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XCVR
— Transceiver
XMIT
— Transmit
MSG
— Message
B RNAV
— Basic area navigation
LED
— Light-Emitting Diode
WX
— Weather
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
RF
— Radio Frequency
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
RPM
— Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
R-NAV
— Area navigation
V/TRK
— Vertical Track
MLS
— Microwave Landing System
V/REF
— Reference velocity
V/NAV
— Vertical navigation
LRU
— Line-Replaceable Unit
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
RNG
— Range
FAA
— Federal Aviation Administration
SAR
— Search And Rescue
ATC
— Air traffic control
ATCRBS
— Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
RPM
— Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know
APM
— Aircraft Personality Module
ADC
— Air Data Computer
UAV
— Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
VHF
— Very High Frequency
APU
— Auxiliary Power Unit
STP
— standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
ACMS
— Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
AFCS
— Automatic Flight Control System
MTTF
— Mean Time To Failure
ALT
— Altitude
MTBUR
— Mean time between unscheduled removals
OWE/OEW
— Operating Weight Empty/Operating Empty Weight
NM
— Nautical Mile
XMSN
— Transmission
DME
— Distance Measuring Equipment
RVR
— Runway Visual Range
ALC
— Automatic Level Control
USB
— Universal Serial Bus
RFI
— Radio Frequency Interference
EPR
— Engine Pressure Ratio
ASR
— Airport Surveillance Radar
SNR
— Signal-to-Noise Ratio
ENG
— Engine
FD
— Flight Director
RTE
— Route
CNS/ATM
— Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management
XFR
— Transfer
MF
— Medium Frequency
POS
— Position
MSA
— Minimum Safe Altitude
ACRIM
— Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS)
AIXM
— Aeronautical Information Exchange Model
PAR
— Precision Approach Radar
BITE
— Built-In Test Equipment
ADF
— Automatic Direction Finder
ANT
— Antenna
YD
— Yaw Damper
ISA
— International Standard Atmosphere
ACARS
— Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
ASD
— Aircraft Situation Display
CVR
— Cockpit Voice Recorder
TBO
— Time Between Overhaul
FCS
— Flight Control System (Subsystem)
RNP
— Required Navigation Performance
DGPS
— Differential Global Positioning System
DH
— Decision Height
ADIRS
— Air Data Inertial Reference System
NVD
— Night Vision Device
PAPI
— Precision Approach Path Indicator (aviation)
NOTAM
— Notice to Airmen
CPS
— Cycles Per Second (now Hertz)
FANS
— Future Air Navigation System
NAS
— National Airspace System
MCBF
— Mean cycles between failures
ADM
— Air Data Module
ELT
— Emergency Locator Transmitter
CDI
— Course Deviation Indicator
ARINC
— Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
EADI
— Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
FADEC
— Full Authority Digital Engine Control
SATNAV
— Satellite Navigation
MEL
— Minimum Equipment List
SID
— Standard Instrument Departure
MAP
— Manifold Absolute Pressure
ANN
— Annunciator
VGA
— Video Graphics Array
PFD
— Primary Flight Display
AIDS
— Aircraft Integrated Data System
ECU
— Engine Control Unit
FF
— Fuel Flow
VMC
— visual meteorological conditions
SD
— Secure Digital
SPKR
— Speaker
TAS
— True Airspeed
ND
— Navigation Display
ANR
— Active Noise Reduction
NORDO
— No-Radio
WPT
— Waypoint
TCA
— Terminal Control Area
A/P
— Autopilot
IRS
— Inertial Reference System
MFD
— Multi-Function Display
LPV
— Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance
DA
— Decision Altitude
ADI
— Attitude director indicator
CODEC
— Coder/decoder
ADIRU
— Air Data Inertial Reference Unit
CDTI
— Cockpit display of traffic information
MM
— Middle Marker
SUA
— Special-Use Airspace
TCAS
— Traffic Collision Avoidance System
ADS
— Air Data System
ATSU
— Air Traffic Services Unit
LAAS
— Local Area Augmentation System
WINDR
— Wind Direction
STAR
— Standard Terminal Arrival Route
ALT HOLD
— Altitude Hold Mode
ABAS
— Aircraft-based Augmentation System
ULB
— Underwater Locator Beacon
SSR
— secondary surveillance radar (ICAO/FAA)
OCC
— Operations control center
TDOP
— Time Dilution of Precision
PMG
— Permanent Magnet Generator
XMTR
— Transmitter
EGPWS
— Enhanced Ground-Proximity Warning System
WMSCR
— Weather Message Switching Center Replacement
OAT
— Outside Air Temperature
VASI
— Visual Approach Slope Indicator
AFDS
— Autopilot Flight Director System
ADS
— automatic dependent surveillance
