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Basic aviation vocabulary (Abreviations and terminology)

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show ABLE BODIED PASSENGER  
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show AIRCRAFT  
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AFT   show
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AIRBRIDGE   show
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AISLE   show
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AIRSTAIRS   show
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show AIR OPERATORS CERTIFICATE  
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APRON   show
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APU   show
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ASSIST SPACE   show
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show AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL  
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show A POSITION ADOPTED, WHEN SEATED, BY ALL PASENGERS AND CCM DURING AN EMERGENCY. IT HELPS MINIMISE INJURIES WHICH RESULT FROM FORCED BODY MOVEMENTS.  
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CAA   show
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show INTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT WHERE PASSENGER'S SEATS ARE LOCATED.  
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CCM   show
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CAT I,II,III   show
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show THE COMMANDER OF THE A/C- HE/SHE SITS ALWAYS IN THE LEFT HAND SIDE.  
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show a.) CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR ELECTRICS SITUATED IN THE FLISHT DECK AND GALLEYS b.) "CUMULONIMBUS" WHICH IS A TYPE OF CLOUD CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN AND TURBULENCE.  
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CCI   show
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CCM   show
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show CABIN SERVICE SUPERVISOR (No.1)  
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CREW   show
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DECOMPRESSION   show
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DITCHING   show
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show PERSON WHO COMPLETES THE FLIGHT PAPERWORK FOR THE CAPTAIN. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GROUND HANDLING.  
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DIVERSION   show
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show THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE WIND IS BLOWING.  
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DRILL   show
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show TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT (forward).  
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FLAPS   show
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FLIGHT CREW   show
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show COCKPIT  
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F/O   show
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show IATA prefix for all RYR flights.  
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FUSELAGE   show
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GALLEY   show
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GASH   show
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show METAL BAR WHICH CONNECTS TO BRACKETS ON THE DOOR SILL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DOOR IS ARMED.  
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show GROUND POWER UNIT. Used instead of APU to provide electrical power on the ground.  
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show Wind in the opposite direction to the one in which the A/C is flying, which makes the flight longer  
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TAIL WIND   show
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show A COMPARTMENT IN THE LOWER DECK WHERE CARGO AND BAGGAGE IS STOWED.  
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IAA   show
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show INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION  
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ICAO   show
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ILS   show
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show The direction towards the centreline of the aircraft.  
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INFANT   show
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show CREW SEAT  
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KNOTS   show
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show THE WHEELS AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS ON WHICH THE AIRCRAFT LANDS. ALSO KNOWN AS UNDERCARRIAGE.  
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show THE RAMP AGENT PREPARES THE LOAD SHEET AND GIVES IT TO THE CAPTAIN BEFORE DEPARTURE. IT CONTAINS INFO SUCH AS PASSENGER NUMBERS, WHEIGHTS, BAGGAGE, ETC. IMPORTANT FOR SECURITY REASONS OR IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
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show WEATHER CONDITIONS RESTRICTING TAKEOFF AND LANDING.  
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show THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY THE IAA, WICH LAYS DOWN ALL POLICIES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMPANY'S OPERATION.  
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show THE DIRECTION TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  
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show PUBLIC ADRESS/PASSENGER ANNOUNCEMENT  
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show PASSENGER  
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PORT   show
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PSI   show
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show PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT.  
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RAMP   show
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REJECTED TAKE-OFF   show
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ROTATE   show
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show The Capt may request the CCM to block up a certain number of rows of seats at the front or back of the A/C toensure the weight and balance of the a/c is correct. This ensures the a/c is 'in trim'  
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RUNWAY   show
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show A FLIGHT FROM A to B IS ONE SECTOR.  
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show SAFETY and EMERGENCY PROCEDURES  
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SOP   show
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SPEED BRAKES   show
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show Parking area of the aircraft  
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STARBOARD   show
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show A/C MOVEMENTS ON THE GROUND  
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show AIRPORT ROUTES LINKING RUNWAYS WITH THE RAMP AREA.  
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TCAS   show
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THOB   show
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THRUST LEVERS   show
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TI   show
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show UNSERVICEABLE- (DOESNT WORK!) Also called INOP  
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show The opposite direction in which the wind is blowing.  
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