Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)

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Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) effective 8/15/19

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Record of Changes

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Subscription Information

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Publication Schedule

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Table of Contents

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Chapter 1. Air Navigation

Section 1. Navigation Aids

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1-1-19. Ground Based Augmentation
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FIG 1-1-8
1-1-20. Precision Approach Systems other
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Section 2. Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV)

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1-2-1. General
FIG 1-2-1
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FIG 1-2-2
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FIG 1-2-5
FIG 1-2-3
FIG 1-2-6
FIG 1-2-4
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1-2-2. Required Navigation Performance
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TBL 1-2-1
1-2-3. Use of Suitable Area Navigation
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1-2-4. Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers
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Chapter 2. Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids

Section 1. Airport Lighting Aids

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2-1-1. Approach Light Systems (ALS)
2-1-2. Visual Glideslope Indicators
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FIG 2-1-1
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FIG 2-1-2
FIG 2-1-3
FIG 2-1-4
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FIG 2-1-5
FIG 2-1-6
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FIG 2-1-7
FIG 2-1-8
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2-1-3. Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL)
2-1-4. Runway Edge Light Systems
2-1-5. In-runway Lighting
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2-1-6. Runway Status Light (RWSL)
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FIG 2-1-9
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2-1-7. Stand-Alone Final Approach
FIG 2-1-10
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FIG 2-1-11
2-1-9. Pilot Control of Airport Lighting
2-1-8. Control of Lighting Systems
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FIG 2-1-12
FIG 2-1-13
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FIG 2-1-14
TBL 2-1-1
TBL 2-1-2
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TBL 2-1-3
2-1-10. Airport/Heliport Beacons
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2-1-11. Taxiway Lights
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Section 2. Air Navigation and Obstruction Lighting

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2-2-1. Aeronautical Light Beacons
2-2-2. Code Beacons and Course Lights
2-2-3. Obstruction Lights
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Section 3. Airport Marking Aids and Signs

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2-3-1. General
2-3-2. Airport Pavement Markings
2-3-3. Runway Markings
TBL 2-3-1
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FIG 2-3-1
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FIG 2-3-2
TBL 2-3-2
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FIG 2-3-3
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FIG 2-3-4
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FIG 2-3-5
2-3-4. Taxiway Markings
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FIG 2-3-6
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FIG 2-3-7
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FIG 2-3-8
FIG 2-3-10
FIG 2-3-9
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FIG 2-3-11
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2-3-5. Holding Position Markings
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FIG 2-3-12
FIG 2-3-13
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FIG 2-3-14
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FIG 2-3-15
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FIG 2-3-16
2-3-6. Other Markings
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FIG 2-3-17
FIG 2-3-18
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FIG 2-3-19
FIG 2-3-20
FIG 2-3-21
FIG 2-3-22
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FIG 2-3-23
2-3-7. Airport Signs
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FIG 2-3-24
FIG 2-3-25
2-3-8. Mandatory Instruction Signs
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FIG 2-3-26
FIG 2-3-27
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FIG 2-3-28
FIG 2-3-29
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FIG 2-3-30
FIG 2-3-31
2-3-9. Location Signs
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FIG 2-3-32
FIG 2-3-33
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FIG 2-3-34
2-3-10. Direction Signs
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FIG 2-3-35
FIG 2-3-36
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FIG 2-3-37
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FIG 2-3-38
FIG 2-3-39
2-3-11. Destination Signs
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FIG 2-3-40
2-3-12. Information Signs
2-3-13. Runway Distance Remaining Signs
FIG 2-3-41
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2-3-14. Aircraft Arresting Systems
FIG 2-3-42
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2-3-15. Security Identification Display
FIG 2-3-43
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Chapter 3. Airspace

