Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
A/C
A
Aircraft
2
Q
A/P
A
Autopilot
3
Q
A/THR
A
Auto Thrust Function
4
Q
AA
A
Airworthiness Authorities
5
Q
ABN
A
Abnormal
6
Q
ABV
A
Above
7
Q
ACARS
A
ARINC Communication Addressing and Reporting System
8
Q
ACCEL
A
Acceleration
9
Q
ACK
A
Acknowledge Transmission
10
Q
ACMS
A
Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
11
Q
ACP
A
Audio Control Panel
12
Q
ACSC
A
Air Conditioning System Controller
13
Q
ADC
A
Air Data Computer (part of ADIRS)
14
Q
ADF
A
Automatic Direction Finder
15
Q
ADIRS
A
Air Data Inertial Reference System
16
Q
ADIRU
A
Air Data Inertial Reference Unit
17
Q
ADM
A
Air Data Module
18
Q
ADR
A
Air Data Reference
19
Q
ADV
A
Advisory
20
Q
AFS
A
Auto Flight System
21
Q
AGL
A
Above Ground Level
22
Q
AIDS
A
Aircraft Integrated Data System
23
Q
AIME
A
Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Extrapolation
24
Q
ALT
A
Altitude
25
ALTN
Alternate airport
26
AMI
Airline Modifiable Information
27
AMU
Audio Management Unit
28
ANN
Annunciator
29
ANP
Actual Navigation Performance
30
ANT
Antenna
31
AOC
Airline Operational Control
32
AP
Autopilot
33
APPR
Approach
34
ARPT
Airport
35
ASAP
As Soon As Possible
36
ASI
Air Speed Indicator
37
ATC
Air Traffic Control
38
ATS
Auto Thrust System
39
ATSU
Air Traffic Service Unit
40
ATT
Attitude
41
AVNCS
Avionics
42
AWY
Airway
43
BARO
Barometric
44
BFO
Beat Frequency Oscillator
45
BITE
Built-in Test Equipment
46
BRG
Bearing
47
BRK
Brake
48
BRT
Bright
49
C
Centigrade
50
C/B
Circuit Breaker
51
C/L
Checklist
52
CAPT
Captain, Capture
53
CAS
Calibrated Airspeed
54
CAT
Category
55
CDL
Configuration Deviation List
56
CDU
Control Display Unit
57
CF
Course to a Fix
58
CFDS
Centralized Fault Display System
59
CFP
Computerized Flight Plan
60
CG
Center of Gravity
61
CHG
Change
62
CHK
Check
63
CI
Cost Index
64
CKPT
Cockpit
65
CL
Climb detent (Thrust levers)
66
CLB
CLimb
67
CLR
Clear
68
CLSD
CLosed
69
CM 1(2)
Crewmember 1 (left seat) or 2 (right seat)
70
CMC
Centralized Management Computer
71
CMD
Command
72
CMPTR
Computer
73
CO
Company
74
CO RTE
Company route
75
CONT
Continuous
76
CRS
Course
77
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
78
CRZ
Cruise
79
CSTR
Constraint
80
CTL
Control
81
CTL PNL
Control Panel
82
CTR
Center
83
DA
Drift Angle
84
DCDU
Datalink Control and Display Unit
85
DDRMI
Digitial Distance and Radio Magnetic Indicator
86
DECEL
Deceleration
87
DEG
Degree
88
DEP
Departure
89
DES
Descent
90
DEST
Destination
91
DFDR
Digital Flight Data Recorder
92
DH
Decision Height
93
DIR
Direction
94
DIR TO
Direct To
95
DISC
Disconnect
96
DIST
Distance
97
DMC
Dislay Management Computer
98
DME
Distance Measuring Equipment
99
DMU
Data Management Unit
100
DN
Down
101
DRT
Derated take-off
102
DSDL
Dedicated Serial Data Link
103
DSPL
Display
104
DTG
Distance To Go
105
DU
Display Unit
106
E
East
107
E/WD
Engine/Warning Display
108
ECAM
Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
