Acronyms and abbreviations, Definitions, acronyms & abbreviations – BendixKing KMD 540 - Pilots Guide System KMD 850 User Manual
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KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide
Tailwind: difference between ground speed and true airspeed when
ground speed is more than true airspeed.
Track: angle of the aircraft’s path over the ground measured clockwise
relative to north.
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AC:
Alternating Current
ACT:
Active (user waypoint or flight plan)
ADF:
Automatic Direction Finder
AGL:
Above Ground Level
AMR:
Americas data area
ANSI:
American National Standards Institute
APR:
Approach
APT:
Airport
ARTCC: Air Route Traffic Control Center
ASCII:
American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
ASOS:
Automated Surface Observation System
ATC:
Air Traffic Control
ATF:
Aerodrome Traffic Frequency
ATI:
Atlantic International data area
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
Definitions, Acronyms & Abbreviations