| The abbreviations and acronyms listed
below may be used throughout the PSTAR study guide and exam.
AAE - Above Aerodrome Elevation
ADIZ - Air Defence Identification Zone
AGL - above ground level
TC AIM - Aeronautical Information
Manual
ASL - above sea level
ATC - Air Traffic Control
ATF - Aerodrome Traffic Frequency
ATIS - Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATS - Air Traffic Services
CARs - Canadian Aviation
Regulations
CFS - Canada Flight Supplement
ELT - emergency locator transmitter
ETA - estimated time of arrival
FSS - Flight Service Station
IFR - Instrument Flight Rules
kt. - knot(s)
Lb. - pound(s)
MHz - megahertz
MF - Mandatory Frequency
NM - nautical mile(s)
NORDO - no radio
PIC - pilot-in-command
TSB - Transportation Safety Board of Canada
UNICOM - Universal Communications
UTC - Co-ordinated Universal Time (Z)
VDF - very high frequency direction finding
VFR - Visual Flight Rules
VMC - Visual Meteorological Conditions |
