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AAT
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Administrative Appeals Tribunal
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AFTN
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Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network. This
transmits observations and weather forecasts by the Bureau of Meteorology to
neighbouring countries
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AIP
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Aeronautical Information Package
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AIPA
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Australian and International Pilots Association
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Alternate Minima
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A set of cloud base and visibility conditions which are
published for each airfield that has a published instrument approach
procedure. They are higher than the landing minima.
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AOC
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Air Operator's Certificate
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ARP
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Aerodrome Reference Point
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ATC
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Air Traffic Control
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ATSB
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Australian Transport Safety Bureau
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AWIS
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Aerodrome Weather Information Service
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AWS
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Automatic Weather Station
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BASI
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Former Bureau of Air Safety Investigation
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BoM
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Bureau of Meteorology
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CAA
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UK Civil Aviation Authority
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CAR
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Civil Aviation Regulations (note: CARs are gradually being
replaced by Civil Aviation Safety Regulations)
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CASA
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Civil Aviation Safety Authority
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CASR
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Civil Aviation Safety Regulations
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CAO
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Civil Aviation Order
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CVR
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Cockpit Voice Recorder
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DIP
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Directly Involved Party
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EMS
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Emergency Medical Services
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ERSA
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En Route Supplement Australia. A document published by
Airservices Australia which contains information for flight planning and for
the pilot in flight. Information includes aerodrome physical characteristics,
hours of operation, visual ground aids, air traffic services, navaids,
lighting etc.
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ETA
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Estimated Time of Arrivial
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FAA
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US Federal Aviation Administration
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FAID
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Fatigue assessment tool
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FDR
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Flight Data Recorder
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FIR
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Flight Information Region
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FOI
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Flying Operations Inspector
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FRMS
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Fatigue Risk Management System
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HF
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High Frequency
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ICAO
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International Civil Aviation Organization
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Landing minima
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Minimum conditions for landing
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METARs
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For many aerodromes, sets of meteorological observations
called Meteorological Aerodrome Reports (METARs) are issued regularly,
usually every 30 minutes
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MoU
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Memorandum of Understanding
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NOTAM
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An abbreviation of a 'Notice to Airmen'. It is distributed
by means of telecommunication and contains information concerning the
establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service,
procedure, or hazard.
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NTSB
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US National Transport Safety Board
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PIC
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Pilot-in-command
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RCA
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Request for Corrective Action
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RPT
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Regular Public Transport
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RVSM airspace
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Reduced Vertical Separation Minima is a range of airspace
that lets appropriately equipped aircraft operate there and operate closer to
each other then they would otherwise be able to do
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SMS
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Safety Management Systems
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SPECI
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A special report of meteorological conditions, issued when
one or more weather elements meet specified criteria significant to aviation
and in particular when cloud or visibility drops below the specified
alternate minima conditions
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TAF
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Aerodrome forecast
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TSI Act
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Transport Safety Investigations Act 2003
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Unicom
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Non-Air Traffic Service communications service at a
non-towered aerodrome that is provided to enhance the value of the
information normally available about that aerodrome
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UTC
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Coordinated Universal Time. Local time at Norfolk Island
was UTC + 11:30.
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VHF
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Very High Frequency
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