Appendix 1. Bird/Other Wildlife Strike Report

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Appendix 2. Volcanic Activity Reporting Form (VAR)

Appendix 3. Abbreviations/Acronyms

As used in this manual, the following abbreviations/acronyms have the meanings indicated.

Abbreviation/ Acronym	Meaning
AAWU.....	Alaskan Aviation Weather Unit
AAS .......	Airport Advisory Service
AC ........	Advisory Circular
ACAR .....	Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
ADCUS ....	Advise Customs
ADDS......	Aviation Digital Data Service
ADF.......	Automatic Direction Finder
ADIZ ......	Air Defense Identification Zone
ADS-B .....	Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
AFB .......	Air Force Base
AFCS ......	Automatic Flight Control System
AFIS.......	Automatic Flight Information Service
AFM.......	Aircraft Flight Manual
AGL.......	Above Ground Level
AHRS......	Attitude Heading Reference System
AIM .......	Aeronautical Information Manual
AIRMET ...	Airmen’s Meteorological Information
AIS........	Aeronautical Information Services
ALD.......	Available Landing Distance
ALDARS .. .	Automated Lightning Detection and Reporting System
ALS .......	Approach Light Systems
AMSL .....	Above Mean Sea Level
ANP.......	Actual Navigation Performance
AOCC .....	Airline Operations Control Center
AP ........	Autopilot System
APV.......	Approach with Vertical Guidance
AR ........	Authorization Required
ARENA ....	Areas Noted for Attention
ARFF IC ....	Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Incident Commander
ARINC.....	Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
ARO.......	Airport Reservations Office
ARSA......	Airport Radar Service Area
ARSR......	Air Route Surveillance Radar
ARTCC.....	Air Route Traffic Control Center
ARTS ......	Automated Radar Terminal System
ASDE-X .. .	Airport Surface Detection Equipment -Model X
ASOS......	Automated Surface Observing System
ASR.......	Airport Surveillance Radar
ASRS......	Aviation Safety Reporting System
ASSC	Airport Surface Surveillance Capability
ATC .......	Air Traffic Control
ATCRBS ....	Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
ATCSCC ....	Air Traffic Control System Command Center
ATCT......	Airport Traffic Control Tower
ATD .......	Along-Track Distance
ATIS.......	Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATT .......	Attitude Retention System
AWC.......	Aviation Weather Center
AWOS .....	Automated Weather Observing System
AWTT .....	Aviation Weather Technology Transfer
AWW......	Severe Weather Forecast Alert
BAASS .....	Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies
BBS .......	Bulletin Board System
BC ........	Back Course
BECMG ....	Becoming group
C/A........	Coarse Acquisition
CARTS .....	Common Automated Radar Terminal System (ARTS) (to include ARTS IIIE and ARTS IIE)
CAT .......	Clear Air Turbulence
CD ........	Controller Display
CDI........	Course Deviation Indicator
CDR.......	Coded Departure Route
CERAP.....	Combined Center/RAPCON
CFA .......	Controlled Firing Area
CFIT.......	Controlled Flight into Terrain
CFR .......	Code of Federal Regulations
COA.......	Certificate of Waiver or Authorization
CPDLC .....	Controller Pilot Data Link Communications
CTAF......	Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
CVFP......	Charted Visual Flight Procedure
CVRS......	Computerized Voice Reservation System
CWA.......	Center Weather Advisory
CWSU .....	Center Weather Service Unit
DA ........	Decision Altitude
DCA.......	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
DCP .......	Data Collection Package
DER.......	Departure End of Runway
DH ........	Decision Height
DME.......	Distance Measuring Equipment
DME/N.....	Standard DME
DME/P.....	Precision DME
DOD.......	Department of Defense
DP ........	Instrument Departure Procedure
DPU.......	Data Processor Unit
DRT .......	Diversion Recovery Tool
