CAP GEN Abbreviations & Acronyms Flashcards
Pages 3-8 of the CAP GEN Oct 2023
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AAE
A
Above Aerodrome Elevation
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AB
A
Alberta
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ACC
A
Area Control Centre
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acft
A
aircraft
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A/D
A
Aerodrome
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AD
A
Aerodrome
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Q
ADF
A
Automatic Direction Finding
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adj
A
adjacent
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advsy
A
advisory
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AFB
A
Air Force Base
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Q
A/G
A
Air/Ground
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AGCC
A
Aerodrome Geometric Centre Coordinates
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AGL
A
Above Ground Level
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Q
AIP
A
Aeronautical Information Publication
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alt
A
altitude
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Q
altm
A
altimeter
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Q
altn
A
alternate
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APAPI
A
Abbreviated Precision Approach Path Indicator
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apch
A
approach
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Q
APD
A
Aircraft Parking/Docking
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Q
APGM
A
Airport General Manager
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Q
aprt
A
airport
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Q
aprx
A
approximately
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APV
A
Approach Procedure with Vertical Guidance
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AR
Authorization Required
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ARCAL
Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting
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ARP
Aerodrome Reference Point
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ARR
Arrival
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ASDA
Accelerate Stop Distance Available
30
ASDE
Aerodrome Surface Detection Equipment
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ASL
Above Sea Level
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ASR
Airport Surveillance Radar
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ATB
Airport Terminal Building
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ATC
Air Traffic Control
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ATD
Along Track Distance
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ATF
Aerodrome Traffic Frequency
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ATIS
Automatic Terminal Information Service
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ATS
Air Traffic Services
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AU
Approach UNICOM
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auth
authorized/authorization
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AUTO
Automated Weather Observation System (Not owned by NAV CANADA or DND)
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AVASIS
Abbreviated Visual Approach Slope Indicator System
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avbl
available
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AWOS
Automated Weather Observation System (Owned by NAV CANADA or DND)
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Baro
Barometric
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BC
British Columbia
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bcst
broadcast
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bil
bilingual
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bldg
building
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BM
Back Marker
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BPOC
Before Proceeding On Course
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brg
bearing
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C
Celsius
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CAP
Canada Air Pilot
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CAR
Canadian Aviation Regulation
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CARS
Community Aerodrome Radio Station
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cat/CAT
category
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ccw
counter-clockwise
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CDA
Constant Descent Angle
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CDF
Central De-Icing Facility
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CDI
Course Deviation Indicator
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CFS
Canada Flight Supplement
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ch
channel
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clb
climb
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clnc
clearance
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clsd
closed
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co
county
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comm
communicate/communications
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cont
continuous/continue
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coord
coordinate/coordinates/coordination
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crs
course
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ctc
contact
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ctl
control, controlled
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ctr
centre
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cw
clockwise
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CYA
Advisory Area
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CYR
Restricted Area
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cz
control zone
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D/D/I
DME/DME/IRU
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DA
Decision Altitude
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dct
direct
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del
delivery
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dep
departure
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DH
Decision Height
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direc
direct or directional
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dist
distance
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DME
Distance Measuring Equipment
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DND
Department of National Defence
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DP
Departure Procedure
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DRCO
Dial-up Remote Communications Outlet
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DT
Daylight Saving Time
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DTW
Downwind Termination Waypoint
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E
East
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EET
Estimated Elapsed Time
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eff
effective
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elev
elevation
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emerg
emergency
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En
English
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Eng
English
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ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
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FACF
Final Approach Course Fix
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FAF
Final Approach Fix
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FAS
Flight Advisory Service
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FATO
Final Approach and Take-Off Area
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FAWP
Final Approach Waypoint
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FL
Flight Level
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FMS
Flight Management System
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FOD
Foreign Object Damage
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fpm
feet per minute
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Fr
French
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freq
frequency
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FSS
Flight Service Station
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ft
feet
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G
Grid
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GFA
Graphic Area Forecast
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GM
Ground Movement
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gnd
ground
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GND ADV
Ground Advisory Service
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GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
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GP
Glide Path
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GPA
Glide Path Angle
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GPH
DND Flight Information Publication
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GPS
Global Positioning System
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GS
Glide Slope
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HAA
Height Above Aerodrome
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HAS
Height Above the Surface
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HAT
Height Above TDZE
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HATh
Height Above Threshold
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hdg
heading
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HI
Enroute High Altitude Chart
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HIAL
High Intensity Approach Lighting
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HIRO
High Intensity Runway Operations
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HJ
Sunrise to Sunset
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HN
Sunset to Sunrise
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HP
Heliport
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hr
hours
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HRP
Heliport Reference Point
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HS
Hot Spot
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IAF
Initial Approach Fix
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IAIP
Integrated Aeronautical Information Package
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IAP
Instrument Approach Procedure
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IAWP
Initial Approach Waypoint
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IAWPC
Initial Approach Waypoint Centre
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IAWPL
Initial Approach Waypoint Left
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IAWPR
Initial Approach Waypoint Right
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ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
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ident
identification
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IDF
IDF
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IF
Intermediate Fix
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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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inbd/INBD
inbound
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inop
inoperative
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INS
Inertial Navigation System
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intl
international
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INTRM
Interim
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intxn
intersection
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IRS
