+ Acronyms - CFI Commonplace Book

%% Update via "Update Publish Files" template %% | Acronym | Meaning | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [[Filed/3P Model.md\|3P Model]] | Perceive, Process, Perform | | [[Filed/4 C's (Go-Around).md\|4 C's (Go-Around)]] | Cram, Climb, Cool, Check Instruments | | [[Filed/5 C's (Going Missed).md\|5 C's (Going Missed)]] | Cram, Climb, Cool, Configure, Call | | [[Filed/5 Ts.md\|5 Ts]] | Time (start timer), Turn, Tune and/or Twist (nav freq and OBS), Throttle, Talk | | [[Filed/8 Acronyms Every Instrument Pilot Should Know.md\|8 Acronyms Every Instrument Pilot Should Know]] | \- | | [[Filed/A GOOSE A CAT.md\|A GOOSE A CAT]] | Anti-Collision Lights, Gas Gauge, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Seatbelts, ELT, Airspeed, Compass, Altimeter, Tach | | [[Filed/A TOMATO FLAMES.md\|A TOMATO FLAMES]] | Anti-Collision Lights, Tach, Oil Pressure, MP if complex, Airspeed Indicator, Temp Gauge (liquid), Oil temp, Fuel Gauge, Landing gear indicator lights, Altimeter, Mag Compass, ELT, Safety Belts | | [[Filed/AATD.md\|AATD]] | Advanced Aviation Training Device | | [[Filed/AAV1ATE.md\|AAV1ATE]] | Annual, ADs VOR, 100 Hour, Altimeter, Transponder, ELT | | [[Filed/ABCDE.md\|ABCDE]] | Airspeed, Best Landing Spot, Checklist, Declare, Execute | | [[Filed/AC.md\|AC]] | Advisory Circular | | [[Filed/ACS.md\|ACS]] | Airman Certification Standards | | [[Filed/AD.md\|AD]] | Airworthiness Directive | | [[Filed/ADC.md\|ADC]] | Air Data Computer | | [[Filed/ADF.md\|ADF]] | Automatic Direction Finder | | [[Filed/ADM.md\|ADM]] | Aeronautical Decision Making | | [[Filed/ADS-B.md\|ADS-B]] | Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast | | [[Filed/AFH.md\|AFH]] | Airplane Flying Handbook | | [[Filed/AFM.md\|AFM]] | Aircraft Flight Manual | | [[Filed/AGL.md\|AGL]] | Above Ground Level | | [[Filed/AHRS.md\|AHRS]] | Attitude and Heading Reference System | | [[Filed/AIM.md\|AIM]] | Aeronautical Information Manual | | [[Filed/AIRBAG.md\|AIRBAG]] | ATIS/AWOS, Install Approach, Radios/Radials, Brief Approach and Going Missed | | [[Filed/AIRMET.md\|AIRMET]] | AIRmen's METeorological Information | | [[Filed/ALS.md\|ALS]] | Approach Light System | | [[Filed/AME.md\|AME]] | Aviation Medical Examiner | | [[Filed/ANDS.md\|ANDS]] | Acceleration-North / Deceleration-South | | [[Filed/AOA.md\|AOA]] | Angle Of Attack | | [[Filed/AOPA.md\|AOPA]] | Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association | | [[Filed/APES.md\|APES]] | Anti-Collision Lights, Position Lights, Electrical Source, Spare Fuses | | [[Filed/AR(R)OW.md\|AR(R)OW]] | Airworthiness Certificate, Registration, Radio License, Operating Limitations, Weight & Balance | | [[Filed/ARROW PDC.md\|ARROW PDC]] | [[AR(R)OW]], Placards, Data plate, C[[Compass Deviation Card.jpeg\|ompass deviation card]] | | [[Filed/ARTCC.md\|ARTCC]] | Air Route Traffic Control Center | | [[Filed/ASEL.md\|ASEL]] | Airplane, Single Engine, Land | | [[Filed/ASOS.md\|ASOS]] | Automated