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ACM automatic control module
ACQ* acquire
ACQ SEL* acquisition select
ADF automatic direction finder
AFB Air Force Base
AGL above ground level
AH attack helicopter
AH64CMS AH-64 combat mission simulator
AIM Airman's Information Manual
AL Alabama
ALT altimeter
ALT CHAN* alternate channel
AND* alphanumeric display
ANVIS aviator's night vision imaging system
APART annual proficiency and readiness test
APU auxiliary power unit
AR Army regulation
ARCP aerial rocket control panel
ARCS aerial rocket control system
ARNG Army National Guard
ARTEP Army Training and Evaluation Program
ASE aircraft survivability equipment
ASET aircrew survivability equipment trainer
ASR airport surveillance radar
ATC air traffic control
ATF aircraft torque factor
ATM aircrew training manual
ATP aircrew training program
ATTN attention
AUTO* automatic
avail available
AWS area weapon system
BIT built-in test
BMP Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty [literal Russian: combat vehicle, infantry (amphibious armored)]
BRSIT* boresight
BRT* brightness
BRU boresight reticle unit
BS backseat
BUCS backup control system
C Celsius
CAB combat aviation brigade
CCM* counter-countermeasures
CE crew chief
CG center of gravity
CHANLS* channels
CHAN SEL* channel select
CMS combat mission simulator
CMSL* copilot missile
cont continued; continuous
CONUS continental United States
CPG copilot-gunner
CPGMSL* copilot-gunner missile
CRKT* copilot rocket
CRL crew readiness level
CWEPT cockpit, weapons, and emergency procedure trainer
D day; demonstrated (for grade slip purposes)
DA Department of the Army
DAP display adjustment panel
DASE digital automatic stabilization equipment
DC direct current; District of Columbia
DD Department of Defense
DEK data entry keyboard
DEU display electronic unit
DIR* direct
DNS doppler navigation system
DOD Department of Defense
DOES Director of Evaluation and Standardization
DSN Defense Switching Network
DSPL BRT* display brightness
DSPL CONT* display control
DTV day television
DVO direct view optics
ECCM electronic counter-countermeasures
ECU electrical control unit
eng engine
ETA estimated time of arrival
ETE estimated time en route
ETF engine torque factor
ETL effective translational lift
ETP exportable training packet
EXT EMP* external tanks empty
EXT TK* external tank, auxiliary fuel tank
F Fahrenheit
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAC flight activity category
FAR Federal Aviation regulation
FARP forward arming and refueling point
FAT free air temperature
FCC fire control computer
FCP fire control panel
FD/LS fault detection and location system
FIH Flight Information Handbook
FLIP flight information publication
FLIR forward looking infrared
FM field manual
FOV field of view
FPM feet per minute
FS front seat
Ft fort
FW fixed wing
FWD* forward
FXD* fixed
G gravitational force; gun*
GA Georgia
GHS gunner's helmet sight
GND ORIDE* ground override
GND STOW* ground stow
GR grade
GS* gray scale
GWT gross weight
HAD high action display
HARS heading and attitude reference system
HAS hover augmentation system
HDD heads-down display
HDU helmet display unit
HI* high
HIT health indicator test
HMD helmet-mounted display
HOD heads-out display
HQ headquarters
HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army
hr hour(s)
HSI horizontal situation indicator
IAS indicated airspeed
IAT* image autotracker
IAT/MAN* image autotracker/manual
IAT OFS* image autotracker offset
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
ICS intercommunication system
ID identification
IE instrument flight examiner
IFF identification, friend or foe (radar)
IFR instrument flight rules
IGE in ground effect
IHADSS integrated helmet and display sight subsystem
IMC instrument meteorological conditions
INST* instrument
I/O instructor/operator
IP instructor pilot
IR infrared
IRIS* infrared imaging seeker
KIAS knots indicated airspeed
KTAS knots true airspeed
L* laser missiles inventoried
lb pound(s)
LHG left-hand grip
LMC linear-motion compensation
LNCH*launch
LO* low
LOAL lock-on after launch
LOBL lock-on before launch
LOS line of sight
LRF/D laser range finder/designator
LSR* laser
LST* laser spot tracker
LT* laser tracker
LVL* level
LWR* lower
LWR CHAN* lower channel
M* medium; missile
