600840-000037 Stratus ESG Installation Instructions (Experimental)
Rev. 1.2
Last Revised: May 9, 2016
Page 8 of 52
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.
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.
ESG
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.
GPS
Global
Positioning
System
Satellite-based navigation system that provides location
and time information.
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.
MHz
megahertz
1,000,000 hertz.
SBAS
Satellite-Based
Augmentation
System
System of satellites that augments existing satellite
systems and provides increased position accuracy.
STC
Supplemental
Type Certificate
Type Certificate issued when an applicant has received
FAA approval to modify an aircraft from its original design.
TSO
Technical
Standard Order
Minimum performance standard for specified materials,
parts, and appliances used on civil aircraft (FAA
definition).
