Aim/Far 2000: Aeronautical Information Maual/Federal Aviation Regulations

by Charles F. Spence

ISBN13: 9780071346849

ISBN10: 0071346848

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 1999-08-01

Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill

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Summary

The year 2000 edition of the Airman Information Manual and Federal Aviation Regulations, this essential reference book and directory for aviation pilots includes nav/com frequencies and locations and frequencies for all VOTs. In addition to offering a newly expanded web address section, this guide gives a special focus to weather information sites.

Navigation Aids
Air Navigation Radio Aids
General	p. 1
Nondirectional Radio Beacon (Ndb)	p. 1
Vhf Omni-Directional Range (Vor)	p. 1
Vor Receiver Check	p. 1
Tactical Air Navigation (Tacan)	p. 2
Vhf Omni-Directional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (Vortac)	p. 2
Distance Measuring Equipment (Dme)	p. 3
Navaid Service Volumes	p. 3
Instrument Landing System (Ils)	p. 5
Simplified Directional Facility (Sde)	p. 8
Microwave Landing System (Mls)	p. 10
Navaid Identifier Removal During Maintenance	p. 12
Navaids with Voice	p. 12
User Reports on Navaid Performance	p. 12
Loran	p. 12
Omega and Omega/Vlf Navigation Systems	p. 28
Vhf Direction Finder	p. 28
Inertial Navigation System (Ins)	p. 28
Doppler Radar	p. 28
Flight Management System (Fms)	p. 29
Global Positioning System (Gps)	p. 29
Precision Approach Systems Other than Ils, Gls, and Mls	p. 44
Radar Services and Procedures
Radar	p. 45
Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (Atcrbs)	p. 46
Surveillance Radar	p. 46
Precision Approach Radar (Par)	p. 46
Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids
Airport Lighting Aids
Approach Light Systems (Als)	p. 49
Visual Glideslope Indicators	p. 49
Runway End Identifier Lights (Reil)	p. 51
Runway Edge Light Systems	p. 53
In-Runway Lighting	p. 53
Control of Lighting Systems	p. 53
Pilot Control of Airport Lighting	p. 53
Airport/Heliport Beacons	p. 54
Taxiway Lights	p. 55
Air Navigation and Obstruction Lighting
Aeronautical Light Beacons	p. 55
Code Beacons and Course Lights	p. 56
Obstruction Lights	p. 56
Airport Marking Aids and Signs
General	p. 56
Airport Pavement Markings	p. 57
Runway Markings	p. 57
Taxiway Markings	p. 59
Holding Position Markings	p. 64
Other Markings	p. 67
Airport Signs	p. 72
Mandatory Instruction Signs	p. 72
Location Signs	p. 74
Direction Signs	p. 74
Destination Signs	p. 75
Information Signs	p. 76
Runway Distance Remaining Signs	p. 76
Aircraft Arresting Devices	p. 78
Airspace
General
General	p. 79
General Dimensions of Airspace Segments	p. 79
Basic Vfr Weather Minimums	p. 79
Vfr Cruising Altitudes and Flight Levels	p. 79
Controlled Airspace
General	p. 79
Class A Airspace	p. 80
Class B Airspace	p. 81
Class C Airspace	p. 83
Class D Airspace	p. 86
Class E Airspace	p. 87
Class G Airspace
General	p. 87
Vfr Requirements	p. 87
Ifr Requirements	p. 87
Special use Airspace
General	p. 88
Prohibited Areas	p. 88
Restricted Areas	p. 88
Warning Areas	p. 88
Military Operations Areas	p. 88
Alert Areas	p. 89
Controlled Firing Areas	p. 89
Other Airspace Areas
Airport Advisory Area	p. 89
Military Training Routes	p. 89
Temporary Flight Restrictions	p. 90
Parachute Jump Aircraft Operations	p. 92
Published Vfr Routes	p. 92
Terminal Radar Service Area (Trsa)	p. 94
National Security Areas	p. 94
