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- | | BI | Basic Instructor | | + | | aal | Above Airfield Level | |
+ | | AMSL | Above Mean Sea Level | | ||
+ | | AGL | Above Ground Level | | ||
+ | | AI | Assistant Instructor (BGA) | | ||
+ | | AMC | Acceptable Means of Compliance | | ||
+ | | ANO | Air Navigation Orders (UK CAA) | | ||
+ | | ARC | Airworthiness Review Certificate | | ||
+ | | ASI | Airspeed Indicator | | ||
+ | | ATC | Air Traffic Control | | ||
+ | | ATS | Air Traffic Service | | ||
+ | | ATZ | Aerodrome Traffic Zone | | ||
+ | | Avgas | Aviation gasoline | | ||
+ | | BGA | British Gliding Association | | ||
+ | | BI | Basic Instructor | ||
+ | | CAA | Civil Aviation Authority | ||
| CAP | Civil Aviation Authority Publication | | | CAP | Civil Aviation Authority Publication | | ||
- | | CRI | Class Rating Instructor | + | | CCE | Cross Country Endorsement |
| CFI | Chief Flying Instructor | | | CFI | Chief Flying Instructor | | ||
+ | | CGFF | Common Glider Field Frequency | | ||
+ | | CofA | Certificate of Airworthiness | | ||
+ | | CRI | Class Rating Instructor | | ||
| CTA | Control Area | | | CTA | Control Area | | ||
| CTR | Control Zone | | | CTR | Control Zone | | ||
+ | | D&D | Distress and Diversion (Service) | | ||
| DI | Duty Instructor; Daily Inspection | | | DI | Duty Instructor; Daily Inspection | | ||
| EASA | European Aviation Safety Agency | | | EASA | European Aviation Safety Agency | | ||
+ | | ELT | Emergency Locator Transmitter | | ||
| F&F | Friends and Family | | | F&F | Friends and Family | | ||
- | | FI | Flight Instructor | | + | | FES | Front Electric Sustainer | |
+ | | FI | Fully Rated Instructor (BGA) | | ||
+ | | FI(S) | Flight Instructor | ||
| FL | Flight level (FL x 100 = feet calculated at standard pressure of 1013.25 hPa) | | | FL | Flight level (FL x 100 = feet calculated at standard pressure of 1013.25 hPa) | | ||
+ | | FRTOL | Flight Radiotelephony Operators Licence | | ||
+ | | GA | General Aviation | | ||
| GPL | Glider Pilot Licence | | | GPL | Glider Pilot Licence | | ||
| GPS | Global positioning system | | | GPS | Global positioning system | | ||
| hPa | hectoPascal (unit of pressure, same as millibar) | | | hPa | hectoPascal (unit of pressure, same as millibar) | | ||
+ | | IAIP | Interactive Aeronautical Information Package (NATS) | | ||
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organisation | | | ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organisation | | ||
+ | | IFP | Introductory Flight Pilot (EASA) | | ||
+ | | IFR | Instrument Flight Rules | | ||
+ | | IMC | Instrument Meteorological Conditions | | ||
+ | | L&R | (BGA) Laws & Rules | | ||
| LAA | Light Aircraft Association | | | LAA | Light Aircraft Association | | ||
- | | LAO | Letter of Agreement | | + | | LAPL(S) | Light Aeroplane Pilot Licence (Sailplane) (EASA) | |
+ | | LoA | Letter of Agreement | | ||
| MATZ | Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone | | | MATZ | Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone | | ||
| MG | Motor glider | | | MG | Motor glider | | ||
- | | MHz | Megahertz | | ||
| nm | nautical mile (1.15 miles, 1.85 km) | | | nm | nautical mile (1.15 miles, 1.85 km) | | ||
| NOTAM | Notice to Air Men | | | NOTAM | Notice to Air Men | | ||
- | | NPPL | National Private Pilot’s Licence | | + | | NPPL | National Private Pilot Licence | |
- | | NST | Navigation | + | | NST | Navigation |
| P1 | Pilot in command | | | P1 | Pilot in command | | ||
| P2 | Pilot under supervision | | | P2 | Pilot under supervision | | ||
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| QFE | Pressure showing height above airfield or runway | | | QFE | Pressure showing height above airfield or runway | | ||
| QNH | Pressure showing height above mean sea level | | | QNH | Pressure showing height above mean sea level | | ||
+ | | RA(T) | Restricted Area (Temporary) airspace | | ||
+ | | RotA | Rules of the Air (UK CAA) | | ||
| RT | Radio telephony | | | RT | Radio telephony | | ||
| SEP | Single engine piston aircraft | | | SEP | Single engine piston aircraft | | ||
- | | SGC | Scottish Gliding Centre | | + | | SERA | Standardised European Rules of the Air | |
+ | | SGA | Scottish Gliding Association | | ||
+ | | SGC | Scottish Gliding Centre | ||
+ | | SGU | Scottish Gliding Union (the company) | ||
| SLMG | Self-launching motor glider | | | SLMG | Self-launching motor glider | | ||
- | | SSEA | Simple Single Engine Aircraft | | + | | SPL | Sailplane Pilot Licence (EASA) | |
+ | | SSEA | Simple Single Engine Aircraft | ||
+ | | SSR | Secondary surveillance radar | | ||
| TMA | Terminal Manoeuvring Area | | | TMA | Terminal Manoeuvring Area | | ||
| TMG | Touring Motor Glider | | | TMG | Touring Motor Glider | | ||
+ | | TMZ | Transponder Mandatory Zone | | ||
+ | | TRA(G) | Temporary Reserved Area (Gliding) airspace | | ||
+ | | UL91 | Unleaded Avgas (91 octane) | | ||
+ | | VFR | Visual Flight Rules | | ||
| VMC | Visual meteorological conditions | | | VMC | Visual meteorological conditions | | ||
| VNE | Velocity Never to be Exceeded | | | VNE | Velocity Never to be Exceeded | | ||
- | [[h._8_33_khz_radio_channels|H. Technical Implementation of 8.33 kHz channels]] | [[:content# | + | [[g._reporting_defects_in_club_gliders|G. Reporting Defects in Club Gliders]] | [[airfieldmanual:start# |