Aeronautical Terms beginning with F

FA

Area Forecast (Discontinued, replaced by Graphical Forecasts for Aviation)

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FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

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FAF

Final Approach Fix

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FAROS

Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal

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FAWP

Final Approach Waypoint

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FB

Fly-by

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FCC

Federal Communications Commission

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FD

Flight Director System

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FDC

Flight Data Center

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FDE

Fault Detection and Exclusion

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FIR

Flight Information Region

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FIS

Flight Information Service

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FISDL

Flight Information Services Data Link

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FLIP

Flight Information Publication

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FMS

Flight Management System

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FMSP

Flight Management System Procedure

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FO

Fly-over

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FPA

Flight Path Angle

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FPNM

Feet Per Nautical Mile

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FPV

Flight Path Vector

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FSDO

Flight Standards District Office

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FSS

Flight Service Station

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