Key JC terms and abbreviations - Page 2

troopernflight · April 21st, 2008, 21:11

I once heard a 777 captain refer to ETOPS as "extended over water operations". But then found that it has nothing to do with water, just how far the aircraft can fly between suitable landing airports. i.e.-desert or polar regions. I was about to try to correct the previous post before looking it up on wikipedia!

surreal1221 · April 21st, 2008, 21:14

ETOPS: Extended-range Twin-Engine Operational Performance Standards
LROPS: Long-Range Operational Performance Standards

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPS

MQAAord · April 21st, 2008, 21:53

Rumot- A dear member mis-spelled "rumor" one day and we all harassed him relentlessly about it. Now if you see someone saying "Here's the latest rumot!" They mean "rumor".

Polar742 · April 21st, 2008, 21:56

ETOPS - Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim

Good Idea.

A few off the top of my head:
FADEC: Full-Authority Digital Engine Control
AHRS: Attitude and Heading Reference System
DEC: Digital Engine Control
EEC: Electronic Engine Control
LED: Light Emitting Diode, or Leading Edge Devices
INS: Inertial Navigation System
NAT: North Atlantic Track
CMC: Central Maintenance Computer
GPWS: Ground Proximity Warning System
A/I: Anti-Ice
HSV: High Stage Valve (usually associated with Bleed Air systems)
ATS: Air Turbine Starter
AGB: accessory gear box
N1: The fan stage of a Turbine engine
N2: The power stage of a turbine engine
NWS: Nosewheel Steering
BAe: British Aerospace
TCAS: Traffic Collision Avoidance System
BOW: Basic Operating Weight
EDP: Engine Driven Pump

Matt13C · April 21st, 2008, 21:59

I just read this in the "hired by eagle" member announcement thread.

"Im doing it through flight safety in Vero Beach. Its the 3 week course. Includes 12 hour of Seminole time 6 hours PNF and 6 hours PF. Also 20 hours in the EMB-145 sim. 10 hours PNF and 10 hours PF."

What is PNF and PF?

MQAAord · April 21st, 2008, 22:02

PF- Pilot Flying

PNF- Pilot Non Flying

In a 2 person crew, on each leg one pilot is the PF and the other is the PNF.

Polar742 · April 21st, 2008, 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt13C

What is PNF and PF?

PF = Pilot Flying
PNF = Pilot Not Flying

Usually this is picked out prior to the flight.

ready2fly · April 21st, 2008, 22:03

Here's more. THESE are essential to your understanding and growth here at JC:

ILE = I like eggs
OFS = Out-Friggin'-Standing
IKIKIAKIWID=I kid, I kid, I'm a kidder, it's what I do.
IMHO = In my humble opinion
INNSHO = In my not so humble opinion
JM$0.02SIW = Just my $0.02, spend it wisely
ILTTBRWAWBB = it's like trying to break rock with a Wiffle Ball Bat
BOLKUP = Best of luck, keep us posted

That ought to help!!

BOLKUP!!

R2F

surreal1221 · April 21st, 2008, 22:43

Speaking of PF, PNF...the newly supported term for PNF is PM.

PM: Pilot Monitoring, supports an active flight crew environment instead of Pilot Non-Flying - which suggest a pilot doing nothing.

charlie1017 · April 21st, 2008, 23:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by surreal1221

Speaking of PF, PNF...the newly supported term for PNF is PM.

PM: Pilot Monitoring, supports an active flight crew environment instead of Pilot Non-Flying - which suggest a pilot doing nothing.

This suggests:

CRM: Crew Resource Management

SIUav8er · April 22nd, 2008, 05:36

"IDK MY BFF JILL"

Decode that one please.

fish314 · April 22nd, 2008, 08:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIUav8er

"IDK MY BFF JILL"

Decode that one please.

that's from a popular cell phone commercial. It stands for, "I don't know, my best friend forever, Jill." The basic premise of the commercial was a mom asking a daughter who she was always texting so often, and because the daughter was always texting, she replies back verbally using all of that short-hand that you use on a cell phone, like:

OMG (Oh MY GOD)
INBD (It's no big deal)
TSNF (That's SOOO not fair!)

Check out linky:

milski · April 22nd, 2008, 10:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by MQAAord

Rumot- A dear member mis-spelled "rumor" one day and we all harassed him relentlessly about it. Now if you see someone saying "Here's the latest rumot!" They mean "rumor".

What about 'aroo?' I figured out the meaning... but where does it come from?

MusketeerMan · April 22nd, 2008, 10:57

Dear Dough really means Dear Doug...

cencal83406 · April 22nd, 2008, 11:18

minor modification to surreal's list.... very minor....

STAR = Standard Terminal Arrival Route

cencal83406 · April 22nd, 2008, 11:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by milski

What about 'aroo?' I figured out the meaning... but where does it come from?

Scooby Doo.....

ready2fly · April 22nd, 2008, 13:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by cencal83406

Scooby Doo.....

..and it means "Whaaaa???"

Kristie · April 22nd, 2008, 13:53

shouldn't we be keeping this to JC and/or aviation terms and not all acronyms?

musky · April 22nd, 2008, 13:59

What about QOL? It took me a long time to figure it out!

milski · April 22nd, 2008, 14:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by cencal83406

Scooby Doo.....

Ah... that's what I get for watching it translated.

Bumblebee · April 22nd, 2008, 14:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdfcvoh

OMG this is a great thread.

from another thread . . .what does sdfcvoh mean?

mrmeschi · April 22nd, 2008, 15:06

MarkE · April 22nd, 2008, 15:27

LOFT - Line Oriented Flight Training

Vyse · April 22nd, 2008, 15:32

SJS: Shiny Jet Syndrome

Number1atNumber2 · April 22nd, 2008, 15:45

GOM = General Operations Manual

SOP = Standard Operational Proceedure