Get ready for some holiday flying with Aviation Acronyms trivia. Test your technical skills and understand what they’re talking about when you’re flying.
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Episode Transcript/Quiz
Episode Introduction
Here we go with another acronyms episode for our bonus mini episode. I’ll give you the aviation acronym; you have to break it down. Look at this way, now you’ll know what they’re talking about on your next trip.
Here we go.
Aviation Acronyms Trivia Questions
- ATC
a. Air Traffic Control - GPS
a. Global Positioning System - FAA
a. Federal Aviation Administration - IFR
a. Instrument Flight Rules (when pilots cannot safely navigate using visual references) - NOTAM
a. Notice to Airmen. These are alerts to pilots. - ELT
a. Emergency Locator Transmitter. This is what helps rescuers find crashed aircraft. - FAF
a. Final Approach Fix. This is where final approach typically begins. - PAPI
a. Precision approach path indicator. These are lights perpendicular to the runway that change color based on the plane’s angle. Two red and two white means they are on glide slope. - TCAS
a. Traffic Collision Avoidance System. - VOR
a. VHF Omnidirectional Range. Prior to GPS, these towers were what aircraft used for navigation. They are still in use as redundant navigation.
Episode Conclusion
How did you do? I come from a tech background, and I have to say Aviation has even more acronyms than we could ever cook up. I think the medical field is the only ones with more. Let me know your thoughts in the comments or on social media. I’ll see you back here on Wednesday.
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