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Abbreviation And Term List

Come across some abbreviations or terms that you have no idea what they are, but everyone else seems to?  So did I.  So here's a list of the ones I've come across to help out.  Have any to add?  Need to correct me?  Use the form on the main page to let me know. 

A
  • ADHRS (ADAHRS) - Air Data and Altitude Heading Reference System
  • ADS-B - Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast
  • AOA - Angle Of Attack
  • ARTCC - Air Route Traffic Control Center
  • ATIS - Automatic Terminal Information Services
  • AWOS - Automated Weather Observation System

B
  • BFR - Biennial Flight Review (now known as FR or Flight review)
  • BID - Bidirectional Fiberglass
  • BL - Butt Line (Measurements side to side from the centerline of the fusulage)

C
  • CAP -  Civil Air Patrol
  • CAVU - Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited
  • CTAF - Common Traffic Advisory Frequency

D
  • DAR - Designated Airworthiness Representative

E
  • ECU - Engine Control Unit
  • EFIS - Electronic Flight Information System
  • EGT - Exhaust Gas Temperature
  • EMS - Engine Management System

F
  • FADEC - Full Authority Digital Engine Control
  • FAR - Federal Aviation Regulations
  • FBO - Fixed Based Operations
  • FHC - Front Hinge Canopy
  • Flox - Epoxy mixed with flocked cotton
  • FMS - Flight Management System
  • FOD - Foreign Object Damage, Foreign Object Debris
  • FR (BFR) - Flight Review (done every two years)
  • FS - Fusulage Stations (Measurements down the length of the fusulage, run parallel to the bulkheads)
  • FSS - Flight Service Station

G
  • GPS - Global Positioning System

H
  • Hobbs - Not an abbreviation as far as I know, but stands for the unit that tracks engine use time.

I
  • IFR - Instrument Flight Rules
  • ILS - Instrument Landing System
  • IP - Instrument Panel

J

K

L
  • LG - Landing Gear
  • LOP - Lean Of Peak (running the fuel lean from peak EGT temp)

M
  • METAR - Meteorological Aerodrome Report
  • Micro - Epoxy mixed with micro balloons
  • MVFR - Marginal Visual Flight Rules

N
  • NORDO - No Radio

O
  • OAT - Outside Air Temperature

P
  • Peel Ply - Dacron fabric used to cover the surface of a layup before cure so that when removed it leaves a roughened surface ready for other layups.  Also helps to smooth out the layup surface.
  • Plastic peel ply - plastic sheet that is used to cover the surface of a layup before cure so that extra epoxy can be removed and the surface smoothed out to remove the weave texture of the glass.
  • POH - Pilot Owners Handbook
  • PSRU - Propeller Speed Reduction Unit

R
  • ROP - Rich Of Peak (Running the fuel rich from peak EGT)

S
  • SAR - Search And Rescue
  • SIGMET - Significant Meteorological Information 
  • STOL - Short Take Off and Landing

T
  • TCAS - Traffic Collision Avoidance System
  • TFR - Temporary Flight Restriction
  • TRSA - Terminal Radar Service Area
  • TSO - Technical Standard Order

U
  • UNI - Unidirectional Fiberglass

V
  • VFR -Visual Flight Rules
  • VTOL - Vertical Take Off and Landing


W
  • WAAS - Wide Area Augmentation System
  • WL - Water Line (Vertical measurements)

X

Y

Z
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