Radio - Navigation Abbreviations - Daher-Socata TBM 900 Pilot's Information Manual

PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK

RADIO - NAVIGATION ABBREVIATIONS

ADF : Automatic Direction Finder System
ADI : Attitude Director Indicator
AFCS : Automated Flight Control System
AHRS : Attitude and Heading Reference System
ATC : Transponder
B RNAV : Basic aRea NAVigation
CDI : Course Deviation Indicator
COM : Communications Transceivers
DME : Distance Measuring Equipment
ELT : Emergency Locator Transmitter
ESI : Electronic Standby Instrument
FMS : Flight Management System
GPS : Ground Positioning System
HF : High Frequency
IFR : Instrument Flight Rules
ILS : Instrument Landing System
IMC : Instrument Meteorological Conditions
L NAV : Lateral NAVigation
LPV : Localizer Precision Vertical
MKR : Marker Radio Beacon
NAV : Navigation Indicators or Receivers
P RNAV : Precision aRea NAVigation
R NAV : Area NAVigation
RNP : Required Navigation Performance
TAS : Traffic Advisory System
TAWS : Terrain Awareness Warning System
VFR : Visual Flight Rules
VHF : Very High Frequency
VMC : Visual Meteorological Conditions
V NAV : Vertical NAVigation
VOR : VHF Omnidirectional Range
VOR / LOC : VHF Omnidirectional Range LOCalizer
WAAS : Wide Area Augmentation System
WXR : Weather surveillance radar
XPDR : Transponder
Edition 0 -- October 31, 2013
Rev. 1
SECTION 1
GENERAL
Page 1.4.7