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