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DILLA

08-07-2008 08:11 PM

Acronym I've never heard

I was on a flight from ORD-Frankfurt last week when I heard ATC ask the crew if they were CPLD or CPCLD...something like that....don't remember exactly. Can someone shed some light? What does that acronym stand for?

roadkils

08-07-2008 08:25 PM

CPDLC
Controller Pilot Data Link Communications
http://hf.tc.faa.gov/capabilities/cpdlc.htm
http://www.eurocontrol.int/agdl/public/standard_page/SYSconnCPDLC.html

DILLA

08-07-2008 08:35 PM

Thanks roadkils!

roadkils

08-07-2008 08:36 PM

No prob! We use it on our MD-11's and 400's.

Roadkils

Spaceman Spliff

08-08-2008 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roadkils (Post 440790)

No prob! We use it on our MD-11's and 400's.

Roadkils

Wow, that's really neat! Can I have your autograph?

The AF also CPDLC on their 50-year-old KC-135s.

Jughead

08-09-2008 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spaceman Spliff (Post 441101)

Wow, that's really neat! Can I have your autograph?

The AF also CPDLC on their 50-year-old KC-135s.

You must be a joy to fly with.

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