Acronym list...
OMG! I've only been flying for 34 years, and I know that I missed a few days, but am I the only one who does not know what many of these acronyms mean?
Is it time for a PPRuNe Acronym List, for those who are reluctant to admit they don't undertand what's going on?
Ok, I'll go first with my guesses, (in no particular order)
SMLG (stuck main landing gear?)
SSEA (super smoothly executed approach?)
RT (really tricky?)
NPPL (not particularly proficient to license?)
CRI (Crikey, really IMC!)
SPA (situation past acceptable?)
GST (goods and services tax)
CFI (critical fowl ingestion?)
NATS (little jets missing the "G")
FPL (foolish place to land?)
AFPEX (a f------ poor excuse?)
SID (should've indicated decelerating?)
STAR (silly test about regulations?)
CAS I know this one! Calibrated Air Speed!
DCS (the "arm" switches the Six Million Dollar Man turned on just before he crashed)
LARS (Swedish guy?)
MAP (mist approach practice?)
ATS (a tough situation?)
CTR (caught turning right?)
CTA (clearly tough acronyms?)
LATCC (let all the chatter continue?)
SAM (surface to air missle?)
ACK (only half the anti aircraft fire?)
FAB (Lady Penelope)
... And that's just a few from only two randomly selected threads!
A few, like UK, IFR, and GPS, I think I get, but there may be a few people who know even less about flying than I do!
So let's have an acornym list. The government makes me put them in all of my manuals and reports - we should have one too!
What do you think?