Aim/Far 2006 : Aeronautical Information Manual/Federal Aviation Regulations,9780071462532

Aim/Far 2006 : Aeronautical Information Manual/Federal Aviation Regulations

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Pub. Date: 2005-10-18
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McGraw-Hill's AIM/FAR is the blockbuster reference that pilots, flight instructors, students, and fixed-base operators in general aviation select most often. No other version of the Aeronautical Information Manual/Federal Aviation Regulations measures up to McGraw-Hill's -- not even the government's own! Packed with information, regulations, and exclusive-time saving features, this economically priced reference is more thoroughly indexed and easier to use than any other.

Author Biography

Charles F. Spence is the Capitol Hill and Washington reporter for General Aviation News and a veteran of aviation public relations and publishing. A general aviation pilot for 50 years, he is past senior vice president of public relations for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), a position he held for 15 years. A former newspaper executive, Mr. Spence has been McGraw-Hill's AIM/FAR editor since 1996, and is the author of three other aviation books. He lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Navigation Aids
Section 1. Air Navigation Aids
General
1(1)
Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB)
1(1)
VHF Omni-Directional Range (VOR)
1(1)
VOR Receiver Check
2(1)
Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)
2(1)
VHF Omni-Directional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC)
2(1)
Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
3(1)
Navigational Aid Navaid Service Volumes
3(2)
Instrument Landing System (ILS)
5(3)
Simplified Directional Facility (SDF)
8(2)
Microwave Landing System (MLS)
10(1)
Navaid Identifier Removal During Maintenance
11(1)
Navaids with Voice
12(1)
User Reports on Navaid Performance
12(1)
Loran
12(7)
VHF Direction Finder
19(1)
Inertial Reference Unit (IRU), Inertial Navigation System (INS), and Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS)
19(1)
Doppler Radar
19(1)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
19(12)
Wide Area Augmentation System
31(3)
GNSS Landing System (GLS)
34(1)
Precision Approach Systems Other Than ILS, GLS, and MLS
34(1)
Section 2. Area Navigation (RNAV) and Required Navigation Performance (RNP)
Area Navigation (RNAV)
35(2)
Required Navigation Performance (RNP)
37(2)
Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids
Section 1. Airport Lighting Aids
Approach Light Systems (ALS)
39(1)
Visual Glideslope Indicators
39(2)
Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL)
41(2)
Runway Edge Light Systems
43(1)
In-Runway Lighting
43(1)
Control of Lighting Systems
43(1)
Pilot Control of Airport Lighting
43(1)
Airport/Heliport Beacons
44(1)
Taxiway Lights
45(1)
Section 2. Air Navigation and Obstruction Lighting
Aeronautical Light Beacons
45(1)
Code Beacons and Course Lights
46(1)
Obstruction Lights
46(1)
Section 3. Airport Marking Aids and Signs
General
46(1)
Airport Pavement Markings
47(1)
Runway Markings
47(4)
Taxiway Markings
51(3)
Holding Position Markings
54(3)
Other Markings
57(5)
Airport Signs
62(1)
Mandatory Instruction Signs
62(2)
Location Signs
64(1)
Direction Signs
64(1)
Destination Signs
65(1)
Information Signs
66(1)
Runway Distance Remaining Signs
66(2)
Aircraft Arresting Devices
68(1)
Airspace
Section 1. General
General
69(1)
General Dimensions of Airspace Segments
69(1)
Hierarchy of Overlapping Airspace Designations
69(1)
Basic VFR Weather Minimums
69(1)
VFR Cruising Altitudes and Flight Levels
69(1)
Section 2. Controlled Airspace
General
69(2)
Class A Airspace
71(1)
Class B Airspace
71(2)
Class C Airspace
73(3)
Class D Airspace
76(1)
Class E Airspace
77(1)
Section 3. Class G Airspace
General
77(1)
VFR Requirements
77(1)
IFR Requirements
78(1)
Section 4. Special Use Airspace
General
78(1)
Prohibited Areas
78(1)
Restricted Areas
78(1)
Warning Areas
78(1)
Military Operations Areas
79(1)
Alert Areas
79(1)
Controlled Firing Areas
79(1)
Section 5. Other Airspace Areas
Airport Advisory Information Services
79(1)
Military Training Routes
80(1)
Temporary Flight Restrictions
80(2)
Parachute Jump Aircraft Operations
82(1)
Published VFR Routes
82(2)
Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA)
