Garmin aera 795/796 Pilot’s Guide
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Appendix J
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Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index
APPENDIX J: GLOSSARY
ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone
ADS-B Automatic Dependant Surveillance -Broadcast
ADS-B In Ability to receive ADS-B information from other aircraft and
Ground Based Transceivers (GBTs)
ADS-B Out Ability to transmit ADS-B data on 1090 ES or 978 MHz
ADS-B Participating
Aircraft
An aircraft that has both ADS-B In and ADS-B Out capabilities.
ADS-R Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Rebroadcast
AGL Above Ground Level
AIRMET Airman’s Meteorological Information
ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center
ASOS Automated Surface Observing System
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service
AWOS Automated Weather Observing System
Bearing The compass direction from the present position to a destination
waypoint.
ºC degrees Celsius
Calibrated Airspeed Indicated airspeed corrected for installation and instrument errors.
cm centimeter
COM communication radio
Course The line between two points to be followed by the aircraft.
Course to Steer The recommended direction to steer in order to reduce course
error or stay on course. Provides the most efficient heading to get
back to the desired course and proceed along the flight plan.
Crosstrack Error The distance the aircraft is off a desired course in either direction,
left or right.
