Abbreviations And Terminology - Garmin GFC 500 Manual

ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

The following glossary is applicable within the airplane flight manual supplement
AFCS Automatic Flight Control System
AFM Airplane Flight Manual
AFMS Airplane Flight Manual Supplement
AGL Above Ground Level
AHRS Attitude and Heading Reference
System
ALT Altitude
AP Autopilot
APR Approach
ATC Air Traffic Control
BC Back Course Approach
CDI Course Deviation Indicator
DA Decision Altitude
DISC Disconnect
DWG Drawing
ESP Electronic Stability and Protection
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAF Final Approach Fix
FD Flight Director
GA Go Around
GFC 500 Garmin Autopilot
GMC 507 Autopilot Mode Control Panel
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS Global Positioning System
GS Glideslope
GSA Garmin Servo Actuator
HDG AFCS heading mode
IAS Indicated Airspeed
ILS Instrument Landing System
INT Interrupt
KIAS Knots Indicated Airspeed
LNAV Lateral Navigation
LNAV+V Lateral Navigation with Advisory
Vertical Guidance
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LNAV/VNAV Lateral Navigation / Vertical
Navigation Approach
LOC Localizer (no glideslope available)
LP Localizer Performance
LP+V Localizer Performance with Advisory
Vertical Guidance
LPV Localizer Performance with Vertical
Guidance
LVL Level
MDA Minimum Descent Altitude
PFT Preflight Test
Pilot's Operating Handbook
POH
STC Supplemental Type Certificate
TO Takeoff
TRK Track
VHF Very High Frequency
VOR VHF Omni-directional Range
VS Vertical Speed
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