Aviation Acronyms

 

DayVFR required equipment FAR 91.205

 

TOMATO FLAMES	ATOMS x 2	A FAST MOOSE	GOOSE A CAT
Tachometer Oil pressure Manifold pressure Altimeter Temperature sensor (liquid-cooled) Oil temperature (air cooled) Fuel gauge Landing gear position Airspeed indicator Magnetic compass ELT Seat belts	ltimeter Tachometer Oil pressure Magnetic compass Seat belts Airspeed indicator Temperature sensor (liquid-cooled) Oil temperature (air cooled) Manifold pressure Strobe light (if plane certified after 3/96)	Airspeed indicator Fuel guages Altimeter Seat belt/shoulder harness Tachometer Magnetic compass Oil pressure guage Oil temp.guage Safety gear ELT	Gas gauge Oil temperature Oil pressure Seat belts ELT Altimeter Compass Airspeed indicator Tachometer

 

 

Night VFR: FLAPS or APES

 

FLAPS	APES
Fuses (spares) or circuit breakers Landing light (if for hire) Anticollision lights Position lights Source of electricity	Anticollision lights Position lights Electric source Spare fuses or circuit breakers

 

 

IFR required equipment: GRAB CARD or DECARAT

 

 

GRAB CARD	DECARAT
Generator Radios Attitude indicator Ball Clock Adjustable altimeter Rate of turn indicator Directional gyro	Directional gyro Electric source Clock Attitude indicator Radios Adjustable altimeter Turn and slip coordinator

 

Preflight information required for flights away: RAW FAT

 

Runway lengths

Alternates

Weather

Fuel requirements

ATC delays

Takeoff/landing distance data

 

Engine-out emergency: PL(ease!) START or ABCDE

 

PL(ease!) START	ABCDE
Pitch for best glide Landing site Seat belts Troubleshoot Approach Radios Turn off	Airspeed Best place to land Checklist Declare Execute

 

 

Compass error

 

Partial-panel compass turns: UNOS	Compass dip: ANDS
Undershoot North Overshoot South	Accelerate North Decelerate South

 

 

 

IFR mandatory reports: FAME Performance

Fixes: arriving or leaving

Altitude changes

Missed approach

Equipment: loss or problems

Performance: poor climb/descend, TAS change

 

 

 

Airport sign types: MIDDLR

Mandatory instruction

Information

Destination

Direction

Location

Runway distance remaining

 

 

Flight Clearance: CRAFTS

Clearance

Routing

Altitude

Frequency

Transponder

Special

 

Weather briefing: SACrED WiNd

Synopsis

Adverse conditions

Current weather

Enroute forecast

Destination terminal forecast

Winds aloft

Notams

 

 

Weather charts: CoPS WARS

Constant pressure

Prognostic

Surface analysis

Weather depiction

Area forecast (FA)

Radar summary (SD)

Severe weather outlook (AC)

 

Special use airspace: MCPRAWN (the Scottish shrimp!)

Military Operations

Controlled Firing

Prohibited

Restricted

Alert

Warning

National Security

 

 

Aircraft certification categories: TURN PALE

Transport

Utility

Restricted

Normal

Provisional

Acrobatic

Limited

Experimental

 

NTSB Notification: P-FACTION

 

Property damage more than $25,000

Fire, in flight

Accident

Collision, in flight

Turbine failure

Illness of crew member

Overdue aircraft

No control: control failure of any sort