84(2)
National Security Areas
86(1)
Air Traffic Control
Section 1. Services Available to Pilots
Air Route Traffic Control Centers
87(1)
Control Towers
87(1)
Flight Service Stations
87(1)
Recording and Monitoring
87(1)
Communications Release of IFR Aircraft Landing at an Airport Without an Operating Control Tower
87(1)
Pilot Visits to Air Traffic Facilities
87(1)
Operation Take-Off and Operation Raincheck
87(1)
Approach Control Service for VFR Arriving Aircraft
87(1)
Traffic Advisory Practices at Airports Without Operating Control Towers
88(3)
IFR Approaches/Ground Vehicle Operations
91(1)
Designated Unicom/Multicom Frequencies
91(1)
Use of Unicom for ATC Purposes
91(1)
Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)
92(1)
Radar Traffic Information Service
92(2)
Safety Alert
94(1)
Radar Assistance to VFR Aircraft
94(1)
Terminal Radar Services for VFR Aircraft
95(2)
Tower En Route Control (TEC)
97(1)
Transponder Operation
97(2)
Hazardous Area Reporting Service
99(2)
Airport Reservation Operations and Special Traffic Management Programs
101(2)
Requests for Waivers and Authorizations From Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
103(1)
Weather System Processor
103(1)
Section 2. Radio Communications Phraseology and Techniques
General
103(1)
Radio Technique
103(1)
Contact Procedures
104(1)
Aircraft Call Signs
105(1)
Description of Interchange or Leased Aircraft
106(1)
Ground Station Call Signs
106(1)
Phonetic Alphabet
106(1)
Figures
106(1)
Altitudes and Flight Levels
106(1)
Directions
107(1)
Speeds
107(1)
Time
107(1)
Communications with Tower When Aircraft Transmitter or Receiver or Both are Inoperative
108(1)
Communications for VFR Flights
108(1)
Section 3. Airport Operations
General
109(1)
Airports with an Operating Control Tower
109(1)
Traffic Patterns
110(1)
Visual Indicators at Airports Without an Operating Control Tower
110(1)
Unexpected Maneuvers in the Airport Traffic Pattern
111(2)
Use of Runways/Declared Distances
113(1)
Low Level Wind Shear/Microburst Detection System
113(1)
Braking Action Reports and Advisories
113(1)
Runway Friction Reports and Advisories
114(1)
Intersection Takeoffs
114(1)
Pilot Responsibilities When Conducting Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)
115(1)
Low Approach
116(1)
Traffic Control Light Signals
116(1)
Communications
117(1)
Gate Holding Due to Departure Delays
118(1)
VFR Flights in Terminal Areas
118(1)
VFR Helicopter Operations at Controlled Airports
118(1)
Taxiing
119(2)
Taxi During Low Visibility
121(1)
Exiting the Runway After Landing
121(1)
Practice Instrument Approaches
121(1)
Option Approach
122(1)
Use of Aircraft Lights
122(1)
Flight Inspection/'Flight Check' Aircraft in Terminal Areas
123(1)
Hand Signals
123(4)
Operations at Uncontrolled Airports with Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS)
127(1)
Section 4. ATC Clearances/Separations
Clearance
127(1)
Clearance Prefix
127(1)
Clearance Items
127(1)
Amended Clearances
128(1)
Special VFR Clearances
129(1)
Pilot Responsibility Upon Clearance Issuance
129(1)
IFR Clearance VFR-On-Top
130(1)
VFR/IFR Flights
130(1)
Adherence to Clearance
130(2)
IFR Separation Standards
132(1)
Speed Adjustments
132(1)
Runway Separation
133(1)
Visual Separation
133(1)
Use of Visual Clearing Procedures
134(1)
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS I & II)
134(1)
Traffic Information Service (TIS)
134(1)
Automatic Dependent Surveillance -- Broadcast (ADS-B)
134(1)
Traffic Information Service -- Broadcast (TIS-B)
135(1)
Section 5. Surveillance Systems
Radar
135(1)
Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS)
136(1)
Surveillance Radar
136(2)
Precision Approach Radar (PAR)
138(1)
Airport Surface Detection Equipment--Model X (ASDE--X)
139(1)
Traffic Information Service (TIS)
139(5)
Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS--B) Service
144(2)
Traffic Information Service--Broadcast (TIS--B)
146(1)
Section 6. Operational Policy/Procedures for Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) in the Domestic U.S., Alaska, Offshore Airspace and the San Juan Fir
Applicability and RVSM Mandate (Date/Time and Area)
147(1)
Flight Level Orientation Scheme
148(1)
Aircraft and Operator Approval Policy/Procedures, RVSM Monitoring and Databases for Aircraft and Operator Approval
148(1)
Flight Planning Into RVSM Airspace
149(1)
Pilot RVSM Operating Practices and Procedures
