Hans Ulrich Kriens - Der schnelle Weg zum Flugfunkzeugnis für IFR

Sie halten nun die 3. Auflage meines Arbeitsbuches „Der schnelle Weg zum Funksprechzeugnis“ in den Händen. Wie bei den meisten Lehrbüchern handelt es sich um „Kochbücher“, die dieses und jenes Rezept gut finden.

Das vorliegende Lehrbuch ist im Jahr 2002 auf Anregung der Studenten der FH Osnabrück entstanden. Dabei habe ich mich im Aufbau besonders an die Erfordernisse der Prüfung gehalten, jedoch auch einige Themen umfangreicher dargestellt.

Ich danke meiner Frau und allen Freunden, die mich bei dieser Arbeit tatkräftig unterstützt haben.

Auszüge aus FS-Veröffentlichungen und den Karten aus der AIP und AIP VFR mit freundlicher Genehmigung der DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH.

Für die Überlassung von Bildern, Darstellungen und Texten bedanke ich mich bei den Firmen Bendix/King und Jeppesen.

Nachdruck und Vervielfältigung nur mit Genehmigung des Verfassers

eMail: u.kriens@web.de

Aeronautical station A station in the aeronautical mobile service located on land or, in certain instances, on board of a ship or on a platform at sea

Air-ground communication Two-way communication between aircraft and stations or locations on the surface of the earth

Automatic Terminal Information Service The provision of current routine information to arriving and departing aircraft by means of continuous and repetitive broadcast throughout the day or a specific portion of the day

Blind transmission A transmission from one station to another station in circumstances where two-way communication cannot be established but where it is believed that the called station is able to receive the transmission

Broadcast A transmission of information relating to air navigation that is not addressed to a specific station or stations

Broken In meteorological report cloud coverage of 5 to 7 octas will be classified as broken

Clearance limit A point to which an aircraft is granted an air traffic control clearance

Estimated time of arrival The time at which it is estimated that the aircraft will arrive over that designated point defined by reference to navigation aids, from which it is intended, that an instrument approach will be commenced

Expected approach time The time at which ATC expects that an arriving aircraft, following a delay, will leave the holding point to complete its approach for a landing

Flight level A level in the atmosphere for vertical separation which is determined by setting the altimeter to 1013,2 hPa

Overcast When the term "overcast" is used in radio telephony in connection with meteorological conditions clouds are covering 100% of the sky.

Scattered When the term "scattered" is used in radio telephony in connection with meteorological conditions clouds covering half or less then half of the sky

Transition Level The transition level is the lowest usable flight level. At this level the altimeter will be changed from 1013,2 hPa to QNH during descend below the flight level system. It is determined on the basis of transition altitude and QNH and should be at least 1000 ft above the transition altitude. For example: Transition altitude is 5000ft. At an QNH of 1014 or higher the transition level is FL60, QNH is between 1013 and 978 transition level is FL70 and QNH below 977 the transition level will be FL80The transition level is determined on the basis of transition altitude and QNH

Transition layer The transition layer is the layer between the transition altitude and transition level. The extension of this layer must be at least 1000 ft.

Visual approach An approach by an IFR flight when either part or all of an instrument approach procedure is not completed and the approach is executed in visual reference to terrain

way point A specified geographical position used to define an area navigation route or the flight path of an aircraft employing area navigation

(You must know those abbreviations shown in bold letters because they are part of the question catalogue.)

A/ A Air-to air

AAL Above aerodrome level

ABM Abeam

AC Altocumulus

ACA Advisory Center for Aviation

ACC Aera control centre or area control

ACFT Aircraft

ACL Altimeter check location

ACPT Accept or accepted

ACT Active or activated or activity

AD Aerodrome

ADA Advisory area

ADDN Addition or additional

ADF Automatic direction-finding equipment

ADR Advisory route

ADS Automatic Dependent Surveillance

AF Air Force

AFIL Flight plan filed in the air

AFIS Aerodrome flight information service

AFS Aeronautical fixed service

AFTN Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network

AFWA Automatic flight weather advisory

A/G Air-to-ground

AGL Above ground level

AGN Again

AIC Aeronautical information circular

AIP Aeronautical Information Publication

AIRAC Aeronautical information regulation and control

AIREP Air-report

AIRMET Information concerning enroute weather phenomena which may affect the safety of low-level operations

AIS Aeronautical Information Service

ALA Alighting area (Landebereich)

ALERFA Alert phase

ALR Alerting message

ALS Approach lighting system

ALT Altitude

ALTN Alternate aerodrome

AMD Amend or amended

AMDT Amendment

AMS Aeronautical mobile service

AMSL Above mean sea level

ANM AFTM Notification Message

AOC Aerodrome obstacle chart

APAPI Abbreviated Precision Approach Path Indicator

APCH Approach

APP Approach control office or approach control

APR April

APRX Approximate or approximately

ARFOR Area forecast (in aeronautical meteorological code)

ARMET Forecast upper wind and temperature at specified points (in aeronautical meteorological code)

ARP Aerodrome reference point

ARR Arrive or arrival

ARR Arrival message

ARS Special air-report (message type designator)

AS Altostratus

ASC Ascent to or ascending to

ASDA Accelerate stop distance available

A-SMR Advanced Surface Movement Radar

ASPH Asphalt

ASR Airport surveillance radar

ATA Actual time of arrival

ATC Air traffic control

ATD Actual time of departure

ATFM Air Traffic Flow Management

ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service

ATMC Airspace and traffic management centre

ATS Air traffic service

ATTN Attention

ATZ Aerodrome traffic zone

AUG August

AUW All up weight

AVBL Available

AVGAS Aviation gasoline

AWY Airway

AZ Azimuth station

AZM Azimuth

B Blue

BA Braking action

BASE Cloud base

BCFG Fog patches

BCN Beacon (aeronautical ground light)

BCST Broadcast

BDRY Boundary

BECMG Becoming

BKN Broken

BLDG Building

BLO Below clouds

BLSN Blowing snow

BLW Below …

BR Mist

BRG Bearing

BRKG Braking

BS Commercial broadcasting station

BTL Between layers

BTN Between

C Centre (Runway identification)

C Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)

CAT Category

CAT Clear air turbulance

CAVOK Visibility, cloud and present weather better than prescribed values or conditions (in Europe: visibility more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft, no precipitation, no cb, no drifting snow, no sandstorm

CB Cumulonimbus

CC Cirrocumulus

CD Candela

CEST Central European Summertime

CET Central European Time

CEU-W Central Executive Unit West