Section 1. General

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3-1-1. General
3-1-2. General Dimensions of Airspace
3-1-3. Hierarchy of Overlapping Airspace
3-1-4. Basic VFR Weather Minimums
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TBL 3-1-1
3-1-5. VFR Cruising Altitudes and Flight Levels
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TBL 3-1-2
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Section 2. Controlled Airspace

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3-2-1. General
FIG 3-2-1
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3-2-2. Class A Airspace
3-2-3. Class B Airspace
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3-2-4. Class C Airspace
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TBL 3-2-1
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3-2-5. Class D Airspace
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3-2-6. Class E Airspace
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Section 3. Class G Airspace

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3-3-1. General
3-3-3. IFR Requirements
3-3-2. VFR Requirements
TBL 3-3-1
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Section 4. Special Use Airspace

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3-4-1. General
3-4-2. Prohibited Areas
3-4-3. Restricted Areas
3-4-4. Warning Areas
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3-4-5. Military Operations Areas
3-4-6. Alert Areas
3-4-7. Controlled Firing Areas
3-4-8. National Security Areas
3-4-9. Obtaining Special Use Airspace
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Section 5. Other Airspace Areas

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3-5-1. Airport Advisory/Information
3-5-2. Military Training Routes
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3-5-3. Temporary Flight Restrictions
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3-5-4. Parachute Jump Aircraft Operations
3-5-5. Published VFR Routes
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FIG 3-5-1
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FIG 3-5-2
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FIG 3-5-3
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3-5-6. Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA)
FIG 3-5-4
3-5-7. Special Air Traffic Rules (SATR) and
3-5-8. Weather Reconnaissance Area
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Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control

Section 1. Services Available to Pilots

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4-1-1. Air Route Traffic Control Centers
4-1-2. Control Towers
4-1-3. Flight Service Stations
4-1-4. Recording and Monitoring
4-1-5. Communications Release of IFR
4-1-6. Pilot Visits to Air Traffic Facilities
4-1-7. Operation Rain Check
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4-1-8. Approach Control Service for VFR
4-1-9. Traffic Advisory Practices at
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TBL 4-1-1
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4-1-10. IFR Approaches/Ground Vehicle
4-1-11. Designated UNICOM/MULTICOM
TBL 4-1-2
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TBL 4-1-3
4-1-12. Use of UNICOM for ATC Purposes
4-1-13. Automatic Terminal Information
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4-1-14. Automatic Flight Information
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4-1-15. Radar Traffic Information Service
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FIG 4-1-1
FIG 4-1-2
4-1-16. Safety Alert
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4-1-17. Radar Assistance to VFR Aircraft
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4-1-18. Terminal Radar Services for VFR
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4-1-19. Tower En Route Control (TEC)
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4-1-20. Transponder Operation
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4-1-21. Airport Reservation Operations
4-1-22. Requests for Waivers and
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4-1-23. Weather System Processor
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Section 2. Radio Communications Phraseology and Techniques

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4-2-1. General
4-2-2. Radio Technique
4-2-3. Contact Procedures
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4-2-4. Aircraft Call Signs
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4-2-5. Description of Interchange or
4-2-6. Ground Station Call Signs
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TBL 4-2-1
TBL 4-2-2
4-2-7. Phonetic Alphabet
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4-2-8. Figures
4-2-10. Directions
4-2-11. Speeds
4-2-9. Altitudes and Flight Levels
4-2-12. Time
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TBL 4-2-3
4-2-13. Communications with Tower when
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4-2-14. Communications for VFR Flights

