Aviation Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. USOAP
   Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program
2. V/M
   Volts-per-meter
3. V/STOL
   Vertical or Short Take-Off and Landing
4. V1
   Take-Off Decision Speed
5. VBF(LO)
   Flaps up minimum buffet speed at current maneuver load factor minus altitude dependent variable
6. VBFNG(HI)
   High speed CAS at N g's to buffet onset
7. VBFNG(LO)
   Low speed CAS at N g's to buffet onset
8. VFXR(R)
   Flap Retraction Speed
9. VFXR(X)
   Flap Extension Speed
10. VM(LO)
    Minimum Maneuver Speed
11. W/MOD
    With Modification of Vertical Profile
12. W/STEP
    With Step Change in Altitude
13. Waypoint
    Position in space usually on aircraft's flight plan
14. WEAAP
    Western European Association for Aviation Psychology
15. WX DEF
    Weather Deviation
16. WXXM
    Weather eXchange Model
17. X-BAND
    The frequency range between 8000 and 12500 MHz
18. X-Wind
    Cross Wind
19. X.25
    Packet Switched Data Network
20. XBRIGHT
    Cancel highlighting

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