Private Pilot Acronyms

AV1ATE (Inspection)

A - Annual Check (12 Calender Months)

V - VORs (30 Calender Days)

1 - 100 Hour Check (100 Hours)

A - Altimeter / Pitot Static (24 Calender Months)

T - Transponder (24 Calender Months)

E - Emergency Location Transmitter (12 Calender Months or 1/2 Battery or 1 Hour of Cumulative Use)

Inspection limitations required by FAA

ARROW (Documents)

A - Airworthiness Certificate

R - Radio Station License

R - Registration Certificate

O - Operation Limitations

W - Weight and Balance

Documents required to be in aircraft by FAA

SAFTEY (PAX Briefing)

S - Seat Belts

A - Air Ventilation

F - Fire Extinguisher

T - Traffic

E - Emergency Procedure

Y - "Your Questions"

NW KRAFT (Required Pre-Flight Action)

N - NOTAMSs

W - Weather

K - Known ATC Delays

R - Runway Lengths

A - Alternate

F - Fuel

T - Takeoff and Landing Distances

A TOMATO FLAMES (Required equipment for VFR day)

A - Altimeter

T - Tachometer

O - Oil Pressure Gauge

M - Magnetic Compass

A - Airspeed Indicator

T - Temperature Gauge

O - Oil Temperature Gauge

E - Emergency Location Transmitter

F - Fuel Gage

L - Landing Gear Indicator

A - Anti Collision Lights

M - Manifold Pressure Gauge

E - Emergency Equipment

S - Seat Belts

FLAPS (Required equipment for VFR night)

F - Fuses / Circuit Breakers

L - Landing Light

A - Anti Collision Lights

P - Position Lights

S - Source of Electrical Power

ICETG (Types of Airspeeds)

I - Indicated Airspeed / Speed read from instrument panel.

C - Calibrated Airspeed / Indicated corrected for position and installation error of pilot.

E - Equivalent Airspeed / Calibrated corrected air flow error at greater than 180 KTS.

T - True Airspeed / Equivalent corrected for pressure and temperature.

G - Ground / True corrected for winds.

IPDAT (Types of Altitude)

I - Indicated Altitude / The altitude read from the instrument panel.

P - Pressure Altitude / Indicated altitude corrected for non standard pressure.

D - Density Altitude / Pressure altitude corrected for non standard temperature.

A - Absolute / Altitude above ground level.

T - Altitude above sea level.

PAVE (Risk Management)

P - Pilot

A - Aircraft

V - Environment

E - External Pressures

IM SAFE (Risk Management)

I - Illness

M - Medication

S - Stress

A - Alcohol

F - Fatigue

E - Emotions/Eating

MCPRAWN(Special Use Airspaces)

M - MOA(Military Operating Area)
C - CFA(Controlled Firing Area)
P - Prohibited

R - Restricted

A - Alert

W - Warning

N - NSA(National Security Alert)

Other Airspaces

MTR - Military Training Area(Fast Moving Aircraft)
TFR - Temporary flight restrictions(Check NOTAM’s)
TRSA - Terminal Radar Service Area(For Class D)
SFRA - Special Flight Rules Area(Washington D.C.)

LHAND (Engine C172)

L - Lycoming
H - Horizontally Opposed
A - Air Cooled
N - Naturally Aspirated
D - Direct Drive(No gearbox between engine and propeller)

VDMONA (Compass Deviation)

V - Variation

D - Deviation

M - Magnetic Dip

O - Oscillation

N - Northerly Turning Errors(UNOS)

A - Acceleration Errors(ANDS)

Northerly Turning Errors(UNOS)

Under Shoot North, Overshoot south

Acceleration Errors(ANDS)

Accelerate North, Decelerate South

Squawk Codes

1200 - VFR

7500 - Hijacking

7600 - Lost Comms

7700 - Emergency

Hypoxic

Lack of oxygen (Ex - High Altitude)

Hypemic

Lack of oxygen to the blood (Carbon Monoxide)

Histotoxic

Lack of oxygen cells to the cells(Alcohol)

Stagnant

Flow of blood blocked(High G’s)

V_a

Maneuvering Speed

V_fe

Maximum flaps extended speed

V_no

Maximum Structural Cruising Speed

V_ne

Never Exceed Speed

V_s

stall speed

V_so

stall speed in landing config

V_x

best angle of climb

V_y

best rate of climb