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          u/s - unserviceable (i.e not working) when applied to an 
          aircraft or its equipment. 
 UAS - University Air Squadron.
 
 UDF - UHF direction finding.
 
 UFN - until further notice.
 
 UHF - ultra-high frequency. Radio frequencies in the 300-3,000 
          MHz band.
 
 UHMRA - Upper Heyford Mandatory Radio Area.
 
 UIR - Upper Information Region, covering the same geographic 
          areas as a FIR, 
          but extending vertically upwards from 24,500 feet, 
          within which certain additional 
          operational rules apply. Also UIS, 
          Upper Information Service.
 
 Unicom - privately operated advisory A/G radio service at 
          uncontrolled airfields (USA). UNL-unlimited
 
 UTC - Co-ordinated Universal Time, formerly Greenwich Mean Time 
          (see also Zulu).
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