Accronyms 101 Flashcards
VFR
Visual Flight Rules
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
SERA
Standardised European Rules of the Air
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organisation
ECAC
European Civil Aviation Conference
EASA
European Aviation Safety Agency
FIR
Flight Information Region
UIR
Upper Information Region
CTR
Control Zone
CTA
Control Area
TMA
Terminal Control Area
AWY
Airway
ATS
Air Traffic Service
SDR
Standard Departure Route
SID
Standard Instrument Departure
STAR
Standard Terminal Arrival Route
ATZ
Aerodrome Traffic Zone
AAL
Above Aerodrome Level
PAR
Precision Approach Radar
RADAR
RAdio Detection And Ranging
DTFI
Distance From Touchdown Indicator
IRVR
Instrument Runway Visual Range
RVR
Runway Visual Range
BURT
Back Up Radio Transmitter
ATC
Air Traffic Control
FIS
Flight Information Service
ALRS
Alerting Service
SIGMET
Significant Meteorological Information
AIRMET
Airmen’s Meteorological Information
METAR
Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report
TAF
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
SPECI
Special METAR
RTF
Radio Telephony
INCERFA
Uncertainty Phase
ALERFA
Alert Phase
DISTREFA
Distress Phase
VOR
Very High Frequency Omni Directional Range
NDB
Non Directional Beacon
ILS
Instrument Landing System
MLS
Microwave Landing System
CPDLC
Controller Pilot Data Link Communications
VDF
VHF Direction Finder
VCCS
Voice Communications Control System
Selcal
Selective Call
ACARS
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
AMS
Aeronautical Mobile Service
UDF
UHF Direction Finder
ISA
International Standard Atmosphere
MSL
Mean Sea Level
QFE
Query Field Elevation.
Atmospheric pressure corrected to a specific elevation
QNH
Query Nautical Height.
Atmospheric pressure corrected to MSL
GPS
Global Positioning System
IAF
Initial Approach Fix
IF
Intermediate Approach Fix
FAF
Final Approach Fix
FAP
Final Approach Point
MAPt
Missed Approach Point
DOC
Designated Operational Coverage
OCA/H
Obstacle Clearance Altitude/Height
INS
Inertial Navigation Systems