Abbreviations A-F Flashcards
1
Q
A-ICE
A
Anti-Ice
2
Q
A.FLOOR
A
Alpha Floor
3
Q
A/BRK
A
Autobrake
4
Q
A/C
A
Aircraft
5
Q
A/THR
A
Autothrust
6
Q
A623
A
ARINC 623 format for FANS A+
7
Q
AAL
A
Above Aerodrome Level
8
Q
AAP
A
Additional Attendant Panel
9
Q
ABN
A
Abnormal
10
Q
ABSELV
A
Alternate Brake Selector Valve
11
Q
ABV
A
Above
12
Q
AC
A
Alternating Current
13
Q
ACARS
A
Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System
14
Q
ACC
A
Active Clearance Control, Acceleration
15
Q
ACCEL
A
Acceleration
16
Q
ACCU
A
Accumulator
17
Q
ACD
A
Airworthiness Compliance Document
18
Q
ACFT
A
Aircraft
19
Q
ACM
A
Air Cycle Machine
20
Q
ACMS
A
Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
21
Q
ACN
A
Aircraft Customer Number
22
Q
ACP
A
Area Call Panel
23
Q
ACQ
A
Acquisition
24
Q
ACR
A
Avionics Communication Router
25
ACS
Air Conditioning System
26
ADF
Automatic Direction Finder
27
ADGB
Active Differential GearBox
28
ADHF
Adaptive Droop Hinge Function
29
ADIRS
Air Data/Inertial Reference System
30
ADIRU
Air Data/Inertial Reference Unit
31
ADK
Activate/Dialing Key
32
ADR
Air Data Reference
33
ADS
Automatic Dependent Surveillance
34
ADS-B
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast
35
ADS-C
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Contract
36
ADT
Autonomous Distress Tracking
37
ADV
Advisory
38
AECM
Alternate Extension Control Module
39
AES
Automatic Extension System
40
AESS
Aircraft Environment Surveillance System
41
AESU
Aircraft Environment Surveillance Unit
42
AFM
Airplane Flight Manual
43
AFS
Automatic Flight System
44
AGL
Above Ground Level
45
AICF
Anti-Ice Control Function
46
AIP
Attendant Indication Panel, Aeronautical Information Publication
47
ATT
Attitude
48
ATU
Auto Transformer Unit
49
AUTO
Automatic
50
AUTO BRK
Autobrake
51
AVAIL
Available
52
AVNCS
Avionics
53
AZIM
Azimuth
54
B/C
Back Course
55
BAC
Back Course
56
BARO
Barometric
57
BAS
Bleed Air System
58
BAT
Battery
59
BBAND
Broadband
60
BCF
Brake Cooling Fans
61
BCM
Backup Control Module
62
BCS
Brake Control System
63
BFO
Beat Frequency Oscillator
64
BKUP
Backup
65
BLK
Block
66
BLW
Below
67
BOMU
Bleed and Overheat Monitoring Unit
68
BPS
Backup Power Supply
69
BRAKES CTL
Brakes Control
70
BRG
Bearing
71
BRK
Brake
72
BRT
Bright, Brightness
73
BSF
Backup Steering Function
74
BTMS
Brake Temperature Monitoring System
75
BTV
Brake to Vacate
76
C/B
Circuit Breaker
77
C/L
Checklist
78
CAB
Cabin
79
CAPT
Captain
80
CAS
Calibrated Air Speed
81
CAT
Category, Clear Air Turbulence
82
CAUT
Caution
83
CBMF
Circuit Breaker Monitoring Function
84
CCD
Cursor Control Device
85
CCOM
Cabin Crew Operating Manual
86
CCRC
Cabin Crew Rest Compartment
87
CDA
Continuous Descent Approach
88
CDL
Configuration Deviation List
89
CDLS
Cockpit Door Locking System
90
CDM
Coolant Distribution Module
91
CDO
Continuous Descent Operations
92
CDS
Control and Display System
93
CDSS
Cockpit Door Surveillance System
94
CF
Cost of Fuel
95
CG
Center of Gravity
96
CI
Cost Index
97
CIDS
Cabin Intercommunication Data System
98
CINS
Cabin Information Network System
99
CKPT
Cockpit
100
CL
Coefficient of Lift, Climb Detent on Thrust Levers
101
CLB
Climb
102
CLR
Clear
103
CM
Conversion Module
104
CM1
Crewmember 1 (Left Seat)
105
CM2
Crewmember 2 (Right Seat)
106
CMS
Constant Mach Segment, Central Maintenance System
107
CMV
Concentrator and Multiplexer for Video
108
CNS
Communication Navigation and Surveillance
109
COM
Communication
110
COND
Conditioning
111
CONF
Configuration
112
CONFIG
Configuration
113
CP
Control Panel
114
CPA
Closest Point of Approach
115
CPCS
Cabin Pressure Control System
116
CPDLC
Controller/Pilot Datalink Communication
117
CPIOM
Core Processing Input/Output Module
118
CPNY
Company
119
CRC
Continuous Repetitive Chime
120
CRDC
Common Remote Data Concentrator
121
CRS
Course
122
CRZ
Cruise
123
CSAS
Conditioned Service Air System
124
CST
Cabin Service Trainer
125
CSTR
Constraint
126
CT
Cost of Time
127
CTL
Control
128
CTR
Center
129
CTR TK
Center Tank
130
CVMS
Cabin Video Monitoring System
131
CVR
Cockpit Voice Recorder
132
CWY
Clearway
133
D-ATIS
Digital Automatic Terminal Information Services
134
DA
Decision Altitude
135
DC
Direct Current
136
DCL
Departure CLearance
137
DCLB
Derated Climb
138
DCT
Direct
139
DD
Day (entry format)
140
DDD
Decompression Deceleration Device
141
DECEL
Decelerate, Deceleration Point
142
DES
Descend, Descent
143
DEST
Destination
144
DEU
Decoder/Encoder Unit
145
DEV
Deviation
146
DFDR