109
ECON
Economic
110
ECP
ECAM Control Panel
111
EFCS
Electronic Flight Control System
112
EFIS
Electronic Flight Instrument System
113
EFOB
Estimated Fuel On Board
114
EGPWS
Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
115
EIS
Electronic Instruments System
116
ELEC
Electrics
117
ELEV
Elevation
118
ELT
Emergency Locator Transmitter
119
ELV
Elevation
120
EMER
Emergency
121
EMER GEN
Emergency Generator
122
ENG
Engine
123
ENG OUT
Engine Out
124
EO
Engine-Out
125
EO ACCEL
ALT Engine Out Acceleration Altitude
126
EO THR RED
Engine Out Thrust Reduction
127
EOSID
Engine-Out Standard Instrument Departure
128
EOT
End Of Text
129
EPE
Estimated Position Error
130
EPR
Engine Pressure Ratio
131
EPU
Estimated Position Uncertainty
132
EROPS
Extended Range Operation
133
ESS
Essential
134
EST
Estimated
135
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
136
ETE
Estimated Time Enroute
137
ETOPS
Extended Twin Operation
138
ETP
Equal Time Point
139
ETT
Estimated Time for Take-Off
140
ETX
End of Transmission
141
EXP
Expedite
142
EXT PWE
External Power
143
EXTN
Extension
144
F
Fahrenheit, Flap retraction speed
145
F/C
Flight Crew
146
F/O
First Officer
147
FAC
Flight Augmentation Computer
148
FADEC
Full Authority Digital Engine Control System
149
FAF
Final Approach Fix
150
FAIL
Fail, Failure
151
FAR
Federal Aviation Regulations
152
FC
Course from a FIX
153
FCDC
Flight Control Data Concentrator
154
FCMC
Fuel Control and Monitoring Computer
155
FCOM
Flight Crew Operating Manual
156
FCPC
Flight Control Primary Computer
157
FCSC
Flight Control Secondary Computer
158
FCU
Flight Control Unit
159
FD
Flight Director
160
FDIU
Flight Data Interface Unit
161
FDU
Fire Detection Unit
162
FE
Flight Envelope
163
FF
Fuel Flow
164
FG
Flight Guidance
165
FGC
Flight Guidance Computer
166
FIG
Figure
167
FL
Flight level
168
FLP, F
Flap
169
FLT
Flight
170
FLT CTL
Flight Control
171
FLX
Flex take-off
172
FLX TO
Flexible Takeoff
173
FM
Flight Management
174
FMA
Flight Mode Annunciator
175
FMG(E)C
generic term for FMGC and FMGEC designation
176
FMGC
Flight Management Guidance Computer
177
FMGS
Flight Management Guidance System
178
FMS
Flight Management System
179
FOB
Fuel On Board
180
FPA
Flight Path Angle
181
FPD
Flight Path Director (FPV)
182
F-PLN
Flight Plan
183
FPPU
Feedback Position Pick-off Unit
184
FPV
Flight Path Vector
185
FQI/FQU
Fuel Quantity Indication/unit
186
FREQ
Frequency
187
FRT
Front
188
FRV
Fuel Return Valve
189
FT
Foot, Feet
190
FT/MN
Feet per Minute
191
FU
Fuel Used
192
FWC
Flight Warning Computer
193
FWD
Forward
194
FWS
Flight Warning System
195
G
Green
196
G.DOT
green Dot
197
G/S
Glideslop
198
GA
Go-around
199
GC
Great Circle
200
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
201
GND
Ground
202
GPS
Global Positioning System
203
GPWS
Ground Proximity Waning System
204
GRND
Ground
205
GRP
Geographic Reference Point
206
GRVTY
Gravity
207
GS
Ground speed
208
GW
