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Contractions List Flashcards

1
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AGL

A

Above Ground Level

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ARR

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Arrival

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AARTE

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Airport Acceptance Rate

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APCH

A

Approach

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5
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APREQ

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Approval Request

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6
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ASOS

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Automated Surface Observing Service

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7
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AWOS System

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Automated Weather Observing/Reporting System

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CIC

A

Controller in Charge

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9
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DBRITE

A

Digital Brite Radar Indicator

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DEP

A

Departure

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11
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DOT

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Department of Transportation

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12
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EFC

A

Expect Further Clearance

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13
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ELT

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Emergency Locator Transmitter

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14
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Emergency

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Emergency

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15
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Equip

A

Equipment

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ETA

A

Estimated Time of Arrival

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17
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FAA

A

Federal Aviation Administration

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18
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FDEP

A

Flight Data Entry and Printout

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19
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FRC

A

Full Route Clearance

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20
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Freq

A

Frequency

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21
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FSS

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Flight Service Station

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22
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GA

A

General Aviation

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23
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GC

A

Ground Control

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24
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GPS

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Global Positioning System

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25
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GOVT

A

Government

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26
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GENOT

A

General Notice

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27
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ICAO

A

International Civil Aviation Org

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28
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Ident

A

Identify

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29
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IFR

A

Instrument Flight Rules

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30
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ILS

A

Instrument Landing System

31
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KHZ

A

Kilohertz

32
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LC

A

Local Control

33
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LT

A

Left Turn

34
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M

A

Mach Number

35
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METAR

A

Aviation Routine Weather Report

36
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MHZ

A

Megahertz

37
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MIT

A

Miles In Trail

38
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MARSA

A

Military Assumes Responsibility For Separation Of Aircraft

39
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MOCA

A

Minimum Obstruction Clearance Alt

40
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MVA

A

Minimum Obstruction Clearance ALT

41
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MVA

A

MINUMIM Vectoring Altitude

42
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MSL

A

Mean Sea Level

43
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NASA

A

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

44
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NATCA

A

National Air Traffic Controllers Association

45
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NDB

A

Non Directional Radio Beacon

46
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NOTAM

A

Notice to Airmen

47
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NORDO

A

No Radio

48
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NM

A

Nautical Mile

49
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NWS

A

National Weather Service

50
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OJT

A

On The Job Training

51
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OTP

A

ON TOP

52
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PIREP

A

Pilot Weather Report

53
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RADAR

A

Radio Ranging And Detection

54
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RAPCON

A

Radar Approach Control

55
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RNAV

A

Area Navigation

56
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RVR

A

Runway Visual Range

57
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RT

A

Right Turn

58
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RTE

A

Route

59
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SIGMET

A

Significant Metrological Info

60
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SVFR

A

Special Visual Flight Rules

61
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TACAN

A

Tactical Air Navigation Aid

62
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TCAS

A

Traffic alert and avoidance system

63
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TRACAB

A

Terminal radar approach control in tower CAB

64
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TRACON

A

Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility

65
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TWR

A

Tower

66
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UHF

A

Ultra High Frequency

67
Q

VFR

A

Visual Flight Rules

68
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VHF

A

Very High Frequency

69
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VA

A

Visual Approach

70
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VOR

A

VHF Omni-directional radio range

71
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VORTAC

A

VOR and Tacan collocated

72
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WILCO

A

I understand and will comply

73
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WX

A

Weather

74
Q

A

A

Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu Time)

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