fucking acronyms... Flashcards by douglas carley

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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

visual flight rules

W&B

weight and balance

SBT

scenario based training

TC

training center

SSDO

safety and standards duty officer

PSCRITT

61.113 b-h: exceptions to limitations pro rata sales charity rescue missions incidental to business test pilot towing gliders

CHT gauge

cylinder head temperature gauge

NoTAm

notice to airmen

FBO

fixed base operator

CTAF

common traffic advisory frequency

AGL

above ground level

BIG-R

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

FOD

foreign object debris

A/C

aircraft

A/FD

airport/facility directory

A/G

air to ground

A/HA

altitude/height

AAF

army air field

AAI

arrival aircraft interval

AAP

advanced automation program

AAR

airport acceptance rate

ABDIS

automated data interchange system service B

ABN

aerodrome beacon

ABV

above

ACAIS

air carrier activity information system

ACAS

aircraft collision avoidance system

ACC

aircraft control center - or - airports consultants council

ACCT

accounting records

ACCUM

accumulate

ACD

automatic call distributor

ACDO

air carrier district office

ACF

area control facility

ACFO

aircraft certification field office

ACFT

aircraft

ACID

aircraft identification

ACI-NA

airports council international - north america

ACIP

airport capital improvement plan

ACLS

automatic carrier landing system

ACLT

actual landing time calculated

ACO

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

ACR

air carrier

ACRP

airport cooperative research program

ACT

active - or- activated - or - activity

ADA

air defense area

ADAP

airport development aid program

ADAS

AWOS data acquisition system

ADCCP

advanced data communications control procedure

ADDA

administrative data

ADF

automatic direction finding

ADI

automatic de-ice & inhibitor

ADIN

AUTODIN service

ADIZ

air defense identification zone

ADJ

adjacent

ADL

aeronautical data-link

ADLY

arrival delay

ADO

airline dispatch office

ADP

automated data processing

ADS

automatic dependent surveillance

ADSIM

airfield delay simulation model

ADSY

administrative equipment systems

ADTN

administrative data transmission network

ADTN2000

administrative data transmission network 2000

ADVO

administrative voice

ADZD

advised

AEG

aircraft evaluation group

AERA

automated en route air traffic control

AEX

automated execution

AF

airway facilities

AFB

airforce base

AFIS

automated flight inspection system

AFP

area flight plan

AFRES

air force reserve station

AFS

airways facilities sector

AFSFO

airways facilities sector field office

AFSFU

airways facilities sector field unit

AFSOU

airways facilities sector field office unit (standard is AFSFOU)

AFSS

automated flight service station

AFTN

automated fixed telecommunications network

AGIS

airports geographic information system

AID

airport information desk

AIG

airbus industries group

AIM

airman's information manual

AIP

airport improvement plan

AIRMET

airmen's meteorological information

AIRNET

airport network simulation model

AIS

aeronautical information service

AIT

automated information transfer

ALP

airport layout plan

ALS

approach light system

ALSFI

approach light system with sequenced flashers I

ALSF2

approach light system with sequenced flashers II

ALSIP

approach light system improvement plan

ALSTG

altimeter setting

ALT

altitude

ALTM

altimeter

ALTN

alternate

ALTNLY

alternatively

ALTRV

altitude reservation

AMASS

airport movement area safety system

AMCC

ADF/ARTCC maintenance control center

REAP

spin recovery: archer rudder opposite elevator forward ailerons neutral power idle

PARE

spin recovery: cessna power idle aileron neutral rudder opposite elevator forward

ARROW

!! must see originals !! airworthiness certificate look for STC (supplemental type certificate) registration certificate radio station license (not ATP aircraft) operating handbook AFM versus POH weight and balance ------------------------------- 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

AFM

airplane flight manual developed by manufacturer for specific serial numbered aircraft versus POH - POH includes information from AFM in standardized outline

AV14TE

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

ATOMATOFLAMES

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

FLAPS

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

ISA

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

AMDT

amendment

AMGR

airport manager

AMOS

automatic meteorological observing system weather

AMP

ARINC (aeronautical radio incorporated) message processor airport master plan

AMVER

automated mutual assistance vessel rescue system

ANC

alternate network connectivity

ANCA

airport noise and capacity act

ANG

air national guard

ANGB

air national guard base

ANMS

automated network monitoring system

ANSI

american national standards group

AOA

air operations area

AP

airport acquisition plan

APCH

approach

APL

airport lights

APP

approach approach control approach control office

APS

airport planning standard

AQAFO

aeronautical quality assurance field office

ARAC

army radar approach control (AAF) aviation rulemaking advisory committee

ARCTR

FAA aeronautical center (or academy)

