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2004 Instrument Procedures Handbook
Y'all,
I had originally planned to post this on ras group but decided to go afield. Found that this group is a haven for old friends. My new medical says that I'm good for two more years and at 80 that's something to shoot for. Got the FAA NEW "Instrument Procedures Handbook". FAA-H-8261-1 (2004) in the mail yesterday. Free, but don't know why. Book consists of 25% appendixes. As is my practice, I started reading from the back of the book. Appendix D is--Acronyms and Glossary I knew about one out of every three or 100 of 300. There seems to be no end to the bureaucratic effort to reduce the name of everything into an acronym. Some of the more unique a ALAR, AOCC; ARFF; ASDAR; ATCRBS; ATCT; CAASD; CARF; CDTI, CPDLC, CRCT; DBRITE; DRVSM; EDCT; EGPWS; EICAS; EWINS; FISDL; GDPE; GWS; HOCSR; LAPC; MAMS; MAHWP; MASPS; MAWP; McTMA; MNPS; NACO; NASSI; NIMA; NTAP; pFAST; RDOF; RVSM; SATNAV; SMGCS; SPECI; STMP; SWAP; TAOARC; URET; VCOA; VGSI; WMSC; I haven't cross checked there with my older texts but of the 45 I have here I doubt that any one person can name more than ten. Some are named below. Contest anyone? \ Glossary has right on 150 items. I only knew 41 of them as being familiar and used. Some of the unknowns: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast; Center Radar ARTS Presentation/Processing, Database columns; Database Field; Database Identifier, Database Record; D-ATIS; Diverse Vector Area (DVA); Dynamic Magnetic Variation, Ellipsoid of Revolution; Flight Information Region (FIR); Four corner post configuration, Geodetic Datum; Gross Navigation Error (GNE); Highway in the Sky (HITS); LPV (not an acronym); Military Space Management System (MAMS); Obstacle Clearance Surface (OCS); Obstacle Identification Surface (OIS); Principal Operations Inspector (POI); Runway Hotspots; Station declination, Tracab; Traffic information service - broadcast; transition Layer, User Request Evaluation Tool (URET) |
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In article .net,
"Gene Whitt" wrote: Some of the more unique a ALAR, AOCC; ARFF; ASDAR; ATCRBS; ATCT; CAASD; CARF; CDTI, CPDLC, CRCT; DBRITE; DRVSM; EDCT; EGPWS; EICAS; EWINS; FISDL; GDPE; GWS; HOCSR; LAPC; MAMS; MAHWP; MASPS; MAWP; McTMA; MNPS; NACO; NASSI; NIMA; NTAP; pFAST; RDOF; RVSM; SATNAV; SMGCS; SPECI; STMP; SWAP; TAOARC; URET; VCOA; VGSI; WMSC; I haven't cross checked there with my older texts but of the 45 I have here I doubt that any one person can name more than ten. Contest anyone? \ I only knew 12 of the acronyms, plus what a few of the others are, but then I've worked with military ATC and landing systems as well as CNS/ATM stuff for a while. The more fun ones involve nested acronyms. :-) -- Bob Noel Seen on Kerry's campaign airplane: "the real deal" oh yeah baby. |
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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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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.... |
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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... Dont F*** With The Power. |
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