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... 81 ACU Acquisition Control Unit AIM Aeronautical Information Manual AIP Airport Improvement Program ALP airport layout plan AOPA Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association ASOS Automated Surface Observing System ATC air traffic control ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service AWI All Weather, Inc. AWOS Automated Weather Observing System AWSS Automated Weather Sensor System CFR Code of Federal Regulations CTAF Common Traffic Advisory Frequency FSS flight service station GA general aviation ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization IFR instrument flight rules ILS instrument landing system IMC instrument meteorological conditions LPV localized performance with vertical guidance MAWS Modular Automated Weather System MCES Mississippi Center for Emergency Services METAR Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report MOA Memorandum of Agreement MSL mean sea level NAD National Airspace Data NADIN National Data Interchange Network NAS National Airspace System NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NAVAID navigational aid NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOTAM Notice to Airmen NPIAS National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NWS National Weather Service O&M operation and maintenance OMM Operations and Maintenance Manual PIREP pilot report Acronyms and Abbreviations
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... 82 Airport Surface Weather Observation Options for General Aviation Airports RASS Remote Altimeter Source Setting RWIS Roadside Weather Information Systems SI International System of Units TRID Transportation Research Information Database TRIS Transportation Research Information Services UNICOM universal communications USCS United States Customary System VFR visual flight rules VMC instrument meteorological conditions VMC visual meteorological conditions WMSCR Weather Message Switching Center Replacement

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