ARF

airport reservation function

ARFF

aircraft rescue and fire fighting

ARINC

aeronautical radio incorporated

ARLNO

airline office

ARO

airport reservation office

ARP

airport reference point

ARR

arrive arrival

ARRA

american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009

ARSA

airport service radar area

ARSR

air route surveillance radar

ARTCC

air route traffic control center

ARTS

automated radar terminal system

ASAS

aviation safety analysis system

ASC

AUTODIN (DOD automated digital network) switching center

ASCP

aviation system capacity plan

ASD

aircraft situation display

ASDA

accelerate-stop distance available

ASLAR

aircraft surge launch and recovery

ASM

available seat mile

ASOS

automated surface observing system

ICEDD

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

FB

winds and temperatures aloft WTF...

dBZ

decibel relative to zulu higher value means more likely precipitation

GFA

graphical forecasts for aviation

AC

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

SPECI

special METAR

METAR has SLP

sea level pressure remember to 10 *before* number listed in METAR

METAR has BR

mist think "baby rain"

METAR has $

maintenance check indicator

METAR has +

heavy intensity

METAR has ACC

altocumulous castellanus

PIREP

pilot report of weather

MOS

model output statistics

AFD

aviation forecast discussions

FISB

flight information system broadcast

COC

clear of clouds

MCPRAWn

military controlled firing prohibited restricted alert warning national security

MOA

military operation area

TRSA

terminal radar service area

TFR

temporary flight restriction

ICEFLAGS

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

GARRF

illusions when landing ground lighting atmospheric conditions runway width runway slope featureless terrain

if you go scuba diving

no controlled ascent required wait 12 hours before flying if controlled ascent required wait 24 hours AIM recommends delay flights up to 8000' MSL

ADM

aeronautical decision making **systematic approach to decision making**

DECIDE

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

CRM

crew resource management

5 Ps

the plan the plane the pilot the passengers the programming

3 Ps

perceive given circumstances process by evaluating impact of circumstances perform best course if action

PAVE

regarding personal minimums to determine maximum acceptable risk pilot aircraft enVironment (fuck you) external pressures

MEF

maximum elevation figure

PHAK

pilot's handbook of aeronautical knowledge

UNOS

undershoot N overshoot S

VDMONA

variation deviation magnetic depth oscillation northerly turning errors acceleration error

ANDS

accelerate N. decelerate S

5 Cs

confess conserve climb communicate comply

VOR

VHF omni-directinal radio range

DME

distance measuring equipment

CDI

course deviation indicator

RAIM

receiver autonomous integrity monitoring

WAAS

wide area augmentation system

MON

motor octane number

LHAND

lycoming horizontally opposed air cooled naturally aspirated direct drive

FIS-B

flight information system - broadcast

ASI

air speed indicator

VSI

vertical speed indicator

ADC

air data computer

EGT

exhaust gas temperature

ROP

rich of peak (EGT)

LOP

lean of peak (EGT)

ABCDE

for emergency landings airspeed best place to land checklist declare emergency emergency location transmitter (ELT) activate

NRPM

notice of proposed rulemaking

GLEN P WAHS

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

SAIB

- special airworthiness information bulliten - advisory

KOEL

kinds of equipment list in POH for needed things

MEL

minimum equipment list

IMSAFE

illness medication stress alcohol fatigue emotion

PAVE

pilot aircraft -SPARROW -aviate enVironment external pressures

IMC

instrument meteorological conditions

SPARROWEC

!! 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

TCDS

type certificate data sheet

HSI

horizontal situation indicator

A&P mechanic

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.

AMT

aircraft maintenance technician

FSDO

flight service district office

DAR

AD

airworthiness directive

DAR

designated airworthiness representative

FSS

flight service station

FBO

fixed base operator

MAC

mean aerodynamic chord

ISA

international standard atmosphere

ICAO

international civil aviation organization

SDP

standard datum plane

HIWAS

hazardous inflight weather advisory service