Abbreviations Flashcards
A/C
Aircraft
A/P
Autopilot
A/THR
Auto Thrust Function
AA
Airworthiness Authorities
ABN
Abnormal
ABV
Above
ACARS
ARINC Communication Addressing and Reporting System
ACCEL
Acceleration
ACK
Acknowledge Transmission
ACMS
Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
ACP
Audio Control Panel
ACSC
Air Conditioning System Controller
ADC
Air Data Computer (part of ADIRS)
ADF
Automatic Direction Finder
ADIRS
Air Data Inertial Reference System
ADIRU
Air Data Inertial Reference Unit
ADM
Air Data Module
ADR
Air Data Reference
ADV
Advisory
AFS
Auto Flight System
AGL
Above Ground Level
AIDS
Aircraft Integrated Data System
AIME
Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Extrapolation
ALT
Altitude
ALTN
Alternate airport
AMI
Airline Modifiable Information
AMU
Audio Management Unit
ANN
Annunciator
ANP
Actual Navigation Performance
ANT
Antenna
AOC
Airline Operational Control
AP
Autopilot
APPR
Approach
ARPT
Airport
ASAP
As Soon As Possible
ASI
Air Speed Indicator
ATC
Air Traffic Control
ATS
Auto Thrust System
ATSU
Air Traffic Service Unit
ATT
Attitude
AVNCS
Avionics
AWY
Airway
BARO
Barometric
BFO
Beat Frequency Oscillator
BITE
Built-in Test Equipment
BRG
Bearing
BRK
Brake
BRT
Bright
C
Centigrade
C/B
Circuit Breaker
C/L
Checklist
CAPT
Captain, Capture
CAS
Calibrated Airspeed
CAT
Category
CDL
Configuration Deviation List
CDU
Control Display Unit
CF
Course to a Fix
CFDS
Centralized Fault Display System
CFP
Computerized Flight Plan
CG
Center of Gravity
CHG
Change
CHK
Check
CI
Cost Index
CKPT
Cockpit
CL
Climb detent (Thrust levers)
CLB
CLimb
CLR
Clear
CLSD
CLosed
CM 1(2)
Crewmember 1 (left seat) or 2 (right seat)
CMC
Centralized Management Computer
CMD
Command
CMPTR
Computer
CO
Company
CO RTE
Company route
CONT
Continuous
CRS
Course
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
CRZ
Cruise
CSTR
Constraint
CTL
Control
CTL PNL
Control Panel
CTR
Center
DA
Drift Angle
DCDU
Datalink Control and Display Unit
DDRMI
Digitial Distance and Radio Magnetic Indicator
DECEL
Deceleration
DEG
Degree
DEP
Departure
DES
Descent
DEST
Destination
DFDR
Digital Flight Data Recorder
DH
Decision Height
DIR
Direction
DIR TO
Direct To
DISC
Disconnect
DIST
Distance
DMC
Dislay Management Computer
DME
Distance Measuring Equipment
DMU
Data Management Unit
DN
Down
DRT
Derated take-off
DSDL
Dedicated Serial Data Link
DSPL
Display
DTG
Distance To Go
DU
Display Unit
E
East
E/WD
Engine/Warning Display
ECAM
Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
ECON
Economic
ECP
ECAM Control Panel
EFCS
Electronic Flight Control System
EFIS
Electronic Flight Instrument System
EFOB
Estimated Fuel On Board
EGPWS
Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
EIS
Electronic Instruments System
ELEC
Electrics
ELEV
Elevation
ELT
Emergency Locator Transmitter
ELV
Elevation
EMER
Emergency
EMER GEN
Emergency Generator
ENG
Engine
ENG OUT
Engine Out
EO
Engine-Out
EO ACCEL
ALT Engine Out Acceleration Altitude
EO THR RED
Engine Out Thrust Reduction
EOSID
Engine-Out Standard Instrument Departure
EOT
End Of Text
EPE
Estimated Position Error
EPR
Engine Pressure Ratio
EPU
Estimated Position Uncertainty
EROPS
Extended Range Operation
ESS
Essential
EST
Estimated
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETE
Estimated Time Enroute
ETOPS
Extended Twin Operation
ETP
Equal Time Point
ETT
Estimated Time for Take-Off
ETX
End of Transmission
EXP
Expedite
EXT PWE
External Power
EXTN
Extension
F
Fahrenheit, Flap retraction speed
F/C
Flight Crew
F/O
First Officer
FAC
Flight Augmentation Computer
FADEC
Full Authority Digital Engine Control System
FAF
Final Approach Fix
FAIL
Fail, Failure
FAR
Federal Aviation Regulations
FC
Course from a FIX
FCDC
Flight Control Data Concentrator
FCMC
Fuel Control and Monitoring Computer
FCOM
Flight Crew Operating Manual
FCPC
Flight Control Primary Computer
FCSC
Flight Control Secondary Computer
FCU
Flight Control Unit
FD
Flight Director
FDIU
Flight Data Interface Unit
FDU
Fire Detection Unit
FE
Flight Envelope
FF
Fuel Flow
FG
Flight Guidance
FGC
Flight Guidance Computer
FIG
Figure
FL
Flight level
FLP, F
Flap
FLT
Flight
FLT CTL
Flight Control
FLX
Flex take-off
FLX TO
Flexible Takeoff
FM
Flight Management
FMA
Flight Mode Annunciator
FMG(E)C
generic term for FMGC and FMGEC designation
FMGC
Flight Management Guidance Computer
FMGS
Flight Management Guidance System
FMS
Flight Management System
FOB
Fuel On Board
FPA
Flight Path Angle
FPD
Flight Path Director (FPV)
F-PLN
Flight Plan
FPPU
Feedback Position Pick-off Unit
FPV
Flight Path Vector
FQI/FQU
Fuel Quantity Indication/unit
FREQ
Frequency
FRT
Front
FRV
Fuel Return Valve
FT
Foot, Feet
FT/MN
Feet per Minute
FU
Fuel Used
FWC
Flight Warning Computer
FWD
Forward
FWS
Flight Warning System
G
Green
G.DOT
green Dot
G/S
Glideslop
GA
Go-around
GC
Great Circle
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
GND
Ground
GPS
Global Positioning System
GPWS
Ground Proximity Waning System
GRND
Ground
GRP
Geographic Reference Point
GRVTY
Gravity
GS
Ground speed
GW
Gross Weight
H
Hour, Hot
HC
Harness Connector
HCU
Hydraulic Control Unit
HDG
Heading
HDG/S
Heading Selected
HF
High Frequency
HI
High
HLD
Hold
HP
High Pressure
HPA
Hecto Pascal