ICON A5, Pilot Operating Handbook

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9-5 SUPPLEMENTS / SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND TERMINOLOGY
ICON A5 / PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK CHANGE A3
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MCP
Maximum Continuous Power
RPM
Revolutions Per Minute is the engine speed at the propeller
shaft.
Static RPM
Static RPM is engine speed attained during a full-throttle
engine run-up when the airplane is on the ground and
stationary.
Airplane Performance and Flight Planning Terminology
AGL
Above Ground Level is an altitude measured with respect to
the underlying ground surface.
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules are a set of regulations established to
govern flight under conditions in which flight by outside visual
reference is not safe. IFR flight depends upon flying by refer-
ence to cockpit instruments and navigation is accomplished by
reference to electronic signals. IFR flight in the ICON A5 is
prohibited.
MSL
Mean Sea Level is the sea level halfway between the mean
levels of high and low water.
SL
Sea Level refers to an average level surface of one or more of
Earth’s ocean’s from which heights such as elevations may be
measured.
Usable Fuel
Usable Fuel is the fuel available for flight planning.
Unusable Fuel
Unusable Fuel is the quantity of fuel that cannot be safely
used in flight.