GM1 FCL.010 Definitions

ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations apply to the Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Part-FCL:

A                 Aeroplane

AC               Alternating Current

ACAS          Airborne Collision Avoidance System

ADF             Automatic Direction Finding

ADS             Aeronautical Design Standard

AFCS            Automatic Flight Control System

AFM            Aircraft Flight Manual

AGL             Above Ground Level

AIC              Aeronautical Information Circular

AIP              Aeronautical Information Publication

AIRAC          Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control

AIS              Aeronautical Information Services

AMC            Acceptable Means of Compliance

AeMC          Aero-medical Centre

AME            Aero-medical Examiner

AoA             Angle of Attack

AOH            Aircraft Operating Handbook

AOM           Aircraft Operating Manual

APU             Auxiliary Power Unit

As                Airship

ATC             Air Traffic Control

ATIS             Automatic Terminal Information Service

ATO             Approved Training Organisation

ATP             Airline Transport Pilot

ATPL            Airline Transport Pilot Licence

ATS              Air Traffic Service

AUM            All Up Mass

AUPRTA       Airplane Upset Prevention and Recovery Training Aid

B                 Balloon

BCAR           British Civil Airworthiness Requirement

BEM            Basic Empty Mass

BIR              Basic instrument rating

BITD            Basic Instrument Training Device

BPL              Balloon Pilot Licence

CAS             Calibrated Airspeed

CAT             Clear Air Turbulence

CB-IR           Competency-based training course for Instrument Rating

CDFA           Constant-Descent Final Approach

CDI              Course Deviation Indicator

CFI               Chief Flight Instructor

CG               Centre of Gravity

CP               Co-pilot

CPL              Commercial Pilot Licence

CRE             Class Rating Examiner

CRI              Class Rating Instructor

CRM            Crew Resource Management

CS                Certification Specification

CTKI            Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor

DC               Direct Current

DF               Direction Finding

DME            Distance Measuring Equipment

DPATO         Defined Point After Take-Off

DPBL           Defined Point Before Landing

DR               Dead Reckoning navigation

DTO             Declared Training Organisation

DVE             Degraded Visual Environment

ECQB           European Central Question Bank

EFIS             Electronic Flight Instrument System

EIR              En route Instrument Rating

EOL             Engine Off Landings

ERPM          Engine Revolutions per Minute

ETA             Estimated Time of Arrival

ETOPS          Extended-range Twin-engine Operation Performance Standard

FAF              Final Approach Fix

FAR             Federal Aviation Regulations

FCL              Flight Crew Licensing

FE                Flight Examiner

F/E              Flight Engineer

FEM             Flight Examiner Manual

FFS              Full-Flight Simulator

FI                 Flight Instructor

FIE               Flight Instructor Examiner

FIS               Flight Information Service

FMC            Flight Management Computer

FMS             Flight Management System

FNPT           Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer

FS                Flight Simulator

FSTD            Flight Simulation Training Device

ft                 feet

FTD             Flight Training Device

G                 Gravity forces

GLONASS     Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System

GM              Guidance Material

GNSS           Global Navigation Satellite Systems

GPS             Global Positioning System

H                 Helicopter

HF               High Frequency

HOFCS         High Order Flight Control System

HPA             High-Performance Aeroplane

hrs               Hours

HUMS          Health and Usage Monitoring System

HT               Head of Training

IAS              Indicated Airspeed

ICAO            International Civil Aviation Organization

IGE              In-Ground Effect

IFR               Instrument Flight Rules

ILS               Instrument Landing System

IMC             Instrument Meteorological Conditions

IOS              Instructor Operating Station

IR                Instrument Rating

IRE              Instrument Rating Examiner

IRI               Instrument Rating Instructor

ISA              International Standard Atmosphere

JAR              Joint Aviation Requirements

kg                Kilogram

LAPL            Light Aircraft Pilot Licence

LDP             Landing Decision Point

LMT             Local Mean Time

LO               Learning Objectives

LOC-I           Loss of Control In-flight

LOFT            Line-Orientated Flight Training

m                Meter

MCC            Multi-Crew Cooperation

MCCI           Multi-Crew Cooperation Instructor

ME              Multi-Engine

MEL             Minimum Equipment List

MEP            Multi-Engine Piston

MET            Multi-Engine Turboprop

METAR        Meteorological Aerodrome Report

MI               Mountain Rating Instructor

MP              Multi-Pilot

MPA            Multi-Pilot Aeroplane

MPL             Multi-crew Pilot Licence

MPH            Multi-Pilot Helicopter

MTOM         Maximum Take-Off Mass

NDB             Non-Directional Beacon

NM              Nautical Miles

NOTAM       Notice To Airmen

NOTAR        No Tail Rotor

OAT             Outside Air Temperature

OBS             Omni Bearing Selector

OEI              One Engine Inoperative

OEM            Original Equipment Manufacturer

OGE             Out of Ground Effect

OML            Operational Multi-pilot Limitation

OSL             Operational Safety Pilot Limitation

OTD             Other Training Devices

PAPI            Precision Approach Path Indicator

PBN             Performance-based Navigation

PF               Pilot Flying

PIC              Pilot-In-Command

PICUS          Pilot-In-Command Under Supervision

PL                Powered-lift

PNF             Pilot Not Flying

POM            Pilot Operating Manual

PPL              Private Pilot Licence

QDM           Magnetic Heading (aircraft to station)

QDR            Magnetic Heading (station to aircraft)

QFE             Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation

QNH            Altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground

RAIM           Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring

RNAV           Radio Navigation

RPM            Revolutions per Minute

RRPM          Rotor Revolutions per Minute

R/T              Radio-telephony

S                 Sailplane

SATCOM      Satellite Communication

SE                Single-Engine

SEP              Single-Engine Piston

SET              Single-Engine Turboprop

SFE              Synthetic Flight Examiner

SFI               Synthetic Flight Instructor

SID              Standard Instrument Departure

SIGMET        Significant Meteorological Weather

SLPC            Single Lever Power Control

SOP             Standard Operating Procedure

SP                Single-Pilot

SPA             Single-Pilot Aeroplane

SPH             Single-Pilot Helicopter

SPIC             Student PIC

SPL              Sailplane Pilot Licence

SSR              Secondary Surveillance Radar

STI               Synthetic Training Instructor

TAF              (Terminal Area Forecasts) Aerodrome Forecast

TAS              True Airspeed

TAWS          Terrain Awareness Warning System

TCH             Type Certificate Holder

TDP             Take-off Decision Point

TEM            Threat and Error Management

TK               Theoretical Knowledge

TMG            Touring Motor Glider

TORA           Take-Off Run Available

TODA           Take-Off Distance Available

TR               Type Rating

TRE              Type Rating Examiner

TRI              Type Rating Instructor

UPRT           Upset Prevention and Recovery Training

UTC             Universal Time Coordinated

V                 Velocity

VASI            Visual Approach Slope Indicator

VFR             Visual Flight Rules

VHF             Very High Frequency

VMC            Visual Meteorological Conditions

VOLMET      Meteorological Information for Aircraft in-Flight

VOR             VHF Omni-directional Radio Range

ZFTT            Zero Flight Time Training

ZFM             Zero Fuel Mass