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GLOSSARY
| ACM | automatic control module |
| ACQ* | acquire |
| ACQ SEL* | acquisition select |
| ADF | automatic direction finder |
| AFB | Air Force Base |
| AGL | above ground level |
| AH | attack helicopter |
| AH64CMS | AH-64 combat mission simulator |
| AIM | Airman's Information Manual |
| AL | Alabama |
| ALT | altimeter |
| ALT CHAN* | alternate channel |
| AND* | alphanumeric display |
| ANVIS | aviator's night vision imaging system |
| APART | annual proficiency and readiness test |
| APU | auxiliary power unit |
| AR | Army regulation |
| ARCP | aerial rocket control panel |
| ARCS | aerial rocket control system |
| ARNG | Army National Guard |
| ARTEP | Army Training and Evaluation Program |
| ASE | aircraft survivability equipment |
| ASET | aircrew survivability equipment trainer |
| ASR | airport surveillance radar |
| ATC | air traffic control |
| ATF | aircraft torque factor |
| ATM | aircrew training manual |
| ATP | aircrew training program |
| ATTN | attention |
| AUTO* | automatic |
| avail | available |
| AWS | area weapon system |
| BIT | built-in test |
| BMP | Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty [literal Russian: combat vehicle, infantry (amphibious armored)] |
| BRSIT* | boresight |
| BRT* | brightness |
| BRU | boresight reticle unit |
| BS | backseat |
| BUCS | backup control system |
| C | Celsius |
| CAB | combat aviation brigade |
| CCM* | counter-countermeasures |
| CE | crew chief |
| CG | center of gravity |
| CHANLS* | channels |
| CHAN SEL* | channel select |
| CMS | combat mission simulator |
| CMSL* | copilot missile |
| cont | continued; continuous |
| CONUS | continental United States |
| CPG | copilot-gunner |
| CPGMSL* | copilot-gunner missile |
| CRKT* | copilot rocket |
| CRL | crew readiness level |
| CWEPT | cockpit, weapons, and emergency procedure trainer |
| D | day; demonstrated (for grade slip purposes) |
| DA | Department of the Army |
| DAP | display adjustment panel |
| DASE | digital automatic stabilization equipment |
| DC | direct current; District of Columbia |
| DD | Department of Defense |
| DEK | data entry keyboard |
| DEU | display electronic unit |
| DIR* | direct |
| DNS | doppler navigation system |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOES | Director of Evaluation and Standardization |
| DSN | Defense Switching Network |
| DSPL BRT* | display brightness |
| DSPL CONT* | display control |
| DTV | day television |
| DVO | direct view optics |
| ECCM | electronic counter-countermeasures |
| ECU | electrical control unit |
| eng | engine |
| ETA | estimated time of arrival |
| ETE | estimated time en route |
| ETF | engine torque factor |
| ETL | effective translational lift |
| ETP | exportable training packet |
| EXT EMP* | external tanks empty |
| EXT TK* | external tank, auxiliary fuel tank |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAC | flight activity category |
| FAR | Federal Aviation regulation |
| FARP | forward arming and refueling point |
| FAT | free air temperature |
| FCC | fire control computer |
| FCP | fire control panel |
| FD/LS | fault detection and location system |
| FIH | Flight Information Handbook |
| FLIP | flight information publication |
| FLIR | forward looking infrared |
| FM | field manual |
| FOV | field of view |
| FPM | feet per minute |
| FS | front seat |
| Ft | fort |
| FW | fixed wing |
| FWD* | forward |
| FXD* | fixed |
| G | gravitational force; gun* |
| GA | Georgia |
| GHS | gunner's helmet sight |
| GND ORIDE* | ground override |
| GND STOW* | ground stow |
| GR | grade |
| GS* | gray scale |
| GWT | gross weight |
| HAD | high action display |
| HARS | heading and attitude reference system |
| HAS | hover augmentation system |
| HDD | heads-down display |
| HDU | helmet display unit |
| HI* | high |
| HIT | health indicator test |
| HMD | helmet-mounted display |
| HOD | heads-out display |
| HQ | headquarters |
| HQDA | Headquarters, Department of the Army |
| hr | hour(s) |
| HSI | horizontal situation indicator |
| IAS | indicated airspeed |
| IAT* | image autotracker |
| IAT/MAN* | image autotracker/manual |
| IAT OFS* | image autotracker offset |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICS | intercommunication system |
| ID | identification |
| IE | instrument flight examiner |
| IFF | identification, friend or foe (radar) |
| IFR | instrument flight rules |
| IGE | in ground effect |
| IHADSS | integrated helmet and display sight subsystem |
| IMC | instrument meteorological conditions |
| INST* | instrument |
| I/O | instructor/operator |
| IP | instructor pilot |
| IR | infrared |
| IRIS* | infrared imaging seeker |
| KIAS | knots indicated airspeed |
| KTAS | knots true airspeed |
| L* | laser missiles inventoried |
| lb | pound(s) |
| LHG | left-hand grip |
| LMC | linear-motion compensation |
| LNCH* | launch |
| LO* | low |
| LOAL | lock-on after launch |
| LOBL | lock-on before launch |
| LOS | line of sight |
| LRF/D | laser range finder/designator |
| LSR* | laser |
| LST* | laser spot tracker |
| LT* | laser tracker |
| LVL* | level |
| LWR* | lower |
| LWR CHAN* | lower channel |
| M* | medium; missile |