UARS
— Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (NASA)
NFF
— No Fault Found
ACAS
— Airborne Collision Avoidance System
KTAS
— Knots True Airspeed
QAR
— Quick Access Recorder
NMI
— Nautical Mile
UTC
— Universal Time Coordinate
TCF
— Terrain Clearance Floor
RLY
— Relay
REIL
— Runway end identifier lights
RDR
— Radar
FCC
— Flight Control Computer
TWIP
— Terminal Weather Information for Pilots
WAAS
— Wide Area Augmentation System
ADS-B
— Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
NAVSTAR-GPS
— NAVigation Satellite Timing And Ranging (The formal name for the space-borne or satellite navigation system)
ISEE
— International Sun-Earth Explorer
CFIT
— Controlled Flight into Terrain
MOA
— Military operations area
ATCT
— Airport Traffic Control Tower
CTAF
— Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
COM
— Communications Society
JTIDS
— Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (djay-tidz)
EGT
— Exhaust Gas Temperature
IVSI
— Instantaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
CDA
— Continuous Descent Approach
SAT
— Static Air Temperature
RMI
— Radio Magnetic Indicator
MCDU
— Multi-purpose/Multi-function Control and Display Unit
VNO
— Maximum structural cruising speed
UHF
— Ultrahigh Frequency
CNS
— Communication Navigation Surveillance
TVE
— Total Vertical Error
EFIS
— Electronic Flight Instrument System
TX
— Transmit
FAF
— Final Approach Fixes
CWS
— Control Wheel Steering
T/R
— Transmitter/Receiver
EHSI
— Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator
OEW
— Operating Empty Weight
TIMED
— Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics
SATCOM
— Satellite Communication
THDG
— True Heading
ROC
— Rate of Climb
LRO
— Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
RALT
— Radar Altimeter
ACP
— Audio Control Panel
EEC
— Electronic Engine Control
DG
— Directional Gyroscope
RA
— Resolution Advisory
SSFDR
— Solid-State Flight Data Recorder
FIS-B
— Flight Information Services - Broadcast
MILSPEC
— Military Specification
TRACON
— Terminal Radar Approach Control
VPATH
— Vertical Path
RX
— Receiver
NAVAID
— Navigational Aid
AMLCD
— Active-matrix liquid crystal display
TOGA
— Takeoff/Go-Around
LMM
— Locator middle marker
VY
— Speed for best rate of climb
LORAN
— Long-Range Navigation
SELCAL
— Selective Calling System
V/S
— Vertical speed
PD
— Profile Descent
DCDU
— Data link control and display unit
VSWR
— Voltage Standing-Wave Ratio
ACC
— Area Control Centre
P-RNAV
— Precision Area Navigation
TACH
— Tachometer
TA
— Traffic Advisory
ROD
— Rate Of Descent
PVO
— Pioneer Venus Orbiter
ADAHRS
— Air Data And Attitude Heading Reference System
TKE
— TrackAngle Error
RCR
— Reverse Current Relay
WMSC
— Weather Message Switching Center
DUAT
— Direct User Access Terminal
PND
— Primary Navigation Display (aviation)
DP
— Departure procedures
CPDLC
— Controller–pilot data link communications
MIC
— Microphone
VX
— Speed for best angle of climb
RAT
— Reliability Assessment Testtmtram Air Turbine
OM
— Outer Marker (ILS)
NDB
— Non-directional radio beacon
MPL
— Mars Polar Lander
RDR
— Radar Departure Route
TGT
— Turbine Gas Temperature
TAWS
— Terrain Awareness Warning System
XPDR
— Transponder
TAF
— Terminal Area Forecast
MER
— Mars Exploration Rover
STC
— Supplemental Type Certificate
SRS
— Speed Reference System
XTK
— Crosstrack
CAT I
— Operational performance Category 1
VSI
— Vertical Speed Indicator
DR
— Data Recorder
MB
— Marker Beacon
TWDL
— Two-Way Data Link
TIS
— Traffic Information Service
LADGPS
— Local area differential GPS
ADS-A
— Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Address
AFDC
— Autopilot Flight Director Computer
TR
— Transmitter/Receiver
SAR
— Smart ACMS Recorder
PDOP
— Position Dilution of Precision
TERPS
— Terminal Instrument Procedures
ITT
— Interstage Turbine Temperature
T/R
— Transceiver
PSU
— Passenger Service Unit
TLA
— Thrust Lever Angle
POF
— Phase of Flight
AFIS
— Automatic Flight Information Service
FBW
— Fly-by-Wireless
AMS
— Air Management System
SQL
— Squelch
AFIS
— Airborne Flight Information System
DA
— Drift Angle
MOSART
— Modular Open System Architecture
AVIONICS
— Aviation Electronics
BDI
— Bearing Distance Indicator
LOM
— Locator Outer Marker
FG
— Flight Guidance
DVE
— Degraded Visual Environment
ACS
— Audio Control System
MIDS
— Multifunctional Information Distribution System
QRH
— Quick Reference Handbook
V/R
— Voltage regulator
ASU
— Avionics Switching Unit
VSO
