Civil aviation dictionary
Aviation glossary
Terms, abbreviations and procedures explained without unnecessary jargon, with English names and clear definitions.
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- Terms
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- Abbreviations
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- Abbreviationautomatic error correction equipment
ARQ stands for automatic error correction equipment in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomatic Flight Management System
AFMS stands for Automatic Flight Management System in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationautomatic ground air/ground communication system
AGACS stands for automatic ground air/ground communication system in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationautomatic instrument landing system
AILS stands for automatic instrument landing system in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomatic Meteorological Observing System
AMOS stands for Automatic Meteorological Observing System in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationautomatic scanning control unit
ASCU stands for automatic scanning control unit in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationautomatic scanning unit out of service
SCANO stands for automatic scanning unit out of service in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAutomatic Terminal Information Service
An automatic broadcast of current aerodrome operational and weather information.
- Abbreviationautomatic weather broadcast equipment
AWBE stands for automatic weather broadcast equipment in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationautomatic weather observing/reporting system
AWOS stands for automatic weather observing/reporting system in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationautomatic weather reporting system
AUTOB stands for automatic weather reporting system in FAA terminology.
- Aircraft and systemsAutopilot
A system that controls the aircraft's flight path using selected modes and targets.
- AbbreviationAuxiliary Aviation Weather Facility
AAWF stands for Auxiliary Aviation Weather Facility in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAuxiliary Flight Service Station
XFSS stands for Auxiliary Flight Service Station in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAuxiliary Power Unit
An aircraft's auxiliary power unit.
- EnginesAuxiliary power unit
A small gas turbine providing electrical power, air or engine-start support.
- Flying skillsAVAILABLE LANDING DISTANCE (ALD)
The portion of a runway available for landing and roll‐out for aircraft cleared for LAHSO.
- AbbreviationAviation Area Forecast Center
FA CENTER stands for Aviation Area Forecast Center in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAviation Digital Data Service
ADDS stands for Aviation Digital Data Service in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAviation Environmental Design Tool
AEDT stands for Aviation Environmental Design Tool in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationaviation gasoline
AVGAS stands for aviation gasoline in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAviation Logistics Organization
ALO stands for Aviation Logistics Organization in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAviation Maintenance Technician
AMT stands for Aviation Maintenance Technician in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationAviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
ARAC stands for Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee in FAA terminology.