DRVSM ....	Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
DVA.......	Diverse Vector Area
DVFR......	Defense Visual Flight Rules
DVRSN ....	Diversion
EDCT......	Expect Departure Clearance Time
EFAS ......	En Route Flight Advisory Service
EFV .......	Enhanced Flight Visibility
EFVS ......	Enhanced Flight Vision System
ELT........	Emergency Locator Transmitter
EMAS .....	Engineered Materials Arresting System
EPE .......	Estimate of Position Error
ESV .......	Expanded Service Volume
ETA .......	Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD .......	Estimated Time of Departure
ETE .......	Estimated Time En Route
EWINS.....	Enhanced Weather Information System
EWR.......	Newark International Airport
FA.........	Area Forecast
FAA .......	Federal Aviation Administration
FAF........	Final Approach Fix
FAROS.....	Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal
FAWP......	Final Approach Waypoint
FB.........	Fly-by
FCC .......	Federal Communications Commission
FD ........	Flight Director System
FDC .......	Flight Data Center
FDE .......	Fault Detection and Exclusion
FIR........	Flight Information Region
FIS ........	Flight Information Service
FISDL .....	Flight Information Services Data Link
FLIP.......	Flight Information Publication
FMS .......	Flight Management System
FO ........	Fly-over
FPA........	Flight Path Angle
FPV .......	Flight Path Vector
FPNM......	Feet Per Nautical Mile
FSDO......	Flight Standards District Office
FSS........	Flight Service Station
GBAS......	Ground Based Augmentation System
GEO.......	Geostationary Satellite
GLS .......	GBAS Landing System
GNSS......	Global Navigation Satellite System
GNSSP.....	Global Navigation Satellite System Panel
GPS .......	Global Positioning System
GRI........	Group Repetition Interval
GSD.......	Geographical Situation Display
GUS.......	Ground Uplink Station
HAT .......	Height Above Touchdown
HDTA......	High Density Traffic Airports
HEMS .....	Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
HIRL ......	High Intensity Runway Lights
HRR.......	Helicopter Rapid Refueling Procedures
HUD.......	Head-Up Display
Hz.........	Hertz
IAF........	Initial Approach Fix
IAP........	Instrument Approach Procedure
IAS........	Indicated Air Speed
IAWP......	Initial Approach Waypoint
ICAO......	International Civil Aviation Organization
IF .........	Intermediate Fix
IFR........	Instrument Flight Rules
ILS ........	Instrument Landing System
ILS/PRM .. .	Instrument Landing System/Precision Runway Monitor
IM.........	Inner Marker
IMC .......	Instrument Meteorological Conditions
InFO.......	Information For Operators
INS........	Inertial Navigation System
IOC........	Initial Operational Capability
IR.........	IFR Military Training Route
IRU........	Inertial Reference Unit
ITWS ......	Integrated Terminal Weather System
JFK........	John F. Kennedy International Airport
kHz........	Kilohertz
LAA.......	Local Airport Advisory
LAAS......	Local Area Augmentation System
LAHSO ....	Land and Hold Short Operations
LAWRS ....	Limited Aviation Weather Reporting Station
LDA.......	Localizer Type Directional Aid
LDA/PRM ..	Localizer Type Directional Aid/Precision Runway Monitor
LGA.......	LaGuardia Airport
LIRL.......	Low Intensity Runway Lights
LLWAS.....	Low Level Wind Shear Alert System
LLWAS NE .	Low Level Wind Shear Alert System Network Expansion
LLWAS-RS .	Low Level Wind Shear Alert System Relocation/Sustainment
LNAV......	Lateral Navigation
LOC.......	Localizer
LOP .......	Line—of—position
LORAN ....	Long Range Navigation System
LP.........	Localizer Performance
LPV .......	Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance
LUAW .....	Line Up and Wait
LZ.........	Landing Zone
MAHWP .. .	Missed Approach Holding Waypoint
MAP.......	Missed Approach Point
MAWP.....	Missed Approach Waypoint
MDA ......	Minimum Descent Altitude
MEA.......	Minimum En Route Altitude
