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AAL

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Above airport level

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ACAS

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aircraft collision avoidance system

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ACC

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area control centre or area control

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ADF

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automatic direction-finding equipment

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ADR

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advisory route

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AFIS

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aerodrome flight information service

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AGL

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above ground level

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AIP

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aeronautical information publication

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AIRAC

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aeronautical information regulation and control

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AIS

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aeronautical information services

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AMSL

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above mean sea level

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APV

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approach procedure with vertical guidance

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ATC

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air traffic control (in general)

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ATD

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actual time of departure

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ATIS

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automatic terminal information service

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ATS

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ai traffic services

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ATZ

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aerodrome traffic zone

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CAVOL

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ceiling and visibility OK. Visibility, cloud and present weather better than prescribed values or conditions

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CTR

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control zone

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D-ATIS

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data link automatic terminal iformation service

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DME

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distance meausring equipement

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EET

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Estimated elapsed time

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ETA

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estimated time of arrival or estimating arrival

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ETD

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estimated time of departure or estimating departure

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fFIC
flight information centre
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FIR
flight information region
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FIS
flight information service
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GCA
ground controlled approach system or ground controlled approach
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HF
high frequency (stricly 3 to 30 MHz)
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H24
continuous day and night service
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HJ
sunrise to sunset
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HN
sunset to sunrise
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HO
by operational requirements
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IFR
instrument flight rules
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ILS
instrument landing system
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IMC
instrument meteorological conditions
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INFO
information
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INS
inertial navigation system
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LPV
localiser performance with vertical guidance
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LORAN
long-range air navigation system
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MET
meteorological or meteorology
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METAR
meteoroloical aerdrome report
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MLS
microwave landing system
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MNPS
minimum navigation performance specifications
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NDB
non-directional radio beacon
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NIL
none or I have nothing to send you
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NOTAM
a notice containing information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronauticval facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flightoperations
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PAPI
precision approach path indicators
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QFE
atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation (or at runway theshold)
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QNH
altimiter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground
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RCC
rescue co-ordination centre
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RNAV
aera navigation
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RVSM
reduced vertical separation minima
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RVR
rwy visual range
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SELCAL
a system which permits the selective calling of individual aircraft over radio, telephe channels linking a ground station with the aircraft
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SID
standard instrument departure
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SIGMET
information concerning en-route operation weather phenomena which may affect the safety of aircraft
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SNOWTAM
a special series NOTAM notifying the presence or removal of hazardous conditions due to snow, ice, slush or standing water associated with snow, slush and ice on the movement area, by means of a specific format
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SPECIAL
special meteorological report
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SSR
secondary surveillance radar
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SST
supersonic transport
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STAR
standard instrument arrival
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TACAN
UHF tactical air navigation aid
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TAF
aerodrome forcast
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TCAS
traffic collision avoidance system
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TMA
terminal control area
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UHF
ultra-high frequency (300 to 3000 MHz)
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UIR
upper flight information region
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UTA
upper control area
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UTC
co-ordinated universal time
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VASIS
visual approach slope indicator system
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VFR
visual flight rules
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VHF
very high frequency
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VDF
very high frequency direction-finding station (30 to 300 MHz)
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VIP
very important person
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VMC
visual meteorological conditions
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VOLMET
meteorological information for aircraft in flight
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VOR
VHF omni-direction radio range

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