Abbreviations English Flashcards
A/C
Aircraft
ADC
Air Data Computer
ADF
Automatic Direction Finder
AH
Artificial Horizon
AHRS
Attitude and Heading Reference System
AI
Attitude Indicator
AIM
Aeronautical Information Management
AIS
Aeronautical Information Service
ALT
Altimeter
AOA
Angle Of Attack
AOI
Angle Of Incidence
ASI
AirSpeed Indicator
ASR
Airport Surveillance Radar
ATC
Air Traffic Control
BERP
British Experimental Rotor Programme
BIM
Blade Inspection Method
CCW
CounterClockWise
CDI
Course Deviation Indicator
CG
Center of Gravity
CRP
Compulsory Reporting Point
CTR
Control zone
DI
Daily Inspection
DME
Distance Measuring Equipment
DR
Dead (deduced) Reckoning
EET
Estimated Elapsed Time
EFD
Electronic Flight Display
EGT
Exhaust Gas Temperature
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD
Estimated Time if Departure
ETL
Effective Translational Lift
FOD
Foreign Object Damage
GND
Ground
GPS
Global Positioning System
GS
Ground Speed
HDG
Heading
HI
Heading Indicator
HSI
Horizontal Situation Indicator
IAS
Indicated Airspeed
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
IGE
In Ground Effect
ILS
Instrument Landing System
IM
Inner Marker
ISA
International Standard Atmosphere
KTAS
Knots True AirSpeed
LOC
Localizer
LTE
Loss of Tail rotor Effectiveness
MB
Magnetic Bearing
MM
Middle Marker
MSL
Mean Sea Level
NDB
Non-Directional Beacon
NM
Nautical Mile
NOE
Nap Of the Earth
NOTAM
NOtice To AirMen
NOTAR
NO TAil Rotor
OAT
Outside Air Temperature
OBS
Omni-Bearing Selector
OGE
Out of Ground Effect
OM
Outer Marker
ORP
On request Reporting Point
PAPI
Precision Approach Path Indicator
PAR
Precision Approach Radar
PFD
Primary Flight Display
PI
Periodic Inspection
RB
Relative Bearing
RCDI
Rate of Climb and Decent Indicator
RMI
Radio Magnetic Indicator
RPM
Revolutions Per Minute
RVR
Runway Visual Range
RW
Relative Wind
RWY
RunWaY
TACAN
TACtical Air Navigation
TAS
True AirSpeed
TC
True Course
TGT
Turbine Gas Temperature
TPP
Tip-Path Plane
TWR
ToWeR
VFR
Visual Flight Rules
VNE
Velocity Never Exceed
VOR
Very high frequency
Omnidirectional radio
Range
VSI
Vertical Speed Indicator
VVI
Vertical Velocity Indicator
WSPS
Wire Strike Protection System