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Old August 23rd 04, 11:56 AM
Blanche
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Without looking at a book...

ATCT - tower -- I think it's a contract tower
NACO - group that prints the plates?
NIMA - imagery group.
RVSM - reduced vertical separation
SATNAV - satellite navigation
STMP - mail protocol -- wait, that's SMTP


nevermind....

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Old August 23rd 04, 09:36 PM
Marco Leon
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Also without looking:
EGPWS - Electronic (Enhanced?) Ground Proximity Warning System
DEGPWS - Dumbed-Down Electronic Ground Proximity Warning System (just
kidding)
DBRITE - type of ATC scope (one 'dem new-fangled uns)
pFAST - Empty Snapple bottle


Marco

"Blanche" wrote in message
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Without looking at a book...

ATCT - tower -- I think it's a contract tower
NACO - group that prints the plates?
NIMA - imagery group.
RVSM - reduced vertical separation
SATNAV - satellite navigation
STMP - mail protocol -- wait, that's SMTP


nevermind....



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Old August 23rd 04, 10:23 PM
Roy Smith
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In article ,
"Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net wrote:

Also without looking:
EGPWS - Electronic (Enhanced?) Ground Proximity Warning System
DEGPWS - Dumbed-Down Electronic Ground Proximity Warning System (just
kidding)
DBRITE - type of ATC scope (one 'dem new-fangled uns)
pFAST - Empty Snapple bottle


Marco

"Blanche" wrote in message
...
Without looking at a book...

ATCT - tower -- I think it's a contract tower
NACO - group that prints the plates?
NIMA - imagery group.
RVSM - reduced vertical separation
SATNAV - satellite navigation
STMP - mail protocol -- wait, that's SMTP


nevermind....


Best aviation acronym I know is DFWTP. It's used for setting up for an
ILS; configure the airplane, capture the glideslope, and then...

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