ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
ACARS
AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS ADDRESSING AND REPORTING SYSTEM
ACAS
AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
ACC
AREA CONTROL CENTRE
ADF
AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDING
ADS
AUTOMATIC DEPENDANT SURVEILLANCE
ADS-B
AUTOMATIC DEPENDANT SURVEILLANCE - BROADCAST
ADS-C
AUTOMATIC DEPENDANT SURVEILLANCE - CONTRACT
AFTN
AERONAUTICAL FIXED TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK
AIC
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION CIRCULAR
AIP
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION PUBLICATION
AIRAC
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION REGULATION AND CONTROL
AIS
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICE
ARINC
AERONAUTICAL RADIO INCORPORATED
ATA
ACTUAL TIME OF ARRIVAL
ATC
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
ATM
AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
ATS
AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
BOTA
BREST OCEANIC TRANSITION SERVICES
BRNAV
BASIC AREA NAVIGATION
CAR
CARIBBEAN
CDL
CONFIGURATION DEVIATION LIST
CDM
COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING
CDR
ConDitional ROUTE
CDU
CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT
CMA
CENTRAL MONITORING AGENCY
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CPDLC
CONTROLLER PILOT DATA LINK COMMUNICATIONS
CTA
CONTROL AREA
DCL
DEPARTURE CLEARANCE (VIA DATALINK)
DCPC
DIRECT CONTROLLER PILOT COMMUNICATIONS
DME
DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT
DR
DEAD RECKONING
EDTO
EXTENDED DIVERSION TIME OPERATIONS
ELT
EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER
ETOPS
EXTENDED RANGE TWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
EUR
EUROPE
FAA
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
FANS 1/A
FUTURE AIR NAVIGATION SYSTEM 1 or A(1- BOEING and A- AIRBUS: PROPRIETARY AIR-GROUND ATC DATA LINK COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM)
FDE
FAULT DETECTION EXCLUSION
FDR
FLIGHT DATA RECORDS
FIR
FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION
FL
FLIGHT LEVEL
FLAS
FLIGHT LEVEL ALLOCATION SCHEME
FMC
FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER