Civil aviation dictionary
Aviation glossary
Terms, abbreviations and procedures explained without unnecessary jargon, with English names and clear definitions.
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- AbbreviationShuttle Radar Topography Mission
SRTM stands for Shuttle Radar Topography Mission in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationside lobe suppression
SLS stands for side lobe suppression in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationSierra Nevada
SIERNEV stands for Sierra Nevada in FAA terminology.
- OperationsSIGMET
A weather advisory issued concerning weather significant to the safety of all aircraft.
- Abbreviationsignificant weather
SIGWX stands for significant weather in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationsimple approach lighting system
SALS stands for simple approach lighting system in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationsimplified abbreviated visual approach slope indicator
SAVASI stands for simplified abbreviated visual approach slope indicator in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationsimplified short approach lighting system
SSALS stands for simplified short approach lighting system in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationsimplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
SSALR stands for simplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationsimplified short approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
SSALF stands for simplified short approach lighting system with sequenced flashers in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationSimplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights
SELF stands for Simplified Short Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashing Lights in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationsimulated approach
SIM stands for simulated approach in FAA terminology.
- EnginesSIMULATED FLAMEOUT
A practice approach by a jet aircraft (normally military) at idle thrust to a runway.
- Abbreviationsimultaneous automatic broadcast homer
SABH stands for simultaneous automatic broadcast homer in FAA terminology.
- Flying skillsSIMULTANEOUS CLOSE PARALLEL APPROACHES
A simultaneous, independent approach operation permitting ILS/RNAV/GLS approaches to airports having parallel runways separated by at least 3,000 feet and less than 4,300-feet between centerlines.
- Abbreviationsimultaneous compass locator at middle marker
SLMM stands for simultaneous compass locator at middle marker in FAA terminology.
- Abbreviationsimultaneous compass locator at outer marker
SLOM stands for simultaneous compass locator at outer marker in FAA terminology.
- Flying skillsSIMULTANEOUS ILS APPROACHES
An approach system permitting simultaneous ILS approaches to airports having parallel runways separated by at least 4,300 feet between centerlines.
- Flying skillsSIMULTANEOUS OFFSET INSTRUMENT APPROACH (SOIA)
An instrument landing system comprised of an ILS PRM, RNAV PRM or GLS PRM approach to one runway and an offset LDA PRM with glideslope or an RNAV PRM or GLS PRM approach utilizing vertical guidance to another where parallel runway spaced less than 3,000 feet and at least 750 feet apart.
- AbbreviationSimultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways
SOIR stands for Simultaneous Operations On Intersecting Runways in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationSimultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways
SOIWR stands for Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Runways in FAA terminology.
- Radio communications and ATCSINGLE FREQUENCY APPROACH
A service provided under a letter of agreement to military single‐piloted turbojet aircraft which permits use of a single UHF frequency during approach for landing.
- AbbreviationSingle Pilot IFR
SPIFR stands for Single Pilot IFR in FAA terminology.
- AbbreviationSingle Pilot Resource Management
SRM stands for Single Pilot Resource Management in FAA terminology.