This glossary is written for virtual airline and flight simulation use within Virtual Air Canada Airline. It is not intended as a real-world aviation reference.
A
- ACARS - Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
- ADF - Automatic Direction Finder
- ADS-B - Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
- AFE - Above Field Elevation
- AFM - Aircraft Flight Manual
- AGL - Above Ground Level
- ALTN - Alternate
- APU - Auxiliary Power Unit
- ASR - Air Safety Report
- ATC - Air Traffic Control
- ATIS - Automatic Terminal Information Service
B
C
- CAT - Category (as in CAT I/II/III ILS approaches)
- CDA - Continuous Descent Approach
- CDL - Configuration Deviation List
- CDU - Control Display Unit
- CG - Center of Gravity
- CI - Cost Index
- CRM - Crew Resource Management
- CVR - Captain’s Voyage Report / Cockpit Voice Recorder
D
- DA/DH - Decision Altitude/Decision Height
E
- EICAS - Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System
- ECAM - Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor
- EODP - Engine-Out Departure Procedure
- ETOPS - Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards
F
- FAF - Final Approach Fix
- FCU - Flight Control Unit
- FD - Flight Director
- FDR - Flight Data Recorder
- FGCS - Flight Guidance Control System
- FL - Flight Level
- FMC/FMGC - Flight Management Computer/Flight Management Guidance Computer
- FMS - Flight Management System
- FOD - Foreign Object Debris
- FOQA - Flight Operations Quality Assurance
- FRMS - Fatigue Risk Management System
G
- GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite System
- GPU - Ground Power Unit
- GPWS/EGPWS - (Enhanced) Ground Proximity Warning System
H
I
- IAF - Initial Approach Fix
- ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization
- ILS - Instrument Landing System
- IMC - Instrument Meteorological Conditions
- IROP - Irregular Operations
- ISA - International Standard Atmosphere
L
M
- MAC - Mean Aerodynamic Chord
- MCP - Mode Control Panel
- MEA - Minimum Enroute Altitude
- MEL - Minimum Equipment List
- METAR - Meteorological Aerodrome Report
- Mmo - Maximum Operating Mach Number
- MNPS - Minimum Navigation Performance Specification
- MSA - Minimum Sector Altitude
- MTOW - Maximum Take-Off Weight
N
- NADP - Noise Abatement Departure Procedure
- NAT HLA - North Atlantic High Level Airspace
- ND - Navigation Display
- NOTAM - Notice to Air Missions
O
P
- PA - Public Address
- PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator
- PBN - Performance-Based Navigation
- PF - Pilot Flying
- PIC - Pilot-in-Command
- PIREP - Pilot Report
- PM - Pilot Monitoring
Q
- QFE - Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation
- QNH - Altimeter setting to display elevation above sea level
- QRH - Quick Reference Handbook
R
- RA - Resolution Advisory (TCAS) / Radio Altimeter
- RNAV - Area Navigation
- RNP - Required Navigation Performance
- RTO - Rejected Take-Off
- RVR - Runway Visual Range
- RVSM - Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
S
- SELCAL - Selective Calling System
- SID - Standard Instrument Departure
- SIGMET - Significant Meteorological Information
- SIM - Simulator
- SLOP - Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure
- SOPs - Standard Operating Procedures
- STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Route
T
- TA - Traffic Advisory (TCAS)
- TCAS - Traffic Collision Avoidance System
- TEM - Threat and Error Management
- TOD - Top of Descent
- TOGA - Take-Off/Go-Around thrust setting
- TOW - Take-Off Weight
V
- V1 - Decision speed
- V2 - Take-off safety speed
- VAPP - Approach speed
- VNAV - Vertical Navigation
- VMC - Visual Meteorological Conditions
- Vmo - Maximum Operating Speed
- VOR - VHF Omnidirectional Range
- VR - Rotation speed
- Vref - Reference speed
W
Z
- ZFW - Zero Fuel Weight
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