Appendix G Acronyms and Abbreviations - Cont'd

APPENDIX I

INSTRUMENTS FLIGHT PLANNING

SAR Search and Rescue

VDP Visual Descent Point

VFR Visual Flight Rules

SC SAR Coordinator

VGI Vertical Gyro Indicators

S-CRP South Corpus Christi

VHF Very-High Frequency

SDO Squadron Duty Officer

VIDS Visual Information and Display System

SEL Select

VMC Visual Meteorological Conditions

SID(s) Standard Instrument Departure(s)

Vmca Airspeed below which directional control cannot

SITREPs Situation Reports

be maintained.

SMC SAR Mission Coordinator

Vmcg Minimum Control Speed on the Ground

SNA Student Naval Aviator

SNFO Student Naval Flight Officer

VNAV Visual Navigation Stage

SOP Standard Operating Procedure

VOR Visual Omnidirectional Range

SQ Squelch On

VORTAC VHF Omnidirectional Radio and Tactical

Air Navigation

SRT Standard Rate Turns

SRU SAR Units

VSI Vertical Speed Indicator

SSE Simulated Single-Engine

Vso Stall Speed

SSN Social Security Number

Vsse Airspeed below which an intentional engine cut

STARs Standard Terminal Arrive Routes

should never be made.

STBY Standby

Vx Best Angle of Climb

TAC Total Air Control

Vxse Airspeed giving the steepest angle-of-climb with

TACAN Tactical Air Navigation (System)

One engine out.

TAS True Airspeed

Vyse Airspeed giving the best single-engine

TC True Course

Rate-of-climb (or the slowest loss of altitude).

TCAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System

W/O Without

T/O Takeoff

WR Wet Runway, Standing Water

TOF Takeoff Factor

WT Weight

TOGW Takeoff Gross Weight

TRS Trackline Single Unit Return

WW National Weather Service

TRSA Terminal Radar Service Area

WWs Willy-Willy

TRT Take-Off Rated Thrust

X/C Cross County

WEPS Weapons

ZFW Zero Fuel Weight

WX Weather

ZZZZ To be used when no field identifier exists when

completing "yellow sheet" data

UA Unusual Attitude

UHF Ultra-High Frequency

UNICOM Unit Command

VASI Visual Approach Slope Indicator

VDC Volts Direct Current

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS