Aeronautics Abbreviations and Acronyms

  1. ALT HOLD
    Altitude Hold Mode
  2. B RNAV
    Basic area navigation
  3. CAT I
    Operational performance Category 1
  4. CAT II
    Operational performance Category II
  5. CAT IIIa
    Operational performance Category IIIa
  6. CAT IIIb
    Operational performance Category IIIb
  7. CAT IIIc
    Operational performance Category IIIc
  8. NAVCOMM
    Navigation and communications equipment or receiver
  9. NAVSTAR-GPS
    NAVigation Satellite Timing and Ranging (The formal name for the space-borne or satellite navigation system)
  10. P-Code
    GPS precision code
  11. P-RNAV
    Precision Area Navigation
  12. R-NAV
    Area Navigation
  13. satcom
    Satellite Communication
  14. TAWS
    Terrain Awareness Warning System
  15. V/L
    VOR/Localizer
  16. V/NAV
    Vertical navigation
  17. V/R
    Voltage Regulator
  18. V/REF
    Reference velocity
  19. V/S
    Vertical Speed
  20. V/TRK
    Vertical Track

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