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U.S. NTSB (http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/);

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French BEA (http://www.bea-fr.org/);

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U.K. AAIB (http://open.gov.uk/aaib/); and,

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Australian BASI (http://www.basi.gov.au/).

Airlines’ Flight Safety Magazines:

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Air Canada;

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Air France;

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Air Inter;

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American Airlines;

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British Airways;

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Cathay Pacific Airways; and,

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US Airways.

Incidents and accidents analysis publications:

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Avram Goldstein – Flying out of danger, A Pilot’s Guide to Safety (Airguide Publications, Inc, USA); and,

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Macarthur Job – Air Disaster, Volumes 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3 (Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd, Australia).

Feature articles from the following publications:

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Air Transport World;

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AOPA Pilot;

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Aviation Week and Space Technology;

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Flight International;

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FSF Flight Safety Digest;

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FSF Accident Prevention Bulletins; and,

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Professional Pilot.

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Acknowledgement
The following Airbus Industrie colleagues and industry partners have contributed to this brochure in reviewing the Briefing Notes in their respective fields of expertise:
Capt. Nagi ABSI, Fernando ALONSO, Capt. Michel BRANDT, Philippe BURCIER, Capt. Dave CARBAUGH, Capt. Alastair CRAIG, Capt. David CURRY, Capt. Bertrand De COURVILLE, Guy DI SANTO, Capt. Klaus FLADE, Capt. Dan GURNEY, Jacky JOYE, Capt. Hans KREMMOLER, Mark LACAGNINA, Robert LIGNEE, Capt. John LONG, Capt. Dick Mc KINNEY, Christian MONTEIL, Capt. Hugo PEREZ, Susan REED, Capt. Larry ROCKLIFF, F/O Dan ROMERO, F/O Didier RONCERAY, Roger ROZELLE, Capt. Gene ROZENTHAL, Capt. Dick SLATTER, Jean Jacques SPEYER, Capt. Rainer STARK, Capt. Christian STIE, Capt. Robert SUMWALT, Capt. Etienne TARNOWSKI.
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Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Definition 
Autothrottle or Autothrust system 
Above Airport Level 
AC  U.S. FAA Advisory Circular 
Airborne Collision Avoidance System ( see also TCAS ) 
ACP  Audio Control Panel ( see also DCDU ) 
Air Data Computer 
Above Field Elevation 
Above Field Level ( e.g., 1000 ft - height AFL ) 
Airplane Flight Manual ( approved by certification authorities ) 
Automatic Flight System, this includes the flight director (FD), the autopilot (AP), the autothrottle/autothrust system (A/THR) and the flight management system (FMS) 
AGL  Above Ground Level ( e.g., 1000 ft - height AGL, indicated by the radio altimeter or computed by subtracting the terrain elevation from the altitude above MSL ) 
U.S. FAA Aeronautical Information Manual ( previously called Airman Information Manual ) 

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Definition 
Aeronautical Information Publications ( published by ICAO member states ) Approach-and-Landing Accident 
Approach-and-Landing Accident Reduction 
Airport Lighting System 
ALTN  Alternate Acceptable Means of Compliance ( for compliance with JAR-OPS 1 ) 
　
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