Unlikely to be flying again today because of the cloudbase and the wind :-(
PS. Have moved the glossary to the right so that it's always fairly close to hand.
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About Me
- TomD
- I've taken a 6 month sabbatical from work to complete my Commercial Pilots Licence and this is a blog of how things are going.
Glossary
2 reds, 2 whites = this refers to the indication from the 4 lights of a PAPI if you're on the correct glidepath. 3/4 reds is too low and 3/4 whites is too high.
AAL = Above Aerodrome Level (usually written in lower case)
ADF = Automatic Direction Finder (the instrument used with an NDB and indicates relative bearing to the NDB)
AGL = Above Ground Level (usually written in lower case)
AI = Attitude Indicator aka Artificial Horizon
AMSL = Above Mean Sea Level (usually written in lower case)
ASI = Airspeed Indicator
ATA = Actual Time of Arrival
ATC = Air Traffic Control
ATD = Actual Time of Departure
CB = Cumulonimbus clouds
CPL = Commercial Pilot's Licence
Crab = the angling into wind to maintain a straight track on approach to land. Obviously you have to decrab so the aircraft is aligned with the runway before landing.
DI = Direction Indicator (is aligned to the compass and doesn't suffer from the same turning errors a compass does)
ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival
FREDA = Fuel, Radio, Engine, DI, Altitude (a regular check of systems performed while enroute)
GA = General Aviation
GAM = Gamston VOR/DME
GEC = Gross Error Check
IMC = Instrument Meteorological Conditions
IR = Instrument Rating
LDR = Landing Distance Required
MATZ = Military Air Traffic Zone
ME = Multi-Engine (rating)
METAR = Actual weather at an aerodrome (see here)
MSA = Minimum Safe Altitude
NDB = Non-Directional Beacon ( a simple radio beacon)
NOTAM = Notice To Airmen
OBS = Omni Bearing Selector (you use this to select the VOR radial you want to receive tracking info on - basically your heading to or from the VOR)
OTR = Ottringham VOR/DME (a bit north-west of Spurn point)
P1/PIC = Pilot In Command
PAPI = Precision Approach Path Indicator
PFL = Practice Forced Landing
PLOG = pilot log where you calculate your required track and groundspeed to take into account the wind and your ETA etc.
POB = Persons On Board
POL = Pole Hill VOR/DME
PPL = Private Pilot's Licence
PPR = Prior Permission Required
QFE = Altimeter pressure setting for height aal (dunno what it acutally stands for)
QNH = Altimeter pressure setting for height amsl (dunno what it acutally stands for)
QXC = Qualifying Cross Contry
RMI = Remote Magnetic Indicator (advanced ADF where it indicates the magnetic heading to the NDB)
Rate 1 Turn = Standard Instrument rate of turn at 180 degrees per minute (3 deg/sec)
TAF = Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
TODR = Take Off Distance Required
TS = Thunderstorm
TTT = Time Turn Talk (this is what you do when you reach a waypoint on your navigation - note the ATA, turn onto your next heading, talk to whoever to tell them where you are and where you;re going next (if required))
VOR/DME = VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (a kind of advanced radio beacon)
VRP = Visual Reporting Point
VSI = Vertical speed Indicator
W&B = Weight and Balance, aka M&B - Mass and Balance
Any suggestions/omissions/duplicates, please let me know.
AAL = Above Aerodrome Level (usually written in lower case)
ADF = Automatic Direction Finder (the instrument used with an NDB and indicates relative bearing to the NDB)
AGL = Above Ground Level (usually written in lower case)
AI = Attitude Indicator aka Artificial Horizon
AMSL = Above Mean Sea Level (usually written in lower case)
ASI = Airspeed Indicator
ATA = Actual Time of Arrival
ATC = Air Traffic Control
ATD = Actual Time of Departure
CB = Cumulonimbus clouds
CPL = Commercial Pilot's Licence
Crab = the angling into wind to maintain a straight track on approach to land. Obviously you have to decrab so the aircraft is aligned with the runway before landing.
DI = Direction Indicator (is aligned to the compass and doesn't suffer from the same turning errors a compass does)
ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival
FREDA = Fuel, Radio, Engine, DI, Altitude (a regular check of systems performed while enroute)
GA = General Aviation
GAM = Gamston VOR/DME
GEC = Gross Error Check
IMC = Instrument Meteorological Conditions
IR = Instrument Rating
LDR = Landing Distance Required
MATZ = Military Air Traffic Zone
ME = Multi-Engine (rating)
METAR = Actual weather at an aerodrome (see here)
MSA = Minimum Safe Altitude
NDB = Non-Directional Beacon ( a simple radio beacon)
NOTAM = Notice To Airmen
OBS = Omni Bearing Selector (you use this to select the VOR radial you want to receive tracking info on - basically your heading to or from the VOR)
OTR = Ottringham VOR/DME (a bit north-west of Spurn point)
P1/PIC = Pilot In Command
PAPI = Precision Approach Path Indicator
PFL = Practice Forced Landing
PLOG = pilot log where you calculate your required track and groundspeed to take into account the wind and your ETA etc.
POB = Persons On Board
POL = Pole Hill VOR/DME
PPL = Private Pilot's Licence
PPR = Prior Permission Required
QFE = Altimeter pressure setting for height aal (dunno what it acutally stands for)
QNH = Altimeter pressure setting for height amsl (dunno what it acutally stands for)
QXC = Qualifying Cross Contry
RMI = Remote Magnetic Indicator (advanced ADF where it indicates the magnetic heading to the NDB)
Rate 1 Turn = Standard Instrument rate of turn at 180 degrees per minute (3 deg/sec)
TAF = Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
TODR = Take Off Distance Required
TS = Thunderstorm
TTT = Time Turn Talk (this is what you do when you reach a waypoint on your navigation - note the ATA, turn onto your next heading, talk to whoever to tell them where you are and where you;re going next (if required))
VOR/DME = VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (a kind of advanced radio beacon)
VRP = Visual Reporting Point
VSI = Vertical speed Indicator
W&B = Weight and Balance, aka M&B - Mass and Balance
Any suggestions/omissions/duplicates, please let me know.
1 comment:
Hi Tom, Saw your call for comments - so here is one! Enjoying your blog, keep it up.
Cheers,
Andy B
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