GENERAL / MAINTENANCE TERMINOLOGY AND ABBREVIATIONS 2-7
CHANGE C3 ICON A5 / MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Repair Facility
Facility specifically authorized by the aircraft or component manufacturer to repair the product
originally produced by that manufacturer.
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR)
The measure of how efficiently radio-frequency power is transmitted from a power source,
through a transmission line, into a load.
100-Hour Inspection
Same as a condition inspection, except the interval of inspection is 100 hours of operation
instead of once in the preceding 12 calendar months. This inspection is utilized when the LSA is
flown 100 hours before the preceding 12 calendar months have passed from the last Condition
or 100-Hour Inspection.
A&P
Airframe and Powerplant
BRS
Ballistic Recovery Systems
CG
Center of Gravity
IPS
ICON Parachute System
COS
Continued Operational Safety
ECU
Engine Control Unit
EGT
Exhaust Gas Temperature
ELT
Emergency Locater Transmitter
INOP
Inoperable
EMS
Engine Management System
LH
Left Hand
LSA
Light Sport Aircraft
LSA-RM
Light Sport Aircraft—Repairman Maintenance