FAR Abbreviations 1.2

Airplane Flight Manual

AFM

Above Ground Level

AGL

Approach Light System

ALS

Auxiliary Power Unit

APU

Airport Surveillance Radar

ASR

Air Traffic Control

ATC

Air Traffic Service

ATS

Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program

CAMP

Calibrated Airspeed

CAS

Category II

CAT II

Configuration, Maintenance, and Procedures

CMP

Decision Height

DH

Distance Measuring Equipment compatible with TACAN

DME

Equivalent Airspeed

EAS

Enhanced Flight Vision System

EFVS

A point on the route of flight where the flight time, considering wind, to each of two selected airports is equal

Equi-Time Point

Extended Operations

ETOPS

Electrical Wiring Interconnection System

EWIS

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA

Full Flight Simulator

FFS

Fan Marker

FM

Flight Simulation Training Device

FSTD

Flight Training Device

FTD

Glide Slope

GS

High-Intensity Runway Light System

HIRL

Indicated Airspeed

IAS

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICAO

Instrument Flight Rules

IFR

In-Flight Shutdown

IFSD

Instrument landing system

ILS

ILS Inner Marker

IM

intersections

INT

Localizer-type directional aid

LDA

Low-frequency radio range

LFR

compass locator at middle marker

LMM

ILS localizer

LOC

compass locator at outer marker

LOM

mach number

M

maximum authorized IFR altitude

MAA

medium intensity approach light system

MALS

medium intensity approach light system with runway alignment indicator lights

MALSR

minimum crossing altitude

MCA

minimum descent altitude

MDA

minimum en route IFR altitude

MEA

minimum equipment list

MEL

ILS middle marker

MM

minimum obstruction clearance altitude

MOCA

minimum reception altitude

MRA

mean sea level

MSL

nondirectional beacon (automatic direction finder)

NDB (ADF)

nautical miles

NM

North Pacific area of operation

NOPAC

no procedure turn required

NOPT

one engine inoperative

OEI

ILS outer marker

OM

operations specifications

OPSPECS

Pacific organized track system

PACOTS

precision approach radar

PAR

parts manufacturer approval

PMA

portable oxygen concentrator

POC

performance tracking and reporting system

PTRS

runway alignment indicator light system

RAIL

radio beacon

RBN

runway centerline marking

RCLM

runway centerline light system

RCLS

runway end identification lights

REIL

rescue and firefighting services

RFFS

area navigation

RNAV

low or medium frequency radio range station

RR

runway visual range as measured in the touchdown zone area

RVR

short approach light system

SALS

satellite communications

SATCOM

simplified short approach light system

SSALS

simplified short approach light system with runway alignment indicator lights

SSALSR

ultra-high frequency tactical air navigational aid

TACAN

true airspeed

TAS

traffic alert and collision avoidance system

TCAS

touchdown zone lights

TDZL

technical standard order

TSO

very high frequency terminal omnirange station

TVOR

design maneuvering speed

V_A

design speed for maximum gust intensity

V_B

design cruising speed

V_C

design diving speed

V_D

demonstrated flight diving speed

V_DF | M_DF

the speed at which the critical engine is assumed to fail during takeoff

V_EF

design flap speed

V_F

maximum speed for stability characteristics

V_FC

maximum flap extended speed

V_FE

final takeoff speed

V_FTO

maximum speed in level flight with a maximum continuous power

V_H

maximum landing gear extended speed

V_LE

maximum landing gear operating speed

V_LO

lift-off speed

V_LOF

minimum control speed with the critical engine inoperative

V_MC

maximum operating limit speed

V_MO | M_MO

minimum unstick speed

V_MU

never-exceed speed

V_NE

maximum structural cruising speed

V_NO

rotation speed

V_R