Aeronautical Terms beginning with F
FA
Area Forecast. (Discontinued, replaced by Graphical Forecasts for Aviation)
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration.
FAASTeam
Federal Aviation Administration Safety Team.
FADEC
Full Authority Digital Engine Control
FAF
Final Approach Fix.
FAP
Final Approach Point
FAR
Federal Aviation Regulation
FAROS
Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal
FAS
Final Approach Segment
FATO
Final Approach and Takeoff Area
FAWP
Final Approach Waypoint
FB
Fly-By
FBO
Fixed-Based Operator
FBWP
Fly-By Waypoint
FC
Funnel cloud
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FD
Winds and Temperatures Aloft Forecast
FDA
Federal Drug Administration
FDC
Flight Data Center
FDE
Fault Detection and Exclusion
FDI
Flight Director Indicator.
FDP
Flight Data Processing
FE
Flight Engineer
FEA/FCA
Flow Evaluation Area (FEA) / Flow Constrained Area (FCA) - FEA/FCAs provide reroutes using the Create Reroute capability and are published through a reroute advisory with an optional flight list attached. Stakeholders can monitor FEA/FCAs through reroute monitor in traffic situation display (TSD), web situation display (WSD) or collaborative constraint situation display (CCSD).
FEW
Few clouds
FFS
Full Flight Simulator.
FG
Fog
FGS
Flight Guidance System
FIBI
Filed but impracticable to transmit
FIP
Forecast Icing Product
FIR
Flight Information Region
FIRST
First observation after a break in coverage at manual station
FIS
Flight Information System
FIS-B
Flight Information Service-Broadcast
FISDL
Flight Information Services-Data Link
FL
Flight Level.
FL CHG
Flight Level Change
FLIP
DOD Flip
FLIR
Forward Looking Infra-Red
FM
Fan Marker.
FMC
Flight Management Computer
FMH-1
Federal Meteorological Handbook No.1, Surface Weather Observations & Reports
FMH-2
Federal Meteorological Handbook No.2, Surface Synoptic Codes
FMS
Flight Management System.
FMSP
Flight Management System Procedure
FO
Fly-Over
FOC
Flight Operations Center
FOD
Foreign Object Damage.
FOM
Flight Operations Manual
FOV
Field of View
FOWP
Fly-Over Waypoint
FPA
Flight Path Angle
FPM
Feet Per Minute
FPNM
Feet Per Nautical Mile
FPV
Flight Path Vector
FREQ
Frequency
FROPA
Frontal passage
FRQ
Frequent
FRT
Fixed Radius Transition
FRZ
Flight Restricted Zone
FS
Flight Service
FSB
Flight Standardization Board
FSDO
Flight Standards District Office
FSL
NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory
FSM
Flight Schedule Monitor. A tool used by Air Traffic Management Specialists to monitor air traffic demand at airports.
FSS
Flight Service Station
FSTD
Flight Simulation Training Device.
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FTD
Flight Training Device.
FTE
Flight Technical Error
FU
Smoke
FZ
Freezing
FZRANO
Freezing rain sensor not available
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