Hello and welcome back...Thought i would cover Air-Band Terminology, not much point listening to Aviation if you don't know the lingo (language).
A
AACC - Area Approach Control Centre
ACARS - Aeronautical Communications Addressing & Reporting System
ACC - Area Control Centre
ADF - Automatic Direction Finder
ADF - Australian Defence Force
ADIZ - Air Defence Identification Zone
AFB - Air Force Base
AFFIRMATIVE - Yes
AGL - Above Ground Level
AIREP - Spoken Position Report & Weather
AIRSPEED - Speed of Aircraft
AIRWAY - Designated Flight Route
AIRWAYS - Designated Controlled Airspace
ALPHA - A
ALTERNATE - Airport Nominated For Diversion
AM - Amplitude Modulation
ANO - Air Navigation Order
ANR - Air Navigation Regulation
APU - Auxiliary Power Unit
ARFU - Aerodrome Frequency Response Unit is a VHF transceiver which provides an automatic response when the pilot transmits on the traffic frequency (normally a CTAF) for a particular aerodrome
ARINC - Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
ASI - Air Speed Indicator
ATA - Actual Time of Arrival
ATC - Air Traffic Control
ATIS - Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATS - Air Traffic Services
AUSSIE - Royal Australian Air Force Callsign
AUW - All Up Weight
B
BFO - Beat Frequency Oscillator
BLOCK - Altitude Clearance Low/High Parameters
BOGEY - Target Aircraft (Military use)
BUNT - Throwing Aircraft into a Dive (pilot speak)
BRAVO - B
C
CARRIER - Commercial Passenger Airline
CAT - Clear Air Turbulance
CAVOK - Ceiling/Visibility Unlimited
CB'S - Cumulonimbus Clouds (Thunderstorm)
CHARLIE - Copied Message (pilot speak)
CHARLIE - C
COMBI - Aircraft where proportion Pax/Cargo can be varied by adding/removing Seats
COMMS - Communications
CTA - Control Area
CTAF – Common Traffic Advisory Frequency.
CTZ - Control Zone
CVR - Cockpit Voice Recorder
CW - Continuous Wave (Morse Code)
D
DELTA - Delivery (Suffix to Flight Number)
DELTA - D
DIAGONAL - Slash ( / )
DIW - Dead in the Water
DME - Distance Measuring Equipment
DMEA - 200mhz Distance Measuring Equipment
DOW - Dry Operating Weight
DX - Long Distance Communications
E
ECHO - E
ELT - Emergence Locator Transmitter
ENDURANCE - Time an Aircraft can Remain in the Air
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD - Estimated Time of Departure
F
FDR - Flight Data Recorder
FIR - Flight Information Recorder
FIS - Flight Information Service
FL - Flight Level
FMS - Flight Management System
FOXTROT - F
FREQ - Frequency (radio)
FRM - Fault Reporting Manual
FSS - Flight Service Station
G
GCA - Ground Controlled Approach (Military)
GHFS - Global High Frequency System (U.S Military)
GNS - Omega Navigation System
GO ROUND - Aborted Landing or Overshoot
GOLF - G
GPS - Global Positioning System (Satellite)
GPU - Ground Power Unit
GRADU - Gradually
GREEN - Scrambled Speech Mode (Military)
GROUNDSPEED - Aircraft Speed over Ground Reference Point
H
HAC - High Altitude Chart
HEAVY - Aircraft bigger than a Boeing 707 (All Up Weight)
HF - High Frequency (Shortwave Band) (3Mhz to 30Mhz)
HOTEL - H
I
IAS - Indicated Airspeed
IATA - International Air Transport Association
ICAO - International Civil Aviation Origanisation
IFR - Instrument Flight Rules
ILS - Instrument Landing System
IMC - Instrument Meteorological Conditions (Weather)
INDIA - I
INMARSAT - International Marine Satellite
INS - Inertial Navigation System
INTER - Intermittent
IRS - Inertial RadioNavigation System
J
JULIET - J
K
KHZ - KiloHertz (Frequency)
KILO - K
KNOT - One Nautical Mile Per Hour (1.151 stat)
L
LATITUDE - Meridians North / South
LDOC - Long Distance Operational Control
LF - Low Frequency
LIMA - L
LOCALISER - Electronic Radio Aid, aligns with runway
LONGITUDE - Meridians North / South
LSALT - Lowest Safe Altitude
LSB - Lower Side Band
LUFL - Lowest Usable Flight Level
LW - Long Wave
M
MACH - Speed Unit (Mach 1 = Speed of Sound)
MAVERICK - Target Aircraft (Military)
MBZ - The Mandatory Broadcast Zone frequencies are nominally used within 15NM radius of a designated aerodrome up to and including 5,000FT AGL, unless otherwise specified.
