AVIONICS ACRONYMS / ABBREVIATIONS
82010-PG, REV. F SANDEL SA4550 PILOT’S GUIDE 5-1
CHAPTER 5 AVIONICS ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS
AFM Airplane Flight Manual
ADI Attitude Director Indicator
AFCS Automatic Flight Control System
AFMS Airplane Flight Manual Supplement
AGL Above Ground Level
ALT Altitude
AP Auto Pilot
APFD Auto Pilot / Flight Director
APR Approach
ATT Attitude
BC Back Course
BIT Built-In-Test
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAR Federal Aviation Regulations
FD Flight Director
GA Go Around
GS Glide Slope
HDG Heading
ILS Instrument Landing System
LED Light Emitting Diode
LOC Localizer
MDA Minimum Descent Altitude
AVIONICS ACRONYMS / ABBREVIATIONS
82010-PG, REV. F SANDEL SA4550 PILOT’S GUIDE 5-2
MINS Radar Altitude Minimums
NAV Navigation Receiver (VOR)
NVIS Night Vision
RA Radar Altitude
RAD ALT Radar Altimeter
RNAV Area Navigation
SPD Speed
TSO Technical Standard Order
USB Universal Serial Bus
VHF Very High Frequency
VN Vertical Navigation
VRT Vertical