SHORTHAND SYMBOLS

Words and Phrases Shorthand Words and Phrases Shorthand

Above................................................................... ABV Expect Further Clearance (time or location)........ EFC

Above ( "Above six thousand " )........................... 60 Flight Level........................................................... FL
Advise.................................................................. ADV Flight Planned Route............................................ FPR
After (passing)..................................................... < or AFT For Further Clearance.......................................... FFC
Airport.................................................................. A From..................................................................... FR or FRM
(Alternate Instructions)......................................... ( ) Heading................................................................ HDG
Altitude 6,000 – 17,000........................................ 60 – 170 Hold (direction) ("Hold west" )............................... H-W
And...................................................................... & Holding Pattern.....................................................
Approach............................................................. AP Inbound................................................................ IB
Final................................................................ F Intercept............................................................... or INT
Instrument Landing System............................ ILS Intersection........................................................... or XN
Localizer Back Course.................................... LBC Landing................................................................ LDG
Localizer Only.................................................. LOC Maintain (or magnetic).......................................... M
Nondirectional Beacon.................................... NDB Middle Marker....................................................... MM
Precision Approach Radar.............................. PAR Compass Locator at Middle Marker................. LMM
Surveillance Radar.......................................... ASR No (or not) Later Than.......................................... NLT
VOR................................................................. VOR or . On Course............................................................ OC
Approach Control................................................. APC Outbound.............................................................. OB
Outer Marker........................................................ OM
As Filed................................................................ AF
Compass Locator at Outer Marker.................. LOM
As Published........................................................ APUB
Over (ident over the line)...................................... OKC
At......................................................................... @
Procedure Turn..................................................... PT
(ATC) Advises...................................................... CA
Radar Contact...................................................... RCT
(ATC) Clears or Cleared...................................... C
Radar Vector......................................................... RV
(ATC) Requests................................................... CR
Radial (092 radial)................................................ 092R
Bearing................................................................ BRG or BR
Report.................................................................. R
Before (reaching, passing)................................... > Report Leaving................................................ RL
Below................................................................... BLO Report On Course........................................... R-CRS
Below ("Below six thousand" )............................. 60 Report Over..................................................... RO
Center.................................................................. CTR Report Passing................................................ RP
Cleared or (ATC) Clears...................................... C Report Reaching............................................. RR
Cleared As Filed.................................................. CAF Report Starting Procedure Turn...................... RSPT
Cleared to Land................................................... CL Reverse Course.................................................... RC
Climb (to)............................................................. Runway (number)................................................. RWY 26
Contact................................................................ CT Squawk................................................................. SQ
Contact Approach................................................ CAP Standby................................................................ STBY
Course................................................................. CRS Takeoff.................................................................. TO
Cross (crossing)................................................... X Tower.................................................................... Z OR TWR
Cruise.................................................................. Track..................................................................... TR
Depart (departure)............................................... DP Turn Left, or Turn Left After Departure.................. or LT
Departure Control................................................ DPC Turn Right, or Turn Right After Departure............. or RT
Descend (to)........................................................ Until...................................................................... til or U
Direct................................................................... DR or D Until Advised (by)............................................ UA
DME Fix (15 DME mile fix).................................. 15 or D15 Until Further Advised....................................... UFA
Each..................................................................... EA VFR On Top.......................................................... VFR
Eastbound........................................................... EB Victor (airway number)......................................... V294
Established.......................................................... ESTB VOR...................................................................... .
Expect.................................................................. EX VORTAC............................................................... T