| AC |
Advisory Circular |
| ACC |
area control centre |
| AES |
Atmospheric Environment Service |
| AFB |
Air Force Base |
| AFE |
above field elevation |
| agl |
above ground level |
| ANU |
stabilizer angle units aircraft nose up |
| ASDA |
accelerate-stop distance available |
| asl |
above sea level |
| ATC |
air traffic control |
| C |
Celsius |
| CAE |
Canadian Aviation Electronics |
| Calif. |
California |
| CASB |
Canadian Aviation Safety Board |
| CD |
coefficient of drag |
| CFR |
Crash Fire Fighting Rescue |
| CID |
Criminal Investigation Division |
| CL |
coefficient of lift |
| CO |
carbon monoxide |
| CVR |
cockpit voice recorder |
| DMI |
deferred maintenance item |
| DND |
Department of National Defence |
| EGT |
exhaust gas temperature |
| EPR |
engine pressure ratio |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAR |
Federal Aviation Regulations |
| FCU |
fuel control units |
| FDR |
flight data recorder |
| ft |
feet |
| FPD |
Freezing Point Depressant |
| Fla. |
Florida |
| FRPC |
Flight Recorder Playback Centre |
| G |
load factor |
| GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
| HCN |
hydrogen cyanide |
| hr |
hour(s) |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| IFR |
instrument flight rules |
| in. Hg |
inches of mercury |
| JETS |
Joint En Route Terminal Systems |
| KIAS |
knots indicated airspeed |
| Ky. |
Kentucky |
| lat |
latitude |
| lb |
pound(s) |
| long |
longitude |
| M |
magnetic |
| MAC |
mean aerodynamic chord |
| mb |
millibar(s) |
| MFO |
Multinational Force and Observers |
| mg% |
milligrams per 100 millilitres |
| mi |
mile(s) |
| N |
north |
| Nl |
Rotational speed of the low pressure compressor of a two-spool engine |
| |
expressed as a percentage of the maximum value |
| NAS |
Naval Air Station |
| NATI |
National Air Transportation Inspection |
| Nfld. |
Newfoundland |
| NRC |
National Research Council |
| NTSB |
National Transportation Safety Board |
| PMI |
principal maintenance inspector |
| POI |
principal operations inspector |
| PTC |
pitch trim compensator |
| RCMP |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| STC |
Supplementary Type Certificate |
| T |
true |
| TODA |
take-off distance available |
| TORA |
take-off run available |
| UDRI |
University of Dayton Research Institute |
| Vl |
critical engine failure speed |
| V2 |
take-off climb speed |
| VF |
flap retraction speed |
| VR |
take-off rotation speed |
| W |
west |
| Wash. |
Washington |
| Z |
Zulu |
| ZFW |
zero fuel weight |
| ° |
degree(s) |
| ' |
minute(s) |
| " |
second(s) |