@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ AAMS,Aircraft Arrival Management System
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AARTS,Army Aviation Radar Training System
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AAO,Assumed Adverse Obstacle
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AAS,Airport Advisory Service
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- AB,Air Base
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+ AB," Air Base, Afterburner"
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ABI,Advanced Boundary Information
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AC,Air Conditioning
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AC,Aircraft
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ AERA,Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control
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AEW,Airborne Early Warning
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AF,Air Field
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AFCS,Automatic Flight Control System
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+ AFI,Air Force Instruction
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AFIS,Aerodrome Flight Information Service
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AFTN,Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network
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AFM,Aircraft Flight Manual
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ ALSF1,ALS with Sequenced Flashers I
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ALSF2,ALS with Sequenced Flashers II
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ALSIP,Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan
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ALTRV,Altitude Reservation
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+ AM,Airfield Management
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AMAN,Arrival Manager
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AMASS,Airport Movement Area Safety System
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AMCC,Air Route Traffic Control Center Maintenance Control Center
@@ -107,8 +109,8 @@ ANG,Air National Guard
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ANGB,Air National Guard Base
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ANMS,Automated Network Monitoring System
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ANSP,Air Navigation Service Provider
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- AOA,Air Operations Area
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- AOA,Angle of Attack
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+ AOA,"Angle of Attack, Air Operations Area, Airport Operating Area"
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+ AOB,Airfield Operations Board
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AOC,Airline Operational Control Center
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AOCC,Atlantic Operations Control Center
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AODR,Authorizing Official Designated Representative
@@ -133,18 +135,24 @@ ARTCC,Air Route Traffic Control Centre
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ASB,Airspace Block
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ASDE,Airport Surface Detection Equipment
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ASDE-X,"Airport Surface Detection Equipment, model X"
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+ ASOS,Automated Surface Observation System
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+ ASR,Airport Surveillance Radar
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ATA,Actual Time of Arrival
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ATC,Air Traffic Control
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+ ATCALS,Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems
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ATIS,Automatic Terminal Information Service
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+ ATM,Air Traffic Manager
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ATO,Air Traffic Organization
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AWACS,Airborne Warning And Control System
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BC,Back Course
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BAF,Belgian Air Force
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+ BASH,Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard
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+ BDOC,Base Defense Operations Center
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BIRTAM,NOTAM on Bird Activity
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BIT,Build-In Test
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BITE,Build-In Test Equipment
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BRNAV,Basic Area Navigation
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- BWI,Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
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+ BWC,Bird Watch Condition
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C2,Command and Control
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C3,"Communication, Command and Control"
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C4I,"Communication, Command, Control, Computers and Intelligence"
@@ -161,8 +169,10 @@ CAT,Category of Aircraft
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CATC,Civil Air Traffic Control
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CAVOK,Clouds And Visibility OK
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CBT,Computer-based Training
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+ CC,Commander
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CCBC,Community College Baltimore County
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CCIS,Closed Circuit Information System
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+ CCTLR,Chief Controller
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CDA,Continuous Descent Approach
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CDI,Course Deviation Indicator
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CDM,Collaborative Decision Making
@@ -172,13 +182,14 @@ CEATS,Central European Air Traffic Services
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CESC,Chief Executive Standing Conference
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CFIT,Controlled Flight Into Terrain
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CFMU,Central Flow Management Unit
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+ CFR,Code of Federal Regulations
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COG,Center of Gravity
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CON,Control
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CGD,Combined Graphic Display
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CISM,Critical Incident Stress Management
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CLC,Course Line Computer
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CLNC,Clearance
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- CRDA,Converging Runway Display Aid
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+ CMA,Controlled Movement Area
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CMIC,Civil/Military Interface Standing Committee
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CNS,"Communication, Navigation, Surveillance"
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CODA,Central Office for Delay Analysis
@@ -188,12 +199,15 @@ CORA,Conflict Resolution Advisory
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COTS,Commercial Of-The-Shelf
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CPA,Closest Point of Approach
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CPDLC,Controller Pilot Data Link Communication
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+ CPI,Crash Position Indicator
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CRC,Control and Reporting Centre
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+ CRDA,Converging Runway Display Aid
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CREDOS,Crosswind Reduced Separations for Departure Operations
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- CTA,Controlled Area
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- CTA,Controlled Time of Arrival
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+ CTA," Controlled Area, Controlled Time of Arrival"
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+ CTAF,Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
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CTOT,Calculated Take-Off Time
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CTR,Control Zone or Controlled Traffic Region
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+ CV,Vice Commander
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CVFR,Controlled Visual Flight Rule (flight)
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CVSM,Conventional Vertical Separation Minimum
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CW,Continous Wave
@@ -207,15 +221,18 @@ DECIDE,"Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do, and Evaluate"
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DEL,Delivery
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DFS,Deutsche Flugsicherung (ATC in Germany)
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DGAC,Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile
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+ DLA,Defense Logistics Agency
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DSNA,Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne
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DTI,Direction Technique Innovation
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DW,Downwind
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EAS,Equivalent Airspeed
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EAVA,Estonian Aviation Academy
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ECAC,European Civil Aviation Conference
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- ELEV,Field Elevation
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+ ECP,Entry Control Point
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EFM,Gesellschaft für Enteisen und Flugzeugschleppen
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- ETA,Estimated Time of Arrival
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+ ELEV,Field Elevation
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+ ELT,Emergency Locator Transmitter
