Acronyms Flashcards
A
Amps
AC
Advisory Circular
ACMA
Australian Communications and Media Authority
ACST
Australian Central Standard Time
AD
Aerodrome
AELP
Aviation English Language Proficiency
AEST
Australian Eastern Standard Time
AGL
Above Ground Level
Ahr
AmpHours
AIP
Aeronautical Information Publication
ALARP
As low as reasonably practicable
AMSL
Above Mean Sea Level
AOC
Angle of Climb
AROC
Aeronautical Radio Operators Certificate
ATC
Air Traffic Control
ATIS
Automatic terminal information services
ATS
Air traffic services
ATSB
Australian Transport Safety Board
ATTI
Attitude mode (Flight mode without GPS to hold position)
AWST
Australian Western Standard Time
BEC
Battery Elimination Circuit
BOM
Bureau of Meteorology
BVLOS
Beyond visual line of sight
CAO
Civil Aviation Order
CAR
Civil Aviation Regulations
CASA
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
CASR
Civil Aviation Safety Regulations
CAVOK
Cloud and visibility OK
CCW
Counter clockwise
CF
Carbon fibre
CO2
Carbon dioxide
CW
Clockwise
DAME
Designated Aviation Medical Examiner
DAMP
Drug and Alcohol Management Program
EFB
Electronic Flight Bag
ELT
Electronic Locator Transmitter (distress beacon)
EM
Electromagnetic
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility mark (tick)
EMF
Electromagnetic force
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
EPIRB
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
ERSA
En route supplement Australia
ESC
Electronic speed controller
EVLOS
Extended visual line of sight
FC
Flight controller
FHSS
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FL
Flight level
FMS
Automated Flight Management Systems module
FPV
First Person View
Ft
Feet
FW
Fixed Wing
Galileo
European GPS
GCS
Ground Control Station
GELP
General English Language Proficiency
GHz
Giga Hertz
GLONASS
Russian GPS (better accuracy at high latitudes)
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time