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When using PC
or SB in text mode, you may see things like this :
"d/m 3000', clrd ILS apch rwy 18
circ 36, r/p IAF"
"caf, rep stdy FL 60 inbd MTL,
sq 6154"
The following
abbreviations commonly used for text mode communications will help you
understanding and creating such sentences.
Note : Most of
them are just for PC/SB dialogs. See L5-Abbrev for an advanced list (common
aeronautical abbreviations).
| '
= ft = feet (example 3000' is 3000 ft) |
l/h
= left hand |
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acft
or a/c = aircraft |
LLZ
= Localizer |
| a/d =
aerodrome |
luw or
l/u and w = line-up and wait (<=> taxi into position and
hold in USA) |
| aff =
affirm (yes) |
min
= minima |
| afld
= airfield |
MM
= Middle Marker |
| alt
= altitude |
neg
= negative (no) |
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alt.set
= altimeter setting |
NM
= Nautical Miles |
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apch
or app= approach |
OM
= Outer Marker |
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APP
= Approach (facility) |
outbd
= outbound |
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apt
or arpt = airport |
pax
= passengers |
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arr
= arrival |
pkg
= parking |
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caf
= cleared as filed (into your flightplan) |
plz = please |
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cc
= correct |
POB
= People On Board (number of) |
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circ
= circling or circling with prescribed tracks |
pos
= position |
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clr
or crld = clearance or cleared (authorized) |
rdr
= radar |
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c/m
= climb and maintain |
rep
or rpt = report |
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crs
= course |
req =
request |
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CTR
= Center (facility) |
rgr
= roger (received) |
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dct
= dierct |
r/h
= right hand |
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DEL
= Delivery (facility) |
r/m
= reaching minima |
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DEP
= Departure (Facility) |
r/p
= report passing |
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dep
= departure |
r/v
= radar vectors |
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des
= descend |
rwy
= runway |
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disrgd
or dis = disregard (ignore) |
sby
or stby = stand by |
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d/m
= descend and maintain |
SM
= Statute Miles |
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dnwd
= downwind |
sq
= squawk |
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est
= established |
stby or
sby = stand by |
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exp
= expect |
std
= standard |
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FL
= flight level |
stdy
= steady |
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fp
= flightplan |
s/u
= start up |
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frq
or freq or fq = frequency |
t/f
= turning final |
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FSS
= Flight Service Station (facility) |
t/l
or tl or tleft = turn left |
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gbye
= good bye |
tnx
= thank you or thanks |
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g/d
= gear down |
t/p and
hold = taxi into position and hold
(<=> line-up and wait outside USA) |
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gday
= good day |
t/r
or tr or tright = turn right |
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GND
= Ground (facility) |
TWR
= Tower (facility) |
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gnight
or gnite = good night |
vect
= vectors |
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GP
or g/p = glide path |
wilco
= will comply (will do what is requested) |
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gs
= glide slope |
wx
= weather |
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h/a
= hold at |
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hdg
= heading |
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h/o
= hand-off |
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h/p
= hold position or holding pattern (according
to context) |
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h/s
= hold short |
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IAF
= Initial Approach Fix |
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ILS
= Instrument Landing System |
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IM
= Inner Marker |
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inbd
= inbound |
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KIAS
= IAS in knots |
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kt
= knots |
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Note : this
list is not exhaustive; here are the common abbreviations; you may find some
others.
Let us know at td@ivao.org
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