Garmin G900X Pilot's Manual - page 463

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Garmin G900X Pilot’s Guide

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ACC 

accuracy

ACT, ACTV 

active, activate

ADC 

air data computer

ADF 

Automatic Direction Finder

ADI 

Attitude Direction Indicator

AF 

Arc to fix

AFCS 

Automatic Flight Control System

AFM 

Airplane Flight Manual

AFMS 

Airplane Flight Manual Supplement

AFRM 

airframe

AGL 

Above Ground Level

AHRS 

Attitude  and  Heading  Reference 

System

AIM 

Airman’s Information Manual

AIRMET 

Airman’s Meteorological Information

ALRT 

alert

ALT 

altitude

ALT, ALTN 

alternator

AMPS 

amperes

ANNUNC 

annunciation

ANT 

antenna

AP 

autopilot

AP DISC 

autopilot disconnect

APR 

approach

APT 

airport, aerodrome

ARINC 

Aeronautical Radio Incorporated

ARSPC 

airspace

ARTCC 

Air Route Traffic Control Center

ARV 

arrival

AS 

airspeed

ASB 

Aviation Support Branch

ASOS 

Automated Surface Observing 

System

ATC 

Air Traffic Control

ATCRBS 

ATC Radar Beacon System

ATIS 

Automatic Terminal Information 

Service

ATK 

along-track

AUTOSEQ 

automatic sequence

AUX 

auxiliary

AWOS 

Automated Weather Observing 

System

B ALT 

barometric altitude

BARO 

barometric setting

BATT 

battery

BC 

backcourse

Bearing 

The  compass  direction  from  the 

present  position  to  a  destination 

waypoint

BFO 

beat frequency oscillator

BKSP 

backspace

BRG 

bearing

C 

center runway

ºC 

degrees Celsius

CA 

Course to Altitude

CALC 

calculator

Calibrated Airspeed  Indicated  airspeed  corrected  for 

installation and instrument errors.

CD 

Course to DME distance

CDI 

Course Deviation Indicator

CDU 

Control Display Unit

CF 

Course to Fix

CHT 

Cylinder Head Temperature

CHKLIST 

checklist

CHNL 

channel

CI 

Course to Intercept

CLD 

cloud

CLR 

clear

cm 

centimeter

CNS 

Communication, Navigation, & 

Surveillance

CO 

carbon monoxide

COM 

communication radio

CONFIG 

configuration

COOL 

coolant

COPLT 

co-pilot

Course 

The  line  between  two  points  to  be 

followed by the aircraft

Course to Steer 

The recommended direction to steer 

in  order  to  reduce  course  error  or 

stay  on  course.    Provides  the  most 

efficient heading to get back to the 

desired  course  and  proceed  along 

the flight plan

CR 

Course to Radial

CRG 

Cockpit Reference Guide

CRNT 

current

Crosstrack Error 

The  distance  the  aircraft  is  off  a 

desired course in either direction, left 

or right

CRS 

course

CRS 

Course to Steer

CRSR 

cursor

CTA 

Control Area

CTRL 

control

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