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1.2 Abbreviations #
1.2.1 #
All abbreviations contained within this manual are listed below with their associated definition:
Abbreviation | Definition |
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AAL | Above Aerodrome Level |
AGL | Above Ground Level |
Alt | Altitude |
ATC | Air Traffic Control |
ATIS | Automatic Terminal Information Service |
DM | Direct Message |
FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
FF | Flash Flight |
FF | Flight Following |
FPL | Flight Plan |
Ft | Feet |
GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GA | General Aviation |
G/A | Go-Around |
GS | Groundspeed |
G/S | Glideslope |
HWC | Headwind Component |
KIAS | Knots Indicated Airspeed |
IAS | Indicated Airspeed |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
IFATC | Infinite Flight Air Traffic Controllers |
IF | Infinite Flight |
IFC | Infinite Flight Community |
IFFG | Infinite Flight Fan Group |
IFR | Instrument Flight Rules |
ILS | Instrument Landing System |
IMC | Instrument Meteorological Conditions |
IRL | In Real Life |
Kts | Knots |
LLC | Limited Liability Company |
LOC | Localizer |
LUAW | Line Up And Wait |
METAR | Meteorological Aerodrome Report |
MSA | Minimum Sector Altitude |
Nm | Nautical Mile |
NOTAMS | Notification to Airmen |
RET | Rapid Exit Taxiway |
RV | Radar Vectors |
RWY | Runway |
SFC | Surface |
SID | Standard Instrument Departure |
STAR | Standard Terminal Arrival Route |
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast |
TOD | Top of Descent |
TWC | Tailwind Component |
UFN | Until Further Notice |
UTC | Coordinated Universal Time |
VARB | Virtual Airline Regulatory Board |
VC / VCs | Voice Channel / Voice Channels |
VFR | Visual Flight Rules |
VIS | Visual |
VMC | Visual Meteorological Conditions |
VNAV | Vertical Navigation |