ACR Airman Certification Representative
AGL Above Ground Level
ATC Air Traffic Control
CFI Certified Flight Instructor
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
Class A Airspace 18,000 feet and higher
Class B Airspace Typically surface to 10,000 feet above airport elevation
Class C Airspace Surface to 4,000 feet above airport elevation
Class D Airspace Surface to 2,500 feet above airport elevation
Class E Airspace Controlled airspace that is not Class A, B, C, or D
Class G Airspace Uncontrolled airspace
COA Certificates of Waiver or Authorization
Control Station An interface used by the Remote PIC to control the flight path of the small unmanned aircraft
Corrective Lenses Spectacles or contact lenses
DPE Designated Pilot Examiner
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FL Flight level
FR Federal Register
FSDO Flight Standards District Office
FTN FAA Tracking Number
Hazardous Material As defined in 49 CFR 171.8, hazardous material means: a substance or material that the Secretary of Transportation has determined is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce, and has designated as hazardous under section 5103 of Federal hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5103). The term includes hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, marine pollutants, elevated temperature materials, materials designated as hazardous in the Hazardous Materials Table (see 49 CFR 172.101), and materials that meet the defining criteria for hazard classes and divisions in part 173 of subchapter C of this chapter.
IACRA Integrated Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
MSL Mean sea level
NAS National Airspace System
NOTAM Notice to Airmen
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
Person Manipulating the Controls A person controlling the sUAS under direct supervision of the Remote PIC
PIC Pilot in Command
Remote Pilot in Command A designated crewmember who is responsible for the safe operation of a small unmanned aircraft system and has final authority over that operation
Serious Injury As described in 14 CFR part 107, an injury that qualifies as Level 3 or higher on the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. An AIS Level 3 injury is one that is reversible, but usually involves overnight hospitalization.
Small Unmanned Aircraft An unmanned aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds, including everything that is on board or otherwise attached to the aircraft
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) A small unmanned aircraft and its associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the small unmanned aircraft) that are required for the safe and efficient operation of the small unmanned aircraft in the National Airspace System
TFR Temporary Flight Restriction
TSA Transportation Security Administration
U.S.C. United States Code
UAS Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Unmanned Aircraft An aircraft operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft
Visual Observer (VO) A person who is designated by the Remote Pilot in Command (Remote PIC) to assist the Remote PIC and the person manipulating the flight controls of the sUAS to see and avoid other air traffic or objects aloft or on the ground
Visual line-of-sight (VLOS) Visual line-of-sight (VLOS)