Intro to IFR Question #25 - What are popular IFR acronyms?

 

What are popular IFR acronyms? 

 

IFR 

Instrument 

Flight

Rules


RAIM

Receiver 

Autonomous

Integrity

Monitoring


STAR

Standard

Terminal 

Arrival 

Route


LPV

Localizer 

Performance w/ 

Vertical guidance


MALSR

Medium-intensity 

Approach 

Lighting 

System with 

Runway alignment indicator lights


TDZE

TouchDown 

Zone 

Elevation


RVSM

Reduced

Vertical 

Separation 

Minimum


OROCA

Off-Route

Obstacle 

Clearance 

Altitude

 

DA

Decision 

Altitude


ODP

Obstacle

Departure 

Procedure


VCOA

Visual 

Climb

Over 

Airport


TEC

Tower

Enroute

Control


MVA

Minimum 

Vectoring 

Altitude


MOCA

Minimum 

Obstruction 

Clearance

Altitude


MSA

Minimum 

Safe 

Altitude


VDP

Visual 

Descent 

Point

 

MEA

Minimum 

Enroute

Altitude


IMC

Instrument 

Meteorological 

Conditions


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Chris caught the aviation bug at the age of seven when he was able to sit in the cockpit of a 737 between flights, thanks to his aunt working at a large airline. Countless balsa wood flyers and multi-stage rockets later, he enrolled in the Aviation Technology Program at the University of Cincinnati and successfully turned a fascination into a career. “One of my most memorable flights was flying my dad to a local airport with a restaurant just off the ramp known for their generously portioned ribs. I’ll never forget that day with passenger #1.” As the Director of Search Marketing at Sporty’s, Chris is tasked with managing online advertising and search engine optimization but he still loves to search for new products.

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