Pilot/Controller Glossary
Glossary of terms used in communication between pilots and air traffic controllers
📢 This glossary was created to be a dynamic version of the Pilot/Controller Glossary published by the FAA. Because the FAA now maintains its own dynamic version of the Pilot/Controller Glossary, this version is no longer updated.
- FAF
- FALLEN HERO
- FAST FILE
- FAWP
- FCLT
- FEATHERED PROPELLER
- FEDERAL AIRWAYS
- FEEDER FIX
- FEEDER ROUTE
- FERRY FLIGHT
- FIELD ELEVATION
- FILED
- FILED EN ROUTE DELAY
- FILED FLIGHT PLAN
- FINAL
- FINAL APPROACH [ICAO]
- FINAL APPROACH COURSE
- FINAL APPROACH FIX
- FINAL APPROACH POINT
- FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT
- FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT [ICAO]
- FINAL APPROACH-IFR
- FINAL CONTROLLER
- FINAL GUARD SERVICE
- FINAL MONITOR AID
- FINAL MONITOR CONTROLLER
- FIR
- FIRST TIER CENTER
- FIS-B
- FIX
- FIX BALANCING
- FLAG
- FLAG ALARM
- FLAMEOUT
- FLAMEOUT PATTERN
- FLIGHT CHECK
- FLIGHT FOLLOWING
- FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION
- FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE
- FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE BROADCAST (FIS-B)
- FLIGHT INSPECTION
- FLIGHT LEVEL
- FLIGHT LEVEL [ICAO]
- FLIGHT LINE
- FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
- FLIGHT PATH
- FLIGHT PLAN
- FLIGHT PLAN AREA (FPA)
- FLIGHT RECORDER
- FLIGHT RECORDER [ICAO]
- FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS)
- FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE
- FLIGHT TERMINATION
- FLIGHT TEST
- FLIGHT VISIBILITY
- FLIP
- FLY HEADING (DEGREES)
- FLY VISUAL TO AIRPORT
- FLY-BY WAYPOINT
- FLY-OVER WAYPOINT
- FMA
- FMS
- FORMATION FLIGHT
- FRC
- FREEZE CALCULATED LANDING TIME
- FREEZE HORIZON
- FREEZE SPEED PARAMETER
- FREEZE/FROZEN
- FRICTION MEASUREMENT
- FSDO
- FSPD
- FSS
- FUEL DUMPING
- FUEL REMAINING
- FUEL SIPHONING
- FUEL VENTING
- FUSED TARGET
- FUSION [STARS]