A2A usually refers to A2A Simulations, a software developer known for producing detailed aircraft add-ons for flight simulators....

AIRAC is the standard 28-day navigation data update cycle used by flight simulators, avionics and flight planning tools to keep routes, procedures and navaid information current....

Airbus is a major aircraft manufacturer whose commercial airliners are widely used in flight simulation and are known for fly-by-wire systems, cockpit commonality and Airbus-specific operating procedu...

Asobo Studio is the French video game developer that created Microsoft Flight Simulator and builds many of its core simulation, graphics, and world systems....

ATC is the air traffic control system in a flight simulator that issues clearances, instructions and traffic sequencing to guide your flight from departure to arrival....

In flight simulation, the barber pole is the moving red-and-white striped marker on an airspeed tape or gauge that shows the current maximum permitted speed....

Boeing is a major aerospace manufacturer whose commercial aircraft are widely used in airline operations and flight simulation....

CAS (Calibrated Airspeed) is indicated airspeed corrected for instrument and position error, and is the speed value many aircraft procedures and performance figures are based on in flight simulation....

The Community Folder is the location where Microsoft Flight Simulator loads most user-installed add-ons such as aircraft, airports, liveries and utilities....

CTD stands for crash to desktop, which is when a flight simulator closes unexpectedly and returns the user to the computer desktop without completing the session normally....