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A:

AC--------------------Advisory Circular

ACARS---------------Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System

ACMS-----------------Aircraft Condition Monitoring System

ADC-------------------Air Data Computer

ADS-------------------Automatic Dependent Surveillance

AGNIS-----------------Aircraft Guidance for Noise-In Stands

AHRS------------------Attitude Heading Reference System

ALSF 2-----------------Approach Light System with Sequenced Flashing Lights

ARINC------------------Aeronautical Radio INCorporated

ATC--------------------Air Traffic Control

ATN--------------------Aeronautical Telecommunications Network

ATS--------------------Autothrust System

C:

CCOC-------------------Combustion Chamber Outer Casing

CFDIU------------------Centralized Fault Display Interface Unit

CPDLC-----------------Controller Pilot Data Link Communications

CVR-------------------Cockpit Voice Recorder

D:

DH--------------------Decision Heigh

DME------------------Distance Measurement Equipment

E:

EADI------------------Electronic Attitude Director Indicator

ECAM-----------------Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor

EFIS-------------------Electronic Flight Instrument System

EGPWS----------------Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System

EHSI-------------------Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator

ELAC------------------Elevator And Aileron Computer

ELS--------------------Electeronic Library System

ETOPS-----------------Extended Twin-engined OPerationS (Engine Turn Off,
                                                                                                           Passenger Swims)

EVS--------------------Enhanced Vision System

F:

FAC--------------------Flight Augmentation Computer

FADEC-----------------Full Authority Digital Engine Control

FCU--------------------Flight Control Unit

FD---------------------Flight Director

FDR--------------------Flight Data Recorder

FFCC-------------------Forward Facing Crew Cockpit

FMGC------------------Flight Management and Guidance Computer

FMGS------------------Flight Management and Guidance System

FMS-------------------Flight Management System

FWC-------------------Flight Warning System

G:

GCA-Approach--------Ground Controlled Precision Approach

GLONASS--------------Global Orbiting NAvigation Satellite System

GNSS-------------------Global Navigation Satellite System

GPS--------------------Global Positioning System

GPWS------------------Ground Proximity Warning System

GS----------------------Glide Slope

GS----------------------Ground Speed

H:

HIRL--------------------High Intensity Runway Lights

HUD---------------------Head Up Display

I:

IAP---------------------Instrument Approach Procedures

IAS---------------------Indicated Air Speed

ILS---------------------Instrument Landing System

IRS---------------------Inertial Reference System

L:

LAHSO-----------------Land And Hold Short Operation

M:

MALSF-----------------Medium Intensity Approach Light System with Sequenced                                                                                                                  Flashing Lights

MALSR----------------Medium Intensity Approach Light System with Runway                                                                                                 Aligment Indicator Lights

MCDU-----------------Multi-purpose Control and Display Unit

MIRL------------------Medium Intensity Runway Lights

MLS-------------------Microwave Landing System

N:

ND---------------------Navigation Display

NDB--------------------Non - Directional Radyo Bacon

P:

PAPI-------------------Precision Approach Path Indicator

PFD--------------------Primary Flight Display

PT---------------------Penetration Turn

R:

RAIL------------------Runway Alignment Indicator Lights

RVR-------------------Runway Visual Range

RWY------------------Runway

S:

SEC-------------------Spoilers and Elevator Computer

SMGCS----------------Surface Movement Guidance and Control System

T:

T-CAS-----------------Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System

TAS-------------------True AirSpeed

V:

VASI -----------------Visual Approach Sight Indicator

VOR------------------VHF Omnidirectional Range

W:

WPT------------------Way PoinT

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