APPENDIX
Symbols and abbreviations used in the text.
A.D.I. Attitude Director Indicator
A.T.P.L Airline Transport Pilot’s License
CAA Civil Aviation Authority, London.
C.P.L. Commercial Pilot’s License
DRC Direct Reading Compass
DR Dead Reckoning
E.F.I.S. Electronic Flight Information Screen
F.D.C. Flight Data Computer
F.I.R. Flight Information Region
H.U.D. Head Up Display
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
I.F.R. Instrument Flight Rules
RAS Rectified Air Speed
TAS True Air Speed
a Earth radius
( C ) Compass heading
( M ) Magnetic heading
cp Constant pressure specific heat
cv Constant volume specific heat
c Speed of sound
D Horizontal wind divergence (ux+vy)
fo Coriolis parameter (or apparent wander) at the departure airport
f Coriolis parameter (or apparent wander).
g Acceleration of gravity
H Thickness
h Meridianal component of the Coriolis parameter, or acceleration error.