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Christopher J. Abbe (Saginaw, MI) is an airline pilot, with a B.S. in aviation technology and operations. Abbe has been flying since he soloed on his sixteenth birthday. He is a Gold Seal (CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI) flight instructor.

A pilot's guide to 3000+ essential terms, acronyms, abbreviations, and symbols in a compact, easy-to-use, take-along format.

"This could very well be one of the most well-used aviation books a pilot would own." - David Schneider, corporate pilot and college aviation instructor.

"Wow, what a tremendous amount of useful information." - Terry Michmerhuizen, former instructor, School of Aviation Sciences Western Michigan University.

Written by a pilot, for pilots, the Pilot's Pocket Decoder gives aviators quick access to definitions of terms used for navigation...fuel...engines...meteorology...aircraft electronics...aircraft types...aviation safety...and more.

All the terms are alphabetically arranged within 10 logical sections, from weather-Related Abbrevations to Transponder and Squawk Codes, from Slang to Military Designations, and contains definitions from across the global spectrum of aviation parlance - all for an unbeatable price.

Christopher J. Abbe (Saginaw, MI) is an airline pilot, with a B.S. in aviation technology and operations. Abbe has been flying since he soloed on his sixteenth birthday. He is a Gold Seal (CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI) flight instructor.

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Abbreviations and Initials.Weather-Related Abbreviations and Symbols.Codes, Symbols, Designations, and Initials.Aviation Alphabet.Slang and Memory Joggers.V-Speeds.The Military and Manufactuturers.Transponder Codes and Squawk Codes.