ADS-B automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast
ARTCC air route traffic control center
ATC air traffic control
ATIS automatic terminal information service
CAT clear air turbulence
CAT I Category I approach minimums
CAT II Category II approach minimums
CAT IIIb Category IIIb approach minimums
CAVU ceilings and visibilities unlimited
CG center of gravity
CPDLC controller-pilot data link communications
EFIS electronic fight information system
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAR Federal Aviation Regulation
FD flight director
FBO fixed base operator
FMS flight management system
FFS full flight simulator
GPS Global Positioning System
HSI horizontal situation indicator
IAS indicated airspeed
ICAO international civil aviation administration
IFR instrument flight rules
IMC instrument meteorological conditions
JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport
LIFR low instrument flight rules
LAHSO land and hold short operations
METAR aviation routine weather report
MFD multi-function display
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NDB non-directional beacon
NextGen Next Generation Air Traffic System
NEXRAD Next Generation Radar
NOTAM notice to airmen
OAT outside air temperature
PFD primary flight display
RNAV area navigation
RVR runway visual range
RVSM reduced vertical separation minimum
STAR standard instrument arrival
SID standard instrument departure
TAS true airspeed
TCAS traffic alert and collision avoidance system
TRACON terminal radar approach control
UTC Coordinated Universal Time (also known as Z-Time or Zulu)
VFR visual flight rules
VMC visual meteorological conditions
VNAV vertical navigation
VOR very high frequency omni-directional radio range
WAAS wide area augmentation system
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