100478194-Aviation-Acronyms-and-Mnemonics

Aviation Acronyms and Mnemonics For student pilots or those getting ready for BFRs or practical tests, and for general review Day VFR required equipment: GOOSE A CAT or A FAST MOOSE or TOMATO FLAMES or ATOMS x 2 Gas gauge Oil temperature Oil pressure Seat belts ELT Altimeter Compass Airspeed indicator Tachometer Airspeed indicator Fuel guages Altimeter Seat belt/shoulder harness Tachometer Magnetic compass Oil pressure guage Oil temp.guage Safety gear ELT Tachometer Oil pressure Manifold pressure Altimeter Temperature sensor (liquid-cooled) Oil temperature (air cooled) Fuel gauge Landing gear position Airspeed indicator Magnetic compass ELT Seat belts Altimeter Tachometer Oil pressure Magnetic compass Seat belts Airspeed indicator Temperature sensor (liquid- cooled) Oil temperature (air cooled) Manifold pressure Strobe light (if plane certified after 3/96) Night VFR: FLAPS or APES Fuses (spares) or circuit breakers Landing light (if for hire) Anticollision lights Position lights Source of electricity Anticollision lights Position lights Electric source Spare fuses or circuit breakers IFR required equipment: GRAB CARD or DECARAT Generator Radios Attitude indicator Ball Clock Adjustable altimeter Rate of turn indicator Directional gyro Electric source Clock Attitude indicator Radios Adjustable altimeter Turn and slip coordinator Directional gyro Preflight information required for flights away: RAW FAT Runway lengths Alternates Weather Fuel requirements ATC delays Takeoff/landing distance data Engine-out emergency: PL(ease!) START or ABCDE Pitch for best glide Landing site Seat belts Troubleshoot Approach Radios Turn off Airspeed Best place to land Checklist Declare Execute Partial-panel compass turns: UNOS Undershoot North Overshoot South Compass dip: ANDS Accelerate North Decelerate South IFR mandatory reports: FAME Performance Fixes: arriving or leaving Altitude changes Missed approach Equipment: loss or problems Performance: poor climb/descend, TAS change Airport sign types: MIDDLR Mandatory instruction Information Destination Direction Location Runway distance remaining Flight Clearance: CRAFTS Clearance Routing Altitude Frequency Transponder Special Weather briefing: SACrED WiNd Synopsis Adverse conditions Current weather Enroute forecast Destination terminal forecast Winds aloft Notams Weather charts: CoPS WARS Constant pressure Prognostic Surface analysis Weather depiction Area forecast (FA) Radar summary (SD) Severe weather outlook (AC) Special use airspace: MCPRAWN (the Scottish shrimp!) Military Operations Controlled Firing Prohibited Restricted Alert Warning National Security Aircraft certification categories: TURN PALE Transport Utility Restricted Normal Provisional Acrobatic Limited Experimental NTSB Notification: P-FACTION Property damage more than $25,000 Fire, in flight Accident Collision, in flight Turbine failure Illness of crew member Overdue aircraft No control: control failure of any sort Mnemonics Flight Clearance: CRAFTS Clearance, Routing, Altitude, Frequency, Transponder, Special Or, more correctly: In Clear Deep Rivers And Hot Springs, Fish Swim. ID, Cleared to, departure, routing, altitudes, hold instructions, special, frequency, squawk IFR position report: IPTAFNNR I Play The Accordion For Nothing, No Reason or I place time above type: next time, next remark. ID, Position, Time (minutes past the hour), Altitude, Flight type, Next report's place and time, Next next report, Remarks Example: "Cessna 7126Q, Manchester VOR, 22, 4000, IFR, Lebanon, 54, Burlington next, In clear between layers."