Appendix J: Glossary - Garmin Aera 660 Pilot's Manual

APPENDIX J: GLOSSARY

ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone
ADS-B Automatic Dependant Surveillance -Broadcast
ADS-B In Ability to receive ADS-B information from other aircraft and
Ground Based Transceivers (GBTs)
ADS-B Out Ability to transmit ADS-B data on 1090 ES or 978 MHz
ADS-B An aircraft that has both ADS-B In and ADS-B Out
Participating capabilities.
Aircraft
ADS-R Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Rebroadcast
AGL Above Ground Level
AIRMET Airman's Meteorological Information
ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center
ASOS Automated Surface Observing System
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service
AWOS Automated Weather Observing System
Bearing The compass direction from the present position to a
destination waypoint.
ºC degrees Celsius
Calibrated Indicated airspeed corrected for installation and instrument
Airspeed errors.
cm centimeter
COM communication radio
Course The line between two points to be followed by the aircraft.
Course to Steer The recommended direction to steer in order to reduce
course error or stay on course. Provides the most efficient
heading to get back to the desired course and proceed along
the flight plan.
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