Surface Observing Systems | | [[Filed/ASR.md\|ASR]] | Airport Surveillance Radar | | [[Filed/ASRS.md\|ASRS]] | Aviation Safety Reporting System | | [[Filed/ATC.md\|ATC]] | Air Traffic Control | | [[Filed/ATIS.md\|ATIS]] | Automatic Terminal Information Service | | [[Filed/ATS.md\|ATS]] | Air Traffic Service | | [[Filed/AVE-F.md\|AVE-F]] | Assigned, Vectored, Expected, then Filed (in that order of priority) | | [[Filed/AWOS.md\|AWOS]] | Automated Weather Observing System | | [[Filed/BATD.md\|BATD]] | Basic Aviation Training Device | | [[Filed/BFR.md\|BFR]] | Biennial Flight Review | | [[Filed/bhp.md\|bhp]] | brake horsepower | | [[Filed/BRS.md\|BRS]] | Ballistic Recovery Systems | | [[Filed/CAS.md\|CAS]] | Calibrated Airspeed | | [[Filed/CDFA.md\|CDFA]] | Continuous Descent Final Approach | | [[Filed/CDI.md\|CDI]] | Course Deviation Indicator | | [[Filed/CFI.md\|CFI]] | Certified/Certificated Flight Instructor | | [[Filed/CFII.md\|CFII]] | [[CFI]]-Instrument | | [[Filed/CFIT.md\|CFIT]] | Controlled Flight Into Terrain | | [[Filed/CG.md\|CG]] | Center of Gravity | | [[Filed/CHAPS.md\|CHAPS]] | Clearing turns, Heading and outside reference, Altitude, Place to land, Set power and aircraft configuration | | [[Filed/CHAT.md\|CHAT]] | Compass, Heading Indicator, Attitude Indicator, Turn Coordinator | | [[Filed/CIGAR TIP.md\|CIGAR TIP]] | Controls; Instruments; Gas; Altimeter; Run-up; Trim; Interior (doors/windows); Propeller | | [[Filed/CIGARS.md\|CIGARS]] | Controls, Instruments, Gas, Attitude (flaps and trim set), Runup, Seatbelts and Switches | | [[Filed/CL.md\|CL]] | Center of Lift | | [[Filed/CONUS.md\|CONUS]] | Continental United States | | [[Filed/CPL.md\|CPL]] | Commercial Pilot's License | | [[Filed/CRAFT.md\|CRAFT]] | Clearance Limit; Route; Altitude; Frequency; Transponder | | [[Filed/CRM.md\|CRM]] | Crew Resource Management | | [[Filed/CTAF.md\|CTAF]] | Common Traffic Advisory Frequency | | [[Filed/CWA.md\|CWA]] | Center Weather Advisory | | [[Filed/DA.md\|DA]] | Decision Altitude | | [[Filed/DECIDE.md\|DECIDE]] | Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do, Evaluate | | [[Filed/DME.md\|DME]] | Distance Measuring Equipment | | [[Filed/DODAR.md\|DODAR]] | Diagnose, Options, Decide, Assign Tasks, and Review | | [[Filed/DP.md\|DP]] | Departure Procedure | | [[Filed/DPE.md\|DPE]] | Designated Pilot Examiner | | [[Filed/DVA.md\|DVA]] | Diverse Vector Area | | [[Filed/DVFR.md\|DVFR]] | Defense Visual Flight Rules | | [[Filed/EAA.md\|EAA]] | Experimental Aircraft Association | | [[Filed/EASA.md\|EASA]] | European Union Aviation Safety Agency | | [[Filed/EBGAAR.md\|EBGAAR]] | Emergency - Aircraft in distress, Balloon, Glider, Aircraft refueling/towing, Airship, Rotorcraft or airplane | | [[Filed/EFB.md\|EFB]] | Electronic Flight Bag | | [[Filed/EFC.md\|EFC]] | Expect Further Clearance | | [[Filed/ELT.md\|ELT]] | Emergency Locator Transmitter | | [[Filed/FAA.md\|FAA]] | Federal Aviation Administration | | [[Filed/FAR.md\|FAR]] | Federal Aviation