Rev 5 Jan/2003 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide
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CTZ: Control Tower Zone
dB: decibels
DEP: Departure
DC: Direct Current
DIS: Distance
DME: Distance Measuring Equipment
DOT: United States Department of Transportation
EFIS: Electronic Flight Instrument System
EGPWS: Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
ELT: Emergency Locator Transmitter
ESA: Enroute Safe Altitude
ETE: Estimated Time Enroute
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
FAR: Federal Aviation Regulations
FIR: Flight Information Region
FIS: Flight Information Services
FPL: Flight Plan
FPM: Feet Per Minute
FSS: Flight Service Station
ft: feet
FT: Feet
G: Gravitational Acceleration = 32.2 ft/sec2 = 19.3
kt/sec2
GAL: Gallons
GCO: Ground Communications Outlet
GPS: Global Positioning System
GRND: Ground
hr: hour
HSI: Horizontal Situation Indicator
Hz: Hertz
IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
IFR: Instrument Flight Rules
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