MEDEVAC - Medical Evacuation Flight
MET - Meteorology (Weather)
METAR - Aviation Routine Weather Report (coded)
MF - Medium Frequency
MIKE - M
MHZ - MegaHertz (frequency)
MIKE SIERRA - Maintenance Status
MINDIV - Minimum Diversion Fuel
MISSED APPROACH - Aborted Landing (similar to Go-Round)
MLS - Microwave Landing System
MTOW - Maximum Takeoff Weigh
MWARA - Major World Air Route Area
N
NASA - National Aeronautics & Space Administration (U.S)
NAT - North Atlantic
NAUTICAL MILE - Equal to 1.151 State Miles
NAVAID - Navigational Aid
NDB - Non Directional Beacon
NEGATIVE - No
NM - Nautical Mile
NO JOY - No Communications Established
NOSAR - No Search & Rescue Required
NOSIG - No Significant Weather
NOTAM - Notices To Airmen/Airwomen
NOVEMBER - N
O
OAT - Outside Air Temperature
OBLIQUE - Slash ( / )
OCA - Oceanic Control Area
OCTA - Outside Controlled Airspace
OKTA - Cloud Layers Expressed in Eighths of Sky
OMEGA - GNS Navigation using LF (Low Frequency) Radio
ON TOP - On Top Of Cloud Layers (Reporting)
OSCAR - O
OPS - Operations
OVERSHOOT - Go Round (Emergency Related or Practice)
P
PAPA - Positioning Flight (callsign suffix)
PAL - Pilot Airport Lighting
PAPA - P
PAR - Precision Approach Radar (Military)
PAX - Passengers
POB - Persons On Board (PAX Only)
Q
QNH - Altimeter Sub-Scale giving Elevation if Aircraft was on the Ground
QUEBEC - Q
QSL - Conformation Of Reception
R
RAF - Royal Air Force (U.K)
RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force
RCAF - Royal Canadian Air Force
RDARA - Regional & Domestic Air Route Area
RED - In the Clear (Military)
RESERVES - Minimum Fuel Required on Arrival
RNC - Radio Navigation Chart
RNZAF - Royal New Zealand Air Force
ROGER - Acknowledgment (O.K)
ROMEO - R
ROMEO DELTA ALPHA - Re-despatch Accepted by Flight Crew
ROMEO DELTA UNIFORM - Re-despatch Not Accepted by Flight Crew
RPT - Regular Public Transport
RPT - Repeat
RSAF - Republic of Singapore Air Force
RT - Radio Telephone
RVR - Runway Visual Range
S
SAM - Special Air Mission (U.S Military)
SAR - Search And Rescue
SARTIME - Time Search Action Required to Commence
SAT - South Atlantic
SAT - Satellite
SELCAL - Selective Calling (HF & VHF)
SHEAR - Sudden Change in Wind Direction / Speed
SID - Standard Instrument Departure
SIGMET - Plain Language Weather Phenomena
SIERRA - S
SKED - Schedule
SOULS ON BOARD - Passengers & Crew
SP - Special Performance
SQUAWK CODE - Transponder Code Identifying Aircraft on Radar
SSB - Single-Sideband Radio
SSR - Secondary Surveillance Rdar
SST - Supersonic Transport Aircraft (used to be for Concorde)
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Route
STOL - Short Takeoff and Landing
STUD - Me (hahaha)
STUD - Military Airfield Frequency Family Numbers
T
TACAN - Tactical Aerial Navigation
TANGO - T
TAS - True Airspeed
TCA - Terminal Control Area
TEMPO - Temporary
TOPS - Cloud Tops
TOW - Takeoff Weight
U
UFIR - Upper Flight Information Region (U.S)
UHF - Ultra High Frequency (300Mhz to 3 Ghz)
UNIFORM - U
UNICOM - Universal Communications is a non-ATS communications service provided on the CTAF frequency to enhance the value of information normally available about a particular non-controlled aerodrome.