MAN* manual
MAN ADV/DEICE* manual advance/deice
MAN TKR* manual tracker
MAP missed approach point
max maximum
MD Maryland
ME maintenance test flight evaluator
med medical
METL mission essential task list
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available
MFOV medium field of view
MIJI meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference
min minimum
MOPP mission-oriented protective posture
mm millimeter
MP maintenance test pilot
MRTU multiplex remote terminal unit
MSA minimum safe altitude (no lower than the altitude used prior to unmasking)
MSL mean sea level; missile*
MSL/SKR* missile/seeker
MTF maintenance test flight
N night; narrow*
NA not applicable; ungraded (for grade slip purposes)
NAS National Airspace System
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAV* navigation
NAVAID navigational aid
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NDB nondirectional beacon
NFOV narrow field of view
Ng engine gas generator speed
NGR National Guard regulation
no number
NOE nap of the earth
NOE/APPR* nap of the earth/approach
NORM* normal
NOTAM notice to airmen
Np engine power turbine speed
Nr main rotor speed
NS night system
NVD night vision device
NVG night vision goggles
NVS night vision system
OFS* offset
OGE out of ground effect
ORIDE* override
ORT optical relay tube
P pilot not on the controls
P* pilot on the controls
PA pressure altitude
pam pamphlet
PC pilot in command
PGUN* pilot gun
PHS pilot helmet sight
PI pilot (for grade slip purposes)
PLRT* polarity
PLT pilot
PLT/GND ORIDE* pilot ground override
PNVS pilot night vision system
POI program of instruction
PPC performance planning card
PRI CHAN* primary channel
PTWS point target weapon system
QTY* quantity
QTY REM* quantity remaining
R* rockets
R (flashing)* LOAL priority missile, next missile to be launched
R (steady)* ready
RAD ALT* radar altimeter
R/C rate of climb
REC* record
REV* reverse
RF radio frequency
RHE remote Hellfire electronics
RHG right-hand grip
RIPL* ripple
RKT* rocket
RKT-F-S* rocket system flight stow
RKT-G-S* rocket system ground stow
RL readiness level
RNDS* rounds
RNG* range
RNG-KM* range-kilometers
RPM revolutions per minute
rqr requirement
RW rotary wing
RWND* rewind
S missiles selected*; satisfactory (for grade slip purposes)
SALUTE size, activity, location, unit, time, equipment
SAM send a message
SC* scale
SEL* select
SEU sight electronics unit
SIF selective identification feature
SIGHT SEL* sight select
SIM LNCH* simulated launch (a training missile is being used)
SM simulator
SOI signal operation instructions
SOP standing operating procedure
SP standardization instructor pilot
SPAD shear-pin-actuated decoupler
SP 1 special purpose number 1
SSN social security number
ST* store
STANAG standardization agreement
STBY* standby
std standard
SYM BRT* symbology brightness
T (flashing)* LOBL priority missile, next missile to be launched
T (steady)* missile seeker in track mode
TADS target acquisition designation sight
TAS true airspeed
TB technical bulletin
TC training circular
TED trailing edge down
TEU TADS electronic unit
TGT turbine gas temperature; target*
TGT/NAV* target/navigation
TM technical manual
TOF* time of flight
TR torque ratio
TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
TRANS* transfer
trp troop
TV television
TX Texas
U unsatisfactory (for grade slip purposes)
UH utility helicopter
UPDT* update
UPDT/ST* update/store
UPR* upper
UPR CHAN* upper channel
US United States (of America)
USAAVNC United States Army Aviation Center
USAF United States Air Force
USAR United States Army Reserve
UT unit trainer
UTM universal transverse mercator
VA Virginia
VDU video display unit
VFR visual flight rules
Vh maximum speed in level flight with maximum power
VHIRP vertical helicopter instrument recovery procedures
VID RCD* video recorder (right-hand grip switch)
VID REC* video recorder (on-board recorder)
VID SEL* video select
VID SYM BRT* video symbology brightness
VMC visual meteorological conditions
Vne velocity never exceed (airspeed limit)
vol volume
VSI vertical speed indicator
W* wide
WAS* weapon action switch
WFOV wide field of view
WPN TRIG* weapon trigger
WX weather
Z Zulu (Greenwich mean time); zoom*
ZFOV zoom field of view


*Control display subsystem nomenclature or symbology