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Keyword

Definition

IAP

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Example

Instrument Approach Procedure

!FDC 2/9997 DAL IAP DALLAS LOVE FIELD, DALLAS, TX. ILS OR LOC RWY 31R,
AMDT 5... CHART

NOTE: SIMULTANEOUS APPROACH AUTHORIZED WITH RWY 31L. MISSED APPROACH:
CLIMB

TO 1000 THEN CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO 5000 ON HEADING 330 AND CVE R

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046 TO FINGR INT/

CVE 36.4 DME AND HOLD. CHART LOC RWY 31L. THIS IS ILS OR LOC RWY 31R,
AMDT 5A. YYM-

MDDHHMM

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PERM

VFP

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Example

Visual Flight Procedures

!FDC X/XXXX JFK VFP JOHN F KENNEDY INTL, NEW YORK, NY. PARKWAY VISUAL
RWY 13L/R,

ORIG...WEATHER MINIMUMS 3000 FOOT CEILING AND 3 MILES VISIBILITY.
YYMMDDHHMM

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YYMMDDHHMM

ROUTE

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Example

Route

!FDC x/xxxx ZFW ROUTE ZFW ZKC. V140 SAYRE (SYO) VORTAC, OK TO TULSA
(TUL) VORTAC,

OK MEA 4300. YYMMDDHHMM

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YYMMDDHHMM EST

SPECIAL

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Example

Special

!FDC x/xxxx JNU SPECIAL JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL, JUNEAU, AK. LDA

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2 RWY 8 AMDT 9 PROCE-

DURE TURN NA. YYMMDDHHMM

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YYMMDDHHMM

SECURITY

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Example

Security

!FDC x/xxxx FDC ...SPECIAL NOTICE... THIS IS A RESTATEMENT OF A
PREVIOUSLY ISSUED ADVI-

SORY NOTICE. IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND TO THE EXTENT
PRACTICABLE,

PILOTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO AVOID THE AIRSPACE ABOVE, OR IN
PROXIMITY TO SUCH

SITES AS POWER PLANTS (NUCLEAR, HYDRO

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ELECTRIC, OR COAL), DAMS, REFINERIES, IN-

DUSTRIAL COMPLEXES, MILITARY FACILITIES AND OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES.
PILOTS

SHOULD NOT CIRCLE AS TO LOITER IN THE VICINITY OVER THESE TYPES OF
FACILITIES.

GPS

Global Positioning System Testing

TESTING

!GPS 01/028 ZAB NAV GPS (YPG_AZ GPS 21

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06)(INCLUDING WAAS, GBAS, AND ADS

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B) MAYNOT

Example

BE AVBL WI A276NM RADIUS CENTERED AT 332347N1142221W

(BLH108023) FL400

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UNL,

232NM RADIUS AT FL250,

164NM RADIUS AT 100000FT

160NM RADIUS AT 4000FT AGL

126NM RADIUS AT 50FT AGL

DLY 1830

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PRN (GPS)

Example

Pseudo

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random noise code used to differentiate GPS satellites. This code
allows any receiver to identify exactly

which satellite(s) it is receiving.

!GPS GPS NAV PRN 16 U/S 2109231600

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2109242300EST

TBL 5

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Contractions Commonly Found in NOTAMs

ABN    Aerodrome Beacon
ACFT  .   Aircraft
ACT    Active
ADJ     Adjacent
AGL    Above Ground Level
ALS     Approach Light System
AP   .   Airport
APN    Apron
APP     Approach control office

or

 approach

control

or

 approach control service

ARST  .   Arresting

(specify (part of) aircraft

arresting equipment)

ASDA .   Accelerate Stop Distance Available
ASPH  .   Asphalt
AUTH    Authorized

or

 authorization

AVBL  .   Available

or

 availability

AVGAS  .   Aviation gasoline
AWOS     Automatic Weather Observing System

AZM    Azimuth

BA   .   Braking action
BCN    Beacon

(aeronautical ground light)

BCST  .   Broadcast
BDRY  .   Boundary
BLDG .   Building
BLW    Below
BTN    Between

C  .   Center

(preceded by runway designator

number to identify a parallel runway)

CD   .   Clearance delivery
CIV  .   Civil
CL   .   Centerline
CLSD  .   Close

or

 closed

or

 closing

COM   .   Communication
CONC    Concrete

Preflight

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