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1
Q

ADF

A

Automatic Direction Finder - the equipment on board the aircraft used to give the pilot directional information in reference to an NDB.

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2
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AGL

A

Above Ground Level

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AH

A

Artificial Horizon

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AI

A

Attitude Indicator

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5
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AIP

A

Aviation Information Publication

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ALS

A

Approach Lighting System

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7
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ALT

A

Altitude

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8
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AOM

A

Aircraft Operators Manual

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9
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AP

A

Autopilot

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10
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ASI

A

Air Speed Indicator

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11
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ATC

A

Air Traffic Control

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12
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ATIS

A

Automatic Terminal Information Service

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13
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ATHR

A

Auto Thrust

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14
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BRG

A

Bearing

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15
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CAR

A

Civil Aviation Rules

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16
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CAS

A

Controlled Air Space (UK A-E)

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17
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CDA

A

Company Decision Altitude

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18
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CDI

A

Course Deviation Indicator

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19
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CRS

A

Course Selector

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20
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DA

A

Decision Altitude (Used in a precision approach)

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21
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DME

A

Distance Measuring Equipment

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22
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DOC

A

Designated Operational Coverage

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23
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EFATO

A

Engine Failure After Take Off

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24
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ENR

A

En-route

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25
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EOA

A

Engine Out Allowance

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26
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ETA

A

Estimated Time of Arrival

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27
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FAF

A

Final Approach Fix (Used in non-precision approaches)

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28
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FAP

A

Final Approach Point (Used in precision approaches)

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29
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FAT

A

Final Approach Track

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30
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FCOM

A

Flight Crew Operating Manual

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31
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FCU

A

Flight Control Unit

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32
Q

FD

A

Flight Director

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33
Q

FL

A

Flight Level (referenced to 1013mb)

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34
Q

GH

A

General Handling

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35
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GNSS

A

Global Navigation Satellite System

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36
Q

GPS

A

Global Positioning System

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37
Q

H/W

A

Headwind

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38
Q

HSI

A

Horizontal Situation Indicator

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39
Q

HWC

A

Headwind Component

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40
Q

IAF

A

Initial Approach Fix

41
Q

ICAO

A

International Civil Aviation Organisation

42
Q

ID

A

Ident

43
Q

IFPS

A

Instrument Flight Planning System

44
Q

IFR

A

Instrument Flight Rules

45
Q

IR

A

Instrument Rating

46
Q

IRT

A

Instrument Rating Test

47
Q

ISIS

A

Integrated Standby Instrument System

48
Q

LNAV

A

Lateral Navigation (GPS)

49
Q

LOFT

A

Line Orientated Flight Training

50
Q

LOM

A

Locator Outer Marker

51
Q

MAPt

A

Missed Approach Point (the point by which a missed approach must be commenced if not continuing to land)

52
Q

MDA

A

Minimum Descent Altitude (Used in non-precision approaches - If the visual references required to land have not been acquired when the aircraft is approaching the MDA/H, the vertical (climbing) portion of the missed approach is initiated at an altitude above the MDA/H sufficient to prevent the aircraft from descending through the MDA/H.)

53
Q

MET

A

Meteorological

54
Q

MFA

A

Minimum Flight Altitude

55
Q

MFD

A

Multi Function Display

56
Q

MM

A

Middle Marker

57
Q

MSA

A

Minimum Sector Altitude

58
Q

ND

A

Navigation Display

59
Q

NDB

A

Non Directional Beacon

60
Q

OBS

A

Omni Bearing Selector

61
Q

OM

A

Outer Marker

62
Q

PANS-OPS

A

Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Aircraft Operations

63
Q

PAPI

A

Precision Approach Path Indicators

64
Q

PFD

A

Primary Flight Display

65
Q

QDM

A

Specified Magnetic Bearing TO a Beacon

66
Q

QDR

A

Specified True Bearing FROM a Beacon

67
Q

QNH

A

Barometric Pressure Setting ref. MSL (Gives Altitude)

68
Q

R/T

A

RadioTelephony

69
Q

RBI

A

Relative Bearing Indicator

70
Q

RMI

A

Radio Magnetic Indicator

71
Q

RNAV

A

Area Navigation (GPS)

72
Q

ROD

A

Rate of Descent

73
Q

RVR

A

Runway Visual Range

74
Q

RVSM

A

Reduced Vertical Separation Minima

75
Q

S/E

A

Single Engine

76
Q

SID

A

Standard Instrument Departure

77
Q

SOP

A

Standard Operating Procedure

78
Q

SP

A

Single Pilot

79
Q

SRA

A

Surveillance Radar Approach

80
Q

STAR

A

Standard Arrival Route

81
Q

T/W

A

Tailwind

82
Q

TAS

A

True Airspeed

83
Q

TB

A

Track Bar

84
Q

TOD

A

Top of Descent

85
Q

TWC

A

Tail Wind Component

86
Q

UA

A

Unusual Attitude

87
Q

UAS

A

Undesired Aircraft State

88
Q

UHF

A

Ultra High Frequency

89
Q

VFR

A

Visual Flight Rules

90
Q

VHF

A

Very High Frequency

91
Q

VNAV

A

Vertical Navigation (GPS Descent Profile)

92
Q

VOR

A

VHF Omni Range

93
Q

VSI

A

Vertical Speed Indicator

94
Q

W/V

A

Wind Velocity

95
Q

STD

A

‘Standard’ - Setting for SPS on the EFIS Control Panel

96
Q

STBY ALT

A

Standby Altimeter

97
Q

FCU

A

Flight Control Unit

98
Q

CDFA

A

Constant Descent Final Approach

A320 (4 decks)

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