Civil aviation dictionary
Aviation glossary
Terms, abbreviations and procedures explained without unnecessary jargon, with English names and clear definitions.
- Total entries
- 2480
- Terms
- 435
- Abbreviations
- 2045
E
- Abbreviationentering air defense identification zone
EADIZ stands for entering air defense identification zone in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationenvironment meteorological support unit
EMSU stands for environment meteorological support unit in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationEnvironmental and Occupational Safety & Health
EOSH stands for Environmental and Occupational Safety & Health in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationEnvironmental Compliance Occupational Safety and Health
EOSH stands for Environmental Compliance Occupational Safety and Health in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationEnvironmental Safety and Health
ES&H stands for Environmental Safety and Health in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationEnvironmental Safety Information System
ESIS stands for Environmental Safety Information System in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationequatorial (air mass)
E stands for equatorial (air mass) in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationequipment certified
EQCRT stands for equipment certified in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationequivalent airspeed
EAS stands for equivalent airspeed in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationError (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)
EEE stands for Error (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal) in FAA terminology.
- OperationsESTIMATED (EST)
When used in NOTAMs “EST” is a contraction that is used by the issuing authority only when the condition is expected to return to service prior to the expiration time.
- AbbreviationEstimated Departure Control Time
EDCT stands for Estimated Departure Control Time in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationestimated latitude
ELAT stands for estimated latitude in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationEstimated Time of Arrival
Estimated time of arrival.
- AbbreviationEstimated Time of Departure
Estimated time of departure.
- Abbreviationestimated time over
ETOV stands for estimated time over in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationestimated time over significant point
ETO stands for estimated time over significant point in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationEuropean Aviation Safety Agency
EASA stands for European Aviation Safety Agency in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationEuropean Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment
EUROCAE stands for European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment in FAA terminology.
- SafetyEvacuation slide
An inflatable device helping occupants leave an aircraft quickly.
- Abbreviationevaluate or evaluation
EVAL stands for evaluate or evaluation in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationexcept change route to read
ECR stands for except change route to read in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationexchange and repair
E/R stands for exchange and repair in FAA terminology.
- Flying skillsEXECUTE MISSED APPROACH
Instructions issued to a pilot making an instrument approach which means continue inbound to the missed approach point and execute the missed approach procedure as described on the Instrument Approach Procedure Chart or as previously assigned by ATC.