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Aviation Acronyms
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:30 am
by Navajo Flyer
What are the different acronyms people using when they are flying?
Example: GUMPS - Prior to landing - Gas, Undercarriage, Mixture, Props, Switches
Re: Aviation Acronyms
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 2:26 pm
by Adam Oke
For work, and most aircraft I fly:
Left to right sweep.
For Safety:
Skin, Tin, Ticket (Do what ever it takes to save your ass first, then the airplane, then your license)
For Soaring Association Canada:
CISTRSCO - Pre Take Off
C - Controls
I - Instruments
S - Straps
T - Trim/Ballast
R - Release
S - Spoilers/Flaps
C - Canopy
O - Options
CALL - Pre Spin/Stall etc
C - Cockpit
A - Altitude
L - Location
L - Lookout
SWAFTS - Pre Landing
S - Straps
W - WHeel and Water
A - Airspedd
F - Flaps
T - Traffic
S - Spoilers
For the Air Cadet Gliding World:
BCISTRSC - Pre-Takeoff
B - Ballast
C - Controls
I - Instruments
S - Spoilers
T - Trim
R - Release
S - Straps
C - Canopy
SWARTSC - Pre-Landing
S - Spoilers
W - Wind
A - Airspeed
R - Radio
T - Trim/Traffic
S - Straps
C - Canopy
AAAT - Pre-Release
A - Area
A - Altitude
A - Attitude
T - Traffic
ASCOT - Pre Spin/Stall etc
A - Altitude
S - Straps
C - Canopy
O - Objects (loose objects)
T - Terrain / Traffic
....That enough typing for now

Re: Aviation Acronyms
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 4:27 pm
by Navajo Flyer
PreTake-off:
TILT
Transponder, Ice, Lights, Time
Re: Aviation Acronyms
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 5:58 pm
by AirFrame
Pre-Takeoff:
BLAM
Boost pump, Lights, transponder to ALT, Mixture Rich
EFOTO-TSB
Engine Failure On Take OFf - Throttle idle, Stick back, Brakes full
EFATO-SLAM
Engine Failure After Take Off - Stick forward, wings Level, Airspeed, Mayday
Re: Aviation Acronyms
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:46 pm
by Shiny Side Up
Isn't there a whole forum already dedicated to this?
Re: Aviation Acronyms
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 7:33 am
by AirFrame
There are whole books dedicated to this. People won't search for them at their bookstore, why would they use the search function here?