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This is a glossary of aviation abbreviations from the Australian CAA. The aviation jargon being rather standardised all over the world, it is 99% correct for use in Europe as well.
 


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T

T

:
Temperature

T-VASIS

:
'T'Visual Approach Slope Indicator System (pronounced 'TEE-VAR-SIS')

TA

:
Transition Altitude

TA

:
Traffic advisory

TAC

:
Terminal Area Chart

TACAN

:
Tactical Air Navigation Aid

TAF

:
Terminal Area Forcast

TAIL

:
Tailwind

TAR

:
Terminal Area Surveillance Area

TAS

:
True Airspeed

TAT

:
Terminal Area Thunderstorm Service (meteorological term)

TAWS

:
Terrain awareness and warning system

TAX

:
Taxiing, Taxi

TBA

:
To be advised

TBO

:
Time Between Overhauls

TC

:
Type Certificate

TC

:
Tropical Cyclone

TCAC

:
Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre

TCAS

:
Traffic alert and collision avoidance system

TCDS

:
Type certificate data sheet

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