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Chapter 1 — The National Airspace System

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  1. NAS — National Airspace System
  2. aeronautical charts
  3. regulations
  4. airspace classification
  5. ICAO — International Civil Aviation Organization
  6. en route
  7. satellite-based navigation equipment
  8. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
  9. terminal
  10. Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
  11. approach procedures
  12. AIM — Aeronautical Information Manual
  13. mean sea level (MSL)
  14. Special Use Airspace
  15. flight level (FL)
  16. MSL — mean sea level
  17. nautical miles (NM)
  18. FL — flight level
  19. instrument flight rules (IFR)
  20. IFR — Instrument Flight Rules
  21. air traffic control (ATC) clearance
  22. instrument procedures
  23. ATC — Air Traffic Control
  24. radar approach control
  25. separation services
  26. two-way radio communications
  27. Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs)
  28. passenger enplanements
  29. above ground level (AGL)
  30. AGL — above ground level
  31. En Route Charts
  32. Prohibited areas
  33. Federal Register
  34. Restricted Areas
  35. Class A
  36. Class B
  37. Class C
  38. Class D
  39. Class E
  40. Class G
  41. FL 600
  42. ATC Clearance
  43. instrument rating
  44. two-way communications
  45. Student certificate
  46. Special VFR
  47. VFR — Visual Flight Rules
  48. statute miles
  49. VFR aircraft separation
  50. VFR Visibility Minimum
  51. VFR Minimum Distance from Clouds
  52. clear of clouds
  53. IFR Aircraft
  54. IFR flight plan
  55. Traffic Advisories
  56. control tower
  57. NM — nautical miles
  58. Radar
  59. instrument approaches
  60. high density
  61. nontowered airport
  62. 14 CFR part 91
  63. Aeronautical Navigation Products (AeroNav Products)
  64. Prohibited Area
  65. Restricted Area
  66. Warning Area
  67. military operations area (MOA)
  68. Alert Area
  69. Military Training Routes (MTRs)
  70. temporary flight restrictions (TFRs)
  71. Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)
  72. National Security Areas (NSAs)
  73. Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 99
  74. Controlled Airspace
  75. Federal Airways System
  76. navigation aid (NAVAID)
  77. Uncontrolled Airspace
  78. FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
  79. Federal Airways
  80. Waypoint
  81. Fix
  82. VFR-ON-TOP
  83. Victor airways
  84. Intersection
  85. joint-use restricted airspace
  86. VOR — VHF omnidirectional range
  87. low-altitude airway structure
  88. Victor airway
  89. Warning areas
  90. MOAs — military operations areas
  91. sectional chart
  92. VFR terminal area chart
  93. Alert areas
  94. collision avoidance
  95. MTRs — Military Training Routes
  96. IR
  97. VR
  98. TFRs — Temporary Flight Restrictions
  99. NOTAM — Notice to Airmen
  100. 14 CFR part 99
  101. NAVAID — Navigational Aid
  102. centerline
  103. Jet Route
  104. MOCA — Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
  105. area navigation (RNAV) routes
  106. MRA — Minimum Reception Altitude
  107. confluence of airways
  108. Q-route
  109. jet routes
  110. T-route
  111. high-altitude en route charts
  112. random RNAV route
  113. RNAV — Area Navigation
  114. Q-routes
  115. T-routes
  116. waypoints
  117. latitude/longitude coordinates
  118. degree-distance fixes
  119. Radar Monitoring
  120. Preferred IFR Routes
  121. A/FD — Airport/Facility Directory
  122. FL 450
  123. Tower En Route Control (TEC)
  124. Advisory Circular (AC) 90-91
  125. North American Route Program (NRP)
  126. IFR en route chart
  127. high-altitude en route chart
  128. low-altitude en route chart
  129. off-route obstruction clearance altitude (OROCA)
  130. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  131. Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)
  132. part-time airspace classifications
  133. minimum en route altitude (MEA)
  134. IFR En Route Charts
  135. minimum obstruction clearance altitude (MOCA)
  136. airport information
  137. Charted IFR Altitudes
  138. distance measuring equipment (DME)
  139. TEC — Tower En Route Control
  140. AC — Advisory Circular
  141. AC 90-91
  142. NRP — North American Route Program
  143. FL 290
  144. conterminous United States
  145. en route high-altitude charts
  146. en route low-altitude charts
  147. OROCA — off-route obstruction clearance altitude
