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fucking acronyms... Flashcards

1
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ACS

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airman certification standards

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ACs

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advisory circulars

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ADS-B

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automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast

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ATIS

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automatic terminal information system

weather

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ATP

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airline transport pilot

airline transport professionals

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CFI

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certified flight instructor

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CG

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center of gravity

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CRM

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crew resource management

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DPE

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designated pilot examiner

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ELT

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emergency locator transmitter

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ETE

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estimated time en route

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FAA

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federal aviation administration

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FAR/AIM

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federal aviation regulations/aeronautical information manual

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GA

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general aviation

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GS

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glide slope

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IACRA

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integrated airman certification and rating application

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IFR

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instrument flight rules

used for IMC
instrument meteorological conditions

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IRA

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instrument rating airplane

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MFD

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multi function display

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OAT

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outside air temperature

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PFD

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primary flight display

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PTS

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practical test standards

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SES

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special emphasis supplement

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UTC

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universal time coordinated

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VFR

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visual flight rules

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W&B

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weight and balance

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SBT

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scenario based training

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TC

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training center

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SSDO

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safety and standards duty officer

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30
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PSCRITT

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61.113 b-h: exceptions to limitations

pro rata
sales
charity
rescue missions
incidental to business
test pilot
towing gliders

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CHT gauge

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cylinder head temperature gauge

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NoTAm

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notice to airmen

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FBO

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fixed base operator

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CTAF

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common traffic advisory frequency

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35
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AGL

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above ground level

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36
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BIG-R

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right of way
BGA-A/R
balloons
gliders
airships
airplanes/rotorcraft

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FOD

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foreign object debris

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A/C

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aircraft

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A/FD

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airport/facility directory

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A/G

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air to ground

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A/HA

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altitude/height

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AAF

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army air field

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AAI

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arrival aircraft interval

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AAP

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advanced automation program

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AAR

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airport acceptance rate

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ABDIS

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automated data interchange system service B

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ABN

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aerodrome beacon

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ABV

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above

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ACAIS

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air carrier activity information system

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ACAS

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aircraft collision avoidance system

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51
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ACC

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aircraft control center
- or -
airports consultants council

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ACCT

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accounting records

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ACCUM

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accumulate

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ACD

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automatic call distributor

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55
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ACDO

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air carrier district office

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ACF

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area control facility

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57
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ACFO

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aircraft certification field office

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58
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ACFT

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aircraft

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ACID

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aircraft identification

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60
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ACI-NA

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airports council international - north america

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ACIP

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airport capital improvement plan

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62
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ACLS

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automatic carrier landing system

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63
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ACLT

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actual landing time calculated

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ACO

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office of airports compliance and field operations
- or -
aircraft certification office

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ACR

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air carrier

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66
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ACRP

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airport cooperative research program

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ACT

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active
- or-
activated
- or -
activity

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ADA

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air defense area

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69
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ADAP

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airport development aid program

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70
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ADAS

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AWOS data acquisition system

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71
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ADCCP

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advanced data communications control procedure

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ADDA

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administrative data

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73
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ADF

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automatic direction finding

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ADI

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automatic de-ice & inhibitor

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75
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ADIN

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AUTODIN service

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76
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ADIZ

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air defense identification zone

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ADJ

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adjacent

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ADL

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aeronautical data-link

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79
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ADLY

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arrival delay

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80
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ADO

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airline dispatch office

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81
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ADP

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automated data processing

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82
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ADS

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automatic dependent surveillance

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83
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ADSIM

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airfield delay simulation model

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84
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ADSY

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administrative equipment systems

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85
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ADTN

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administrative data transmission network

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86
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ADTN2000

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administrative data transmission network 2000

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87
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ADVO

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administrative voice

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88
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ADZD

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advised

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89
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AEG

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aircraft evaluation group

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90
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AERA

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automated en route air traffic control

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91
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AEX

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automated execution

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92
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AF

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airway facilities

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93
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AFB

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airforce base

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94
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AFIS

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automated flight inspection system

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95
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AFP

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area flight plan

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96
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AFRES

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air force reserve station

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97
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AFS

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airways facilities sector

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98
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AFSFO

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airways facilities sector field office

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99
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AFSFU

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airways facilities sector field unit

100
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AFSOU

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airways facilities sector field office unit (standard is AFSFOU)

101
Q

AFSS

A

automated flight service station

102
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AFTN

A

automated fixed telecommunications network

103
Q

AGIS

A

airports geographic information system

104
Q

AID

A

airport information desk

105
Q

AIG

A

airbus industries group

106
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AIM

A

airman’s information manual

107
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AIP

A

airport improvement plan

108
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AIRMET

A

airmen’s meteorological information

109
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AIRNET

A

airport network simulation model

110
Q

AIS

A

aeronautical information service

111
Q

AIT

A

automated information transfer

112
Q

ALP

A

airport layout plan

113
Q

ALS

A

approach light system

114
Q

ALSFI

A

approach light system with sequenced flashers I

115
Q

ALSF2

A

approach light system with sequenced flashers II

116
Q

ALSIP

A

approach light system improvement plan

117
Q

ALSTG

A

altimeter setting

118
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ALT

A

altitude

119
Q

ALTM

A

altimeter

120
Q

ALTN

A

alternate

121
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ALTNLY

A

alternatively

122
Q

ALTRV

A

altitude reservation

123
Q

AMASS

A

airport movement area safety system

124
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AMCC

A

ADF/ARTCC maintenance control center

125
Q

REAP

A

spin recovery: archer

rudder opposite
elevator forward
ailerons neutral
power idle

126
Q

PARE

A

spin recovery: cessna

power idle
aileron neutral
rudder opposite
elevator forward

127
Q

ARROW

A

!! must see originals !!

