|
Abbreviation |
Term |
|
AC |
Air condition |
|
A/C |
Air craft |
|
AD |
Airworthiness
directive |
|
ADF |
Automatic
direction finder |
|
A&E |
Airframe and
engine |
|
Alc |
Alcohol (as in
alc.prop) |
|
AP |
Auto(matic)
pilot |
|
ATS |
Automatic
throttle system |
|
ASI |
Airspeed
indicator |
|
360CH |
360 channel
radio |
|
720CH |
720 channel
radio |
|
CG |
Centre of
gravity |
|
CHT |
Cylinder head
temperature |
|
Comm/COM |
Communications |
|
Cont |
Continental
(eng) |
|
CS |
Constant speed
propeller |
|
DG |
Directional
gyro |
|
DME |
Distance
measuring equipment |
|
EGT |
Exhaust gas
temperature |
|
ELT |
Emergency
locator transmitter |
|
Enc Alt |
Encoding
altimeter |
|
FBO |
Fixed base
operation |
|
FD |
Flight director |
|
FREMAN, FREM |
Factory
remanufacture |
|
GEM |
Graphic engine
monitoring |
|
GPH |
Gallons per
hour |
|
GR |
Glide ratio |
|
GS |
Glideslope |
|
hp |
Horsepower |
|
HSI |
Horizontal
situation indicator |
|
IFR |
Instrument
flight rules |
|
ILS |
Instrument
landing system |
|
3LMB/MB |
3 light marker
beacon |
|
LOC |
Localizer |
|
LRF |
Long range fuel
(capacity) |
|
Lyc |
Lycoming
(engine) |
|
MB |
See 3LMB |
|
MK |
Mark (model of
equipment) |
|
MPH |
Miles per hour |
|
NAV |
Navigation |
|
NAV/COM |
Navigation/communications |
|
NDB |
Non-directional
beacon |
|
NDH |
No damage
history |
|
OAT |
Outside air
temperature |
|
OBO |
Or best offer |
|
O/Oxy |
Oxygen |
|
P&W
|
Pratt and
Whitney (engine) |
|
RMI |
Radio magnetic
indicator |
|
RNAV |
Area navigation |
|
SCTOH |
Since chrome
top overhaul |
|
SCMOH |
Since chrome
major overhaul |
|
SFREMAN/SFRM |
Since factory
remanufacture |
|
SMOH |
Since major
overhaul |
|
SPOH |
Since prop
overhaul |
|
STC |
Supplemental
type certificate |
|
STOH |
Since top
overhaul |
|
STOL |
Short take off
and landing |
|
T&B |
Turn and bank |
|
TBI |
Turn and bank
indicator |
|
TBO |
Time between
overhauls |
|
TT |
Total time |
|
TTAE or TTE |
Total time
aircraft engine |
|
TTAF or TTA |
Total time
aircraft frame |
|
TTSN |
Total time
since new |
|
VFR |
Visual flight
rules |
|
VHF |
Very high
frequency |
|
VOR |
Very high
frequency Omni-Range |
|
Xpdr |
Transponder |