FAA – Aviation Acronyms


You will find on this page all the information and the useful links you will need to pass your exam.
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Name Acronyms Note
VFR FLIGHT ( DAY ) 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
A TOMATO FLAMES is one of the most popular acronyms you will run into as a student pilot. It begins
first of f with our altimeter followed by our tachometer and then the oil temperature gauge
VFR FLIGHT ( NIGHT ) Fuses (spares) or circuit breakers
Landing light (if for hire)
Anticollision lights
Position lights
Source of electricity
This is in an addition to the day VFR. So inorder to be current for night VFR instrumentation, you need each and everything working from A TOMATO FLAMES in addition to FLAPS. A TOMATO FLAMES + FLAPS
IFR Generator
Radios
Attitude indicator
Ball
Clock
Adjustable altimeter
Rate of turn indicator
Directional gyro
I’m SAFE Illnes
Medication
Stress
Alcool
Fatigue
Emotion
Illusions Inversion
Coriolis
Elevator
False horizon
Leans
Autoknesis
Graveyard spin
Graveyard spiral
Somatogravic
Hypoxia Hypoxic Hypoxia
Hypemic Hypoxia
Stagnant Hypoxia
Histotoxic Hypoxia
Pilot reports Assign or vectored by ATC
Missed App
Airspeed
Radio failure
Vacating or assign altitude
ETA
Leaving a clearance limite
Out marker
Unforcast weather
Safety of flight
VFR on top change altitude
Final app fix
Reaching clairance limite
500 unable to climb or descend with this rate
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