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Today's Aeronautical Terms
Instrument Procedure with Vertical Guidance (IPV)
Satellite or Flight Management System (FMS) lateral navigation (LNAV) with computed positive vertical guidance based on barometric or satellite elevation. This term has been renamed APV.
[Source: Instrument Procedures Handbook]
STMP
special traffic management program
[Source: Instrument Procedures Handbook-Acronyms]
Hg
Abbreviation for mercury, from the Latin hydrargyrum.
[Source: Instrument Flying Handbook]
Engine Pressure Ratio (EPR)
The ratio of turbine discharge pressure divided by compressor inlet pressure that is used as an indication of the amount of thrust being developed by a turbine engine.
[Source: Airplane Flying Handbook]
Power Lever
The cockpit lever connected to the fuel control unit scheduling fuel flow to the combustion chambers of a turbine engine.
[Source: Airplane Flying Handbook]