  148. ICAO identifiers
  149. ATIS — Automatic Terminal Information Service
  150. obstacle clearance
  151. MEA GAP
  152. DME — Distance Measuring Equipment
  153. minimum reception altitude (MRA)
  154. MEA — minimum en route altitude
  155. minimum crossing altitude (MCA)
  156. MAA — Maximum Authorized Altitude
  157. maximum authorized altitude (MAA)
  158. MCA — Minimum Crossing Altitude
  159. Types of NAVAIDs
  160. very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR)
  161. nondirectional beacon (NDB)
  162. tactical air navigation (TACAN)
  163. VOR/DME
  164. very-high frequencies and ultra-high frequencies (VHF/UHF)
  165. low frequencies and medium frequencies (LF/MF)
  166. NDB — Nondirectional Beacon
  167. Compass Locator
  168. Identifying Intersections
  169. NDBs — nondirectional beacons
  170. TACAN — Tactical Air Navigation
  171. VHF/UHF
  172. LF/MF
  173. NO SVFR
  174. FIR — Flight Information Region
  175. ADIZ — Air Defense Identification Zone
  176. CNF — Computer Navigational Fix
  177. Changeover Point
  178. GPS/WAAS MEA
  179. Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
  180. Flight Information Region (FIR)
  181. Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)
  182. International Date Line
  183. compass locator beacon
  184. VORTAC
  185. FSS — Flight Service Station
  186. ILS — Instrument Landing System
  187. ASOS — Automated Surface Observing System
  188. AWOS — Automated Weather Observing System
  189. HIWAS — Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service
  190. UTC — Coordinated Universal Time
  191. NAD 83 — North American Datum of 1983
  192. WGS 84 — World Geodetic System 1984
  193. Cruising Altitudes
  194. changeover point (COP)
  195. Localizer
  196. off-route VORs
  197. back course (BC)
  198. Bearing
  199. global positioning system (GPS)
  200. Back course
  201. ARTCC — Air Route Traffic Control Center
  202. serrations
  203. flight service station (AFSS)
  204. RCO — Remote Communications Outlet
  205. ASOS — Automated Surface Observing Station
  206. Remote Communications Outlet (RCO)
  207. Automated Surface Observing Station (ASOS)
  208. Automated Weather Observing Station (AWOS)
  209. Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS)
  210. TWEB — Transcribed Weather Broadcast
  211. Transcribed Weather Broadcast (TWEB)
  212. Ground Speed
  213. moving map
  214. VOR changeover points
  215. COP — changeover point
  216. holding pattern
  217. multifunction displays
  218. moving maps
  219. flight deck
  220. SA — Situational Awareness
  221. Localizer Course
  222. BC — back course
  223. COPs — VOR changeover points
  224. mileage breakdown
  225. Computer Navigation Fix
  226. GPS — Global Positioning System
  227. AFSS — automated flight service station
  228. ARTCC remote sites
  229. electronic flight bag
  230. minimum equipment list (MEL)
  231. standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  232. standard instrument departures (SIDs)
  233. standard terminal arrival routes (STARs)
  234. electronic chart systems
  235. 14 CFR
  236. MELs — minimum equipment lists
  237. SOPs — standard operating procedures
  238. SIDs — standard instrument departures
  239. STARs — standard terminal arrival routes
  240. terminal procedures
  241. checklists
  242. Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP)
  243. Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs)
  244. instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)
  245. visual meteorological conditions (VMC)
  246. feet per nautical mile (FPNM)
  247. No STAR
  248. Instrument Approach Procedure chart
  249. margin identification
  250. amendment status
  251. Straight-in Landing Minimums
  252. Circling Minimums
  253. Circling Approach
  254. Terminal Procedures Publications
  255. runway centerline
  256. TPP — Terminal Procedures Publication
  257. Departure Procedures
  258. DP — departure procedure
  259. ODP — Obstacle Departure Procedure
  260. SID — Standard Instrument Departure
  261. takeoff minimums
  262. Standard Terminal Arrival Routes
  263. STAR — standard terminal arrival route
  264. IAP — Instrument Approach Procedure
  265. amendment number
  266. airport diagrams
  267. ODP — Obstacle Departure Procedures
  268. IMC — Instrument Meteorological Conditions
  269. VMC — Visual Meteorological Conditions
  270. climb gradient
  271. FPNM — feet per nautical mile
  272. Terminal Area
  273. Flight Plan
