Abrs. Flashcards
1
Q
14 CFR
A
Title 14 of Code of Federal Regulations
2
Q
AC
A
Advisory Circular
3
Q
ACS
A
Airman certification standards
4
Q
ACUG
A
Aeronautical Chart User’s Guide
5
Q
AD
A
Airworthiness Directive
6
Q
AGL
A
Above ground level
7
Q
AIM
A
Aeronautical Information Manual
8
Q
AIRMET
A
Airman’s Meteorological Information
9
Q
AME
A
aviation medical examiner
10
Q
ANDS
A
accelerate north, decelerate south
11
Q
ARTS
A
Automated Radar Terminal System
12
Q
ATC
A
Air Traffic Control
13
Q
ATIS
A
Automatic Terminal Information
Services
14
Q
CAS
A
calibrated airspeed
15
Q
CDI
A
course deviation indicator
16
Q
CDT
A
central daylight time
17
Q
CFI
A
Certificated Flight Instructor
18
Q
CFR
A
Code of Federal Regulations
19
Q
CG
A
center of gravity
20
Q
CH
A
compass heading
21
Q
CT
A
control tower
22
Q
CTAF
A
Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
23
Q
DME
A
distance measuring equipment
24
Q
DT
A
Daylight time
25
EFD
Electronic flight display
26
ELT
Emergency locator transmitter
27
ETA
Estimated time of arrival
28
ETD
Estimated time of departure
29
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
30
FAA-H-8083-3C
Airplane flying handbook
31
FAA-H8082-25B
Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
32
FAA-H-8083-28
Aviation Weather Handbook
33
FAA-P-8740-24
Winter Flying Tips
34
FAR
Federal Aviation Regulations
35
FB
winds and temperatures aloft forecast
36
FBO
fixed-base operator
37
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
38
FL
flight level
39
FSS
Flight Service Station
40
GPH
gallons per hour
41
Hg
Mercury
42
HP
horsepower
43
IACRA
Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application
44
IAS
indicated airspeed
45
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
46
IFR
Instrument flight rules
47
IR
instrument route
48
ISA
International Standard Atmosphere
49
LLWAS
Low-level wind shear alert system
50
mb
millibar
51
MB
magnetic bearing
52
MC
magnetic course
53
MEF
maximum elevation figure
54
METAR
aviation routine weather report
55
MFD
multi-function display
56
MH
magnetic heading
57
MOA
military operations area
58
MSL
mean sea level
59
MTR
military training route
60
MVFR
marginal VFR
61
NM
nautical mile
62
NOTAM
Notice to Air Missions
63
NPRM
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
64
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
65
OAT
outside air temperature
66
OBS
omnibearing selector
67
PAPI
precision approach path indicator
68
PCL
pilot-controlled lighting
69
PFD
primary flight display
70
PIC
pilot in command
71
PIREP
pilot weather report
72
RB
relative bearing
73
SFC
surface
74
SIC
second in command
75
SIGMET
Significant Meteorological Information
76
SM
statute mile
77
SVFR
special VFR
78
TACAN
Tactical Air Navigaion
79
TAF
terminal aerodrome forcast
80
TAS
true airspeed
81
TC
true course
82
TH
true heading
83
UHF
ultra high frequency
84
VA
maneuvering speed
85
VASI
visual approach slope indicator
86
V
FE
maximum flap extended speed
87
VFR
visual flight rules
88
VHR
very high frequency
89
VHF/DF
VHF direction finder
90
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
91
VLE
maximum landing gear extended speed
92
VMS
speed for minimum sink
93
VNE
never-exceed speed
94
VNO
maximum structural cruising speed
95
VOR
VHF omnidirectional range
96
VORTAC
Collocated VOR and TACCAN
97
VOT
VOR test facility
98
VR
visual route
99
VS
stalling speed
100
VS0
stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration
101
Vs1
stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed obtained in a specific configuration
102
Vx
Speed for best angle of climb
103
Vy
speed for best rate of climb
104
WCA
winds correction angle
105
Z
Zulu or UTC