UM - Unaccompanied Minor (Child)
UNDERSHOOT - Short of the Runway Threshold
UNIFORM - UHF Frequency Band (Military)
US - Unserviceable
USAF - United States Air Force
USB - Upper Sideband (used on Shortwave)
USMC - United Stated Marine Corps
USN - United States Navy
UTA - Upper Terminal Area (U.S)
V
VASIS - Visual Approach Slope Indicator
VECTOR - Directional Steering orientated by ATC Radar
VFR - Visual Flight Rules
VHF - Very High Frequency (30Mhz to 300Mhz)
VICTOR - VHF Frequency Band (Military)
VICTOR - V
VMC - Visual Meteorological Conditions (weather)
VOLMET - Flying Weather Broadcast Regular Schedules
VOR - VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range
W
WAYPOINT - Airport Reporting Point
WHEELS-UP LANDING - Landing where Wheels Can't Be Extended (Belly Landing)
WHISKEY - W
WILCO - Will Comply
X
X-RAY - X
Y
YANKEE - Y
Z
ZFW - Zero Fuel Weight
ZULU - Z
ZULU - Universal C0-Ordinated Time (UTC)
Original Text - Bob Bell
Additions - Michael Bailey
#Airband
#AirbandTerminology
A
AACC - Area Approach Control Centre
ACARS - Aeronautical Communications Addressing & Reporting System
ACC - Area Control Centre
ADF - Automatic Direction Finder
ADF - Australian Defence Force
ADIZ - Air Defence Identification Zone
AFB - Air Force Base
AFFIRMATIVE - Yes
AGL - Above Ground Level
AIREP - Spoken Position Report & Weather
AIRSPEED - Speed of Aircraft
AIRWAY - Designated Flight Route
AIRWAYS - Designated Controlled Airspace
ALPHA - A
ALTERNATE - Airport Nominated For Diversion
AM - Amplitude Modulation
ANO - Air Navigation Order
ANR - Air Navigation Regulation
APU - Auxiliary Power Unit
ARFU - Aerodrome Frequency Response Unit is a VHF transceiver which provides an automatic response when the pilot transmits on the traffic frequency (normally a CTAF) for a particular aerodrome
ARINC - Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
ASI - Air Speed Indicator
ATA - Actual Time of Arrival
ATC - Air Traffic Control
ATIS - Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATS - Air Traffic Services
AUSSIE - Royal Australian Air Force Callsign
AUW - All Up Weight
B
BFO - Beat Frequency Oscillator
BLOCK - Altitude Clearance Low/High Parameters
BOGEY - Target Aircraft (Military use)
BUNT - Throwing Aircraft into a Dive (pilot speak)
BRAVO - B
C
CARRIER - Commercial Passenger Airline
CAT - Clear Air Turbulance
CAVOK - Ceiling/Visibility Unlimited
CB'S - Cumulonimbus Clouds (Thunderstorm)
CHARLIE - Copied Message (pilot speak)
CHARLIE - C
COMBI - Aircraft where proportion Pax/Cargo can be varied by adding/removing Seats
COMMS - Communications
CTA - Control Area
CTAF – Common Traffic Advisory Frequency.