airworthiness certificate
look for STC (supplemental type certificate)

registration certificate

radio station license (not ATP aircraft)

operating handbook
AFM versus POH

use SPARROWEC instead
suppliments
- for avionics

placards
- on the walls
- things like no smoking, weight limits

external data plate

compass deviation card
- not needed for G1000 archer with aspen EBD

128
Q

AFM

A

airplane flight manual
developed by manufacturer for specific serial numbered aircraft

versus POH - POH includes information from AFM in standardized outline

129
Q

AV14TE

A

annual
VOR inspection every 30 days
100 hour inspection
altimeter and static encoding
transponder (same time as altimeter)
ELT

130
Q

ATOMATOFLAMES

A

VFR day

altimeter

tachometer

oil pressure

*manifold pressure for each * altitude engine. if no, no need this

anti-collision lights

*temperature sensor (liquid cooled)

*oil temperature (air cooled)

fuel gauge
for when empty

landing gear position

airspeed indicator

*magnetic direction indicator

ELT

seat belts

91.205 b

131
Q

FLAPS

A

VFR night

fuses (spares) or circuit breakers

landing light (if for hire)

anticollision lights

position lights

source of electricity
-alternator
*not the battery

91.205 c

132
Q

ISA

A

international standard atmosphere

temperature
15C
59F

pressure
14.69 PSI
29.92” Hg
1013.25 milibar
101.325 kPa
1 atm

density
1.225 kg/m3

133
Q

AMDT

A

amendment

134
Q

AMGR

A

airport manager

135
Q

AMOS

A

automatic meteorological observing system

weather

136
Q

AMP

A

ARINC (aeronautical radio incorporated) message processor

airport master plan

137
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AMVER

A

automated mutual assistance vessel rescue system

138
Q

ANC

A

alternate network connectivity

139
Q

ANCA

A

airport noise and capacity act

140
Q

ANG

A

air national guard

141
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ANGB

A

air national guard base

142
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ANMS

A

automated network monitoring system

143
Q

ANSI

A

american national standards group

144
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AOA

A

air operations area

145
Q

AP

A

airport

acquisition plan

146
Q

APCH

A

approach

147
Q

APL

A

airport lights

148
Q

APP

A

approach

approach control

approach control office

149
Q

APS

A

airport planning standard

150
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AQAFO

A

aeronautical quality assurance field office

151
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ARAC

A

army radar approach control (AAF)

aviation rulemaking advisory committee

152
Q

ARCTR

A

FAA aeronautical center (or academy)

153
Q

ARF

A

airport reservation function

154
Q

ARFF

A

aircraft rescue and fire fighting

155
Q

ARINC

A

aeronautical radio incorporated

156
Q

ARLNO

A

airline office

157
Q

ARO

A

airport reservation office

158
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ARP

A

airport reference point

159
Q

ARR

A

arrive

arrival

160
Q

ARRA

A

american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

161
Q

ARSA

A

airport service radar area

162
Q

ARSR

A

air route surveillance radar

163
Q

ARTCC

A

air route traffic control center

164
Q

ARTS

A

automated radar terminal system

165
Q

ASAS

A

aviation safety analysis system

166
Q

ASC

A

AUTODIN (DOD automated digital network) switching center

167
Q

ASCP

A

aviation system capacity plan

168
Q

ASD

A

aircraft situation display

169
Q

ASDA

A

accelerate-stop distance available

170
Q

ASLAR

A

aircraft surge launch and recovery

171
Q

ASM

A

available seat mile

172
Q

ASOS

A

automated surface observing system

173
Q

ICEDD

A

instruments
protect with pitot heat

change something
by turning, climbing, or descending

evaluate the engine.
is there induction icing? if no loss of power or addition of roughness, do not turn on carburetor heat.

de-ice and defrost
as available. in ATP aircraft turn on window defrost

declare an emergency
any icing is an emergency in ATP aircraft

174
Q

FB

A

winds and temperatures aloft

WTF…

175
Q

dBZ

A

decibel relative to zulu

higher value means more likely precipitation

176
Q

GFA

A

graphical forecasts for aviation

177
Q

AC

A

convective outlook

for weather. forecast of significant weather based on a probability percentage

178
Q

SPECI

A

special METAR

179
Q

METAR has SLP

A

sea level pressure

remember to 10 before number listed in METAR

180
Q

METAR has BR

A

mist

think “baby rain”

