| AFS autoflight system. o6 y* U  c  gAGL above ground level (radar altitude)
 CG center of gravity, percent of mean aerodynamic chord (fig. 1)
 EPR engine pressure ratio
 FADEC full-authority digital engine control
 FCC flight control computer
 FCP flight control panel on cockpit glareshield
 FDS flight deck simulator
 FPA flightpath angle
 G/S glideslope (longitudinal part of ILS command)
 GW gross weight, lb
 HDG heading (magnetic direction that the airplane points toward)
 IAS indicated airspeed, knots
 IFR instrument flight rules
 ILS instrument-landing system
 LOC localizer (lateral part of ILS command)
 LSAS longitudinal stability augmentation system
 MCDU multifunction control and display unit
 MDA McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (St. Louis, Missouri)
 ND navigation display
 PCA propulsion-controlled aircraft
 PFD primary flight display
 TOGA takeoff–go-around
 TRK track angle (magnetic heading of ground track)V/S vertical speed
 VFR visual flight rules
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