📃Glossary

AcronymMeaning

ILS

Instrumental Landing System

ICLS

Instrumental Carrier Landing System, similar to ILS

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.

STOVL

Short Take-off and Vertical Landing

MIL, Military Power

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

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