181
Q

METAR has $

A

maintenance check indicator

182
Q

METAR has +

A

heavy intensity

183
Q

METAR has ACC

A

altocumulous castellanus

184
Q

PIREP

A

pilot report

of weather

185
Q

MOS

A

model output statistics

186
Q

AFD

A

aviation forecast discussions

187
Q

FISB

A

flight information system broadcast

188
Q

COC

A

clear of clouds

189
Q

MCPRAWn

A

military

controlled firing

prohibited

restricted

alert

warning

national security

190
Q

MOA

A

military operation area

191
Q

TRSA

A

terminal radar service area

192
Q

TFR

A

temporary flight restriction

193
Q

ICEFLAGS

A

illusions in flight

inversion
coriolis
elevator
false horizon
leans
autokinesis
graveyard spin/spiral
somatogravic

194
Q

GARRF

A

illusions when landing

ground lighting
atmospheric conditions
runway width
runway slope
featureless terrain

195
Q

if you go scuba diving

A

no controlled ascent required wait 12 hours before flying

if controlled ascent required wait 24 hours

AIM recommends delay flights up to 8000’ MSL

196
Q

ADM

A

aeronautical decision making

systematic approach to decision making

197
Q

DECIDE

A

detect the problem
estimate the need to react
choose a course of action
identify solutions
do things
evaluate the effect of actions

198
Q

CRM

A

crew resource management

199
Q

5 Ps

A

the plan

the plane

the pilot

the passengers

the programming

200
Q

3 Ps

A

perceive given circumstances

process by evaluating impact of circumstances

perform best course if action

201
Q

PAVE

A

regarding personal minimums to determine maximum acceptable risk

pilot

aircraft

enVironment (fuck you)

external pressures

202
Q

MEF

A

maximum elevation figure

203
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PHAK

A

pilot’s handbook of aeronautical knowledge

204
Q

UNOS

A

undershoot N overshoot S

205
Q

VDMONA

A

variation

deviation

magnetic depth

oscillation

northerly turning errors

acceleration error

206
Q

ANDS

A

accelerate N. decelerate S

207
Q

5 Cs

A

confess

conserve

climb

communicate

comply

208
Q

VOR

A

VHF omni-directinal radio range

209
Q

DME

A

distance measuring equipment

210
Q

CDI

A

course deviation indicator

211
Q

RAIM

A

receiver autonomous integrity monitoring

212
Q

WAAS

A

wide area augmentation system

213
Q

MON

A

motor octane number

214
Q

LHAND

A

lycoming

horizontally opposed

air cooled

naturally aspirated

direct drive

215
Q

FIS-B

A

flight information system - broadcast

216
Q

ASI

A

air speed indicator

217
Q

VSI

A

vertical speed indicator

218
Q

ADC

A

air data computer

219
Q

EGT

A

exhaust gas temperature

220
Q

ROP

A

rich of peak (EGT)

221
Q

LOP

A

lean of peak (EGT)

222
Q

ABCDE

A

for emergency landings

airspeed

best place to land

checklist

declare emergency

emergency location transmitter (ELT) activate

223
Q

NRPM

A

notice of proposed rulemaking

224
Q

GLEN P WAHS

A

how the POH is organized (see it’s table of contents)

general
limitations
emergency
normal
performance
weight and balance
airplane and systems description
handling, service, and maintenance
service

225
Q

SAIB

A
  • special airworthiness information bulliten
  • advisory
226
Q

KOEL

A

kinds of equipment list

in POH

for needed things

227
Q

MEL

A

minimum equipment list

228
Q

IMSAFE

A

illness

medication

stress

alcohol

fatigue

emotion

229
Q

PAVE

A

pilot

aircraft
-SPARROW
-aviate

enVironment

external pressures

230
Q

IMC

A

instrument meteorological conditions

231
Q

SPARROWEC

A

!! must see originals !!

suppliments
- for avionics

placards
- on the walls
- things like no smoking, weight limits

airworthiness certificate
look for STC (supplemental type certificate)

registration certificate

radio station license (not ATP aircraft)

operating handbook
AFM versus POH

weight and balance

external data plate

compass deviation card
- not needed for G1000 archer with aspen EBD

232
Q

TCDS

A

type certificate data sheet

233
Q

HSI

A

horizontal situation indicator

234
Q

A&P mechanic

A

A&P stands for Airframe and Powerplant. This means that those who are qualified as an A&P mechanic are licensed to work on both the external frame (airframe) and engine (powerplant) portions of an aircraft. A&P mechanics are also known as aircraft maintenance technicians, or AMT’s.

235
Q

AMT

A

aircraft maintenance technician

236
Q

FSDO

A

flight service district office

237
Q

DAR

A
238
Q

AD

A

airworthiness directive

239
Q

DAR

A

designated airworthiness representative

240
Q

FSS

A

flight service station

241
Q

FBO

A

fixed base operator

242
Q

MAC

A

mean aerodynamic chord

243
Q

ISA

A

international standard atmosphere

244
Q

ICAO

A

international civil aviation organization

245
Q

SDP

A

standard datum plane

246
Q

HIWAS

A

hazardous inflight weather advisory service

ATP (9 decks)

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