Recurrency Training

Minimun Equiptment List

Flight Management and Guidance system

A rectification interval extension

instrument Landing System

Global Positioning System

Ground Proximity Warning system

The Inertial Reference System

A self contained aircraft nav system

A design deviation order

A doc for deferring damage to an aircraft for an extended period before perminant repair

Acceptable Deffered defect

Master Minimum Equipment List

Configuration Deviation List

A component of the IRS considting of a laser beam that senses rotation

Devices on the engines which deflect the flow of exhaust gases to help brake the aeroplane during landing

An avionic system that transmits coded information from an aeroplane

Air piped away from the engine compressor to various parts of the airframe to prevent or remove the buildup of ice

An air conditioning system used to supply heating and pressurization.

Battery charge limiter

Integrated Drive Generator

One on each engine to provide A?C electrical power

Cabin intercommunication Data System

Elevator Aileron Computer

Spoiler Elevator Computer

Flight Augmentation Computer

Ram Air Turbine

Digital flight data recorder

Cockpit voice Recorder

Radio Altimeter

Equalised Check every 600 hours or 60 days

A defect that can cause restricted use of an aircraft

Estimated Off Block Time

Out Off On In

European Aviation Safety Agency

Route Availabilty document

Rescue and fire cat

Area Naviation

Reduced Vertical Separation Minima

Minimum Navigation Performance Specification

Instrument flight rules

Visual Flight Rules

Notice to Airmen

The decision speed on the take off run

The take off safety speed

The speed at which the pilot pulls back on the control stick

The speed at which the aeroplane lifts of the runway

A traffic advisory from ACARS

Non directional beacon

VHF Omni-directional range beacon

a system relying on reflected radio energy to detect and plot the position of an aircraft

Secondary surviellence radar

Aircraft Communications and Addressing and reporting system

Air Navigation Order

Flight Information Region

Central Flow Management Unit

Integrated Initial Flightplan Processing System

The speed above which brakes cant absorb all the energy required to stop the aeroplane in a rejected takeoff

The minimun control speed in the air

The minimun control speed on the ground

Max Take Off Weight

Max Taxi Weight

Max Zero Fuel Weight

Max Landing Weight

Regulated Take Off Weight

Take Off Distance Available

Take Off Run Available

Landing Distance Available

The reference landing speed

Target Threshold Speed

Weight Altitude and Temperature limit on RTOW

Standard Instrument Departure

Standard Arrival Route

Minimum Sector Altitude

Decision Altitude

Minimum Decent Altitude/Height

An instrument approach which has azimuth and glidepath indication

An instrument approach with azimuth but no glide path information

A control area in the form of a corridor normally 5 nm wide usually connecting TMA's

Air Traffic Zone - An area of defined dimensions around an aerodrome to protect its traffic

A control Zone

An area of defined dimensions with its base on the surface.

A control Area

an area of defined dimensions with its base at a definded height altitude or flight level

The observed atmospheric pressure at an aerodrome. Altimeter will read 0 when on the ground at an aerodrome. Expressed in MBAR Hpa INHG

QFE corrected to mean sea level using ISA Lapse Rates

Terminal Manoeuvering Area

Controlled airspace usually surrounding one or more busy airports

Hydro-Mechanical Unit

A device that controls the fuel and air flow in a jet engine