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| A       || <u>A</u>t or <u>A</u>bove (constraint altitute) ||  
| A       || <u>A</u>t or <u>A</u>bove (constraint altitute) ||  
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| A       || <u>A</u>utotuning ||  
| A       || <u>A</u>utotuning ||  
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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
| AAR      || <u>A</u>ir-to-<u>a</u>ir <u>r</u>efuelling
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| ACAWS  || <u>A</u>dvisory, <u>C</u>aution <u>A</u>nd <u>W</u>arning <u>S</u>ystem. || A system which monitors the aircraft's systems and provides warning messages to the crew (similar to EICAS).
| 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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| ACCEL HT  || <u>Accel</u>eration <u>H</u>eigh<u>t</u>||  
| ACAWS    || <u>A</u>dvisory, <u>C</u>aution <u>A</u>nd <u>W</u>arning <u>S</u>ystem. || A system which monitors the aircraft's systems and provides warning messages to the crew (similar to EICAS).
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| ACT    || <u>Act</u>ive||  
| 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  ||  
| A/C      || <u>A</u>ir<u>c</u>raft
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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]]
| ADC      || Air Data Computer  ||  
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| ADIRS  || Air Data Inertial Reference System  ||  
| [[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 ||  
| ADIRS    || Air Data Inertial Reference System ||  
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| AFCS   || <u>A</u>utomatic <u>F</u>light <u>C</u>ontrol <u>S</u>ystem
| ADIRU   || Air Data Intertial Reference Unit  ||
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| AFDS    || Auto Pilot Flight Director System  ||  
| AFCS    || <u>A</u>utomatic <u>F</u>light <u>C</u>ontrol <u>S</u>ystem
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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]
| AFDS     || Auto Pilot Flight Director System  ||  
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| ALS    || <u>A</u>pproach <u>l</u>ighting <u>s</u>ystem
| 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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| ALT     || <u>Alt</u>itude || [[Altitude]]
| ALS      || <u>A</u>pproach <u>l</u>ighting <u>s</u>ystem
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| ALT     || <u>Alt</u>itude || [[Altitude]]
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| ALT NAV  || Alternate Navigation  ||  
| ALT NAV  || Alternate Navigation  ||  
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| AMI     || Airline Modifiable Information  ||  
| AMI     || Airline Modifiable Information ||
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| [[AMSL]] || <u>A</u>bove <u>m</u>ean <u>s</u>ea <u>l</u>evel
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| AoA      || Angle of Attack || The angle of the (nose of the) aircraft relative to the surrounding airflow (Pitch is relative to the ground)
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| AIMS    || Airplane Infromation Management System ||  
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| [[AMSL]]    || <u>A</u>bove <u>m</u>ean <u>s</u>ea <u>l</u>evel
| AIP      || [[Aeronautical information publication|<u>A</u>eronautical <u>I</u>nformation <u>P</u>ublication]] ||
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| AoA || Angle of Attack || The angle of the (nose of the) aircraft relative to the surrounding airflow (Pitch is relative to the ground)
| APP      || Approach || Used for autopilots among other.
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| AIMS    || Airplane Infromation Management System  ||  
| 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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| APP    || Approach || used for autopilots among other.
| 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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| 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
| A/P      || [[Autopilot|<u>A</u>uto<u>p</u>ilot]]
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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
| ARINC    || Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated  ||  
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| A/P    || [[Autopilot|<u>A</u>uto<u>p</u>ilot]]
| ASCPC    || Air Supply and Cabin Pressure Controllers  ||  
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| ARINC  || Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated  ||  
| 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 ||  
| AT      || <u>AT</u> (an altitude) ||
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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
| ATA      || Actual Time of Arrival  ||  
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| AT     || <u>AT</u> (an altitude)  ||
| ATC     || [[ATC|<u>A</u>ir <u>T</u>raffic <u>C</u>ontrol]] ||
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| ATA     || Actual Time of Arrival  ||
| 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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| ATC    || [[ATC|<u>A</u>ir <u>T</u>raffic <u>C</u>ontrol]]
| ATM      || <u>A</u>ir <u>t</u>raffic <u>m</u>anagement || Integrated management of air traffic and airspace. Can include ATC, ATS, flow management etc. through seamless collaboration with involved parties.
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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]
| ATS      || <u>A</u>ir <u>t</u>raffic <u>s</u>ervice || A generic term that can mean flight information service, alerting service, air traffic
advisory service or air traffic control service.
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| ATT     || <u>Att</u>itude  ||  
| ATT     || <u>Att</u>itude  ||  
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| ATZ     || Aerodrome Traffic Zone  ||  
| ATZ     || Aerodrome Traffic Zone  ||  
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| A/T     || <u>A</u>uto<u>t</u>hrottle || A/P Subsystem which controls the throttle
| A/T     || <u>A</u>uto<u>t</u>hrottle || A/P Subsystem which controls the throttle
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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
| 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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