  274. TERPs — Terminal Instrument Approach Procedures
  275. civil approach plates
  276. FAA chart reference number
  277. Straight-in Landing
  278. LOM — compass locator at outer marker
  279. Transition Route
  280. Arrival Route
  281. Lost Communications Track
  282. DME Fix
  283. Procedure ID
  284. APP CRS — approach course
  285. TDZE — Touchdown Zone Elevation
  286. Apt Elev — airport elevation
  287. RNP — Required Navigation Performance
  288. DME/DME RNP
  289. MALSR — Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
  290. GND CON — ground control
  291. CLNC DEL — clearance delivery
  292. UNICOM
  293. Radar Required
  294. LNAV — Lateral Navigation
  295. HIRL — High Intensity Runway Lights
  296. VGSI — visual glide slope indicator
  297. IAF — Initial Approach FIX
  298. FAF — Final Approach FIX
  299. CTAF — Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
  300. ASR — Airport Surveillance Radar
  301. MALSR
  302. Pilot Briefing
  303. plan view
  304. profile view
  305. Landing Minimums
  306. airport diagram
  307. VOR-A
  308. LDA-B
  309. VOR/DME RWY 31
  310. VOR or GPS RWY 15
  311. ILS Z RWY 28
  312. SILVER ILS RWY 28
  313. COPTER LOC/DME 25L
  314. nonstandard IFR takeoff minimums
  315. Alternate Minimums Section
  316. Alternate Minimums are Not Authorized
  317. initial approach fix (IAF)
  318. intermediate fix (IF)
  319. TACAN
  320. final approach fix (FAF)
  321. LOC — localizer
  322. LOC/DME
  323. minimum safe altitude (MSA)
  324. NDB/DME
  325. SDF — simplified directional facility
  326. Marker Beacon
  327. MAP — Missed Approach Point
  328. Missed Approach Procedure
  329. Alternate Minimums
  330. Altimeter Setting
  331. distance circle
  332. concentric rings
  333. feeder facilities
  334. Visual Flightpath
  335. Terminal Arrival Area (TAA)
  336. Straight-in Area
  337. No Procedure Turn (NoPT)
  338. missed approach point (MAP)
  339. TAA — Terminal Arrival Area
  340. MSA — Minimum Safe Altitude
  341. Obstacle
  342. Morse code
  343. ADF — Automatic Direction Finder
  344. MSA circle
  345. omnidirectional facility
  346. missed approach waypoint
  347. heavy-lined NAVAID box
  348. main procedure course
  349. DME arc
  350. Feeder Route
  351. missed approach track
  352. GPS/RNAV
  353. departure extensions
  354. NoPT — No Procedure Turn
  355. DA — Decision Altitude
  356. GS — glide slope
  357. course reversal
  358. 45°/180° procedure turn
  359. Procedure Turn
  360. racetrack pattern
  361. teardrop procedure
  362. teardrop procedure turn
  363. 80°/260° course reversal
  364. barbed arrow
  365. KIAS — knots indicated airspeed
  366. knots indicated airspeed (KIAS)
  367. obstruction clearance area
  368. procedure turn barred arrow
  369. NoPT
  370. Radar Vectoring
  371. timed approach
  372. IF — Intermediate FIX
  373. procedure turn holding pattern
  374. holding airspeed limitations
  375. inbound course
  376. Approach Clearance
  377. Final Approach Course
  378. Category A
  379. high performance aircraft
  380. glideslope (GS)
  381. threshold crossing height (TCH)
  382. outer marker (OM)
  383. final approach point (FAP)
  384. Maltese cross
  385. Stepdown FIX
  386. intermediate segment
  387. minimum descent altitude (MDA)
  388. penetration turn
  389. visual descent point (VDP)
  390. decision altitude/decision height (DA/DH)
  391. GS — glideslope
  392. Missed Approach
  393. climb straight ahead
  394. GS intercept altitude
  395. TCH — Threshold Crossing Height
  396. turning climb
  397. climbing right turn
  398. OM — Outer Marker
  399. Precision Approach
  400. Nonprecision Approach
  401. MDA — Minimum Descent Altitude
  402. DA/DH — decision altitude/decision height
  403. VOR/DME RNAV
  404. outbound course
  405. Final Approach Segment
  406. vertical approach path
  407. angle of descent
  408. FAP — final approach point
  409. VDP — Visual Descent Point
  410. straight-in approach procedure
  411. touchdown point
  412. visual reference
  413. block altitude
  414. advisory altitude
  415. Mandatory Altitude
  416. Vertical Descent Angle (VDA)
  417. Aircraft Approach Category
  418. height above threshold (HAT)
  419. height above airport (HAA)
  420. runway visual range (RVR)
  421. minimum altitude
  422. maximum altitude
  423. mandatory block altitude
  424. VDA — Vertical Descent Angle
  425. stabilized approach descent
  426. rate of descent table
  427. straight-in
  428. circling
  429. radar vectored
  430. stalling speed