Air Traffic Control
Services Available to Pilots
Air Route Traffic Control Centers	p. 96
Control Towers	p. 96
Flight Service Stations	p. 96
Recording and Monitoring	p. 96
Communications Release of Ifr Aircraft Landing at an Airport Without an Operating Control Tower	p. 96
Pilot Visits to Air Traffic Facilities	p. 96
Operation Take-Off and Operation Raincheck	p. 96
Approach Control Service for Vfr Arriving Aircraft	p. 96
Traffic Advisory Practices at Airports Without Operating Control Towers	p. 97
Ifr Approaches/Ground Vehicle Operations	p. 99
Designated Unicom/Multicom Frequencies	p. 100
Use of Unicom for Atc Purposes	p. 100
Automatic Terminal Information Service (Atis)	p. 100
Radar Traffic Information Service	p. 101
Safety Alert	p. 102
Radar Assistance to Vfr Aircraft	p. 103
Terminal Radar Services for Vfr Aircraft	p. 104
Tower En Route Control (Tec)	p. 106
Transponder Operation	p. 106
Hazardous Area Reporting Service	p. 108
Airport Reservations Operations and Procedures	p. 110
Requests for Waivers and Authorizations From Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 Cfr)	p. 113
Radio Communications Phraseology and Techniques
General	p. 113
Radio Technique	p. 113
Contact Procedures	p. 114
Aircraft Call Signs	p. 115
Description of Interchange or Leased Aircraft	p. 116
Ground Station Call Signs	p. 116
Phonetic Alphabet	p. 116
Figures	p. 116
Altitudes and Flight Levels	p. 116
Directions	p. 117
Speeds	p. 117
Time	p. 117
Communications with Tower When Aircraft Transmitter or Receiver or Both Are Inoperative	p. 118
Communications for Vfr Flights	p. 118
Airport Operations
General	p. 119
Airports with an Operating Control Tower	p. 119
Visual Indicators at Airports without an Operating Control Tower	p. 120
Traffic Patterns	p. 121
Unexpected Maneuvers in the Airport Traffic Pattern	p. 121
Use of Runways/Declared Distances	p. 123
Low Level Wind Shear Alert System (Llwas) and Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (Tdwr)	p. 123
Braking Action Reports and Advisories	p. 123
Runway Friction Reports and Advisories	p. 124
Intersection Takeoffs	p. 124
Pilot Responsibilities When Conducting Land and Hold Short Operations (Lahso)	p. 125
Low Approach	p. 126
Traffic Control Light Signals	p. 126
Communications	p. 127
Gate Holding Due to Departure Delays	p. 128
Vfr Flights in Terminal Areas	p. 128
Vfr Helicopter Operations at Controlled Airports	p. 128
Taxiing	p. 129
Taxi During Low Visibility	p. 131
Exiting the Runway After Landing	p. 131
Practice Instrument Approaches	p. 131
Option Approach	p. 132
Use of Aircraft Lights	p. 132
Flight Inspection/Flight Check' Aircraft in Terminal Areas	p. 133
Hand Signals	p. 133
Operations at Uncontrolled Airports with Automated Surface Observing System (Asos) Automated Weather Observation System (Awos)	p. 137
Atc Clearances/Separations
Clearance	p. 137
Clearance Prefix	p. 137
Clearance Items	p. 137
Amended Clearances	p. 138
Special Vfr Clearances	p. 139
Pilot Responsibility Upon Clearance Issuance	p. 139
Ifr Clearance Vfr-on-Top	p. 140
Vfr/Ifr Flights	p. 140
Adherence to Clearance	p. 140
Ifr Separation Standards	p. 142
Speed Adjustments	p. 142
Runway Separation	p. 143
Visual Separation	p. 143
Use of Visual Clearing Procedures	p. 143
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (Tcas I and II)	p. 144
Air Traffic Procedures
Preflight
Preflight Preparation	p. 145
Follow Ifr Procedures Even When Operating Vfr	p. 146
Notice to Airmen (Notam) System	p. 146
