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