Inertial Reference System
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IRU
Inertial Reference Unit
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ISA
International Standard Atmosphere
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IWP
Intermediate Waypoint
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kg
kilograms
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KIAS
Knots Indicated Airspeed
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kt
knots
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LB
Lead Bearing
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lb
pounds
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lczr
localizer
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LDA
Landing Distance Available
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lgt
light or lighting
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lgtd
lighted
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LNAV
Lateral Navigation
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LO
Enroute Low Altitude Chart
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LOC
Localizer (For non-precision approach procedures predicated on a localizer facility)
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LP
Localizer Performance
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LPV
Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance
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LR
Lead Radial
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lt
left
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ltd
limited
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LVO
Low Visibility Operations
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LWIS
Limited Weather Information System
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m
metres
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MAA
Maximum Authorized Altitude
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mag/M
magnetic
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MAHWP
Missed Approach Holding Waypoint
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maint
maintenance
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MAP
Missed Approach Point
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MATWP
Missed Approach Turning Waypoint
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MAWP
Missed Approach Waypoint
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max
maximum
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MB
Manitoba
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MDA
Minimum Descent Altitude
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MEA
Minimum Enroute Altitude
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MEHT
Minimum Eye Height Over Threshold
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MF
Mandatory Frequency
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Mil
Military
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min
minimum
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min
minutes of time
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misd
missed
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MOCA
Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude
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MSA
Minimum Sector Altitudes
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muni
municipal
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N
North
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N/A
Not Applicable
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NAD
North Americam Datum
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NADP
Noise Abatement Departure Procedure
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nav
navigation
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NAVAID
Navigational Aid
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NB
New Brunswick
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NCP
Night Circuit Procedure
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NDA
Northern Domestic Airspace
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NDB
Non-Directional Beacon
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NDHQ
National Defence Headquarters
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NE
North East
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NL
Newfoundland & Labrador
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NM
Nautical Miles
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NOR
Noise Operating Restriction
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nr
number
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NS
Nova Scotia
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NT
Northwest Territories
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NU
Nunavut
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nu
not usable
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NW
North West
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NWS
North Warning System
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obd/OBD
outbound
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obst
obstruction
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OCL
Obstruction Clearance Limit
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OCSL
Occasional
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OM
Outer Marker
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ON
Ontario
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ops
operations
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O/R
On Request
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O/T
Other Times
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PAL
Peripheral station
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PAPI
Precision Approach Path Indicator
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PAR
Precision Approach Radar
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PBN
Performance Based Navigation
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PE
Prince Edward Island
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PinS
Point-in-Space
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PPR
Prior Permission Required
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Proc
Procedure
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Prop
Propeller
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PSR
Primary Surveillance Radar
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PT
Procedure Turn
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pvt
private
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QC
Quebec
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R
radial
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RA
Radio Altimeter
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RAIM
Receiver autonomous integrity monitoring
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RASS
Remote Altimeter Setting Source
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RCAP
Restricted Canada Air Pilot
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RCO
Remote Communications Outlet
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rdo
radio
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RNAV
Area Navigation
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RNP
Required Navigation Performance
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rt
right
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RVO
Reduced Visibility Operations
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RVR
Runway Visual Range
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Rwy/rwy
Runway
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S
South
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SAC
Strategic Air Command
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SDA
Southern Domestic Airspace
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SDWP
Step Down Waypoint
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SE
South East
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sec
seconds of time
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SFC
Surface
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SID
Standard Instrument Departure
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simul
simultaneously
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SK
Saskatchewan
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SM
Statute Miles
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spec
specification
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SPEC
Specified
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SPEC VIS
Specified Take-off Minimum Visibility
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SR
Sunrise
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SS
Sunset
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STAR
Standard Terminal Arrival
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str
straight
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SW
South West
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T
True or Terminal Area Chart
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TAA
Terminal Arrival Area
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TACAN
Tactical Air Navigation
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TAF
Aerodrome Forecast
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TC
Transport Canada
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TCH
Threshold Crossing Height
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TDZ
Touchdown Zone
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TDZE
Touchdown Zone Elevation
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TDZL
Touchdown Zone Lighting
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temp
temperature
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tempo
temporary/ily
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TFC
Traffic
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thld
threshold
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TLOF
Touchdown and Lift-Off Area
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tml
terminal
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TODA
Take-off Distance Available
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TORA
Take-off Run Available
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TP
Transport Canada Publication
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trk
track
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twr/TWR
control tower/tower
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twy
taxiway
300
UK
Unknown
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UNICOM
Universal Communications(Private Advisory Station)
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V2
Take-off Safety Speed
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VAC
Visual Approach Chart
304
VAGS
Visual Alignment Guidance System
305
VAP
Visual Approach Procedure
306
var
variation
307
VASIS
Visual Approach Slope Indicator System
308
VFR
Visual Flight Rules
309
VGM
Voice Generator Module
310
VGSI
Visual Glide Slope Indicator
311
VHF
Very High Frequency
312
VIP
Very Important Person
313
vis
visibility
314
VLF
Very Low Frequency
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VNAV
Vertical Navigation
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VOR
VHF Omnidirectional Range
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VORTAC
Combination of VOR and TACAN
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VPA
Vertical Path Angle
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V/V
Vertical Velocity
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VZF
Zero Flap Minimum Safe Manoeuvring Speed
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W
West
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WAAS
Wide Area Augmentation System
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WGS
World Geodetic System
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win
winter
325
WP
Waypoint
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wx
weather
327
YT
Yukon Territory
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Z
Coordinated Universal Time