Gross Weight
209
H
Hour, Hot
210
HC
Harness Connector
211
HCU
Hydraulic Control Unit
212
HDG
Heading
213
HDG/S
Heading Selected
214
HF
High Frequency
215
HI
High
216
HLD
Hold
217
HP
High Pressure
218
HPA
Hecto Pascal
219
HPV
High Pressure Valve
220
HUD
Head Up Display
221
HZ
Hertz
222
I/O
Inputs/Outputs
223
I/P
Input or Intercept Profile
224
IAF
Initial Approach Fix
225
IAS
Indicated Airspeed
226
IDENT
Identification
227
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
228
IGS
Instrument Guidance System
229
ILS
Instrument Landing System (LOC & G/S)
230
IMM
Immediate
231
INB
Inbound
232
INIT
Initialization
233
INOP
Inoperative
234
INR
Iner
235
INST
Instrument
236
INTCP
Intercept
237
IRS
Inertial Reference System (PART OF ADIRS)
238
ISA
International Standard Atmosphere
239
ISDU
IRS System Display Unit
240
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
241
ISOL
Isolation
242
KG
Kilogram
243
KT
Know
244
L
Left
245
L/G
Landing Gear
246
LAT
Latitude
247
LAT REV
Lateral Revision
248
LCN
Load Classification Number
249
LDA
Localizer type Directional Facility
250
LDG
Landing
251
LF
Low Frequency
252
LH
Left-Hand
253
LHS
Left Hand Seat
254
LIM
Limitation
255
LIS
Localizer Inertial Smoothing
256
LK
Lock
257
LL
Latitude/Longitude
258
LLS
Left-Line Select key
259
LLSK
Left Line Select key
260
LO
Low
261
LOC
Localizer
262
LONG
Longitude
263
LR
Airbus Long Range family (A330/340)
264
LRC
Long Range Cruise
265
LRRA
Low Range Radio Altimeter
266
LRU
Line Replaceable Unit
267
LS
Landing System (ILS or MLS)
268
LSK
Line Select Key
269
LT
Light
270
LVL
Level
271
LVL/CH
Level Change
272
LW
Landing Weight
273
M
Magenta, Mach, Meter
274
M
Meters, Mach number
275
MAC
Mean Aerodymanic CHord
276
MAG
Magnetic
277
MAG DEC
MAgnetic Declination
278
MAG VAR
Magnetic Variation
279
MAINT
Maintenance
280
MAN
Manual
281
MAP
Missed Approach Point
282
MAX
Maximum
283
MAX CLB
Maxium Climb
284
MAX DES
Maximum Descent
285
MAX END
Maximum Endurance
286
MB
Milibar
287
MC
Master Caution
288
MCDU
Multipurpose Control and Display Unit
289
MCT
Maximum Continuous Thrust
290
MDA
Minimum Descent Altitude
291
MDH
Minimum Decent Height
292
MDDU
Multifunction Disk Drive Unit
293
MECH
Mechanic
294
MED
Medium
295
MEL
Minimum Equipment List
296
MIN
Minimum, Minute
297
MIN FUEL
Minimum Fuel
298
MIN TIME
Minimum Time
299
MKR
Marker
300
MLS
Microwave Landing System
301
MLW
Maximum Landing Weight
302
MMEL
Master Minimum Equipment List
303
MMO
Maximum Operating Mach
304
MMR
Multi Mode Receiver
305
MN
Mach Number
306
MORA
Minimum OFF Route Altitude
307
MRP
MAP Reference Point
308
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failure
309
MTOGW
Maximum Take Off Gross Weight
310
MTOW
Maximum Takeoff Wight
311
MZFW
Maximum Zero Fuel Weight
312
N
Normal, NOrth
313
N/A
Not Applicable
314
N/P
Next Page
315
NAK
Not Acknowledge Transmission
316
NAV
Navigation
317
NAVAID
Navigation Aid (VOR/DME)
318
NAVdb
Navigation Data Base
