Abbreviations
The following is a list of abbreviations
used, and their meanings:
ACTV
— Active
ALT
—
Altitude
APPRCHING
—Approaching
APR
—
Approach
APT
—
Airport
ARSPC
— Airspace
ARTCC
— Air Route Traffic Control
Center
ARVL
— Arrival
AUX
—
Auxiliary
AVGAS
— Aviation-grade Gasoline
AVTN
— Aviation
BARO
— Barometric Pressure
BRG
Bearing To
—
°C
—
Degree Celsius
CAS
—
Calibrated Airspeed
CDI
—
Course Deviation Indicator
CLR
—
Clear
COM
—
Communications Transceiver
CRSR
— Cursor
CTA
—
ICAO Control Area
CTAF
— Common Traffic Advisory
Frequency
CTR
—
Center (see ARTCC)
CTS
—
Course To Steer
CUM
Cumulative
—
DB
—
Database
DEN
—
Density
DEP
—
Departure
DIS
—
Distance
DME
—
Distance Measuring Equipment
DOP
Dilution of Precision
—
DTK
—
Desired Track
EFF
—
Efficiency
ELEV
— Elevation
ENDUR
—Endurance
ENR
—
En Route
MESSAGES,
aBBREVIATIONS
& nav tERMS
ENT
—
Enter
EPE
—
Estimated Position Error
ESA
—
En Route Safe Altitude
ETA
—
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETE
—
Estimated Time En Route
°F
Degrees Fahrenheit
—
FF
—
Fuel Flow
FOB
—
Fuel On Board
FPL
—
Flight Plan
fpm
—
Feet Per Minute
FREQ
— Frequency
FSS
—
Flight Service Station
ft
Feet
—
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