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Introduction
Standard Rate Turn: 3°/sec
Tailwind: difference between ground speed and true airspeed when
ground speed is more than true airspeed
Terminal User Waypoints: user waypoints that are duplicated within a
country code or "unnamed" user waypoints associated with an approach
that are assigned to distinct airports
Time To User Waypoint: distance to user waypoint divided by ground
speed
Track: angle of the aircraft's path over the ground measured clockwise
relative to true or magnetic north (true is implied unless magnetic is
specified).
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AC:
Alternating Current
ACT:
Active (user waypoint or flight plan)
ADF:
Automatic Direction Finder
AGL:
Above Ground Level
ANSI:
American National Standards Institute
APT:
Airport
ARTCC: Air Route Traffic Control Center
ASCII:
American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
ATC:
Air Traffic Control
ATF:
Aerodrome Traffic Frequency
ATIS:
Automatic Terminal Information Service
A/C:
Aircraft
baud:
or Baud Rate; a measurement of data transmission
speed
BRG:
Bearing
CAA:
Civil Aviation Authority
CAS:
Calibrated Airspeed
com:
communication
CDI:
Course Deviation Indicator
Rev 1 Mar/2000
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KMD 150 Pilot's Guide
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