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Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

VNE

A

Never Exceed Speed

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2
Q

VY

A

Best rate of climb speed

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3
Q

P

A

Outside air pressure

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4
Q

Zp

A

Pressure altitude

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5
Q

NR

A

Rotor Speed

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6
Q

NM

A

Engine speed

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7
Q

BEW includes what

A

Basic Empty Weight

Airframe
Engines
Fixed equipment
Unusable fuel

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8
Q

BOW Include?

A

Basic Operating Weight
BEW
Pilot’s
Crew
Baggage
Food + water

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9
Q

ZFW includes?

A

Zero Fuel Weight
BOW
Payload

(Doesn’t include usable fuel)

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10
Q

AFRU

A

Aerodrome Frequency Response Unit

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11
Q

ATIS

A

Automatic Terminal Information Service

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12
Q

AWIB

A

Aerodrome & Weather Information Broadcast

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13
Q

DME

A

Distance Measuring Equipment

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14
Q

FATO

A

Final Approach / Take-off Area

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15
Q

MCTOW

A

Maximum certificated take-off weight

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16
Q

TALO/TLOF

A

Touchdown & lift-off area

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17
Q

AMD

A

Amended

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18
Q

BC

A

Patches

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19
Q

BDRY

A

Boundary

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20
Q

BFR
(Met)

A

Before

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21
Q

BL

A

Blowing

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22
Q

BR

A

Mist (1000-5000m Vis)

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23
Q

CAT

A

Clear air turbulence

24
Q

CNL

A

Cancel

25
Q

DR

A

Low drifting

26
Q

DS

A

Dust storm

27
Q

DU

A

Dust

28
Q

FG

A

Fog (Vis less than 1000m)

29
Q

FU

A

Smoke

30
Q

GR

A

Hail

31
Q

HZ

A

Haze

32
Q

LAN

A

Inland

33
Q

LCA

A

Local/locally/location/located

34
Q

MI

A

Shallow

35
Q

OBS

A

Observed

36
Q

OBSC

A

Obscured

37
Q

OCNL

A

Occasional

38
Q

PL

A

Ice Pellets

39
Q

PSN

A

Position

40
Q

RE

A

Recent

41
Q

SG

A

Snow grains

42
Q

SN

A

Snow

43
Q

SQ

A

Squall

44
Q

SKC

A

Sky clear

45
Q

TC

A

Tropical cyclone

46
Q

TS

A

Thunderstorm

47
Q

VAL

A

In valleys

48
Q

VCY

A

Vicinity

49
Q

VC

A

Vicinity of aerodrome

50
Q

WI

A

Within

51
Q

//

A

Weather not detected due to inoperative sensor

52
Q

///

A

Cloud is detected but unable to determine TCU/CB

53
Q

////

A

Visibility not reported due to faulty sensor

54
Q

What does TIBA stand for?

A

Traffic Information Broadcast by Aircraft

55
Q

AIRAC

A

Aeronautical Information Regulation & Control

56
Q

PSR

A

Primary surveillance radar

57
Q

SSR

A

Secondary surveillance radar

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