| A | B |
|---|
| AGL | Above Ground Level |
| ASL | Above Sea Level |
| Absolute | Standard or fixed |
| Activate | begin peforming a mission |
| AHOV | Approach to hover |
| HO | Highest obstacle |
| A/S | Air speed |
| Altitude | Height in respect to terrain |
| Approach | to fly towards a point |
| ATC | Air Traffic Control |
| Autopilot | mode of automatic flight control system |
| Beacon | decice that aids in determing location |
| BRG | Bearing |
| Collective | Flight control operation by moving up or down in RW |
| RW | Rotor Wing |
| FW | Fixed Wing |
| Rotor wing | Helicopter |
| Fixed wing | Aeroplane |
| Course | Towards a point at a specific course |
| Deviation | Diverted to another location |
| Distance | method of measurement |
| DNS | Doppler Navigation System |
| Elevation | height above mean sea level |
| FCS | Flight Communication specialist |
| Fix | Determination of position based on external data |
| FP | Flight Plan |
| GPS | Global positioning system |
| GS | Ground speed |
| Heading | Direction on a compass |
| ILS | Instrument landing system |
| ILS approach | aproach to a runway using ILS |
| IAS | Indicated air speed |
| VFR | Visual Flight Rules |
| IFR | Instrument Flight Rules |
| TRACON | Terminal Radar Approach Control |
| ARTCC | Air Route Traffic Control Center |
| Latitude | Postion of earth N or S of Equator |
| Leg | Segment of a flight plan |
| Longitude | Position of earth E or W of Prime Meridian |
| Position | Location on earth usually by lat & lon |
| Rendezvous | to meet with another |
| Situational awareness | information relative to current surroundings |
| VOR | VHF omnirange |
| WYPT | Waypoint |
| Waypoint | Predifined point for a flight or stopover |
