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! Description
! Description
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| A   || <u>A</u>t or <u>A</u>bove (constraint altitute) || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| A       || <u>A</u>t or <u>A</u>bove (constraint altitute) ||  
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| A   || <u>A</u>utotuning || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| A       || <u>A</u>utotuning || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
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| ACCEL HT   || <u>Accel</u>eration <u>H</u>eigh<u>t</u>|| (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| ACARS   || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACARS <u>A</u>ircraft <u>C</u>ommunications <u>A</u>ddressing and <u>R</u>eporting <u>S</u>ystem] || A digital datalink system for transmission of short, relatively simple messages between aircraft and ground stations via radio or satellite
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| ACT  || <u>Act</u>ive|| (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| ACCEL HT  || <u>Accel</u>eration <u>H</u>eigh<u>t</u>||  
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| A/C || <u>A</u>ir<u>c</u>raft
| ACT    || <u>Act</u>ive||
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| ADC    || Air Data Computer  || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| A/C    || <u>A</u>ir<u>c</u>raft
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| ADF    || Automating Direction Finder || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| ADC    || Air Data Computer ||  
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| ADIRS    || Air Data Inertial Reference System  || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| ADF    || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Direction_Finder <u>A</u>utomatic <u>d</u>irection <u>f</u>inder] || tuned to NDB
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| ADIRU    || Air Data Intertial Reference Unit || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| ADIRS  || Air Data Inertial Reference System ||  
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| AFDS    || Auto Pilot Flight Director System || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| ADIRU  || Air Data Intertial Reference Unit ||  
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| A/P || [[Autopilot|<u>A</u>uto<u>p</u>ilot]]
| AFCS    || <u>A</u>utomatic <u>F</u>light <u>C</u>ontrol <u>S</u>ystem
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| AT  || <u>AT</u> (an altitude) || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| AFDS    || Auto Pilot Flight Director System ||  
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| ATA  || Actual Time of Arrival  || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| AGL    || [[Above_Ground_Level|<u>A</u>bove <u>G</u>round <u>L</u>evel]] || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Above_ground_level AGL]
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| ATT  || <u>Att</u>itude  || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| ALS    || <u>A</u>pproach <u>l</u>ighting <u>s</u>ystem
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| ATZ  || Aerodrome Traffic Zone  || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| ALT    || <u>Alt</u>itude || related to MSL
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| A/T || <u>A</u>uto<u>t</u>hrottle || A/P Subsystem which controls the throttle
| ALT NAV  || Alternate Navigation  ||  
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| ACARS || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACARS <u>A</u>ircraft <u>C</u>ommunications <u>A</u>ddressing and <u>R</u>eporting <u>S</u>ystem] || A digital datalink system for transmission of short, relatively simple messages between aircraft and ground stations via radio or satellite
| AMI    || Airline Modifiable Information  ||  
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| ADF || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Direction_Finder <u>A</u>utomatic <u>d</u>irection <u>f</u>inder] || tuned to NDB
| AMSL    || <u>A</u>bove <u>m</u>ean <u>s</u>ea <u>l</u>evel
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| AFCS || <u>A</u>utomatic <u>F</u>light <u>C</u>ontrol <u>S</u>ystem
| AIMS    || Airplane Infromation Management System  ||  
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| ALT NAV    || Alternate Navigation  || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| APP    || Approach || used for autopilots among other.
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| AMI    || Airline Modifiable Information  || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| Apt Elev  || <u>A</u>ir<u>p</u>or<u>t</u> <u>Elev</u>ation || the MSL of a central point of an airport
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| AIMS    || Airplane Infromation Management System  || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| APU    || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_power_unit Auxiliary power unit] || Primary purpose is to provide power to start the main engines
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| AGL || [[Above_Ground_Level|<u>A</u>bove <u>G</u>round <u>L</u>evel]] || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Above_ground_level AGL]
| A/P    || [[Autopilot|<u>A</u>uto<u>p</u>ilot]]
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| ALS || <u>A</u>pproach <u>l</u>ighting <u>s</u>ystem
| ARINC  || Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated  ||  
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| ALT || <u>Alt</u>itude || related to MSL
| ASCPC  || Air Supply and Cabin Pressure Controllers  ||  
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| ARINC  || Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated  || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| ASOS    || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_airport_weather_station <u>A</u>utomated <u>S</u>urface <u>O</u>bservation <u>S</u>ystem] || measures and broadcasts surface wheather info automatically
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| ASCPC  || Air Supply and Cabin Pressure Controllers || (from B777 FMS Handbook)
| AT      || <u>AT</u> (an altitude) ||
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| AMSL || <u>A</u>bove <u>m</u>ean <u>s</u>ea <u>l</u>evel
| ATA    || Actual Time of Arrival  ||  
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| APP || Approach || used for autopilots among other.
| ATC    || [[ATC|<u>A</u>ir <u>T</u>raffic <u>C</u>ontrol]]
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| Apt Elev || <u>A</u>ir<u>p</u>or<u>t</u> <u>Elev</u>ation || the MSL of a central point of an airport
| ATIS    || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Terminal_Information_Service <u>A</u>utomatic <u>T</u>erminal <u>I</u>nformation <u>S</u>ervice]
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| APU || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_power_unit Auxiliary power unit] || Primary purpose is to provide power to start the main engines
| ATT    || <u>Att</u>itude  ||  
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| ASOS || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_airport_weather_station <u>A</u>utomated <u>S</u>urface <u>O</u>bservation <u>S</u>ystem] || measures and broadcasts surface wheather info automatically
| ATZ    || Aerodrome Traffic Zone  ||  
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| ATC || [[ATC|<u>A</u>ir <u>T</u>raffic <u>C</u>ontrol]]
| A/T    || <u>A</u>uto<u>t</u>hrottle || A/P Subsystem which controls the throttle
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| ATIS || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Terminal_Information_Service <u>A</u>utomatic <u>T</u>erminal <u>I</u>nformation <u>S</u>ervice]
| AWACS   || <u>A</u>irborne <u>W</u>arning <u>A</u>nd <u>C</u>ontrol <u>S</u>ystem
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| AWACS || <u>A</u>irborne <u>W</u>arning <u>A</u>nd <u>C</u>ontrol <u>S</u>ystem
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