Regulations | | [[Filed/FBO.md\|FBO]] | Fixed-Base Operator | | [[Filed/FCCGUMPS.md\|FCCGUMPS]] | Flaps, Cowl flaps, Carb heat, then the usual Gas, Undercarriage, Mixture, Propeller, Seatbelts | | [[Filed/FIKI.md\|FIKI]] | Flight Into Known Icing | | [[Filed/FLAPS.md\|FLAPS]] | Fuses, Landing light if for hire, Anti-collision lights, Position lights, Source of Energy | | [[Filed/FPM.md\|FPM]] | Feet Per Minute | | [[Filed/FRAT.md\|FRAT]] | Flight Risk Assessment Tool | | [[Filed/FSS.md\|FSS]] | Flight Service Station | | [[Filed/FTSP.md\|FTSP]] | Flight Training Security Program | | [[Filed/GARRF.md\|GARRF]] | Ground Lighting, Atmospheric Illusions, Runway Width, Runway/Terrain Sloping, Featureless Terrain | | [[Filed/GIA.md\|GIA]] | Garmin Integrated Avionics Unit | | [[Filed/GLS.md\|GLS]] | Ground Based Augmentation System ([[GBAS]]) Landing System | | [[Filed/GNSS.md\|GNSS]] | Global Navigation Satellite System | | [[Filed/GPS.md\|GPS]] | Global Positioning System | | [[Filed/GRABCARDD.md\|GRABCARDD]] | Generator, Rate of Turn, Attitude, Ball, Clock, Altimeter (sensitive), Radio, DG, DME (above FL240) | | [[Filed/GS.md\|GS]] | Groundspeed | | [[Filed/GUMPS.md\|GUMPS]] | Gas, Undercarriage, Mixture, Propeller, Seatbelts/Switches | | [[Filed/HILPT.md\|HILPT]] | Hold In Lieu of Procedure Turn | | [[Filed/HIWAS.md\|HIWAS]] | Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service | | [[Filed/IAP.md\|IAP]] | Instrument Approach Procedure | | [[Filed/IAS.md\|IAS]] | Indicated Airspeed | | [[Filed/ICEFLAGGS.md\|ICEFLAGGS]] | Inversion; Coriolis; Elevator; False Horizons; Leans; Autokinesis; Graveyard Spiral; Graveyard Spin; Somatogravic | | [[Filed/IFH.md\|IFH]] | Instrument Flying Handbook | | [[Filed/IFR.md\|IFR]] | Instrument Flight Rules | | [[Filed/ILS.md\|ILS]] | Instrument Landing System | | [[Filed/IMC.md\|IMC]] | Instrument Meteorological Conditions | | [[Filed/IMSAFE.md\|IMSAFE]] | Illness, M[[Medication Examples for Pilots\|edicine]], Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Eating/Emotion | | [[Filed/IPC.md\|IPC]] | Instrument Proficiency Check | | [[Filed/IPH.md\|IPH]] | Instrument Procedures Handbook | | [[Filed/IR.md\|IR]] | Instrument Rating | | [[Filed/IRA.md\|IRA]] | Instrument Rating - Airplane | | [[Filed/KOEL.md\|KOEL]] | Kinds of Operation Equipment List | | [[Filed/LHAND.md\|LHAND]] | Lycoming O-360 180hp 4cyl, Horizontally opposed, Air cooled, Normally aspirated, Direct drive | | [[Filed/LIFR.md\|LIFR]] | Low Instrument Flight Rules | | [[Filed/LNAV.md\|LNAV]] | Lateral Navigation | | [[Filed/LOA.md\|LOA]] | Letter of Authorization | | [[Filed/LP.md\|LP]] | Localizer Performance | | [[Filed/LPV.md\|LPV]] | Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance | | [[Filed/LR.md\|LR]] | Lead Radial | | [[Filed/LRU.md\|LRU]] | Line Replaceable Units | | [[Filed/MARVELOUS VFR C500.md\|MARVELOUS VFR C500]] | \- | | [[Filed/Maximum Elevation Figure.md\|Maximum Elevation Figure]] | Maximum Elevation Figure | | [[Filed/MDA.md\|MDA]] | Minimum Descent Altitude | | [[Filed/MEA (Lost Comms).md\|MEA (Lost Comms)]] | Highest per segment of: Minimum IFR; Expected; Assigned | | [[Filed/MEA.md\|MEA]] | Minimum Enroute Altitude | | [[Filed/MEL.md\|MEL]] | Minimum Equipment List | | [[Filed/METAR.md\|METAR]] | METeorological Aerodrome Reports | | [[Filed/MGW.md\|MGW]] | Max Gross Weight | | [[Filed/MOA.md\|MOA]] | Military Operation Area | | [[Filed/MON.md\|MON]] | Minimum Operational Network | | [[Filed/MOS.md\|MOS]] | Model Output Statistics | | [[Filed/MP.md\|MP]] | Manifold Pressure | | [[Filed/MSFS.md\|MSFS]] | Microsoft Flight Simulator | | [[Filed/MVFR.md\|MVFR]] | Marginal Visual Flight Rules | | [[Filed/NAS.md\|NAS]] | National Airspace System | | [[Filed/NDB.md\|NDB]] | Non-Directional Beacon | | [[Filed/NEXRAD.md\|NEXRAD]] | Next Generation Radar | | [[Filed/NM.md\|NM]] | Nautical Mile | | [[Filed/NOSE.md\|NOSE]] | North-Opposite, South-Exaggerated | | [[Filed/NOTAM.md\|NOTAM]] | Notices To Air Missions | | [[Filed/NTSB.md\|NTSB]] | National Transportation Safety Board | | [[Filed/NWKRAFT.md\|NWKRAFT]] | Notams, Weather, Known ATC delays, Runway lengths, Alternates, Fuel requirements, and Takeoff and landing distances | | [[Filed/NWS.md\|NWS]] | National Weather Service | | [[Filed/OBS.md\|OBS]] | Omnibearing Selector | | [[Filed/ODP.md\|ODP]] | Obstacle Departure Procedure | | [[Filed/OROCA.md\|OROCA]] | Off-Route Obstruction Clearance Altitude | | [[Filed/PAR.md\|PAR]] | Precision Approach Radar | | [[Filed/PARE.md\|PARE]] | Power Off - Ailerons neutral - Rudder opposite rotation - Elevator stick/yoke forward briskly | | [[Filed/PARENT.md\|PARENT]] | Power Off - Ailerons neutral - Rudder opposite rotation - Elevator stick/yoke forward briskly - Neutralize rudder after rotation stops - Take plane out of dive | | [[Filed/PAVE.md\|PAVE]] | Pilot; Aircraft; eVironment; External Pressures | | [[Filed/PBN.md\|PBN]] | Performance Based Navigation | | [[Filed/PHAK.md\|PHAK]] | Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical nowledge | | [[Filed/PIC.md\|PIC]] | Pilot-in-Command | | [[Filed/PIREP.md\|PIREP]] | Pilot Weather Report | | [[Filed/PLB.md\|PLB]] | Personal Locator Beacon | | [[Filed/POH.md\|POH]] | Pilot's Operating Handbook | | [[Filed/PPL.md\|PPL]] | Private Pilot's License | | [[Filed/PTAC.md\|PTAC]] | Position, Turn, Altitude, and Clearance | | [[Filed/PTATEN.md\|PTATEN]] | Position, Time, Altitude, Type of flight plan (only required for FSS reports), Estimated time of arrival at the next reporting point, Name of the reporting point after that | | [[Filed/Radar.md\|Radar]] | Radio Detection And Ranging | | [[Filed/RAIM.md\|RAIM]] | Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring | | [[Filed/REIL.md\|REIL]] | Runway End Identifier Lights | | [[Filed/RNAV.md\|RNAV]] | Area Navigation | | [[Filed/RNP.md\|RNP]] | Required Navigation Performance | | [[Filed/ROC.md\|ROC]] | Required Obstacle Clearance | | [[Filed/RPM.md\|RPM]] | Revolutions Per Minute | | [[Filed/RTS.md\|RTS]] | Return To Service | | [[Filed/SAFETY.md\|SAFETY]] | Seatbelts, Air, Fire, Exit, Traffic and Talking, Your Questions? | | [[Filed/SEP.md\|SEP]] | Single Engine Piston | | [[Filed/SID.md\|SID]] | Standard Instrument Departure | | [[Filed/SIGMET.md\|SIGMET]] | SIGnificant METeorological Information | | [[Filed/SLAC.md\|SLAC]] | Stanford Linear Accelerator Center | | [[Filed/SLD.md\|SLD]] | Supercooled Large Drops | | [[Filed/SMGCS.md\|SMGCS]] | Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (Plan) | | [[Filed/SPARROWED.md\|SPARROWED]] | Supplements, Placards, [[AR(R)OW]], External data plate, D[[Compass Deviation Card.jpeg\|eviation card]] | | [[Filed/SRM.md\|SRM]] | Single-pilot Resource Management | | [[Filed/STAR.md\|STAR]] | Standard Terminal Arrivals | | [[Filed/STC.md\|STC]] | Supplemental Type C | | [[Filed/TAA.md\|TAA]] | Terminal Arrival Area | | [[Filed/TAC.md\|TAC]] | Terminal Area Chart | | [[Filed/TACAN.md\|TACAN]] | Tactical Air Navigation | | [[Filed/TAF.md\|TAF]] | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast | | [[Filed/TAS.md\|TAS]] | True Airspeed | | [[Filed/TCAS.md\|TCAS]] | Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System | | [[Filed/TDZE.md\|TDZE]] | Touchdown Zone Elevation | | [[Filed/TEC.md\|TEC]] | Tower Enroute Control | | [[Filed/TERPS.md\|TERPS]] | Terminal Instrument Procedures | | [[Filed/TFR.md\|TFR]] | Temporary Flight Restriction | | [[Filed/TIS-B.md\|TIS-B]] | Traffic Information Services–Broadcast | | [[Filed/TLAR.md\|TLAR]] | That Looks About Right | | [[Filed/TOD.md\|TOD]] | Top of Descent | | [[Filed/TPA.md\|TPA]] | Traffic Pattern Altitude | | [[Filed/TPP.md\|TPP]] | Terminal Procedure Publication | | [[Filed/TRACON.md\|TRACON]] | Terminal Radar Approach CONtrol Facility | | [[Filed/TSA.md\|TSA]] | Transportation Security Administration | | [[Filed/UND.md\|UND]] | University of North Dakota | | [[Filed/Unicom.md\|Unicom]] | Universal Communications Frequency | | [[Filed/UNOS.md\|UNOS]] | Undershoot North, Overshoot South | | [[Filed/VDP.md\|VDP]] | Visual Descent Point | | [[Filed/VFR.md\|VFR]] | Visual Flight Rules | | [[Filed/VGSI.md\|VGSI]] | Visual Glideslope Indicators | | [[Filed/VHF.md\|VHF]] | Very-High Frequency | | [[Filed/VMC.md\|VMC]] | Visual Meteorological Conditions | | [[Filed/VOR.md\|VOR]] | Very High Frequency ([[VHF]]) Omni-Directional Range | | [[Filed/VORTAC.md\|VORTAC]] | [[VOR]] with [[TACAN]] | | [[Filed/VOT.md\|VOT]] | VOR Test Facilities | | [[Filed/VSI.md\|VSI]] | Vertical Speed Indicator | | [[Filed/VVM.md\|VVM]] | Verbalize, Verify, Monitor | | [[Filed/Vx.md\|Vx]] | Best Angle of Climb | | [[Filed/Vy.md\|Vy]] | Best Rate of Climb | | [[Filed/WAAS.md\|WAAS]] | Wide Area Augmentation System | | [[Filed/WCA.md\|WCA]] | Wind Correction Angle | | [[Filed/WRIMTMS.md\|WRIMTMS]] | Weather, Radios, Instruments, Minimums, Time, Missed Approach, Safety | | [[Filed/WVFC.md\|WVFC]] | West Valley Flying Club | | [[Filed/XC.md\|XC]] | Cross Country |