BendixKing KMD 150 - Pilots Guide - Manual (Page 18)

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Rev 4 Apr/2005 KMD 150 Pilot's Guide
Terminal Waypoints: waypoints that are duplicated within a country
code or “unnamed” waypoints associated with an approach that are
assigned to distinct airports
Time To Waypoint: distance to waypoint divided by ground speed
Track: angle of the aircraft’s path over the ground measured clockwise
relative to true or magnetic north (true is implied unless magnetic is
specified).
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AC: Alternating Current
ACT: Active (waypoint or flight plan)
ADF: Automatic Direction Finder
AGL: Above Ground Level
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
APT: Airport
ARTCC: Air Route Traffic Control Center
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
ATC: Air Traffic Control
ATF: Aerodrome Traffic Frequency
ATIS: Automatic Terminal Information Service
A/C: Aircraft
baud: or Baud Rate; a measurement of data transmission
speed
BRG: Bearing
CAA: Civil Aviation Authority
CAS: Calibrated Airspeed
com: communication
CDI: Course Deviation Indicator
CTA: Control Area
CTAF: Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
CTR: Control Zone
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