150(1)
Guidance on Severe Turbulence and Mountain Wave Activity (MWA)
150(1)
Guidance on Wake Turbulence
151(1)
Pilot/Controller Phraseology
152(1)
Contingency Actions: Weather Encounters and Aircrafts System Failures
152(1)
Procedures for Accommodation of Non-RVSM Aircraft
152(3)
Non--RVSM Aircraft Requesting Climb to an Descent From Flight Levels Above RVSM Airspace Without Intermediate Level Off
155(1)
Air Traffic Procedures
Section 1. Preflight
Preflight Preparation
156(1)
Follow IFR Procedures Even When Operating VFR
157(1)
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) System
157(4)
Flight Plan---VFR Flights
161(2)
Operational Information System (OIS)
163(1)
Flight Plan---Defense VFR (DVFR) Flights
163(1)
Composite Flight Plan (VFR/IFR Flights)
163(1)
Flight Plan---IFR Flights
163(5)
IFR Operations to High Altitude Destinations
168(1)
Flights Outside the United States and U.S. Territories
169(1)
Change in Flight Plan
170(1)
Change in Proposed Departure Time
170(1)
Closing VFR/DVFR Flight Plans
170(1)
Canceling IFR Flight Plan
170(1)
RNAV and RNP Operations
171(1)
Section 2. Departure Procedures
Pre-Taxi Clearance Procedures
171(1)
Taxi Clearance
171(1)
Abbreviated IFR Departure Clearance (Cleared...As Filed) Procedures
171(1)
Departure Restrictions, Clearance Void Times, Hold for Release, and Release Times
172(1)
Departure Control
173(1)
Instrument Departure Procedure (DP) Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODP) and Standard Instrument Departures (SID)
173(3)
Section 3. En Route Procedures
ARTCC Communications
176(1)
Position Reporting
177(1)
Additional Reports
178(1)
Airways and Route Systems
179(1)
Airway or Route Course Changes
180(1)
Changeover Points (COPS)
181(1)
Holding
181(3)
Section 4. Arrival Procedures
Standard Terminal Arrival (Star), Area Navigation (RNAV) Star, and Flight Management System Procedures (FMSP) for Arrivals
184(2)
Local Flow Traffic Management Program
186(1)
Approach Control
186(1)
Advance Information on Instrument Approach
187(1)
Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
187(14)
Approach Clearance
201(1)
Instrument Approach Procedures
201(1)
Special Instrument Approach Procedures
202(1)
Procedure Turn
202(1)
Timed Approaches from a Holding Fix
203(1)
Radar Approaches
204(1)
Radar Monitoring of Instrument Approaches
205(1)
ILS/MLS Approaches to Parallel Runways
206(2)
Parallel ILS/MLS Approaches (Dependent)
208(1)
Simultaneous Parallel ILS/MLS Approaches (Independent)
208(1)
Simultaneous Close Parallel ILS PRM Approaches (Independent) and Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approaches (SOIA)
209(4)
Simultaneous Converging Instrument Approaches
213(1)
Side-Step Maneuver
214(1)
Approach and Landing Minimums
214(1)
Missed Approach
215(1)
Visual Approach
216(1)
Charted Visual Flight Procedures (CVFP)
217(1)
Contact Approach
217(1)
Landing Priority
217(1)
Overhead Approach Maneuver
218(1)
Section 5. Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities
General
218(1)
Air Traffic Clearance
219(1)
Contact Approach
219(1)
Instrument Approach
219(1)
Missed Approach
219(1)
Radar Vectors
220(1)
Safety Alert
220(1)
See and Avoid
220(1)
Speed Adjustments
220(1)
Traffic Advisories (Traffic Information)
221(1)
Visual Approach
221(1)
Visual Separation
221(1)
VFR-on-Top
222(1)
Instrument Departures
222(1)
Minimum Fuel Advisory
222(1)
RNAV and RNP Operations
222(1)
Section 6. National Security and Interception Procedures
National Security
223(1)
Interception Procedures
224(1)
Law Enforcement Operations by Civil and Military Organizations
225(1)
Interception Signals
225(1)
ADIZ Boundaries and Designated Mountainous Areas
225(4)
Emergency Procedures
Section 1. General
Pilot Responsibility and Authority
229(1)
Emergency Condition---Request Assistance Immediately
229(1)
Section 2. Emergency Services Available to Pilots
Radar Service for VFR Aircraft in Difficulty
229(1)
Transponder Emergency Operation
229(1)
Direction Finding Instrument Approach Procedure
230(1)
Intercept and Escort
230(1)
Emergency Locator Transmitters
230(1)
FAA K-9 Explosives Detection Team Program
231(1)
Search and Rescue
232(6)
Section 3. Distress and Urgency Procedures
Distress and Urgency Communications
238(1)
Obtaining Emergency Assistance
239(1)
Ditching Procedures
240(3)
Special Emergency (Air Piracy)
243(1)
Fuel Dumping
243(1)
Section 4. Two-Way Radio Communications Failure
