📃Glossary

AcronymMeaning

ILS

Instrumental Landing System

ICLS

Instrumental Carrier Landing System, similar to ILS

FLOLS

Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System, similar to PAPI Lights

LRLS

Long Range Line-up System

TACAN

Tactical Air Navigation System

JBD

Jet Blast Deflector

LSO

Landing Signal Officer

CATCC

Carrier Air Traffic Control Center

UNICOM

Universal Communications (Station)

Bolter

A bolter occurs when an aircraft attempting an arrested landing on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier touches down but fails to catch an arrestor cable and come to a stop.

CATOBAR

Catapult Assisted Take-off But Arrested Recovery

MIL, Military Power

Full military power is simply 100% throttle w/o using afterburners

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