600840-000031 Stratus ES/ESG Installation Instructions
Rev. 2.1
Last Revised: June 22, 2017
Page 9 of 44
Abbreviations, Terms, and Definitions
Abbreviation
Term
Definition
AC
Advisory Circular
Document provided by the FAA that provides airworthiness
recommendations.
ACO
Aircraft
Certification Office
Branch of the FAA that works with the applications for
certifications.
ADS-B
Automatic
Dependent
Surveillance -
Broadcast
Technology implemented by the FAA to provide surveillance and
improved situational awareness to both pilots and air traffic
controllers.
ATC
Air Traffic Control
Service that directs aircraft on the ground and through controlled
airspace.
ATCRBS
Air Traffic Control
Radar Beacon
System
The surveillance system used by Air Traffic Control to augment
radar operations.
BIT
Built In Test
A series of tests performed on start up to monitor the function of
the equipment.
CFR
Code of Federal
Regulations
Codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations
published in the Federal Register by the executive departments
and agencies of the United States Federal government.
EMI
Electromagnetic
interference
Type of test conducted to ensure system performance when in
an electromagnetic environment.
ES
Extended Squitter
A periodic message that provides position, velocity, and time.
Part of the marketing name for Stratus ES.
ESG
Extended Squitter
and GPS
Part of the marketing name for Stratus ESG.
FAA
Federal Aviation
Administration
Agency of the United States Department of Transportation with
authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in
the United States.
FCC
Federal
Communications
Commission
Branch of the government responsible for controlling the
regulations around electronic equipment.
FMS
Flight
Management
System
System that automates the aircraft’s flight plan.
GPS
Global Positioning
System
Satellite-based navigation system that provides location and
time information.
HF
High Frequency
Range of frequency between 3 MHz to 30 MHz.
Hz
Hertz
Unit of frequency based upon cycles per second.
IDENT
IDENT
(Identification)
Transponder feature that allows for aircraft to be uniquely
identified by Air Traffic Control by pulsing the aircraft’s reply on
ATC’s monitors for 18 seconds.