Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
VNE
A
Never Exceed Speed
2
Q
VY
A
Best rate of climb speed
3
Q
P
A
Outside air pressure
4
Q
Zp
A
Pressure altitude
5
Q
NR
A
Rotor Speed
6
Q
NM
A
Engine speed
7
Q
BEW includes what
A
Basic Empty Weight
Airframe
Engines
Fixed equipment
Unusable fuel
8
Q
BOW Include?
A
Basic Operating Weight
BEW
Pilot’s
Crew
Baggage
Food + water
9
Q
ZFW includes?
A
Zero Fuel Weight
BOW
Payload
(Doesn’t include usable fuel)
10
Q
AFRU
A
Aerodrome Frequency Response Unit
11
Q
ATIS
A
Automatic Terminal Information Service
12
Q
AWIB
A
Aerodrome & Weather Information Broadcast
13
Q
DME
A
Distance Measuring Equipment
14
Q
FATO
A
Final Approach / Take-off Area
15
Q
MCTOW
A
Maximum certificated take-off weight
16
Q
TALO/TLOF
A
Touchdown & lift-off area
17
Q
AMD
A
Amended
18
Q
BC
A
Patches
19
Q
BDRY
A
Boundary
20
Q
BFR
(Met)
A
Before
21
Q
BL
A
Blowing
22
Q
BR
A
Mist (1000-5000m Vis)
23
Q
CAT
A
Clear air turbulence
24
Q
CNL
A
Cancel
25
DR
Low drifting
26
DS
Dust storm
27
DU
Dust
28
FG
Fog (Vis less than 1000m)
29
FU
Smoke
30
GR
Hail
31
HZ
Haze
32
LAN
Inland
33
LCA
Local/locally/location/located
34
MI
Shallow
35
OBS
Observed
36
OBSC
Obscured
37
OCNL
Occasional
38
PL
Ice Pellets
39
PSN
Position
40
RE
Recent
41
SG
Snow grains
42
SN
Snow
43
SQ
Squall
44
SKC
Sky clear
45
TC
Tropical cyclone
46
TS
Thunderstorm
47
VAL
In valleys
48
VCY
Vicinity
49
VC
Vicinity of aerodrome
50
WI
Within
51
//
Weather not detected due to inoperative sensor
52
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Cloud is detected but unable to determine TCU/CB
53
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Visibility not reported due to faulty sensor
54
What does TIBA stand for?
Traffic Information Broadcast by Aircraft
55
AIRAC
Aeronautical Information Regulation & Control
56
PSR
Primary surveillance radar
57
SSR
Secondary surveillance radar