Digital Flight Data Recorder
147
DFS
Differential Flap Setting
148
DGPS
Differential Global Positioning System
149
DH
Decision Height
150
DIR
Direction, Direct, Director
151
DIR TO
Direct To
152
DISA
Deviation from ISA law
153
DIST
Distance
154
DLCS
Data Loading and Configuration System
155
DME
Distance Measuring Equipment
156
DOC
Direct Operating Cost
157
DSCS
Doors and Slides Control System
158
DT
Distress Tracking
159
DTO
Derated Takeoff
160
DU
Display Unit, Documentary Unit
161
EASA
European Aviation Safety Agency
162
EBAS
Engine Bleed Air System
163
EBHA
Electrical Backup Hydraulic Actuator
164
ECAM
Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
165
ECAS
Emergency Crew Alerting System
166
ECB
Electronic Control Box
167
ECON
Economy
168
ECP
ECAM Control Panel
169
ED
Engine Display
170
EDP
Engine Driven Pump
171
EEC
Engine Electronic Controller
172
EFB
Electronic Flight Bag
173
EFF
Electronic Flight Folder
174
EFIS
Electronic Flight Instrument System
175
EFOB
Estimated Fuel On Board
176
EGPWS
Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
177
EGT
Exhaust Gas Temperature
178
EHA
Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator
179
EHS
Enhanced Surveillance
180
EIF
Engine Interface Function
181
EIM
Engine Interface Management
182
EIU
Engine Interface Unit
183
ELCO
Exterior Light Controller
184
ELEC
Electrical
185
ELEVN
Elevation
186
ELMF
Electrical Load Management Function
187
ELS
Elementary Surveillance
188
ELT
Emergency Locator Transmitter
189
EMER
Emergency
190
EMU
Engine Monitoring Unit
191
ENG
Engine
192
ENMF
Electrical Network Management Function
193
ENT
Entry
194
EO
Engine-Out
195
EOSID
Engine-Out Standard Instrument Departure
196
EP
End Point
197
EPCU
External Power Control Unit
198
EPDC
Electrical Power Distribution Center
199
EPDS
Electrical Power Distribution System
200
EPSU
Emergency Power Supply Unit
201
EPU
Estimated Position Uncertainty
202
EQPT
Equipment
203
ERAI
Emergency Ram Air Inlet
204
ERP
External Refuel Panel
205
ESC
Escape
206
ESS
Essential
207
ESSAI
Engine Section Stator Anti-Ice
208
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
209
ETACS
External and Taxiing Aid Camera System
210
ETOC
Enhanced Takeoff Configurations
211
ETOPS
Extended Twin Engine Operation
212
ETP
Equi-Time Point
213
ETRAC
Electrical Thrust Reverser Actuation Controller
214
ETRAS
Electrical Thrust Reverser Actuation System
215
ETT
Estimated Takeoff Time
216
EVAC
Evacuate
217
EXT
External
218
F
Minimum Flap Retract Speed
219
F-G/S
FLS Glide Slope, FLS Glide Slope Track Mode
220
F-G/S*
FLS Glide Slope Capture Mode
221
F-LOC
FLS Localizer, FLS Localizer Track Mode
222
F-LOC*
FLS Localizer Capture Mode
223
F-PLN
Flight Plan
224
F/CTL
Flight Controls
225
F/O
First Officer
226
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
227
FADEC
Full Authority Digital Engine Control
228
FAF
Final Approach Fix
229
FANS
Future Air Navigation System
230
FAP
Final Approach Point, Flight Attendant Panel, Forward Attendant Panel
231
FAR
Federal Aviation Regulations
232
FCDC
Flight Control Data Concentrator
233
FCGS
Flight Control and Guidance System
234
FCOM
Flight Crew Operating Manual
235
FCRC
Flight Crew Rest Compartment
236
FCTM
Flight Crew Techniques Manual
237
FCU
Flight Control Unit, Fuel Control Unit
238
FD
Flight Director
239
FDP
Final Descent Point
240
FDRS
Flight Data Recording System
241
FE
Flight Envelope
242
FEP
Final End Point
243
FF
Fuel Flow
244
FG
Flight Guidance
245
FIN
Functional Identification Number
246
FL
Flight Level
247
FLD
Factored Landing Distance
248
FLEX
Flexible
249
FLRS
Flap Load Relief System
250
FLS
FMS Landing System
251
FLT
Flight
252
FLX
Flexible
253
FM
Flight Management, Frequency Modulation
254
FMA
Flight Mode Annunciator
255
FMC
Flight Management Computer
256
FMS
Flight Management System
257
FMV
Fuel Metering Valve
258
FO
Fully Open
259
FOB
Fuel On Board
260
FOD
Foreign Object Damage
261
FOHE
Fuel/Oil Heat Exchanger
262
FPA
Flight Path Angle
263
FPD
Flight Path Director
264
FPF
Fire Protection Function
265
FPMU
Fuel Properties Measurement Unit
266
FPS
Fire Protection System
267
FPV
Flight Path Vector
268
FQI
Fuel Quantity Indication
269
FQMS
Fuel Quantity and Management System
270
FREQ
Frequency
271
FSM
Flight System Message
272
FSOV
Fire Shut Off Valve
273
FTIS
Fuel Tank Inerting System
274
FTO
Flexible Takeoff
275
FU
Fuel Used
276
FWC
Flight Warning Computer
277
FWD
Forward
278
FWS
Flight Warning System
279
FZFG
Freezing Fog
