Acronyms Flashcards
paper-based drone registration process
14 CFR Part 47
stream-line, web-based process for vast majority of drone pilots to register their drones
14 CFR Part 48
the FAA rules that govern Alcohol, Drugs and Physiology
14 CFR Part 91
height above the ground over which you’re flying
AGL (Above Ground Level)
publication offered by FAA to inform public of non regulatory material
AC (Advisory Circular)
air to ground communication facilities with low volume general aviation traffic where no control tower is active
UNICOM (Aeronautical Advisory Stations)
systematic mental approach to consistently determine best course of action in a given situation
ADM (Aeronautical Decision-Making)
FAA official guide to basic flight information and Air Traffic Control procedures
AIM (Aeronautical Information Manual)
FAA exam required to become a Remote Pilot in Command for a Small Unmanned Aircraft System
Aeronautical Knowledge Test for PIC
responsible for providing safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic at airports
ATC (Air Traffic Control)
weather advisory that contains information about weather events that are potentially unsafe
AIRMET (Airmen’s Meterological Information)
broadcast module used by manner aircraft to provide real-time situational awareness for pilots and control towers
ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out
continuous broadcast of recorded aeronautical information for busier airports
ATIS (Automated Terminal Information Service)
observation of current surface weather reported (typically hourly) in a standard international format
METAR (Aviation Routine Weather Report)
smartphone app from FAA helps unmanned aircraft operators to determine restrictions or requirements where they want to fly
B4UFLY app