Virtual Classroom available now for sUAS Technician (UAST) and sUAS Mission Pilot (UASMP)
Many terms used throughout this program are explained here.
Not on the list? see DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (PDF with almost 400 pages)
ACS – Airman Certification Standards
AE - Aerospace Education, a CAP term
AEM - Aerospace Education Members, a CAP term
AFAM - Air Force Assigned Missions
AFSOC - Air Force Special Operations Command
AGL – Above Ground Level
AIF - Aircraft Information File / similar to UIF - UAS Information File
AMA - Academy of Model Aeronautics
AOR - Area Of Responsibility
AP - Airborne Photographer for manned aircraft
ASI - Aviation Safety Inspector , an FAA term
BVLOS - Beyond Visual Line Of Sight / VLOS - Visual Line Of Sight
COA - Certificates of Authorization (or Waiver), an FAA term
CAPF - Civil Air Patrol Form
CAPM - Civil Air Patrol Manual
CAPP - Civil Air Patrol Pamphlet
CAPR - Civil Air Patrol Regulation
CAP/USAF - Civil Air Patrol / United States Air Force
CAP/USAF DO - CAP/USAF Director of Operations
CAP/USAF LR - CAP/USAF Liaison Region
CAP/USAF LR/CC - CAP/USAF Liaison Region Commander
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
COTS - Commercial Off The Shelf (aircraft or drone) / non-COTS - opposite
CRM - Crew Resource Management
DF - Direction Finder / UDF - Urban Direction Finder
DO – Director of Operations
DoD - Department of Defense
DOL - Department Of Labor
DOU - Director of Operations UAS, a CAP term
DOV - Standardization and Evaluation Officer, a CAP term
DPE - Designated Pilot Examiner, FAA term
DR - Disaster Relief
ECD - Electronic Chart Display
EFB - Electronic Flight Bag
ES - Emergency Services / GES - General Emergency Services
F&Ps - Familiarization and Preparatory Trainings on CAP SQTRs
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
FAR - Federal Aviation Regulations
FBO – Fixed Base Operator
FCF - Functional Check Flight
FECA - Federal Employee Compensation Act
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
FOC - Full Operational Capacity, a CAP term, 10 fully qualified sUAS Teams / see also IOC
FRO - Flight Release Officer, a CAP term
FTCA - Federal Tort Claims Act
GCS - Ground Control Station
GES - General Emergency Services / ES - Emergency Services
GIS - Geospatial Information Systems
HAZMAT - Hazardous Materials
HHA - Hold Harmless Agreement
HLS - Homeland Security
HQ - Headquarters / NHQ - National Headquarters
IAA - Incident Awareness and Assessment
IACE – International Air Cadet Exchange
IAW - In Agreement With; as in agreement with policies, procedures, rules, regulations etc
IC - Incident Commander
ICS - Incident Command System
ICUT - Introductory Communications User Training, a CAP term
IFR - Instrument Flight Rules / VFR - Visual Flight Rules, an FAA term
IMU - Inertial Measurement Unit
IOC - Initial Operational Capacity, a CAP term, 5 fully qualified sUAS Teams / see also FOC
IR - Infrared
IS - Independent Study courses on FEMA
JROTC – Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
LAANC - Low Altitude Authorization Notification Capability, an FAA term
LKP - Last Known Position
MART - Mission Aircrew Reference Text, a CAP term
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
MO - Mission Observer, a CAP qualification for manned aircraft
MP - Mission Pilot, a CAP qualification for manned aircraft
MS - Mission Scanner, a CAP qualification for manned aircraft
MSL – Mean Sea Level
NAS - National Airspace System, an FAA term
NCPSC - National Check Pilot Standardization Course
NESA - National Emergency Services Academy
NHQ - National Headquarters / HQ - Headquarters
NIMS - National Incident Management System
nm – nautical miles
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOC - National Operations Center, a DHS term
NOTAM - Notice To Airmen, an FAA term
NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board
OI - Operating Instructions
Ops Quals - Operations Qualifications, a CAP term in eServices
ORM - Operational Risk Management / RAW /
PIC - Pilot In Command, an FAA term
POD - Probability of Detection
PTS – Practical Test Standards
RAW - Risk Assessment Worksheet / ORM / RM
RM - Risk Management / ORM / RAW
ROTC – Reserve Officer Training Corps
RTH - Return To Home
SA - Situational Awareness
sUAS - small Unmanned Aircraft System
small means aircraft on take-off weighs less than 55 pounds
System includes everything; the controller, aircraft, ground station, etc
SAR - Search and Rescue
SET - Skills Examiner Trainer, a CAP term
SIRS - Safety Information and Reporting System, a CAP term
sm – statute miles
SMS - Safety Management System, a CAP term
SOF - Safety of Flight
SQTR(s) - Specialty Qualification Training Record(s), a CAP term
STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics
STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
TFR - Temporary Flight Restriction, an FAA term
TOP - Teacher Orientation Program, a CAP term
UA - Unmanned Aircraft, just the aircraft
UAS - Unmanned Aircraft System / see also: sUAS - small Unmanned Aircraft System
System includes everything; the controller, aircraft, ground station, etc
UAST - Unmanned Aircraft System Technician, CAP qualification
UASMP - Unmanned Aircraft System Mission Pilot, CAP qualification
UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, just the aircraft
UDF - Urban Direction Finder / DF - Direction Finder
UIF - UAS Information File / similar to AIF - Aircraft Information File
USAF - United States Air Force
VFR - Visual Flight Rules / IFR - Instrument Flight Rules, an FAA term
VLOS - Visual Line Of Sight / BVLOS - Beyond Visual Line Of Sight
VMC - Visual Meteorological Conditions, an FAA term
VO - Visual Observer
WIMRS - Web Mission Information and Reporting System, a CAP term
ZULU - time zone indicator for Universal Time
Not on the list? see DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (PDF with almost 400 pages)