Abbreviations and Acronyms Flashcards
1
Q
CTAF
A
Common traffic advisory frequency
2
Q
AAC
A
Aviation advisory circular
3
Q
AACC
A
Area approach control centre
4
Q
AAI
A
Authorised aeronautical information
5
Q
AAIS
A
Automatic aerodrome information service
6
Q
AAL
A
Above aerodrome level
7
Q
ABV
A
Above
8
Q
AC
A
Advisory circular
9
Q
ACARS
A
Aircraft communication addressing and reporting system
10
Q
ACAS
A
Airborne collision avoidance system
11
Q
ACMA
A
Australian communications and media authority
12
Q
AD
A
Airworthiness directive
13
Q
ADIZ
A
Air defence identification zone
14
Q
ADF
A
Automatic direction finder
15
Q
ADF
A
Australian defence force
16
Q
ADS-B
A
Automatic dependant surveillance-broadcast
17
Q
ADS-C
A
Automatic dependant surveillance-contract
18
Q
AERIS
A
Automatic en route information service
19
Q
AFC
A
Aviation forecasting centre
20
Q
AFIS
A
Aerodrome flight information service
21
Q
AFRU
A
Aerodrome frequency response unit
22
Q
AFTN
A
Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network
23
Q
AGL
A
Above ground level
24
Q
AFIL
A
Flight notification filed in the air
25
AFM
Aircraft flight manual
26
AIC
Aeronautical information circular
27
AIP
Aeronautical information publication
28
AIP GEN
General section of the aeronautical information publication
29
AIREP
Air report
30
AIRMET
Information in plain language concerning weather significant to light aircraft operations at or below 10,000’
31
AIRPROX
Near collision proximity
32
AIS
Aeronautical information service
33
ALA
Aircraft landing area
34
AMC/GM
Acceptable means of compliance and guidance material
35
AMD
Amendment
36
AMSA
Australian maritime safety authority
37
AMSL
Above mean sea level
38
AOC
Air operator’s certificate
39
APCH
RNP approach
40
APU
Auxiliary power unit
41
ARFO
Area forecast
42
ARN
Aviation reference number
43
ARP
Aerodrome reference point
44
ASAO
Approved self-administering aviation organisation
45
ASIC
Aviation security identification card
46
ASIR
Air safety incident report
47
AS/NZ
Australian New Zealand standard
48
ATC
Air traffic control
49
ATIS
Automatic terminal information service
50
ATN
Aeronautical telecommunication network
51
ATPL
Airline transport pilot license
52
ATS
Air traffic services
53
ATSB
Australian transport safety bureau
54
AUTO
Fully automated report
55
AVFAX
Aviation facsimile service
56
AVGAS
Aviation gasoline
57
AWB
Airworthiness bulletin
58
AWIS
Aerodrome weather information service
59
AWS
Automatic weather station
60
BA
Broadcast area
61
BAC
Blood alcohol concentration
62
BASE
Cloud base
63
BECMG
Becoming
64
BKN
Broken
65
BLW
Below
66
BoM
Bureau of Meteorology
67
CAAP
Civil aviation advisory publication
68
CA/GRS
Certified air/ground radio service
69
CAO
Civil aviation orders
70
CAR
Civil aviation regulations 1988
71
CASA
Civil aviation safety authority
72
CASR
Civil aviation safety regulations 1988
73
CAVOK
Cloud and visibility OK
74
CB
Cumulonimbus (cloud)
75
CDI
Course direction indicator
76
CENSAR
Automated centralised SARTIME database
77
CLD
Cloud
78
CNL
Cancel
79
COBT
Calculated off blocks time
80
COR
Corrected, correction, correct
81
CP(B)L
Commercial pilot (balloon) license
82
CPL
Commercial pilot license
83
CPDLC
Controller pilot data link communications
84
CSF
Community service flight
85
CTA
Control area
86
CTR
Control zone
87
DA
Density altitude
88
DA/H
Density altitude/height
89
DAH
Designated airspace handbook
90
DAME
Designated aviation medical examiner
91
DAP
Departure and approach procedures
92
DAT
Data
93
DCT
Direct (in relation to flight plan clearance and type of approach)
94
DEP
Departure, departing
95
DLA
Delay
96
DME
Distance measuring equipment
97
DR
Dead reckoning
98
EASA
European aviation safety authority
99
EAT
Expected approach time
100
EET
Estimated elapsed time
101
ELT
Emergency locator transmitter
102
EMBD
Embedded (within a cloud layer)
103
ENR
En route
104
EOBT
Estimated off blocks time
105
EPIRB
Emergency position indicating radio beacons
106
ERC-H
En route chart-high
107
ERC-L
En route chart-low
108
ERR
Error
109
ERSA
En route supplement Australia
110
ETA
Estimated time of arrival
111
ETD
Estimated time of departure
112
FAA
Federal aviation administration
113
FAC
Facility
114
FAF
Final approach fix
115
FANS
Future air navigation system
116
FAP
Final approach point
117
FAR
(US) federal aviation regulations
118
FCM
Flight crew member
119
FEW
Few (cloud descriptor)
120
FIA
Flight information area
121
FIC
Flight information centre
122
FIR
Flight information region
123
FIS
Flight information service
124
FL
Flight level
125
FLTIDENT
Flight identification
126
FM
From
127
FPR
Flight plan route
128
FRQ
Frequent
129
FZLVL
Height of the freezing level
130
GA
General aviation
131
GAF
Graphical area forecast
132
GAMET
General aviation meteorological (area forecast)