319
NBR
Number
320
NCD
Non Computed Data
321
ND
EFIS Navigation Display
322
NDB
Non Directional Beacon
323
NM
Nautical Mile
324
NORM
Normal
325
NPA
Non Precicion Approach
326
NWS
Nosewheel Steering
327
O/P
Output
328
OAT
Outside Air Temperature
329
OFST
Offset
330
OMS
On-board Maintenance
331
OPC
Operational Program Configuration
332
OPP
Opposite
333
OPS
Operations
334
OPT
Optimum
335
OUTB
Outbound
336
OUTR
Outer
337
OVFY
Overfly
338
OVHD
Overhead
339
OVRD
Overrde
340
OVSPD
Overspeed
341
OXY
Oxygen
342
P/N
Part Number
343
P/P
Previous Page
344
PA
Passnger Address
345
P-ALT
Profile Altitude
346
PAX
Passenger
347
PB, pb
Pushbutton
348
P-CLB
Profile Climb
349
P-DES
Profile Descent
350
PDU
Pilot Display Unit
351
PERF
Performance
352
PF
Pilot Flying
353
PFD
EFIS Primary Flight Display
354
P-MACH
Profile Mach
355
PNF
Pilot Non Flying
356
PNL
Panel
357
POS
Positon
358
PPOS
Present Postion
359
PR
Pressure
360
PRE FLT
Preflight
361
PRED
Prediction
362
PROC
Procedure
363
PROC T
Procedure Turn
364
PROF
Profile
365
PROG
Progress
366
PROTEC
Protection
367
P-SPEED
Profile Speed
368
PT
Point
369
PTR
Printer
370
PTT
Push To Talk
371
PVI
Paravisual Indicator
372
PWR
Power
373
PWS
Predictive WIndshear System
374
QAR
Quick Access Recorder
375
QFE
Field Eleveation Atmosphere PRessure
376
QFU
Runway Heading
377
QNE
Sea Level Standard Atmosphere Pressure (1013 hPa)
378
QNH
Sea LEvel Atmospehre Pressure
379
QT
Quart (US)
380
QTY
Quantity
381
R
Right, Red
382
R/I
Radio/Inertial
383
RA
Radio Altitude
384
RAD
Radio
385
RAIM
Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
386
RAM
Random Access Memory
387
RAT
Ram AIr Turbine
388
RATC
Remote ATC Box
389
RCDE
Recorder
390
RCL
Recall
391
RCVR
Receiver
392
RDY
Ready
393
REAC
Reactive
394
RED
Reduction
395
REF
Refernce
396
REG
Regulation
397
REL
RElease
398
REQ
Request
399
REV
Reverse
400
RH
Right-Hand
401
RHS
Right Hand Seat
402
RLSK
Right Line Select Key
403
RMI
Radio Magnetic Indicator
404
RMP
Radio Mangement Panel
405
RNAV
RNAV procedure
406
RNG
Range
407
RNP
Required Navigation Performance
408
RPM
Revolution Per Minute
409
RPTG
Repeating
410
RQRD
Required
411
RSV
Reserves
412
RTA
Required Time of Arrival
413
RTE
Route
414
RTL
Rudder Travel Limit
415
RTOW
Regulatory Takeoff Weight
416
RTS
Request To Send
417
RVSM
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
418
RWY
Runway
419
S
Slats Retraction Speed, South
420
S/C
Step Climb
421
S/D
Step Descent
422
SA
Airbus Single Aisle family (A318/319/320/321)
423
SAL
Subsystem Address Label
424
SAT
Static Air Temperature
425
SD
ECAM Secondary Display
426
SDF
Simplified Directional Facility
427
SEC
Spoiler Elevator Computer
428
SEL
Selector
429
SID
Standard Instrument Departure
430
SIM
Simulation
431
SLT
Slat
432
SOPs
Standard Operating Procedures
433
SP
Space
434
s-pad
Scratchpad
435
SPATIAL
System for Acquisition and Processing of ARINC and Logic Information
436
SPD
Speed
437
SPD LIM
Speed Limit