Flight Plan--Vfr Flights	p. 150
Flight Plan--Defense Vfr (Dvfr) Flights	p. 152
Composite Flight Plan (Vfr/Ifr Flights)	p. 152
Flight Plan--Ifr Flights	p. 152
Ifr Operations to High Altitude Destinations	p. 157
Flights Outside the United States and U.S. Territories	p. 157
Change in Flight Plan	p. 158
Change in Proposed Departure Time	p. 158
Closing Vfr/Dvfr Flight Plans	p. 159
Canceling Ifr Flight Plan	p. 159
Departure Procedures
Pre-Taxi Clearance Procedures	p. 159
Taxi Clearance	p. 159
Abbreviated Ifr Departure Clearance (Cleared...As Filed) Procedures	p. 160
Departure Restrictions, Clearance Void Times, Hold for Release, and Release Times	p. 161
Departure Control	p. 161
Instrument Departures	p. 161
En Route Procedures
Artcc Communications	p. 163
Position Reporting	p. 164
Additional Reports	p. 165
Airways and Route Systems	p. 165
Airway or Route Course Changes	p. 167
Changeover Points (Cops)	p. 167
Holding	p. 167
Arrival Procedures
Standard Terminal Arrival (Star), Flight Management System Procedures (Fmsp) for Arrivals	p. 170
Local Flow Traffic Management Program	p. 171
Approach Control	p. 171
Advance Information on Instrument Approach	p. 172
Instrument Approach Procedure Charts	p. 172
Approach Clearance	p. 174
Instrument Approach Procedures	p. 174
Procedure Turn	p. 175
Timed Approaches From A Holding Fix	p. 176
Radar Approaches	p. 177
Radar Monitoring of Instrument Approaches	p. 178
Ils/Mls Approaches to Parallel Runways	p. 178
Parallel Ils/Mls Approaches (Dependent)	p. 180
Simultaneous Parallel Ils/Mls Approaches (Independent)	p. 181
Simultaneous Close Parallel Ils/Mls Approaches (Independent)	p. 182
Simultaneous Converging Instrument Approaches	p. 183
Side-Step Maneuver	p. 184
Approach and Landing Minimums	p. 184
Missed Approach	p. 185
Visual Approach	p. 185
Charted Visual Flight Procedures (Cvfp)	p. 186
Contact Approach	p. 187
Landing Priority	p. 187
Overhead Approach Maneuver	p. 187
Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities
General	p. 188
Air Traffic Clearance	p. 188
Contact Approach	p. 188
Instrument Approach	p. 189
Missed Approach	p. 189
Radar Vectors	p. 189
Safety Alert	p. 190
See and Avoid	p. 190
Speed Adjustments	p. 190
Traffic Advisories (Traffic Information)	p. 190
Visual Approach	p. 190
Visual Separation	p. 191
Vfr-on-Top	p. 191
Instrument Departures	p. 191
Minimum Fuel Advisory	p. 192
National Security and Interception Procedures
National Security	p. 192
Interception Procedures	p. 193
Law Enforcement Operations by Civil and Military Organizations	p. 194
Interception Signals	p. 194
Adiz Boundaries and Designated Mountainous Areas	p. 194
Emergency Procedures
General
Pilot Responsibility and Authority	p. 198
Emergency Condition--Request Assistance Immediately	p. 198
Emergency Services Available to Pilots
Radar Service for Vfr Aircraft in Difficulty	p. 198
Transponder Emergency Operation	p. 198
Direction Finding Instrument Approach Procedure	p. 199
Intercept and Escort	p. 199
Emergency Locator Transmitters	p. 199
Faa K-9 Explosives Detection Team Program	p. 200
Search and Rescue	p. 200
Distress and Urgency Procedures
Distress and Urgency Communications	p. 207
Obtaining Emergency Assistance	p. 208
Ditching Procedures	p. 208
Special Emergency (Air Piracy)	p. 211
Fuel Dumping	p. 212
Two-Way Radio Communications Failure
Two-Way Radio Communications Failure	p. 212
TRansponder Operation During Two-Way Communications Failure	p. 213
