MILPORT - ABB
MILPORT - Abbreviations
MILPORT - Abbreviations
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Cartes-fiches
OMBRA
"Chase plane": A military aircraft flying in formation and looking out for traffic (under VMC) while the other aircraft is flying an instrument approach.
OMT
Skyguide Air Defese and Direction Center (ADDC)
PAR
Precision Approach Radar
PAY
Military airbase Payerne
PIC
Pilot In Command
PPI
Plan Position Indicator
QDM
Magentic bearing of an aircraft TO a ground station
QDR
Magnetic bearing of an aircraft FROM a ground station
QFE
Altimeter setting which indicates height above airport elevation (or Runway threshold) based on local station pressure
QNE
Altimeter setting 29.92 Hg (inches of Mercury, a unit used for pressure measuring) or 1013.2 mbar (Millibar)
QNH
Altimeter setting with the actual barometric pressure. The altimeter will show the airport elevation when standing on the airport itself (altitude).
QRA
Quick Reaction Alert
QTE
True bearing from a ground station
RALUS
Computer system and component of (RAdar LUftlage System)
RMI
Cockpit instrument for navigation, showing the flight direction (Radio Magnetic Indicator)
RNAV
Area Navigation
RVSM
Reduced Vertical Separation Minima
RVR
Runway VIsual Range
RWY
Runway
SID
Standard Instrument Departure
SIO
Airbase Sion
SO
Service Order
SPECI
Special METAR
SRA
Surveillance Radar Approach
SRE
Surveillance Radar Element of Precision Approach Radar System
STAR
Standard Instrument Arrival
STBY
Stand-By
SVFR
Special VFR
TACAN
Tactical Air Navigation (bearing and distance station)
TAF
Terminal Area Forecast
TAFLIR
Tactical Surveillance Radar (TAktisches FLIeger Radar)
TAS
True Airspeed
TSA
Military air combat area (Temporary Segregated Area)
TWR
(Aerodrome Control) Tower
UAS
Unmanned Aircraft System
UHF
Ultra High Frequency (300 to 3'000 MHz)
UIR
Upper Flight Information Region
VDF
VHF Direction Finder
VFR
Visual Flight Rules
VHF
Very High Frequency(30 to 300 MHz)
