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Faster Than Light is FTL, not FLT. Of course, that can also be For The Loss, colloquially.
In general, I agree with you about context recognition. LEO can be Low Earth Orbit or Law Enforcement Officer, but we rarely find ourselves in a situation that seriously confuses the two.
I believe FLT, Faster than Light Travel, is the more common of the two. Never actually seen FTL in that context.
I've only ever seen FTL, at least in science fiction (books, TV, etc.).
I also haven't ever seen FLT anywhere; whenever people are discussing speeds in excess of c, it's always FTL. What books are you reading, that use that apparently nonstandard abbreviation?
FLT stands for "faster-than-light travel" specifically, while FTL is used in other sentences involving "faster-than-light", like FTL drive, or even FTL travel.
I've really never (until this thread, at least) seen FLT used instead of FTL travel. Usually, the context is clear enough that the "travel" part can be omitted anyway.
For what it is worth, Wikipedia lists Faster Than Light Travel or variations thereof under both FTLand FLT.
It does, but I notice that the FLT acronym is not found anywhere on the actual faster than light page.