AIR abbreviation

FAF

~Final Approach Fix

ABN

~ Aerodrome Beacon

FD

~Flight Director

ACAS

~ Airborne Collision Avoidance System

FIS

~Flight Information System

ADC

~ Air Data Computer

FIS

~Flight Information Service

ADF

~ Automatic Direction Finding

FMS

~Flight Management System

ADI

~ Altitude Director Indicator

GP

~Glide Path

AFIS

~ Aerodrome Flight Information Service

GPWS

~ Ground Proximity Warning

AFM

~ Aircraft Flight Manual

GS

~ Ground Speed

AGL

~ Above Ground Level

HF

~ High Frequency

AIP

~ Aeronautical Information Publication

HIS

~ Horizontal Situation Indictor

ALT

~ Altitude

IAS

~Indicated Airspeed

APU

~ Auxiliary Power Unit

ILS

~ Instrument Landing System

ASDA

~ Accelerate Stop Distance Available

IMC

~ Instrument Meteorological Conditions

ATO

~ Actual Time Overhead

INS

~Inertial Navigation System,

ATS

~ Air Traffic Service

ISA

~ International Standard Atmosphere

CAS

~ Calibrated Air Speed

ITCZ

~ Inter-tropical Convergence Zone

CAT

~ Clear Air Turbulence

IVSI

~ Instantaneous Vertical Speed Indicator

CDI

~ Course Direction Indictor

LDP

~Landing Position Point

CDU

~ Control Display Unit

LZZ

~ Localizer

CP

~ Critical Point

LMC

~Last minute Change

CRM

~ Crew Resource Management

LMT

~ Local Mean Time

CTR

~Control Zone

MAC

~ Mean Aerodynamic Chord

DA

~ Decision Altitude

MAP

~ Manifold Air Pressure

D/F

~ Direction Finding

MAPt

~ Missed Approach Point

DG

~Directional Gyroscope

MDH/A ~ Minimum Descent Height /Altitude

DH

~ Decision Height

MEA

~Minimum Enroute Altitude

DME

~Distance Measuring Equipment

MLS

~ Microwave Landing System

DP

~Dew Point

MNPS

~ Min. Navigation Performance Specification

DR

~Dead Reckoning

MOCA

~ Min. Obstruction Clearance Altitude

EAS

~Equivalent Airspeed

MORA

~ Min Off Router Altitude

EAT

~Expected Approach Time

MPH

~Miles per Hour

ECAM

~ Engine Condition Aircraft Monitoring

MSA

~ Minimum Sector Altitude

EFIS

~ Electronic Flight Instrument System

MSL

~ Mean Sea Level

EGT

~ Exhaust Gas Temperature

MSU

~Mode Selector Unit

EICAS

~ Engine Indicator Crew Alerting System

NDB

~Non-Directional Bearing]

EPR

~ Engine Pressure Ratio

NOTAM~ Notice to Airman

ETA

~ Estimated Time of Arrival

OAT

~ Outside Air Temperature

ETO

~Estimated Time Overhead

OBS

~ Omni Bearing Selector

OCA

~ Obstacle Clearance Altitude

VIS

~ Visibility

OCL

~ Obstacle Clearance Limit

VLF

~ Very Low Frequency

OEI

~One Engine Inoperative

VMC

~ Visual Meteorological Condition

PET

~ Point of Equal Time

VOLMET ~Meteorological Info for Aircraft in Flight

PIC

~ Pilot IN Command

VOR

~ VHF Omni Directional Range

PLN

~Flight Plan

VSI

~ Vertical Speed Indicator

PNR

~ Point of NO Return

VV

~ Vertical Visibility

PSR

~ Point of Safe of return

VA

~ Design Maneuvering Speed

PTS

~ Polar Track structure

VB

~ Design Speed for Max Gust Intensity

RAC

~ Rules of the Air traffic Services

VC/MC

~ Design Cruise Speed / Mach N umber

RAS

~ Rectified Airspeed

VD

~ Design Dive Speed

REP

~ Reporting Point

VF

~ Design Flap Speed

RMI

~ Remote Magnetic Indicator

VFE

~ Flap Extended Speed

RNAV

~Area Navigation

VFO

~ Flap Operating Speed

ROC

~Rate of Climb

VLE

~ Landing Gear Extended Speed

ROD

~ Rate of Descent

VLO

~ Maximum Landing Gear Operating Speed

RVR

~ Runway Visual Range

VLOF

~ Lift Off Speed

SAR

~ Search and Rescue

VMAX TYRE ~ Maximum Tyre Speed

SARP

~ Standard & Recommended Practices

VMBE

~ Maximum Break Energy Speed

SID

~Standard Instrument Departure

VMC

~ Minimum Control Speed

SSR

~Secondary Surveillance Radar

VMCA

~ Air Minimum Control Speed

STAR

~ Standard Arrival Route

VMCG

~ Ground Minimum Control Speed

TA

~ Transition Altitude

VMO/ MMO~ Max Operating Limit Speed / Max Mach No.

TAS

~ True Airspeed

VMU

~ Min Un-Stick Speed

TAT

~ Total Air Temperature

VNE

~ Never Exceed Speed

TC

~Tropical Cyclone

VNO

~ Normal Operating Speed

TCAS

~ Traffic Collision Avoidance System

VR

~ Rotating Speed

TDP

~ Take-off Decision Point

VREF

~ Landing Reference Speed

TL

~ Transition Level

VS

~ Stalling Speed or Min Steady flight speed at which

the aero plane is controllable

TOC

~ Top Of Climb
VSO

TORA

~ Take Of Run Available

~ Stalling Speed or Min Steady Flight Speed

landing configuration

TWY

~ Taxiway

VS1

~ Stalling Speed or Min. Steady Flight speed obtained

in best configuration

U/S

~ Unserviceable
VX

~ Speed for best angle of Climb

UTC

~ Co-coordinated Universal Time

VY

~ Speed for best rate of climb

VAR

~ Magnetic Variation
V1

~ Critical Engine Failure Speed

VDF

~ VHF Directional Finding Station

V2

~ Take-off Safety Speed for Piston Engine Aircraft

VG

~ Vertical Gyro
WCA

~Wind Correction Angle

VHF

~ Very High Frequency

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Declared Distanaces
TORA ( Take-Off Run Available)
~ The length of the runway
declared available and suitable for the ground run of
the aircraft.
TODA ( Take-Off Distance Available) ~ The length of the takeoff run available plus the length of the clearway, if
provided.
ASDA ( Accelerate-Stop Distance Available) ~The length of
the take-off run available plus the length of the
stopway, if provided.
LDA (Landing Distance Available) ~ The length of the runway
that is declared available and suitable for the ground
run of of an aeroplane landing.