveillance Radar

137
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STAR

A

Standard Instrument Arrival

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SVFR

A

Special Visual Flight Rules

139
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TAF

A

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

140
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TAS

A

True Airspeed

141
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TCA

A

Terminal Control Area

142
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TMA

A

Terminal Maneuvering Area

143
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TODA

A

Take-off Distance Available

144
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TOM

A

Take-off Minima

145
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TORA

A

Take-off Run Available

146
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TR

A

Type Rating

147
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TRE

A

Type Rating Examiner

148
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TL

A

Transition Level

149
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TVOR

A

Terminal VHF Omni Ranging

150
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Twr

A

Tower

151
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UHF

A

Ultra-High Frequency

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UIR

A

Upper Information Region

153
Q

U/s

A

Unserviceable

154
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UTC

A

Co-ordinated Universal Time

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VASI

A

Visual Approach Slope Indicator

156
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VFR

A

Visual Flight Rules

157
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VHF

A

Very High Frequeny

158
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VMC

A

Visual Meteorological Conditions

159
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VOR

A

VHF Omni-ranging

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VSTOL

A

Very Short Take-off and Landing

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WEF

A

With effect from

162
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WIP

A

Work in progress

163
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Wpt

A

Waypoint

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