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Question 1

What do the 5 abbreviations below mean when talking about cloud cover?
SKC = 0/8
FEW = 1-2 / 8
SCT = 3-4 / 8
BKN = 5-7 / 8
OVC = 8/8

Answer 1

SKC = Sky Clear
FEW = Few
SCT = Scattered
BKN = Broken
OVC = Over Cast

Question 2

ATC has 3 catagories; App, TWR & ACC, what do they stand for?

Answer 2

App = Approach
TWR = Tower
ACC = Area Control Center

Question 3

Under ANS, there are CNS and SAR, what do they stand for?

Answer 3

ANS = Air Navigation Service
CNS = Communications Navigation Service
SAR = Search & Rescue

Question 4

When talking about heights, one sometimes uses MSL and AGL, what do they stand for?

Answer 4

MSL = Main Sea Level
AGL = Above Ground Level

Question 5

What do IFR and VFR stand for?

Answer 5

IFR = Instrumental Flight Rules
VFR = Visual Flight Rules

Question 6

When talking about weather conditions and flight, IMC and VMC are used, what does it stand for?

Answer 6

IMC = Instrumental Metrological Conditions
VMC = Visual Metrological Conditions

Question 7

In the airspace there are some zones called TIZ, RMZ and TMZ, what does stand for?

Answer 7

TIZ = Traffic Information Zone
RMZ = Radio Mandatory Zone
TMZ = Transponder Mandatory Zone

Question 8

IFR flights are not allowed to flight at half flight levels, so they have a LAF, what does LAF stand for?

Answer 8

LAF = Lowest Avaiable flightlevel

Question 9

EASA (European Aviation Safety Service) makes an ATS instruction called SERA, what does it stand for?

Answer 9

SERA = Single European Rules of the Air

Question 10

EASA provides advice to the EU and TBST provides advice to the Folketing, but what does it say?

Answer 10

EASA = European Aviation Safety Agency
TBST = Trafik- Bygge- og boligstyrelsen

Question 11

What does ICAO stand for?

Answer 11

ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organisation.

Question 12

When talking about time we sometimes use UTC, what does it stand for?

Answer 12

UTC = Coordinated Universal Time

Question 13

SARP is technical specifications made by ICAO, but what does SARP stand for?

Answer 13

SARP = Standard and Recommended Procedures

Question 14

There is 3 zones above/near an aerodrome; CTR, TMA & CTA, what do they stand for?

Answer 14

CTR = Contol zone 
TMA = Terminal Area
CTA  = Control Area

Question 15

Every country has an airspace they control called FIR, what does it stand for?

Answer 15

FIR = Flight Information Region

Question 16

What is the abbreviation for traffic?

Answer 16

Traffic = TRZ

@@@ TRC?

Question 17

What is the abbreviation for Flyverleder?

Answer 17

Flyveleder= FLL

Question 18

What is the abbreviation for Taxiway?

Answer 18

Taxiway = TWY

Question 19

Some flights got ILS when landing, what does it stand for?

Answer 19

ILS = Instrument Landing System

Question 20

RVSM is when flights are allowed an 1000 ft. Space between eachother in FL290 - FL410 as long as they have XNDR. But what does RVSM?

Answer 20

RVSM = Reduced Vertical Seperation Minima

Question 21

In a Flightplan some of the abbreviations are - DEP, CHG, ARR, DIV, DEST & POB, but what do they stand for?

Answer 21

DEP = Departure
CHG = Change
ARR = Arrival
DIV = Diversion
DEST = Destination
POB = People on board

Question 22

When talking about speed while in the air, there is 3 kinds; IAS, GS & TAS, but what do they stand for?

Answer 22

IAS = Indicated Air Speed
GS = Ground Speed
TAS = True Air Speed