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navigation systems
navigation equipment
instrument flight
instrument procedures
SIDs — standard instrument departure procedures
satellite-based radio navigation system
DOD — Department of Defense
electromagnetic (EM) wave
holding patterns
approaches
WGS-84
attitude instrument flying
IFR navigation
radio wave
EM — electromagnetic
Oceanic Airspace
frequency
IAPs — Instrument Approach Procedures
Resistance
Antenna
en route
receiver
terminal operations
conductivity
GPS Components
high frequency (HF)
radio wave propagation
space element
control element
ground wave
ionosphere
user element
global positioning system (GPS)
Navstar satellites
sky wave
constellation
HF — High Frequency
NAVSTAR — Navigation System using Timing and Ranging
satellite communication
orbital planes
space wave
Block II/IIA/IIR and IIR-M satellites
GPS — Global Positioning System
Block IIF satellites
instrument landing system (ILS)
pseudo-random code
propeller/rotor modulation error
VOR — very high frequency omnidirectional range
ILS — Instrument Landing System
course guidance
ILS critical areas
very high frequency (VHF)
Great Circle route
line of sight
ultra-high frequency (UHF)
DME — Distance Measuring Equipment
Function of GPS
precipitation static (P-static)
ETA — Estimated TIME of Arrival
St. Elmo's Fire
VOR/DME station
Static
Traditional Navigation Systems
VFR
ADF — Automatic Direction Finder
precipitation static
DP — departure procedure
LORAN — LOng RAnge Navigation
P-static
magnetic compass
STAR — standard terminal arrival route
VHF — Very High Frequency
UHF — ultra-high frequency
avionics
Flight Plan
P-static — precipitation static
test and initialization
VLF — very-low frequency
Track
Bearing
NDB — nondirectional radio beacon
GPS Substitution
RB — relative bearing
IFR En Route and Terminal Operations
MH — magnetic heading
GPS Substitution for ADF or DME
MB — magnetic bearing
Morse code identifier
AM broadcast band
AWOS — Automated Weather Observing System
DME Fix
sense antenna
loop antenna
NDB — Nondirectional Beacon
Station Passage
Compass Locator
rotatable compass-card ADF
fixed-card ADF
VOR — VHF omnidirectional range
RBI — relative bearing indicator
wind correction angle (WCA)
IFR Flight Using GPS
movable-card ADF
GPS Instrument Approaches
RMI — Radio Magnetic Indicator
waypoint (WP)
azimuth card
CFIT — controlled flight into terrain
GPS overlay approaches
GPS stand-alone approaches
gyrocompass
RMI slaving system
ADF needle
Radial
VMC — Visual Meteorological Conditions
IMC — Instrument Meteorological Conditions
orientation
VOR needle
Homing
VOR/DME
GPS Errors
MH + RB = MB
TACAN — Tactical Air Navigation
tracking
track inbound
WCA — wind correction angle
Crosswind
GPS Familiarization
track outbound
DGPS — Differential Global Positioning Systems
intercept a bearing
intercepting bearings
NAVAID — Navigational Aid
nonprecision instrument approaches
tracking inbound
WAAS — Wide Area Augmentation System
longitudinal axis
tracking outbound
Wide Area Reference Station
VOR
Wide Area Master Station
courses
GEO synchronous satellites
GUS — GPS Uplink Station
radials
VOR transmitter
APV — Approach with Vertical Guidance
Morse code
LNAV/VNAV
NOTAMs — Notices to Airmen
A/FD — Airport/Facility Directory
barometric vertical navigation
LAAS — Local Area Augmentation System
GPS reference receiver
intercept angle
VOR ground station
pseudo-range
drift correction angle
OFF flag
standby transmitter
VHF data broadcast
Category I approach
heading indicator
Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)
ILS localizer frequency
inbound bearing
INS — Inertial Navigation System
OBS — omnibearing selector
outbound MB
course index
INS Components
interception angle
accelerometer
CDI — Course deviation indicator
full needle deflection
gyros
course deviation bar (CDI)
IRS — inertial reference systems
TO/FROM indicator
laser gyros
unreliable signal flag
warning flag
HSI — Horizontal situation indicator
INS Errors
LOC — localizer
NAS — National Airspace System
selected heading box
back-course approach
magnetic north
Azimuth
holding pattern entry
INS/IRS
XPDR — Transponder
electronic flight instruments
Instrument Approach Systems
Lubber line
heading select bug
course select pointer
SDF — simplified directional facility
zone of confusion
course deviation scale
LDA — localizer-type directional aid
compass card
MLS — microwave landing system
Tracking TO and FROM the Station
precision instrument approach procedure
symbolic aircraft
glideslope pointer
Precision Approach
course select knob
Localizer
GS — glideslope
heading select knob
14 CFR part 91
marker beacons
Approach Lights
NAV warning flag
PFD — Primary Flight Display
CDI interpretation
DME collocated with the GS transmitter
Category I approaches
course interception
Category II approaches
logbook
VOR operational errors
Category III approaches
reverse sensing
decision height
interrogating radio frequency (RF) pulses
VOR accuracy
LOC ground antenna array
VOR receiver accuracy check
field pattern
VOT — VOR test facility
distance measuring equipment
ILS/DME
MM — Middle Marker
course window
DME components
LOC/DME
OM — Outer Marker
Back course
Transponder
front course
Interrogator
ON/OFF/Volume Switch
108.1 to 111.95 MHz
groundspeed
fly-left
HOLD
time to station
Altitude
DME arc
fly-right
Function of DME
wind-drift correction angle
Intercepting Lead Radials
lead radial
localizer course width
full-scale deflection
half-standard rate turn
Glidepath
slant range distance
course deviation bar
DME/DME fix
runway touchdown zone
slant range
GS projection angle