— stall speed in landing configuration
AFD
— Autopilot Flight Director
WYPT
— Waypoint
OWE
— Operating Weight Empty
VFO
— Variable Frequency Oscillators
AOC
— Aeronautical Operational Control
CV/DFDR
— Cockpit voice and digital flight data recorder
RAIM
— Remote Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
LX
— Lightning
CAT IIIC
— Operational performance Category IIIc
TBO
— Time Before Overhaul
AOP
— Airport Operating Plan
AGACS
— Automatic Ground-Air Communications System
PSR
— Primary Surveillance Radar
AHRS
— Attitude and Heading Reference Systems
CAI
— caution annunciator indicator
AGDL
— Air-Ground Data Link
BCRS
— Back course
LDGPS
— local area differential global positioning satellite
FAT
— Free Air Temperature
ENR
— Electronic Noise Reduction
TAD
— Terrain Awareness Display
TO/GA
— Takeoff/Go-Around
TRANS
— Transmit
QNH
— Barometric Pressure Adjusted To Sea Level
VG/DG
— Vertical gyroscope/directional gyroscope
APS
— Auto-Pilot System
CAT IIIA
— Operational performance Category IIIa
AT
— Auto Throttle
DFMC
— Dual Frequency Multiple Constellation
PRA
— Pre-Recorded Announcement
MO
— Mars Observer
RCVR
— Receiver
AHC
— Attitude Heading Control
FDPS
— Flight plan Data Processing System
CAT II
— Operational performance Category II
TERPS
— terminal en route procedures
EICAS
— Engine indication crew alerting system
NPA
— Non-Precision Approach
FDU
— Flux Detector Unit
ASDL
— Aeronautical Satellite Data Link
PAL
— Pilot Activated Lighting
TWDR
— Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
RVSM
— Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
ALTS
— altitude select
CAT IIIB
— Operational performance Category IIIb
TR
— Transceiver
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitters
NCATT
— National Center for Aircraft Technician Training
TCA
— Throttle Control Assembly
ANC
— Active Noise Cancellation
BARO
— Barometric
CNSR
— Comet Nucleus Sample Return
REL
— Relative
ATCSS
— Air traffic control signalling system
VORTAC
— VOR and TACAN combination
VOR
— VHF Omnidirectional Range And Ranging
TAT
— Total Air Temperature
FDRS
— Flight Data Recorder System
SSCV/DR
— Solid-state cockpit voice/data recorder
EFD
— Electronic Flight Display
TCN
— Tacan
VNR
— Vhf Navigation Receiver
SSCVR
— Solid-State Cockpit Voice Recorder
BGAN
— Broadcast Global Area Network
VOX
— Voice transmission
PCL
— Pilot Controlled Lighting
DNC
— Direct noise canceling
RHSM
— Reduced horizontal separation minimal
ISP
— Integrated Switching Panel
VOR/MB
— VOR marker beacon
TOT
— Turbine Outlet Temperature
TWDL
— Terminal Weather Data Link
V/L
— VOR/Localizer
WMS
— Wide-Area Master Station
RALT
— Radio Altimeter
TGT
— Turbine Gas Target
VOR/DME
— VOR With Distance Measuring Equipment
ENC
— Electronic Noise Canceling
ETOP
— Extended-Range Twin-Engine Operation
LPR
— Low Pressure Rotor
MFDS
— Multi-Function Display System
DAPS
— Downlink of aircraft parameters
TTS
— Time To Station
SMS
— Short Messaging Service
APC
— Auto Pilot Computer
EHS
— Enhanced Surveillance
STARS
— Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System
V
— voltage
WYPT
— Waypoint Financial Corp.
P-CODE
— GPS precision code
MSP
— Modes S-Specific Protocol
TCU
— TACAN control unit
WMI
— WXR indicator mount
RLG
— Ring Laser Gyroscope
VPA
— Vertical Path Approach
NEAP
— Near Earth Asteroid Prospector
MNPS
— [Minimmum navigation performance specifications]
STCA
— Short-Term Conflict Alert
T/R
— Thrust Reverser
VG
— Vertical Gyroscope
RAI
— Radio Altimeter Indicator
WMA
— WXR waveguide adapter
COM
— Communications, Optics and Materials
NAVCOMM
— Navigation and communications equipment or receiver
MGS
— Mars Global Surveyor
MDA
— Minimum Decent Altitude
TAT
— True Air Temperature
TK
— Track Angle
MAPS
— Minimum Aviation Performance Standards
VNE
— Never exceed speed
RDR
— Radar Data Recorder
VDL
— VHF data link
SIU
— Satellite Interface Unit
DLR
— Data link recorder
VDR
— VHF Digital Radio
SSP
— Surface Science Packages
SPS
— Solar Power Satellite
MSSS
— Mode S-Specific Services
TWR
— Terminal weather radar
MMD
— moving map display
SSCV
— Solid-State Cockpit Voice
VSM
— Vertical separation limit
WRT
— WXR receiver transmitter
SQ
— Squelch
TDR
— Transponder
MKP
— Multi-function Keypad
PFD
— Primary Flight Director
SDF
— Simplified Directional Facility
OBS
— omnibearing selector
PNR
— Passive Noise Reduction
REL
— Relative Exposure Limit
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