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+ ETA,"Estimated Time of Arrival, East Transition Area"
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ETL,Effective Translational Lift (for helicopters)
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ETOPS,Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards
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ETVS,Electronic Terminal Voice Switch
@@ -229,6 +246,7 @@ FAT,Final Approach Track
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FATO,Final Approach and Take-off Area
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FAWP,Final Approach Waypoint
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FAWS,Flight Advisory Weather Service
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+ FBO,Fixed-Base Operator
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FBW,Fly-by-Wire
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FCA,Final Cruise Altitude
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FCC,Federal Communications Commission (USA)
@@ -245,9 +263,11 @@ FE,Field Elevation (highest point of an airport’s usable runways and is measur
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FIA,Flight Information Area
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FIR,Flight Information Region
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FL,Flight Level
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+ FLIP,Flight Information Publication
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FMG,Flughafen München GmbH
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FOD,Foreign Object Debris
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FOV,Field of View
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+ GA,General Aviation
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GND,Ground
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GP,Glide Path
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GPS,Global Positioning System
@@ -259,6 +279,7 @@ IAF,Israeli Air Force
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IANS,Institute of Air Navigation Services, a division of Eurocontrol
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IAS,Indicated airspeed
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IATA,International Air Transport Association, HQ in Montreal, Canada
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+ IFE,In-flight Emergency
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IFR,Instrument Flight Rules
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IG,Image Generator
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IGE,In Ground Effect
@@ -267,6 +288,9 @@ ILS,Instrument Landing System
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ISA,International Standard Atmosphere
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IMC,Instrument Meteorological Conditions
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KAT,Kaufbeuren ATM Training (DFS subcompany)
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+ KCAS,Calibrated AirSpeed in Knots
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+ KIAS,Indicated Airspeed in Knots
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+ KTAS,True AirSpeed in Knots
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LAA,Lappland Aviation Academy
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LITAS,Low Intensity Two Colour Approach System
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LL,Lower Limit
@@ -280,12 +304,19 @@ MEA,Minimum En-route Altitude
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METAR,Meteorological Aerodrome Report
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MCP,Maximum Continuous Power
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MLW,Maximum Landing Weight
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+ MSA,Minimum Safe Altitude
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MSL,Median Sea Level
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MSTA,Minimum Safe Turning Altitude
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MTOW,Maximum Take-Off Weight
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NATCA,National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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+ NAVAIDS,Navigational Aids
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+ NCOIC,Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge
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+ NGA,National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
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+ NIMA,National Imagery Mapping Agency
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NLFS,Night Low Flying System
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+ NORDO,No Radio
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NOTAM,Notice to Airmen or Notice to Air Missions
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+ OCS,Obstacle Clearance Surfaces
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OCTA,Outside Control Areas
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OEI,One Engine Inoperative
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OGE,Out of Ground Effect
@@ -295,10 +326,13 @@ OODA,"Observation, Orientation, Decision, and Action"
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PA,Pressure Altitude
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PAPI,Precision Approach Path Indicator
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PAR,Precision Approach Radar
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+ PCAS,Primary Crash Alarm System
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PIC,Pilot in Command
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PNF,Pilot Not Flying
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POH,Pilot's Operating Handbook
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PPL,Private Pilot's License
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+ PMI,Preventative Maintenance Inspection
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+ POFZ,Precision Obstacle Free Zone
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PTAC,"Position, Turn, Altitude, Clearance (also known as Approach Clearance)"
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PtF,Permit to Fly
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QFE,"the altimeter setting that will cause the altimeter to read the height above a specific aerodrome or ground level, and therefore read zero on landing"
@@ -307,6 +341,7 @@ QNH,atmospheric pressure adjusted to mean sea level
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RADAR,Radio Detection And Ranging
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RADNET,Radar Network
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RAIM,Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (GPS)
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+ RAPCON,Radar Approach Control
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RAT,Reliability Acceptance Test (see also FAT and SAT)
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RAM,Radar Absorbent Material
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RAP,Recognised Air Picture
@@ -317,6 +352,7 @@ RBAF,Royal Belgium Armed Forces
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RCAF,Royal Canadian Air Force
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RCC,Rescue Co-ordination Centre
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RCL,Runway Centre Line Lighting
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+ RCR,Runway Condition Reading
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RCS,Radar Cross Section
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RET,Rapid Exit Taxiways
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RF,Radio Frequency
@@ -335,6 +371,10 @@ ROC,Rate Of Climb
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ROC,Required Obstacle Clearance
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RPM,Revolutions Per Minute
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RPS,Radar Position Symbol
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+ RSA,Runway Safety Area
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+ RSC,Runway Surface Condition
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+ RSI,Remote Status Indicato
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+ RSRS,Reduced Same Runway Separation
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RTCA,Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
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RVR,Runway Visual Range
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RVSM,Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
@@ -350,6 +390,7 @@ SATCO,Senior Air Traffic Control Officer
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SATCOM,Satellite Communication
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SATNAV,Satellite Navigation
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SATSE,State Air Traffic Services Enterprise
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+ SCN,Secondary Crash Net
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SDD,Situation Data Display
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SELCAL,Selective Calling System
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SES,Single European Sky
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SLOC,Slovenia Control
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SM,Statute Mile
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SMR,Surface Movement Radar
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+ SOF,Supervisor of Flying
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SOW,Statement of Work
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SRC,Safety Regulation Commission (EUROCONTROL)
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SRU,Safety Regulation Unit (EUROCONTROL)
@@ -441,6 +483,7 @@ TXC,Taxiway Centreline Lights
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TXE,Taxiway Edge Lights
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UAA,University of Alaska Anchorage
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UAC,Upper Area Control Centre
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+ UAS,Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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UAT,Universal Access Transceiver
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UAV,Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
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UDF,Ultra High Frequency Direction Finding
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