MEARTS ...	Micro En Route Automated Radar Tracking System
METAR ....	Aviation Routine Weather Report
MHz.......	Megahertz
MIRL......	Medium Intensity Runway Lights
MM .......	Middle Marker
MOA ......	Military Operations Area
MOCA.....	Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
MRA ......	Minimum Reception Altitude
MRB.......	Magnetic Reference Bearing
MSA.......	Minimum Safe Altitude
MSAW.....	Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
MSL.......	Mean Sea Level
MTI .......	Moving Target Indicator
MTOS......	Mountain Obscuration
MTR.......	Military Training Route
MVA.......	Minimum Vectoring Altitude
MWA ......	Mountain Wave Activity
MWO......	Meteorological Watch Office
NAS.......	National Airspace System
NASA......	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVAID ....	Navigational Aid
NAVCEN .. .	Coast Guard Navigation Center
NCWF .....	National Convective Weather Forecast
NDB.......	Nondirectional Radio Beacon
NEXRAD .. .	Next Generation Weather Radar
NFDC......	National Flight Data Center
NGA.......	National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NM........	Nautical Mile
NMAC.....	Near Midair Collision
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOPAC ....	North Pacific
NoPT ......	No Procedure Turn Required
NPA .......	Nonprecision Approach
NRS .......	Navigation Reference System
NSA .......	National Security Area
NSW.......	No Significant Weather
NTSB......	National Transportation Safety Board
NTZ .......	No Transgression Zone
NWS.......	National Weather Service
OAT .......	Outside Air Temperature
OBS .......	Omni-bearing Selector
ODP.......	Obstacle Departure Procedure
OIS........	Operational Information System
OIS........	Obstacle Identification Surface
OM........	Outer Marker
ORD.......	Chicago O’Hare International Airport
PA.........	Precision Approach
PAPI.......	Precision Approach Path Indicator
PAR .......	Precision Approach Radar
PAR .......	Preferred Arrival Route
PC.........	Personal Computer
P/CG.......	Pilot/Controller Glossary
PDC .......	Pre-departure Clearance
PFD .......	Personal Flotation Device
PinS .......	Point-in-Space
PIREP......	Pilot Weather Report
POB .......	Persons on Board
POFZ ......	Precision Obstacle Free Zone
POI........	Principal Operations Inspector
PPS........	Precise Positioning Service
PRM.......	Precision Runway Monitor
PT.........	Procedure Turn
QICP ......	Qualified Internet Communications Provider
RA ........	Resolution Advisory
RAA.......	Remote Advisory Airport
RAIM......	Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
RAIS ......	Remote Airport Information Service
RBDT......	Ribbon Display Terminals
RCAG .....	Remote Center Air/Ground
RCC.......	Rescue Coordination Center
RCLS......	Runway Centerline Lighting System
RCO.......	Remote Communications Outlet
RD ........	Rotor Diameter
REIL.......	Runway End Identifier Lights
REL.......	Runway Entrance Lights
RFM.......	Rotorcraft Flight Manual
RIL........	Runway Intersection Lights
RLIM......	Runway Light Intensity Monitor
RMI .......	Radio Magnetic Indicator
RNAV......	Area Navigation
RNP.......	Required Navigation Performance
ROC.......	Required Obstacle Clearance
RPAT	RNP Parallel Approach Runway Transitions
RVR.......	Runway Visual Range
RVSM......	Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
RWSL......	Runway Status Light
SAFO......	Safety Alerts For Operators
SAM.......	System Area Monitor
SAR.......	Search and Rescue
SAS .......	Stability Augmentation System
SATR......	Special Air Traffic Rules
SBAS......	Satellite-based Augmentation System
SCAT-1 DGPS......	Special Category I Differential GPS
SDF .......	Simplified Directional Facility
SFL........	Sequenced Flashing Lights
SFR .......	Special Flight Rules
SFRA......	Special Flight Rules Area
SIAP.......	Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