CTZ - Control Zone
CVR - Cockpit Voice Recorder
CW - Continuous Wave (Morse Code)
D
DELTA - Delivery (Suffix to Flight Number)
DELTA - D
DIAGONAL - Slash ( / )
DIW - Dead in the Water
DME - Distance Measuring Equipment
DMEA - 200mhz Distance Measuring Equipment
DOW - Dry Operating Weight
DX - Long Distance Communications
E
ECHO - E
ELT - Emergence Locator Transmitter
ENDURANCE - Time an Aircraft can Remain in the Air
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD - Estimated Time of Departure
F
FDR - Flight Data Recorder
FIR - Flight Information Recorder
FIS - Flight Information Service
FL - Flight Level
FMS - Flight Management System
FOXTROT - F
FREQ - Frequency (radio)
FRM - Fault Reporting Manual
FSS - Flight Service Station
G
GCA - Ground Controlled Approach (Military)
GHFS - Global High Frequency System (U.S Military)
GNS - Omega Navigation System
GO ROUND - Aborted Landing or Overshoot
GOLF - G
GPS - Global Positioning System (Satellite)
GPU - Ground Power Unit
GRADU - Gradually
GREEN - Scrambled Speech Mode (Military)
GROUNDSPEED - Aircraft Speed over Ground Reference Point
H
HAC - High Altitude Chart
HEAVY - Aircraft bigger than a Boeing 707 (All Up Weight)
HF - High Frequency (Shortwave Band) (3Mhz to 30Mhz)
HOTEL - H
I
IAS - Indicated Airspeed
IATA - International Air Transport Association
ICAO - International Civil Aviation Origanisation
IFR - Instrument Flight Rules
ILS - Instrument Landing System
IMC - Instrument Meteorological Conditions (Weather)
INDIA - I
INMARSAT - International Marine Satellite
INS - Inertial Navigation System
INTER - Intermittent
IRS - Inertial RadioNavigation System
J
JULIET - J
K
KHZ - KiloHertz (Frequency)
KILO - K
KNOT - One Nautical Mile Per Hour (1.151 stat)
L
LATITUDE - Meridians North / South
LDOC - Long Distance Operational Control
LF - Low Frequency
LIMA - L
LOCALISER - Electronic Radio Aid, aligns with runway
LONGITUDE - Meridians North / South
LSALT - Lowest Safe Altitude
LSB - Lower Side Band
LUFL - Lowest Usable Flight Level
LW - Long Wave
M
MACH - Speed Unit (Mach 1 = Speed of Sound)
MAVERICK - Target Aircraft (Military)
MBZ - The Mandatory Broadcast Zone frequencies are nominally used within 15NM radius of a designated aerodrome up to and including 5,000FT AGL, unless otherwise specified.
MEDEVAC - Medical Evacuation Flight
MET - Meteorology (Weather)
METAR - Aviation Routine Weather Report (coded)
MF - Medium Frequency
MIKE - M
MHZ - MegaHertz (frequency)
MIKE SIERRA - Maintenance Status
MINDIV - Minimum Diversion Fuel
MISSED APPROACH - Aborted Landing (similar to Go-Round)
MLS - Microwave Landing System
MTOW - Maximum Takeoff Weigh
MWARA - Major World Air Route Area
N
NASA - National Aeronautics & Space Administration (U.S)
NAT - North Atlantic
NAUTICAL MILE - Equal to 1.151 State Miles
NAVAID - Navigational Aid
NDB - Non Directional Beacon
NEGATIVE - No
NM - Nautical Mile
NO JOY - No Communications Established
NOSAR - No Search & Rescue Required
NOSIG - No Significant Weather
NOTAM - Notices To Airmen/Airwomen
NOVEMBER - N
O
OAT - Outside Air Temperature
OBLIQUE - Slash ( / )
OCA - Oceanic Control Area
OCTA - Outside Controlled Airspace
OKTA - Cloud Layers Expressed in Eighths of Sky
OMEGA - GNS Navigation using LF (Low Frequency) Radio
