Appendix E
List of Acronyms

AAR

Air-Air Refueling

ADF

Automatic Direction Finder

AGL

Above Ground Level

AI

Artificial Intelligence

ALS

Atmospheric Light Scattering

AoA

Angle of Attack

AP

AutoPilot

ASI

Air Speed Indicator

ASL

Above Sea Level

ATC

Air Traffic Control

ATIS

Automatic Terminal Information Service

CDI

Course Deviation Indicator

DG

Directional Gyro

DH

Decision Height

DME

Distance Measuring Equipment

DP

Departure Procedure

EGT

Exhaust Gas Temperature

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FDM

Flight Dynamics Model

FLOLS

Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System

GPS

Global Positioning System

HUD

Head-Up Display

IAF

Initial Approach Fix

IAP

Instrument Approach Procedure

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

IFR

Instrument Flight Rules

IGC

International Gliding Commission

ILS

Instrument Landing System

LDA

Localizer-type Directional Aid

LOC

Localizer

LOD

Level Of Detail

LOM

Locator Outer Marker

MCBF

Mean Cycles Between Failures

METAR

Meteorological Aerodrome Report

MM

Middle Marker

MP

MultiPlayer

MSL

Mean Sea Level

MTBF

Mean Time Between Failures

NAV

NAVigation

NDB

Non-Directional Beacon

OBS

Omni Bearing Selector

PTT

Push To Talk

RMI

Radio Magnetic Indicator

RPM

Revolutions Per Minute

SID

Standard Instrument Departure

STAR

Standard Terminal Arrival Route

TACAN

TACtical Air Navigation

TAS

True Air Speed

TLA

Three-Letter Acronym

TTS

Text To Speech

UFO

Unidentified Flying Object

VASI

Visual Approach Slope Indicator

VFR

Visual Flight Rules

VOR

VHF Omnidirectional Range

VR

Virtual Reality

VSI

Vertical Speed Indicator