438
SPLR
Spoiler
439
SRS
Speed Refernce System
440
STAR
Standard Arrival Procedure
441
STAR
Standard Terminal Arrival Route
442
STaT
Static
443
STAT INV
Static Inverter
444
STBY
Standby
445
STD
Standard
446
STS
Status
447
STX
Start of Transmission
448
SW
Switch
449
SWTG
Switching
450
SYN
Synchronize (Transmission Not Understandable)
451
SYNC
Synchronize
452
SYS
System
453
T
Tons, Temperature, True, Turn, Total
454
T.O., T/O
Takeoff
455
T/C
Top of Climb
456
T/D
Top of Descent
457
T/L
Thrust Levers
458
TACAN
Ultra-high Frequency Tactical Air Navigation Aid
459
TACT
Tactical
460
TAS
True Airspeed
461
TAT
Total Air Temperature
462
TAU
Time to intercept
463
TBC
To Be Confirmed
464
TBD
To Be Determined
465
TCAS
Traffic Collision Alert System or Threat-Analysis/Collision Avoidance System
466
TEMP
Temperature
467
TFTS
Terrestrial Flight Telephone System
468
TGT
Target
469
THR
Thrust
470
THS
Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer
471
TI
Track to Intercept
472
TK
Track angle
473
TKE
Track angle Error
474
TLA
Throttle Lever Angle
475
TMPY
Temporary (F-PLN)
476
TMR
Timer
477
TO
Take-off
478
TOGA
Take-off - Go-Around
479
TOGW
Takeoff Gross Weight
480
TOW
Takeoff Weight
481
T-P
Turn Point
482
T-R
Transmitter-Receiver
483
TRANS
Transition
484
TRK
Track
485
TROPO
Tropopause
486
TRU
Transformer Ractifier Unit
487
TRV
Travel
488
TTG
Time TO Go
489
TTN
Time To Nav
490
TURB
Turbulent, Turbulence
491
ULB
Underwater Locator Beacon
492
UNLK
Unlock
493
UP
UP, Upper
494
UTC
Universal Coordinated Time
495
V
Volt
496
V/S
Vertical Speed
497
V1
Critical Engine Failure Speed
498
V2
Takeoff Safety Speed
499
VD
Heading to a DME Distance
500
VDEV
Vertical Deviation
501
VEL
Velocity
502
VERT REV
Vertical Revision
503
VFE
Maximum Velocity Flaps Extended
504
VFEN
VFE NExt
505
VFTO
Velocity Final Takeoff
506
VHF
Very High Frequency
507
VI
Heading to an Intercept
508
VIB
Vibration
509
VLE
Maximum Landing Gear Extended Speed
510
VLS
Lowest Selectable Speed
511
VMAN
Maneuvering Speed
512
VMAX
Maximum Allowable Speed
513
VMCA
Minimum Control Speed in the Air
514
VMCG
Minimu Control Speed on Ground
515
VMCL
Minimum Control Speed at Landing
516
VMIN
Minimum Operating Speed
517
VMO
Maximum Operating Speed
518
VMU
Minimum Unstick Speed
519
VOR
VHF Omnidirectional Rnage
520
VOR-D
VOR-DME
521
VORTAC
VOR-TACAN
522
VR
Rotation Speed
523
VREF
Landing Reference Speed
524
VS
Stall Speed
525
VSI
Vertical Speed Indicator
526
VU
Visual Unit
527
W
White, West, Weight
528
WARN
Warning
529
WBC
Weight and Balance Computer
530
WBS
Wgith and Balance System
531
WGD
Windshield Guidance Display
532
WNDW
Window
533
WPT
Waypoint
534
WT
Weight
535
WXR
Weather Radar
536
XCVR
Transceiver
537
XFR
Transfer
538
XING
Crossing
539
XMTR
Transmitter
540
XPDR
Transponder
541
XTK
Crosstrack Error
542
Y
Yellow
543
Z
Altitude
544
ZFCG
Zero Fuel Center of Gravity
545
ZFW
Zero Fuel Weight
546
ZFWCG
Center of Gravity without Fuel