Two-Way Radio Communications Failure
244(1)
Transponder Operation During Two-Way Communications Failure
245(1)
Restablishing Radio Contact
245(1)
Section 5. Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Communications
Discrete Emergency Frequency
245(1)
Radio Call Signs
245(1)
ARFF Emergency Hand Signals
245(2)
Safety of Flight
Section 1. Meteorology
National Weather Service Aviation Products
247(1)
FAA Weather Services
247(2)
Use of Aviation Weather Products
249(1)
Preflight Briefing
250(2)
En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS)
252(1)
Inflight Aviation Weather Advisories
252(5)
Categorical Outlooks
257(1)
Telephone Information Briefing Service (TIBS)
258(1)
Transcribed Weather Broadcast (TWEB)
258(1)
Inflight Weather Broadcasts
258(1)
Flight Information Services Data Link (FISDL)
259(2)
Weather Observing Programs
261(6)
Weather Radar Services
267(1)
National Convective Weather Forecast (NCWF)
267(4)
ATC Inflight Weather Avoidance Assistance
271(3)
Runway Visual Range (RVR)
274(1)
Reporting of Cloud Heights
275(1)
Reporting Prevailing Visibility
276(1)
Estimating Intensity of Rain and Ice Pellets
276(1)
Estimating Intensity of Snow or Drizzle (Based on Visibility)
276(1)
Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPS)
276(1)
Pireps Relating to Airframe Icing
277(1)
Definitions of Inflight Icing Terms
278(1)
Pireps Relating to Turbulence
278(1)
Wind Shear Pireps
278(1)
Clear Air Turbulence (Cat) Pireps
279(1)
Microbursts
280(7)
Pireps Relating to Volcanic Ash Activity
287(1)
Thunderstorms
288(1)
Thunderstorm Flying
288(1)
Key to Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF) and Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR)
289(1)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Weather Formats
289(7)
Section 2. Altimeter Setting Procedures
General
296(1)
Procedures
296(1)
Altimeter Errors
297(1)
High Barometric Pressure
298(1)
Low Barometric Pressure
299(1)
Section 3. Wake Turbulence
General
299(1)
Vortex Generation
299(1)
Vortex Strength
299(1)
Vortex Behavior
300(1)
Operations Problem Areas
301(1)
Vortex Avoidance Procedures
301(1)
Helicopters
302(1)
Pilot Responsibility
302(1)
Air Traffic Wake Turbulence Separations
303(1)
Section 4. Bird Hazards and Flight Over National Refuges, Parks, and Forests
Migratory Bird Activity
304(1)
Reducing Bird Strike Risks
304(1)
Reporting Bird Strikes
304(1)
Reporting Bird and Other Wildlife Activities
304(1)
Pilot Advisories on Bird and Other Wildlife Hazards
304(1)
Flights Over Charted U.S. Wildlife Refuges, Parks, and Forest Service Areas
304(1)
Section 5. Potential Flight Hazards
Accident Cause Factors
305(1)
VFR in Congested Areas
305(1)
Obstructions to Flight
305(1)
Avoid Flight Beneath Unmanned Balloons
306(1)
Mountain Flying
306(1)
Use of Runway Half-Way Signs at Unimproved Airports
307(1)
Seaplane Safety
308(1)
Flight Operations in Volcanic Ash
309(1)
Emergency Airborne Inspection of Other Aircraft
310(1)
Precipitation Static
310(1)
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emissions of Radiation (Laser) Operations
311(1)
Flying in Flat Light and White Out Conditions
311(2)
Section 6. Safety, Accident, and Hazard Reports
Aviation Safety Reporting Program
313(1)
Aircraft Accident and Incident Reporting
313(1)
Near Midair Collision Reporting
314(1)
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) Reports
314(1)
Medical Facts for Pilots
Section 1. Fitness for Flight
Fitness for Flight
315(1)
Effects of Altitude
316(1)
Hyperventilation in Flight
317(1)
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Flight
318(1)
Illusions in Flight
318(1)
Vision in Flight
319(1)
Aerobatic Flight
320(1)
Judgment Aspects of Collision Avoidance
320(2)
Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications
Section 1. Types of Charts Available
General
322(1)
Obtaining Civil Aeronautical Charts
322(1)
Selected Charts and Products Available
322(1)
General Description of Each Chart Series
322(10)
Where and How to Get Charts of Foreign Areas
332(1)
Helicopter Operations
Section 1. Helicopter IFR Operations
Helicopter Flight Control Systems
333(1)
Helicopter Instrument Approaches
334(1)
Helicopter Point-in-Space (PInS) Approach Procedures
335(1)
The Gulf of Mexico Grid System
336(1)
Section 2. Special Operations
Offshore Helicopter Operations
337(14)
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