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Basic aviation vocabulary (Abreviations and terminology)

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Term
Definition
ABP   show
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show AIRCRAFT  
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AFT   show
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show MANOUVERABLE ENCLOSED ACCES WAY FROM THE TERMINAL TO THE AIRCRAFT. ALSO CALLED JETTY.  
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show WALKWAY BETWEEN THE SEATS IN THE CABIN- WE SAY THAT 737 IS A SINGLE AISLE A/C.  
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AIRSTAIRS   show
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show AIR OPERATORS CERTIFICATE  
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show THE AREA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT MOVES "OFF STAND" TO THE TAXIWAY.  
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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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CB   show
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show CABIN CREW INSTRUCTION. THIS DETAILS A CHANGE TO THE 'RYANAIR OPERATIONS MANUAL PART A SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES'.  
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show CABIN CREW MEMBER  
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CSS   show
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show FLIGHT CREW (pilots) and CCM.  
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show AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IN WHICH CABIN PRESSURE EQUALIZES WITH OUTSIE PRESSURE.  
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DITCHING   show
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DISPATCHER   show
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DIVERSION   show
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DOWNWIND   show
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show A SECUENCE OF ACTIONS, WHICH SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.  
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Fwd   show
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show Hinge type panels that are on the back and front of each wing. They allow the airplane to fly slowly and safely and must be used for takeoff and landing.  
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show PILOTS- NORMALLY CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER.  
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FLIGHT DECK   show
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show FIRST OFFICER-REFERED TO AS CO-PILOT. ALWAYS SITS IN THE RIGHT HAND SEAT.  
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FR   show
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show THE OUTER SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT  
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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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Head Wind   show
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TAIL WIND   show
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HOLD   show
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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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show INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM. Navigation beacon that the pilots tune in to locate the runway for landing.  
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show The direction towards the centreline of the aircraft.  
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show FOR RYANAIR TICKETING PURPOSES- ACHILD UNDER AGE OF 2.  
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show CREW SEAT  
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show NAUTICAL MILES PER HOUR  
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LANDING GEAR   show
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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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MINIMUMS   show
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OPS MANUAL   show
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show THE DIRECTION TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  
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PA   show
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Pax   show
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PORT   show
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show POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH. A UNIT OF PRESSURE.  
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PSU   show
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RAMP   show
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show STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO A TECHNICAL PROBLEM OR THE RUNWAY BECOMING BLOCKED.  
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ROTATE   show
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RULE 1 OR 2   show
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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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show Standard Operating Procedures  
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show Hinged pieces of metal on the top surface of the wing. They always come up on landing to help the aircraft stop and can be used in the air to help the aircraft slow down.  
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show Parking area of the aircraft  
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show Right side of the a/c  
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TAXIING   show
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show AIRPORT ROUTES LINKING RUNWAYS WITH THE RAMP AREA.  
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TCAS   show
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show Total Heads On Board. Total number of passengers and crew on board.  
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show THE TWO GREY LEVERS BETWEEN THE PILOTS THAT CHANGE THE POWER OF THE ENGINE IN A SIMILAR WAY TO THE ACCELERATOR IN A CAR.  
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show Training Instruction- This details a change to 'Ryanair Operations Manual Part D- Crew Training Manual'  
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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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