Flying without NOTAMS
--You must provide your own situational awareness without depending on ATC.
--Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs 91.137) can occur by NOTAM after you takeoff.
--A clearance through a TFR may be possible. Contact ATC with request.
ABN airport beacon
ABV above
ACC area control center (ARTCC)
ACCUM accumulate
ACFT aircraft
ACR air carrier
ACT active
ADJ adjacent
ADZD advised
AFD airport facility directory
AFSS automated flight service station
AGL above ground level
ALS approach light system
ALT altitude
ALTM altimeter
ALTN alternate
ALTNLY alternately
ALSTG altimeter setting
AMDT amendment
AMGR airport manager
AMOS automatic meterological observing system
AP airport
APCH approach
APLGT approch lights
APP approach control
ARFF aircraft rescue and fire fighting
ARR arrive, arrival
ASOS automated surface observing system
ASPH asphalt
ATC air traffic control
ATCSCC air traffic control system command center
ATIS automatic terminal information service
AUTH authority
AUTOB automatic weather reporting system
AVBL available
AWOS automated weather observing system
AWY airway
AZM azimuth
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BA FAIR braking action fair
BA NIL braking action nil
BA POOR braking action poor
BCM beacon
BERM snowbanks with gravel or earth
BLW below
BND bound
BRG bearing
BYD beyond
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CAAS class A airspace
CAT category (Elsewhere: clear air turbulence)
CBAS class B airspace
CBSA class B surface area
CCAS class C airspace
CCLKWS counterclockwise
CCSA class C surface area
CD clearance delivery
CDAS class D airspace
CEAS class E airspace
CESA class E surface area
CFR code of federal regulations
CGAS class G air space
CHAN channel
CHG change or modification
CIG ceiling
CK check
CLKWS clockwise
CLR clear
CLSD closed
CMB climb
CMSND commissioned
CNL cancel
CNTRLN centerline
COM communications
CONC concrete
CPD coupled
CRS course
CTC contact
CTL control
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DALGT daylight
DCMSND decommissioned
DCT durect
DEGS degrees
DEP depart, departure
DEP PROC departure procedure
DH decision height
DISABLD disabled
DIST distance
DLA delay or delayed
DLT delete
DLY daily
DME distance measuring equipment
DMSTN demonstration
DP dew point temperature
DRFT snowbank caused by wind action
DSPLCD displaced
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E east
EB eastbound
EFAS enroute flight advisory service
ELEV elevation
ENG engine
ENRT enroute
ENTR entire
EXC except
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FAC facility or facilities
FAF final approach fix
FAN MKR fan marker
FDC flight data center
FI/T flight inspector-temporary
FI/P flight inspector-permanent
FM from
FREQ frequency
FNA final approach
FPM feet per minute
FREQ frequency
FRH fly runway heading *
FRI Friday
FRZN frozen
FSS flight service station
FT food, feet
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GC ground control
GCA ground control approach (Precision radar almost obsolete)
GOVT government
GP glide path
GPS global positioning system
GRVL gravel
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HAA height above airport
HAT height above touchdown
HDG heading
HEL helicopter
HELI heliport
HIRL high intensityrunway lights
HIWAS hazardous inflight weather advisory service
HOLDG holding
HOL holiday
HP holding pattern
HR hour
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