Federal Aviation Administration Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. PAT&E
   Production Acceptance Test and Evaluation
2. PERMON
   Performance Manager
3. RAP+ID
   Reserved Alternate Path With Immediate Diversion
4. RCNSP
   Required Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Performance
5. RE&D
   Research Engineering and Development
6. RM&A
   Reliability, Maintainability and Availability
7. RTCA, Inc.
   A not-for profit organization
8. SAFET
   Satellite-Navigation Airport Facility Enhancement Team
9. SAREC
   Selective Availability Recovery
10. SATZAP
    Satellite ZAP
11. SCFDM
    System Continuity of Fault Detection Model
12. SCNM
    System Continuity of Navigation Model
13. SCTF
    Satellite Communications Test Facility
14. SGS85
    Soviet Geocentric System 1985
15. SMGCP
    Surface Movement and Guidance Plan
16. SMTBF
    Series MTBF
17. SNAPIT
    Satellite Navigation Automated Program Information Tool
18. SNTB
    Satellite Navigation Test Bed
19. SOATRF
    Start of Aircraft Transmit Reporting Frame
20. SOATTFC
    Start of Aircraft Transmit Terminal Control Frame

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