slant range error
IAP — Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV — Area Navigation
Threshold Crossing Height
INS — inertial navigation systems
actual track
outer marker beacon
cross-track error
middle marker beacon
VOR/DME RNAV Components
Function of VOR/DME RNAV
Inner Marker Beacon
WP — waypoint
Category II operations
IFR — Instrument Flight Rules
reciprocal
POH/AFM — Pilot's Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
190—535 KHz
intercept heading
VOR/DME RNAV
course roughness
VORTAC
ALSF-2
FLAG Alarm
ALSF-1
angular course width deviation
dual system VOR
SSALR — simplified short approach light system with runway alignment indicator lights
linear cross-track deviation
MALSR — medium intensity approach light system with runway alignment indicator lights
FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
MALSF — medium intensity approach light system with sequenced flashing lights
RNAV mode
FSS — Flight Service Station
RNAV/APPR mode
FCC — Federal Communications Commission
ODALS — omnidirectional approach light system
RNAV route
ATC — Air Traffic Control
ILS Airborne Components
NDB/Compass Locator
STARs — standard terminal arrival routes
VASI — Visual Approach Slope Indicator
VOR/LOC Course
cross-pointer indicator
IAF — Initial Approach FIX
FAF — Final Approach FIX
ILS Function
MAP — Missed Approach Point
Procedure Turn
Final Approach Course
radiated VOT
VNAV — Vertical Navigation
Missed Approach
RF — Radio Frequency
vertical guidance
horizontal guidance
ILS Errors
90 Hz
GS indicator
NM — nautical miles
150 Hz
Nonprecision Approach
Operational Errors
TTS — time to station
localizer interception angle
VOR/DME RNAV errors
reception volume
GNSS — Global Navigation Satellite System
LDA — Localizer Type Directional Aid
GPS reference receivers
service volume
slant-range error
approach azimuth
GPS constellation
back azimuth
approach elevation
final approach guidance
data communications
lead point
Approach Azimuth Guidance
true north
UHF spectrum
5031 to 5091 MHz
ILS — Instrument Landing Systems
ILS Components
Ground Components
LOM — Locator Outer Marker
RNP — Required Navigation Performance
FMS — Flight Management Systems
Glideslope
CDU — control/display unit
glass flight deck navigation displays
HUD — head-up display
autopilot
SSALR/MALSR
autothrottle
MALSF
Loran
ODALS
RNAV/APPR
Radar Navigation (Ground-Based)
RF energy
Threshold
Below glidepath
On glidepath
Above glidepath
Far Bar
Near Bar
primary surveillance radar
ATCRBS — Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
SSR — secondary surveillance radar
beacon antenna
course centerline
ARSR — Air Route Surveillance Radar
FAF
ARTCC — Air Route Traffic Control Center
ASR — Airport Surveillance Radar
PAR — Precision Approach Radar
WGS-84 — World Geodetic System of 1984
ASDE — Airport Surface Detection Equipment
radarscope
Required Navigation Performance
radar vectors
MDA — Minimum Descent Altitude
RNP 0.3
DH — Decision Height
RNP 1.0
nonprecision instrument approach
RNP 2.0
Function of FMS
surveillance radar approach procedure
Airport Surface Detection Equipment
Radar Limitations
The Universal UNS-1
latitude
longitude
Functions of Radar Navigation
TSO — Technical Standard Order
TSO C-129
GPS navigation database
VFR — Visual Flight Rules
triangulation
CA — Course/Acquisition code
mask angle
RAIM — Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
baro-aiding
barometric altimeter
integrity anomaly
TSO C-115a
hand-held GPS systems
FL 240
MSL — mean sea level
five-letter fix name
HOLD mode
OBS mode
current database
GPS NOTAMs
GPS satellite outages
RAIM prediction
departure WP
IAWP — Initial Approach Waypoint
Feeder Fix
FAWP — Final Approach Waypoint
MAWP — Missed Approach Waypoint
fly-over WPs
approach mode
step-down fixes
vectors to final
en route CDI sensitivity
extended final approach course
OCS — Obstacle Clearance Surface
satellite atomic clock inaccuracies
selective availability
Terminal RAIM
ICAO Annex 10
wide-area master station
GEO — Geostationary Satellite
Category I precision approaches
SBAS — Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems
EGNOS
MSAS — Japanese Multifunctional Transport Satellite Satellite-based Augmentation System
TSO-C145A
TSO-C146A
AFM — aircraft flight manual
electronic glidepath
ICAO — International Civil Aviation Organization
GPS-reference facility
Inertial Navigation System
course and altitude guidance
Category I
Category II
Category III
height above touchdown
distance-to-touchdown
extended centerline
UHF Glideslope Transmitter
glide slope angle
Rate of Descent Chart
IM — Inner Marker
back-course marker
runway touchdown zone elevation
outer locator
middle locator
ALS — approach lighting system
instrument approach stage
runway touchdown zone markers
visual transition
REIL — Runway End Identifier Lights
downwind light bars
upwind light bars
two-bar VASI
three-bar VASI
ALSF — Approach light system with sequenced flashing lights
GS frequency pairing
flying away from the needle
rate of descent
GS interception
BCM — Back-Course Marker
false courses
AGL — above ground level
HIGH/LOW/OFF three-position switch
Straight-in Minimums
Circling Minimums
TSE — Total System Error
NSE — Navigation System Errors
FTE — Flight Technical Errors
MASPS — Minimum Aviation System Performance Specification
OpsSpecs — Operations Specifications
FMS — Flight Management System
aircraft performance data
navigational accuracy
FMS computer
head-down display
Radar
windshield
DA — Decision Altitude
trend information
Mode C
radar approach control
control tower
Traffic Advisories
temperature inversions
taxiways