Section 3. Airport Operations

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4-3-1. General
FIG 4-3-1
4-3-2. Airports with an Operating Control
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4-3-3. Traffic Patterns
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FIG 4-3-2
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FIG 4-3-3
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FIG 4-3-4
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4-3-4. Visual Indicators at Airports
4-3-5. Unexpected Maneuvers in the
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4-3-6. Use of Runways/Declared Distances
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FIG 4-3-5
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FIG 4-3-6
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4-3-7. Low Level Wind Shear/Microburst
4-3-8. Braking Action Reports and
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4-3-9. Runway Condition Reports
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FIG 4-3-7
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4-3-10. Intersection Takeoffs
4-3-11. Pilot Responsibilities When
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FIG 4-3-8
FIG 4-3-9
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FIG 4-3-10
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4-3-12. Low Approach
4-3-13. Traffic Control Light Signals
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TBL 4-3-1
4-3-14. Communications
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4-3-15. Gate Holding Due to Departure
4-3-16. VFR Flights in Terminal Areas
4-3-17. VFR Helicopter Operations at
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4-3-18. Taxiing
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4-3-19. Taxi During Low Visibility
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4-3-20. Exiting the Runway After Landing
4-3-21. Practice Instrument Approaches
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4-3-22. Option Approach
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4-3-23. Use of Aircraft Lights
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4-3-25. Hand Signals
FIG 4-3-11
4-3-24. Flight Inspection/"Flight Check"
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FIG 4-3-12
FIG 4-3-14
FIG 4-3-13
FIG 4-3-15
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FIG 4-3-16
FIG 4-3-18
FIG 4-3-17
FIG 4-3-19
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FIG 4-3-20
FIG 4-3-22
FIG 4-3-21
FIG 4-3-23
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FIG 4-3-24
4-3-26. Operations at Uncontrolled

Section 4. ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation

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4-4-1. Clearance
4-4-2. Clearance Prefix
4-4-3. Clearance Items
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4-4-4. Amended Clearances
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4-4-5. Coded Departure Route (CDR)
4-4-6. Special VFR Clearances
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4-4-7. Pilot Responsibility upon Clearance
4-4-8. IFR Clearance VFR-on-top
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4-4-9. VFR/IFR Flights
4-4-10. Adherence to Clearance
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4-4-11. IFR Separation Standards
4-4-12. Speed Adjustments
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4-4-13. Runway Separation
4-4-14. Visual Separation
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4-4-15. Use of Visual Clearing Procedures
4-4-16. Traffic Alert and Collision
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4-4-17. Traffic Information Service (TIS)

Section 5. Surveillance Systems

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4-5-1. Radar
FIG 4-5-1
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4-5-2. Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon
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FIG 4-5-2
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FIG 4-5-3
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4-5-3. Surveillance Radar
4-5-4. Precision Approach Radar (PAR)
4-5-5. Airport Surface Detection
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TBL 4-5-2
TBL 4-5-1
4-5-6. Traffic Information Service (TIS)
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FIG 4-5-4
FIG 4-5-5
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FIG 4-5-6
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4-5-7. Automatic Dependent
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FIG 4-5-7
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FIG 4-5-8
FIG 4-5-9
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4-5-8. Traffic Information Service-
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4-5-9. Flight Information Service-
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TBL 4-5-3
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4-5-10. Automatic Dependent
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Section 6. Operational Policy/Procedures for Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) in the Domestic U.S., Alaska, Offs...

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4-6-1. Applicability and RVSM Mandate
4-6-2. Flight Level Orientation Scheme
FIG 4-6-1
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4-6-3. Aircraft and Operator Approval
4-6-4. Flight Planning into RVSM Airspace
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4-6-5. Pilot RVSM Operating Practices and
4-6-6. Guidance on Severe Turbulence
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4-6-8. Pilot/Controller Phraseology
4-6-7. Guidance on Wake Turbulence
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TBL 4-6-1
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4-6-9. Contingency Actions: Weather
TBL 4-6-2
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4-6-10. Procedures for Accommodation of
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4-6-11. Non-RVSM Aircraft Requesting

Section 7. Operational Policy/Procedures for the Gulf of Mexico 50 NM Lateral Separation Initiative

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4-7-1. Introduction and General Policies
4-7-2. Accommodating Non-RNP 10
4-7-3. Obtaining RNP 10 or RNP 4
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4-7-4. Authority for Operations with a
4-7-5. Flight Plan Requirements
4-7-6. Contingency Procedures

Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures

Section 1. Preflight

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5-1-1. Preflight Preparation
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5-1-3. Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) System
5-1-2. Follow IFR Procedures Even When
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TBL 5-1-1
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TBL 5-1-2
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5-1-4. Flight Plan - VFR Flights
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FIG 5-1-1
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5-1-5. Operational Information System
5-1-6. Flight Plan- Defense VFR (DVFR)
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5-1-7. Composite Flight Plan (VFR/IFR
5-1-8. Flight Plan (FAA Form 7233-1)-
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TBL 5-1-3
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FIG 5-1-2
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5-1-9. International Flight Plan (FAA Form
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FIG 5-1-3
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TBL 5-1-4
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TBL 5-1-5
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TBL 5-1-6
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5-1-10. IFR Operations to High Altitude
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5-1-11. Flights Outside U.S. Territorial
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5-1-12. Change in Flight Plan
5-1-13. Change in Proposed Departure
5-1-14. Closing VFR/DVFR Flight Plans
5-1-15. Canceling IFR Flight Plan
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5-1-16. RNAV and RNP Operations
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5-1-17. Cold Temperature Operations
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Section 2. Departure Procedures

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5-2-1. Pre-taxi Clearance Procedures
5-2-2. Automated Pre-Departure
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5-2-3. IFR Clearances Off Uncontrolled
5-2-4. Taxi Clearance
5-2-5. Line Up and Wait (LUAW)
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5-2-6. Abbreviated IFR Departure
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5-2-7. Departure Restrictions, Clearance
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5-2-8. Departure Control
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5-2-9. Instrument Departure Procedures
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FIG 5-2-1
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Section 3. En Route Procedures

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5-3-1. ARTCC Communications
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TBL 5-3-1
TBL 5-3-2
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TBL 5-3-3
TBL 5-3-4
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TBL 5-3-5
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TBL 5-3-6
TBL 5-3-7
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TBL 5-3-8
TBL 5-3-9
TBL 5-3-10
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TBL 5-3-11
TBL 5-3-12
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TBL 5-3-13
TBL 5-3-14
TBL 5-3-15
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TBL 5-3-16
TBL 5-3-17
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TBL 5-3-18
TBL 5-3-19
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5-3-2. Position Reporting
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5-3-3. Additional Reports
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5-3-4. Airways and Route Systems
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FIG 5-3-1
5-3-5. Airway or Route Course Changes
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5-3-6. Changeover Points (COPs)
5-3-7. Minimum Turning Altitude (MTA)
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5-3-8. Holding
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FIG 5-3-2
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FIG 5-3-3
TBL 5-3-20
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FIG 5-3-4
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FIG 5-3-5
FIG 5-3-6
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FIG 5-3-7
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FIG 5-3-8
FIG 5-3-9
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Section 4. Arrival Procedures

