Acronyms and Abbreviations

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ADF - Automatic Direction Finder

ADM - Aeronautical Decision Making

AGL - Above Ground Level

AM - Automation Management

AMSL - Above Mean Sea Level

ATC - Air Traffic Control

AVGAS - Aviation Gasoline

CARE - Consequences, Alternatives, Reality, External Pressures

CARS - Carburetor Heat, Area, Water Rudders Up, Stick Back 

CFIT - Controlled Flight Into Terrain

CG - Centre of Gravity

CRM - Crew Resource Management Also Cockpit Resource Management when flying single pilot.

DA - Decision Altitude

DH - Decision Height

DME - Distance Measuring Equipment

DSTRK - Desired Track

EFB - Electronic Flight Bag

EFIS - Electronic Flight Instrument System

EGT - Exhaust Gas Temperature

ELT - Emergency Locator Transmitter

FAA - Federal Aviation Administration

FOV - Field of View

ft - feet

g - gravity

GPS - Global Positioning System

ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization

IFR - Instrument Flight Rules

ILS - Instrument Landing System

IMC - Instrument Meteorological Conditions

IMSAFE - Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue/Food, Emotion

inHg - inches of Mercury

km - kilometers

kt - knot

Lat/Long - Latitude/Longitude

MAPt - Missed Approach Point

MEA - Minimum Safe En-Route Altitude

METAR - Meteorological Aerodrome Report

MOC - Minimum Obstacle Clearance

MOCA - Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude

NAV - Navigation

NM - Nautical Miles

NOTAM - Notice to Airmen

OAT - Outside Air Temperature

PAVE - Pilot Aircraft Environment External Pressures 

RM - Risk Management

SA - Situational Awareness

SAR - Search and Rescue

SRM - Single Pilot Resource Management

STC - Supplemental Type Certificate

TAS - True Air Speed

TAWS - Terrain Awareness Warning Sysytem

TCAS - Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System

TDP - Take-off Decision Point

TDZ - Touchdown Zone

TM - Task Management