BendixKing KLX 135 - Pilots Guide User Manual
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There are a few changes made to names in order to accommodate
the KLX 135 display and to make the names easier to find.
1.
Names which are too long to fit on the display are abbreviated.
The first six characters are usually exactly correct, but the follow
ing are exceptions:
North, Northern, East, Eastern, etc.—uses N, E
Southeast, Northwest, etc.—uses SE, NW
Point—uses PT
Port—uses PT
Fort—uses FT
Saint—uses ST
General—Deleted, or uses GEN
Person’s name—uses initials for other than last name unless
very well known (Will Rogers World airport)
Delete “City of” (City of Colorado Springs Municipal)
Delete “Greater” (Greater Buffalo Int’l)
Delete “The” (The Hartsfield Atlanta Int’l)
2.
Unless the first word is greater than eight characters, it is usually
not abbreviated.
3.
Delete most punctuation such as periods and apostrophes.
4.
Abbreviations for International are INTL, INT, and IN.
5.
Abbreviations for Regional are REGL and REG.
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