Reestablishing Radio Contact	p. 213
Safety of Flight
Meteorology
National Weather Service Aviation Products	p. 214
Faa Weather Services	p. 214
Preflight Briefing	p. 216
En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS)	p. 217
Inflight Weather Advisories	p. 218
Categorical Outlooks	p. 219
Telephone Information Briefing Service (TUBS)	p. 220
Transcribed Weather Broadcast (TWEB)	p. 220
Inflight Weather Broadcasts	p. 220
Weather Observing Programs	p. 221
Weather Radar Services	p. 227
Atc Inflight Weather Avoidance Assistance	p. 227
Runway Visual Range (RVR)	p. 229
Reporting of Cloud Heights	p. 230
Reporting Prevailing Visibility	p. 231
Estimating Intensity of Rain and Ice Pellets	p. 231
Estimating Intensity of Snow or Drizzle (BASED ON VISIBILITY)	p. 231
Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPS)	p. 231
Pireps Relating to Airframe Icing	p. 232
Pireps Relating to Turbulence	p. 232
Wind Shear Pireps	p. 233
Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) Pireps	p. 233
Microbursts	p. 233
Pireps Relating to Volcanic Ash Activity	p. 242
Thunderstorms	p. 242
Thunderstorm Flying	p. 242
Key to Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) and Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF)	p. 243
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Weather Formats	p. 243
Altimeter Setting Procedures
General	p. 250
Procedures	p. 251
Altimeter Errors	p. 251
High Barometric Pressure	p. 252
Low Barometric Pressure	p. 252
Wake Turbulence
General	p. 253
Vortex Generation	p. 253
Vortex Strength	p. 253
Vortex Behavior	p. 254
Operations Problem Areas	p. 255
Vortex Avoidance Procedures	p. 255
Helicopters	p. 255
Pilot Responsibility	p. 256
Air Traffic Wake Turbulence Separations	p. 256
Bird Hazards and Flicht over National Refuges, Parks, and Forests
Migratory Bird Activity	p. 257
Reducing Bird Strike Risks	p. 257
Reporting Bird Strikes	p. 257
Reporting Bird and Other Wildlife Activities	p. 258
Pilot Advisories on Bird and Other Wildlife Hazards	p. 258
Flights Over Charted U.S. Wildlife Refuges, Parks, and Forest Service Areas	p. 258
Potential Flight Hazards
Accident Cause Factors	p. 258
Vfr in Congested Areas	p. 261
Obstructions to Flight	p. 261
Avoid Flight Beneath Unmanned balloons	p. 261
Mountain Flying	p. 262
Use of Runway Half-Way Signs at Unimproved Airports	p. 263
Seaplane Safety	p. 263
Flight Operations in Volcanic Ash	p. 265
Emergency Airborne Inspection of Other Aircraft	p. 265
Precipitation Static	p. 265
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emissions of Radiation (LASER) Operations	p. 267
Safety, Accident, and Hazard Reports
Aviation Safety Reporting Program	p. 268
Aircraft Accident and Incident Reporting	p. 268
Near Midair Collision Reporting	p. 269
Medical Facts for Pilots
Fitness for Flight
Fitness for Flight	p. 270
Effects of Altitude	p. 271
Hyperventilation in Flight	p. 272
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Flight	p. 273
Illusions in Flight	p. 273
Vision in Flight	p. 274
Aerobatic Flight	p. 275
Judgment Aspects of Collision Avoidance	p. 275
Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications
Types of Charts Available
General	p. 277
Obtaining Civil Aeronautical Charts	p. 277
Selected Charts and Products Available	p. 277
General Description of Each Chart Series	p. 277
Where and How to Get Charts of Foreign Areas	p. 285
Pilot/Controlier Glossary	p. 288
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