060-4314-000 • Rev. C - May 2004
56 MK VI & MK VIII EGPWS Pilot Guide
Acronyms and abbreviations shall be interpreted as shown below:
AFM Airplane Flight Manual
AFMS Airplane Flight Manual Supplement
AGL Above Ground Level
AHRS Attitude/Heading Reference System
ARINC Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
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
EGPWS Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FPM Feet Per Minute
F/W Fail Warning
GPS Global Positioning System
GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System
G/S Glideslope
HFOM Horizontal Figure of Merit
HIL Horizontal Integrity Limit
Hz Hertz (cycles per second)
ICD Interface Control Document
ILS Instrument Landing System
INOP Inoperative
IVS Inertial Vertical Speed
KRF Position Error + Runway Data quality +
Geometric Altitude
MCP Mode Control Panel
MCU Modular Concept Unit
MFD Multi-Function Display
MLS Microwave Landing System
MSL Mean Sea Level
MTC Minimum Terrain Clearance
SECTION 4
Definitions