  431. certified gross landing weight
  432. landing configuration
  433. HAT — height above threshold elevation
  434. HAA — Height Above Airport
  435. RVR — Runway Visual Range
  436. Transmissometer
  437. slant visual range
  438. Prevailing Visibility
  439. rate of descent
  440. advisory altitudes
  441. aircraft approach categories
  442. DH — Decision Height
  443. GLS — Global Navigation Satellite Landing System
  444. APV — Approach Procedure with Vertical Guidance
  445. BARO VNAV — barometric vertical navigation
  446. descent minimum
  447. standard IFR alternate minimums
  448. helicopter alternate minimums
  449. height above landing area (HAL)
  450. Point in space approach
  451. Airport Sketch /Airport Diagram
  452. runway incursion
  453. touchdown zone elevation (TDZE)
  454. pilot-controlled lighting (PCL)
  455. runway centerline lighting (RCL)
  456. Inoperative Components Table
  457. instrument landing system (ILS)
  458. Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (MALSR with RAIL)
  459. Airport Sketch
  460. Inoperative Components
  461. IFR alternate minimums
  462. Ceiling
  463. HAL — Height Above Landing
  464. taxi chart
  465. runway incursions
  466. approach bearings
  467. time and speed table
  468. visual approach lights
  469. PCL — pilot-controlled lighting
  470. RCL — runway centerline lighting
  471. taxiways
  472. Displaced Threshold
  473. magnetic heading
  474. ALS — approach lighting system
  475. RAIL — Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
  476. approach lighting systems
  477. airport beacon
  478. runway identification
  479. runway slope
  480. Runway Weight Bearing Capacity
  481. PCN — Pavement Classification Number
  482. Approach Light System (ALS)
  483. Approach Lighting System with Sequenced Flashers (ALSF-2)
  484. Approach Lighting System with Sequenced Flashers (ALSF-1)
  485. Simplified Short Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (SSALR)
  486. Simplified Short Approach Lighting System (SSALS)
  487. Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (MALSR)
  488. Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System (MALS)
  489. Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (RAIL)
  490. Tri-color visual approach slope indicator (T-VASI)
  491. Visual approach slope indicator (VASI)
  492. Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
  493. Pulsating Visual Approach Slope Indicator (PVASI)
  494. Runway end identifier lights (REIL)
  495. VASI — Visual Approach Slope Indicator
  496. PVASI — pulsating visual approach slope indicator
  497. TRCV — tri-color visual approach slope indicator
  498. T-VASI
  499. ALSF-1
  500. ALSF-2
  501. SALS/SALSF
  502. REIL — Runway End Identifier Lights
  503. PCL — pilot controlled lighting
  504. approach lighting system
  505. Touchdown Zone
  506. SSALR — Simplified Short Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
  507. MALSF
  508. ODALS — Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System
  509. APAP — Alignment of Elements Systems
  510. TDZ/CL — Touchdown Zone/Centerline Lighting
  511. MLS — microwave landing system
  512. PAR — Precision Approach Radar
  513. LPV — Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance
  514. RNAV Instrument Approach Charts
  515. Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)
  516. Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS)
  517. lateral navigation/vertical navigation (LNAV/VNAV)
  518. required navigational performance (RNP)
  519. global landing system (GLS)
  520. barometric vertical navigation (BARO VNAV)
  521. decision altitude (DA)
  522. WAAS — Wide Area Augmentation System
  523. LNAV/VNAV
  524. LP — localizer performance
  525. GPA — glidepath angle
  526. LAAS — Local Area Augmentation System
  527. Glidepath
  528. runway threshold waypoint
  529. descent angle
  530. ALSF — approach lighting system with sequenced flashing lights
  531. SSALR
  532. TDZL — touchdown zone lights
  533. RCLS — runway centerline lights
  534. VNAV — Vertical Navigation
  535. MALS
  536. SSALS
  537. ODALS
  538. HUD — head-up display
  539. LDA — localizer-type directional aid
  540. SDF/DME
  541. LDA/DME
  542. LP lines of minima
  543. RCLS — Runway Centerline Lighting System
  544. FD — flight director
  545. AP — autopilot
  546. HUD — heads-up display
  547. PAPI — Precision Approach Path Indicator
  548. Field Elevation
  549. Touchdown Zone Elevation
  550. Approach Lights