Abbreviations and terms Flashcards
EPR
Engine pressure ratio
ESHP
Equivalent shaft horsepower
V2
Takeoff safety speed
Vmu
Minimum unstick speed
Vmo/Mmo
Maximum operating limit speed
Vc
Design cruising speed
Vs
Minimum steady flight speed
EFVS
Enhanced flight vision system
Flag air carrier
Is one who conducts scheduled operations inside and outside the 48 contiguous states
Domestic air carrier
Conducts scheduled operations only within the 48 contiguous states
Supplemental air carrier
Conduct operations anywhere it’s operational specifications allow, but on a non-scheduled basis only
Each unit of 50 seats requires
One flight attendant
RWSL
Runaway status light
REL
Runway entrance lights
THL
Take off hold lights
FAROS
Final approach runway occupancy signal
Flashing PAPIs
RIL
Runway intersection lights
OSA
Obstructive sleep apnea
SLGT
SLGT: Slight Risk
used on convective outlook charts where there is an area of thunderstorm activity