ON TOP - On Top Of Cloud Layers (Reporting)
OSCAR - O
OPS - Operations
OVERSHOOT - Go Round (Emergency Related or Practice)
P
PAPA - Positioning Flight (callsign suffix)
PAL - Pilot Airport Lighting
PAPA - P
PAR - Precision Approach Radar (Military)
PAX - Passengers
POB - Persons On Board (PAX Only)
Q
QNH - Altimeter Sub-Scale giving Elevation if Aircraft was on the Ground
QUEBEC - Q
QSL - Conformation Of Reception
R
RAF - Royal Air Force (U.K)
RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force
RCAF - Royal Canadian Air Force
RDARA - Regional & Domestic Air Route Area
RED - In the Clear (Military)
RESERVES - Minimum Fuel Required on Arrival
RNC - Radio Navigation Chart
RNZAF - Royal New Zealand Air Force
ROGER - Acknowledgment (O.K)
ROMEO - R
ROMEO DELTA ALPHA - Re-despatch Accepted by Flight Crew
ROMEO DELTA UNIFORM - Re-despatch Not Accepted by Flight Crew
RPT - Regular Public Transport
RPT - Repeat
RSAF - Republic of Singapore Air Force
RT - Radio Telephone
RVR - Runway Visual Range
S
SAM - Special Air Mission (U.S Military)
SAR - Search And Rescue
SARTIME - Time Search Action Required to Commence
SAT - South Atlantic
SAT - Satellite
SELCAL - Selective Calling (HF & VHF)
SHEAR - Sudden Change in Wind Direction / Speed
SID - Standard Instrument Departure
SIGMET - Plain Language Weather Phenomena
SIERRA - S
SKED - Schedule
SOULS ON BOARD - Passengers & Crew
SP - Special Performance
SQUAWK CODE - Transponder Code Identifying Aircraft on Radar
SSB - Single-Sideband Radio
SSR - Secondary Surveillance Rdar
SST - Supersonic Transport Aircraft (used to be for Concorde)
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Route
STOL - Short Takeoff and Landing
STUD - Me (hahaha)
STUD - Military Airfield Frequency Family Numbers
T
TACAN - Tactical Aerial Navigation
TANGO - T
TAS - True Airspeed
TCA - Terminal Control Area
TEMPO - Temporary
TOPS - Cloud Tops
TOW - Takeoff Weight
U
UFIR - Upper Flight Information Region (U.S)
UHF - Ultra High Frequency (300Mhz to 3 Ghz)
UNIFORM - U
UNICOM - Universal Communications is a non-ATS communications service provided on the CTAF frequency to enhance the value of information normally available about a particular non-controlled aerodrome.
UM - Unaccompanied Minor (Child)
UNDERSHOOT - Short of the Runway Threshold
UNIFORM - UHF Frequency Band (Military)
US - Unserviceable
USAF - United States Air Force
USB - Upper Sideband (used on Shortwave)
USMC - United Stated Marine Corps
USN - United States Navy
UTA - Upper Terminal Area (U.S)
V
VASIS - Visual Approach Slope Indicator
VECTOR - Directional Steering orientated by ATC Radar
VFR - Visual Flight Rules
VHF - Very High Frequency (30Mhz to 300Mhz)
VICTOR - VHF Frequency Band (Military)
VICTOR - V
VMC - Visual Meteorological Conditions (weather)
VOLMET - Flying Weather Broadcast Regular Schedules
VOR - VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range
W
WAYPOINT - Airport Reporting Point
WHEELS-UP LANDING - Landing where Wheels Can't Be Extended (Belly Landing)
WHISKEY - W
WILCO - Will Comply
X
X-RAY - X
Y
YANKEE - Y
Z
ZFW - Zero Fuel Weight
ZULU - Z
ZULU - Universal C0-Ordinated Time (UTC)
Original Text - Bob Bell
Additions - Michael Bailey
#Airband
#AirbandTerminology
