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3b - Abbreviations
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- 1AALabove aerodrome level
- 2AGLabove ground level
- 3AI or AHAttitude indicator or Artificial horizon
- 4AIPaeronautical information publication (a comprehensive series of operational documents for VFR and IFR pilots)
- 5AMSLAbove mean sea level - the altitude indicated by the altimeter when QNH is set on the subscale
- 6ARFORArea forecast
- 7ASIAirspeed indicator
- 8ATCair traffic control
- 9AVGASaviation gasoline
- 10BAKbasic aeronautical knowledge
- 11CASAcivil aviation safety authority
- 12CAVOKceiling and visibility ok
- 13CFIchief flying instructor
- 14CGcentre of gravity
- 15CHTcylinder head temperature
- 16CPLcommercial pilot's licence
- 17CTAcontrol area / controlled airspace
- 18CTAFcommon traffic advisory frequency
- 19CTRaerodrome control zone
- 20DAdensity altitude
- 21DAMPdrugs and alcohol management plan
- 22DI or DGdirection indicator or directional gyro
- 23EGTexhaust gas temperature
- 24ELT or ELBemergency locator / locator transmitter
- 25ERSAEn route supplement Australia (an aerodrome directory and useful reference publication)
- 26ETAestimated time of arrival
- 27FIR/FIA/FISflight information region/area/service
- 28FPMfeet per minute (for rate of climb or descent)
- 29GAgeneral aviation
- 30GFPTgeneral flying progress test
- 31GMTgreenwich mean time - same as UTC and Z (zulu)
- 32GPSglobal positioning system
- 33GSgroundspeed - the speed of the aircraft relative to a point on the ground. It is the resultant (combination) of true airspeed and wind velocity.
- 34IASindicated airspeed, the speed of the aircraft as shown on the airspeed indicator
- 35IFRinstrument flight rules
- 36ILSinstrument landing system
- 37IMCinstrument meteorological conditions (IMC exists if VMC do not)
- 38ISAinternational standard atmosphere
- 39kHzkilohertz, radio frequency expressed in thousands of cycles per second
- 40KIASknots, indicated airspeed
- 41KTASknots, true airspeed
- 42L/Dlift/drag ratio
- 43LAMElicensed aircraft maintenance engineer
- 44LMTlocal mean time
- 45LSALTlowest safe altitude
- 46MAPmanifold absolute pressure (this is measured in inches of mercury - in/Hg). Together with RPM, MAP gives a measure of engine power
- 47METmeteorology - generally refers to weather conditions and forecasts
- 48MPmanifold pressure (same as MAP); more common usage than MAP
- 49MHzmegahertz - radio frequency in millions of cycles per second
- 50MULTICOMgeneral comms frequency
- 51NDBnon-directional beacon
- 52NOTAMnotice to airmen advising status of airspace, navigation aids, hazards, procedure changes
- 53NVFRnight visual flight rules (expressed as night VFR - same usage as NVMC)
- 54OCTAoutside controlled airspace (same as Class G airspace)
- 55PAXpassengers
- 56PICpilot in command
- 57POBpersons on board
- 58POHpilot's operating handbook - also flight manual
- 59PPLprivate pilot's licence
- 60PRDprohibited, restricted and danger areas
- 61PSIpounds per square inch - pressure
- 62PTTpress to talk (or transmit) - button for external radio transmissions
- 63PVTprivate category flight (as distinct from charter, airwork, RPT)
- 64QNHaltimeter pressure datum to show vertical distance above local mean sea level
- 65RArecreational aviation or aircraft
- 66RISradar information service
- 67RBIrelative bearing indicator = clock code in degrees
- 68RMIradio magnetic indicator
- 69ROCrate of climb
- 70RODrate of descent
- 71RPMrevolutions per minute
- 72RPTregular public transport
- 73Rrunway
- 74SARTIMEtime after which search begins
- 75SARWATCHmonitoring of a flight to activate emergency services if not cancelled by a specific time
- 76SIGMETsignificant weather warning
- 77SMCsurface movement control - the aerodrome traffic control agency for all ground operations, including vehicles
- 78TAFterminal area forecast
- 79TAStrue airspeed
- 80TRtrack over the ground
- 81TWRcontrol tower
- 82Unicomuniversal communications, a secondary function of some CTAF frequencies
- 83USGUS gallon
- 84UTCuniversal coordinated time - same as GMT or z
- 85VFGvisual flight guide (a comprehensive medium of useful information for VFR pilots)
- 86VFRvisual flight rules
- 87VHFvery high frequency - radio
- 88VMCvisual meteorological conditions - good weather
- 89VSIvertical speed indicator - rate of climb or descent indicator in units of hundreds of feet per minute
- 90VNCvisual navigation chart, scale 1:500,000
- 91VTCvisual terminal chart, scale 1:250,000
- 92W/Vwind velocity - direction from and speed
- 93WACWorld aeronautical chart - universal topographical chart - scale of 1:1,000,000
- 94WXweather
- 95XWor, more commonly X-wind: cross-wind
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- PPL Aviation (Basic Aeronautical Knowledge) FlashCards sobre 3b - Abbreviations, criado por Andrew Fisher em 08-08-2016.
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