SID........	Standard Instrument Departure
SIGMET ....	Significant Meteorological Information
SM ........	Statute Mile
SMGCS ....	Surface Movement Guidance Control System
SNR.......	Signal-to-noise Ratio
SOIA	Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approaches
SOP .......	Standard Operating Procedure
SPC .......	Storm Prediction Center
SPS........	Standard Positioning Service
STAR......	Standard Terminal Arrival
STARS	Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System
STMP......	Special Traffic Management Program
TA.........	Traffic Advisory
TAA.......	Terminal Arrival Area
TAC .......	Terminal Area Chart
TACAN ....	Tactical Air Navigation
TAF .......	Aerodrome Forecast
TAS .......	True Air Speed
TCAS ......	Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
TCH .......	Threshold Crossing Height
TD ........	Time Difference
TDLS......	Tower Data Link System
TDWR.....	Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
TDZ.......	Touchdown Zone
TDZE......	Touchdown Zone Elevation
TDZL......	Touchdown Zone Lights
TEC .......	Tower En Route Control
THL.......	Takeoff Hold Lights
TIBS.......	Telephone Information Briefing Service
TIS ........	Traffic Information Service
TIS-B ......	Traffic Information Service-Broadcast
TLS .......	Transponder Landing System
TPP........	Terminal Procedures Publications
TRSA......	Terminal Radar Service Area
TSO .......	Technical Standard Order
TWEB .....	Transcribed Weather Broadcast
TWIB ......	Terminal Weather Information for Pilots System
UA ........	Unmanned Aircraft
UAS.......	Unmanned Aircraft System
UAV.......	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UFO.......	Unidentified Flying Object
UHF.......	Ultrahigh Frequency
U.S........	United States
USCG......	United States Coast Guard
UTC.......	Coordinated Universal Time
UWS.......	Urgent Weather SIGMET
VAR.......	Volcanic Activity Reporting
VASI.......	Visual Approach Slope Indicator
VCOA .....	Visual Climb Over the Airport
VDA.......	Vertical Descent Angle
VDP.......	Visual Descent Point
VFR.......	Visual Flight Rules
VGSI ......	Visual Glide Slope Indicator
VHF.......	Very High Frequency
VIP........	Video Integrator Processor
VMC ......	Visual Meteorological Conditions
VMINI ......	Instrument flight minimum speed, utilized in complying with minimum limit speed requirements for instrument flight
VNAV ......	Vertical Navigation
VNE ......	Never exceed speed
VNEI .......	Instrument flight never exceed speed, utilized instead of VNE for compliance with maximum limit speed requirements for instrument flight
VOR.......	Very High Frequency Omni-directional Range
VORTAC ...	VHF Omni-directional Range/Tactical Air Navigation
VOT.......	VOR Test Facility
VR ........	VFR Military Training Route
VREF .......	The reference landing approach speed, usually about 1.3 times Vso plus 50 percent of the wind gust speed in excess of the mean wind speed.
VSO........	The stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration at maximum weight.
VTF .......	Vector to Final
VV ........	Vertical Visibility
VVI .......	Vertical Velocity Indicator
VY ........	Speed for best rate of climb
VYI........	Instrument climb speed, utilized instead of VY for compliance with the climb requirements for instrument flight
WA........	AIRMET
WAAS .....	Wide Area Augmentation System
WFO .......	Weather Forecast Office
WGS-84 ....	World Geodetic System of 1984
WMO ......	World Meteorological Organization
WMS ..	Wide-Area Master Station
WMSC .....	Weather Message Switching Center
WMSCR ....	Weather Message Switching Center Replacement
WP ........	Waypoint
WRA ......	Weather Reconnaissance Area
WRS .......	Wide-Area Ground Reference Station
WS ........	SIGMET
WSO ......	Weather Service Office
WSP .......	Weather System Processor
WST .......	Convective Significant Meteorological Information
WW .......	Severe Weather Watch Bulletin