ADI attitude direction indicator
AGL above ground level
AH attack helicopter
AH1FWS AH-1 flight weapons simulator
AHO above highest obstacle
AIM Airman's Information Manual
AL Alabama
ALT airborne laser tracker
ammo ammunition
ANVIS aviator's night vision imaging system
APART annual proficiency and readiness test
AR Army regulation
ARNG Army National Guard
ASE aircraft survivability equipment
ASET aircraft survivability equipment trainer
ASR airport surveillance radar
ATC air traffic control
ATM aircrew training manual
ATS acquisition, track, stow (switch)
ATTN attention
avail available
AVIM aviation intermediate maintenance
avn aviation
AVUM aviation unit maintenance
BMP Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty [literal Russian: combat vehicle, infantry (amphibious armored)]
BS backseat
C Celsius
cal calibrated
CDB course deviation bar
CDI course deviation indicator
CE crew chief
CG center of gravity
CL checklist
C-NITE Cobra night
co company
cont continuous
CONUS continental United States
CPG copilot-gunner
CRL crew readiness level
D day; demonstrated (for grade slip purposes)
DA Department of the Army
DC District of Columbia
DD Department of Defense
DOD Department of Defense
DOES Directorate of Evaluation and Standardization
DSN Defense Switching Network
ECAS Enhanced Cobra/TOW Armament System
ECCM electronic counter-countermeasures
ECU electronic control unit
EGT exhaust gas temperature
emerg emergency
eng engine
ETA estimated time of arrival
ETE estimated time en route
ETL effective translational lift
ETP exportable training packet
F Fahrenheit
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAC flight activity category
FAR Federal Aviation Regulations
FAT free air temperature
FDC fire direction center
FIH Flight Information Handbook
flex flexible
FLIP flight information publication
FLIR forward looking infrared
flt flight
FM field manual or frequency modulated
FPM feet per minute
FPS fixed pedal setting
FS front seat
FW fixed wing
G gravitational force
GA Georgia
GR grade
GWT gross weight
HIT health indicator test
HQ headquarters
HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army
hr hour(s)
HSI horizontal situation indicator
HSS helmet sight subsystem
HUD heads-up display
hyd hydraulic
IAS indicated airspeed
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
IE instrument flight examiner
IFF identification, friend or foe (radar)
IFR instrument flight rules
IGE in-ground effect
ILS instrument landing system
IMC instrument meteorological conditions
incl included
ind indicated
IP instructor pilot
KIAS knots indicated airspeed
KTAS knots true airspeed
lb pound(s)
LOC localizer
MAP missed approach point
max maximum
ME maintenance test flight evaluator
METL mission essential task list
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available
MIJI meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference
min minimum
mm millimeter(s)
mod modified
MOPP mission-oriented protective posture
MP maintenance test pilot
MTF maintenance test flight
N night
N1 gas producer (speed)
N2 power turbine (speed)
NA not applicable
NAS National Airspace System
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
nav navigation
NAVAID navigational aid
NBC nuclear, biological, chemical
NGR National Guard regulation
no number
NOE nap-of-the-earth
NOTAM notice to airmen
NSN national stock number
NVD night vision device
NVG night vision goggles
NVS night vision system
OGE out-of-ground effect
OH observation helicopter
P pilot not on the controls
P* pilot on the controls
PA pressure altitude
pam pamphlet
pax passenger
PC pilot in command
PHS pilot helmet sight
PI pilot (for grade slip purposes)
PLT pilot
PM preventive maintenance
PMD preventive maintenance daily
POI program(s) of instruction
PPC performance planning card
prod production
psi pounds per square inch
PSI pilot's steering indicator
R reproducible
R/C rate of climb
ret retract
RL readiness level
RMI radio magnetic indicator
RMS rocket management system
RPM revolutions per minute
RRPM rotor revolutions per minute
RW rotary wing
S satisfactory (for grade slip purposes)
SALUTE size, activity, location, unit, time, equipment
SAM send a message
SCAS stability and control augmentation system
SFTS synthetic flight training systems
SHC sight hand control
SIF selective identification feature
SM statute mile
SOP standing operating procedure
SP standardization instructor pilot
SSN social security number
STANAG standardization agreement
std standard
TAMMS-A The Army Maintenance Management System-Aviation
TAS true airspeed
TC training circular
TDA tables of distribution and allowances
TEAC turbine engine analysis check
TGT turbine gas temperature
TM technical manual
TOE table(s) of organization and equipment
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided
TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
TSU telescopic sight unit
U unsatisfactory (for grade slip purposes)
UH utility helicopter
US United States (of America)
USAALS United States Army Aviation Logistics School
USAAVNC United States Army Aviation Center
USAF United States Air Force
UT unit trainer
VA Virginia
VFR visual flight rules
VHF very high frequency
VHIRP vertical helicopter instrument recovery procedures
VMC visual meteorological conditions
Vne velocity, not to exceed (airspeed)
VOR VHF omnidirectional range
VSI vertical speed indicator
wt weight
WX weather
Z Zulu (Greenwich mean time)