AFE Above Field Elevation
AFM Airplane Flight Manual
AFMS Airplane Flight Manual Supplement
AGL Above Ground Level
AHRS Attitude/Heading Reference System
ANN EGPWS annunciated alert generated by another
aircraft system
AOA Angle of Attack
ASL Above Sea Level
ATC Air Traffic Control
BIT Built In Test
CFIT Controlled Flight into Terrain
CTC Computed Terrain Clearance
dB Decibels
DH Decision Height
EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System
EGPWC/S Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning
Computer/System
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FMS Flight Management System
FPM Feet Per Minute
F/W Fail Warning
GPS Global Positioning System
GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System
G/S Glideslope
HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Precision
HFOM Horizontal Figure of Merit
HIL Horizontal Integrity Limit
Hz Hertz (cps)
ICD Interface Control Document
ILS Instrument Landing System
INOP Inoperative
IRS Inertial Reference System
IVS Inertial Vertical Speed
MCP Mode Control Panel
MCU Modular Concept Unit
MFD Multi Function Display
MLS Microwave Landing System
MON S
MARTRUNWAY
®
and SMARTLANDING
TM
monitors
MSL Mean Sea Level
MTC Minimum Terrain Clearance
NM Nautical Mile
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card Industry
Association