| MAN* | manual |
| MAN ADV/DEICE* | manual advance/deice |
| MAN TKR* | manual tracker |
| MAP | missed approach point |
| max | maximum |
| MD | Maryland |
| ME | maintenance test flight evaluator |
| med | medical |
| METL | mission essential task list |
| METT-T | mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available |
| MFOV | medium field of view |
| MIJI | meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference |
| min | minimum |
| MOPP | mission-oriented protective posture |
| mm | millimeter |
| MP | maintenance test pilot |
| MRTU | multiplex remote terminal unit |
| MSA | minimum safe altitude (no lower than the altitude used prior to unmasking) |
| MSL | mean sea level; missile* |
| MSL/SKR* | missile/seeker |
| MTF | maintenance test flight |
| N | night; narrow* |
| NA | not applicable; ungraded (for grade slip purposes) |
| NAS | National Airspace System |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NAV* | navigation |
| NAVAID | navigational aid |
| NBC | nuclear, biological, chemical |
| NDB | nondirectional beacon |
| NFOV | narrow field of view |
| Ng | engine gas generator speed |
| NGR | National Guard regulation |
| no | number |
| NOE | nap of the earth |
| NOE/APPR* | nap of the earth/approach |
| NORM* | normal |
| NOTAM | notice to airmen |
| Np | engine power turbine speed |
| Nr | main rotor speed |
| NS | night system |
| NVD | night vision device |
| NVG | night vision goggles |
| NVS | night vision system |
| OFS* | offset |
| OGE | out of ground effect |
| ORIDE* | override |
| ORT | optical relay tube |
| P | pilot not on the controls |
| P* | pilot on the controls |
| PA | pressure altitude |
| pam | pamphlet |
| PC | pilot in command |
| PGUN* | pilot gun |
| PHS | pilot helmet sight |
| PI | pilot (for grade slip purposes) |
| PLRT* | polarity |
| PLT | pilot |
| PLT/GND ORIDE* | pilot ground override |
| PNVS | pilot night vision system |
| POI | program of instruction |
| PPC | performance planning card |
| PRI CHAN* | primary channel |
| PTWS | point target weapon system |
| QTY* | quantity |
| QTY REM* | quantity remaining |
| R* | rockets |
| R (flashing)* | LOAL priority missile, next missile to be launched |
| R (steady)* | ready |
| RAD ALT* | radar altimeter |
| R/C | rate of climb |
| REC* | record |
| REV* | reverse |
| RF | radio frequency |
| RHE | remote Hellfire electronics |
| RHG | right-hand grip |
| RIPL* | ripple |
| RKT* | rocket |
| RKT-F-S* | rocket system flight stow |
| RKT-G-S* | rocket system ground stow |
| RL | readiness level |
| RNDS* | rounds |
| RNG* | range |
| RNG-KM* | range-kilometers |
| RPM | revolutions per minute |
| rqr | requirement |
| RW | rotary wing |
| RWND* | rewind |
| S | missiles selected*; satisfactory (for grade slip purposes) |
| SALUTE | size, activity, location, unit, time, equipment |
| SAM | send a message |
| SC* | scale |
| SEL* | select |
| SEU | sight electronics unit |
| SIF | selective identification feature |
| SIGHT SEL* | sight select |
| SIM LNCH* | simulated launch (a training missile is being used) |
| SM | simulator |
| SOI | signal operation instructions |
| SOP | standing operating procedure |
| SP | standardization instructor pilot |
| SPAD | shear-pin-actuated decoupler |
| SP 1 | special purpose number 1 |
| SSN | social security number |
| ST* | store |
| STANAG | standardization agreement |
| STBY* | standby |
| std | standard |
| SYM BRT* | symbology brightness |
| T (flashing)* | LOBL priority missile, next missile to be launched |
| T (steady)* | missile seeker in track mode |
| TADS | target acquisition designation sight |
| TAS | true airspeed |
| TB | technical bulletin |
| TC | training circular |
| TED | trailing edge down |
| TEU | TADS electronic unit |
| TGT | turbine gas temperature; target* |
| TGT/NAV* | target/navigation |
| TM | technical manual |
| TOF* | time of flight |
| TR | torque ratio |
| TRADOC | United States Army Training and Doctrine Command |
| TRANS* | transfer |
| trp | troop |
| TV | television |
| TX | Texas |
| U | unsatisfactory (for grade slip purposes) |
| UH | utility helicopter |
| UPDT* | update |
| UPDT/ST* | update/store |
| UPR* | upper |
| UPR CHAN* | upper channel |
| US | United States (of America) |
| USAAVNC | United States Army Aviation Center |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| USAR | United States Army Reserve |
| UT | unit trainer |
| UTM | universal transverse mercator |
| VA | Virginia |
| VDU | video display unit |
| VFR | visual flight rules |
| Vh | maximum speed in level flight with maximum power |
| VHIRP | vertical helicopter instrument recovery procedures |
| VID RCD* | video recorder (right-hand grip switch) |
| VID REC* | video recorder (on-board recorder) |
| VID SEL* | video select |
| VID SYM BRT* | video symbology brightness |
| VMC | visual meteorological conditions |
| Vne | velocity never exceed (airspeed limit) |
| vol | volume |
| VSI | vertical speed indicator |
| W* | wide |
| WAS* | weapon action switch |
| WFOV | wide field of view |
| WPN TRIG* | weapon trigger |
| WX | weather |
| Z | Zulu (Greenwich mean time); zoom* |
| ZFOV | zoom field of view |
*Control display subsystem nomenclature or symbology