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5-4-1. Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR)
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5-4-3. Approach Control
5-4-2. Local Flow Traffic Management Program
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5-4-4. Advance Information on Instrument
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5-4-5. Instrument Approach Procedure
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FIG 5-4-1
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FIG 5-4-2
FIG 5-4-3
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FIG 5-4-4
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FIG 5-4-5
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FIG 5-4-6
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FIG 5-4-7
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FIG 5-4-8
FIG 5-4-9
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FIG 5-4-10
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FIG 5-4-11
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FIG 5-4-12
FIG 5-4-13
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FIG 5-4-14
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5-4-6. Approach Clearance
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5-4-7. Instrument Approach Procedures
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5-4-8. Special Instrument Approach
5-4-9. Procedure Turn and Hold-in-lieu of
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FIG 5-4-15
FIG 5-4-16
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FIG 5-4-17
FIG 5-4-18
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5-4-10. Timed Approaches from a Holding
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FIG 5-4-19
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5-4-11. Radar Approaches
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5-4-12. Radar Monitoring of Instrument
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5-4-13. Simultaneous Approaches to Parallel Runways
FIG 5-4-20
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5-4-14. Simultaneous Dependent Approaches
FIG 5-4-21
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5-4-15. Simultaneous Independent ILS/RNAV/GLS Approaches
FIG 5-4-22
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5-4-16. Simultaneous Close Parallel PRM Approaches and Simultaneous Offset Instrument
FIG 5-4-23
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FIG 5-4-24
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FIG 5-4-25
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5-4-17. Simultaneous Converging
5-4-18. RNP AR Instrument Approach
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FIG 5-4-26
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FIG 5-4-27
FIG 5-4-28
5-4-20. Approach and Landing Minimums
TBL 5-4-1
5-4-19. Side-step Maneuver
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FIG 5-4-29
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FIG 5-4-30
FIG 5-4-31
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5-4-21. Missed Approach
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FIG 5-4-33
FIG 5-4-32
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5-4-22. Use of Enhanced Flight Vision
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FIG 5-4-34
FIG 5-4-35
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5-4-23. Visual Approach
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5-4-24. Charted Visual Flight Procedure
5-4-25. Contact Approach
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5-4-26. Landing Priority
5-4-27. Overhead Approach Maneuver
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FIG 5-4-36

Section 5. Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities

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5-5-1. General
5-5-2. Air Traffic Clearance
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5-5-3. Contact Approach
5-5-4. Instrument Approach
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5-5-5. Missed Approach
5-5-6. Radar Vectors
5-5-7. Safety Alert
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5-5-8. See and Avoid
5-5-9. Speed Adjustments
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5-5-11. Visual Approach
5-5-10. Traffic Advisories (Traffic
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5-5-13. VFR-on-top
5-5-12. Visual Separation
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5-5-14. Instrument Departures
5-5-15. Minimum Fuel Advisory
5-5-16. RNAV and RNP Operations
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Section 6. National Security and Interception Procedures

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5-6-1. National Security
5-6-2. National Security Requirements
5-6-3. Definitions
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5-6-4. ADIZ Requirements
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5-6-5. Civil Aircraft Operations To or From
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5-6-6. Civil Aircraft Operations Within U.S.
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5-6-7. Civil Aircraft Operations Transiting
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5-6-8. Foreign State Aircraft Operations
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5-6-9. FAA/TSA Airspace Waivers
5-6-10. TSA Aviation Security Programs
5-6-11. FAA Flight Routing Authorizations
5-6-12. Emergency Security Control of Air
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5-6-13. Interception Procedures
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FIG 5-6-1
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FIG 5-6-2
5-6-14. Law Enforcement Operations by
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5-6-15. Interception Signals
TBL 5-6-1
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5-6-16. ADIZ Boundaries and Designated Mountainous Areas (See FIG 5-6-3.)
FIG 5-6-3
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5-6-17. Visual Warning System (VWS)

Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures

Section 1. General

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6-1-1. Pilot Responsibility and Authority
6-1-2. Emergency Condition- Request
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Section 2. Emergency Services Available to Pilots

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6-2-1. Radar Service for VFR Aircraft in
6-2-2. Transponder Emergency Operation
6-2-3. Intercept and Escort
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6-2-4. Emergency Locator Transmitter
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6-2-5. FAA K-9 Explosives Detection
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TBL 6-2-1
6-2-6. Search and Rescue
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TBL 6-2-2
TBL 6-2-3
TBL 6-2-4
TBL 6-2-5
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FIG 6-2-1
FIG 6-2-2
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FIG 6-2-3
FIG 6-2-5
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FIG 6-2-7
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FIG 6-2-11
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FIG 6-2-14
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FIG 6-2-15
FIG 6-2-16
FIG 6-2-17
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Section 3. Distress and Urgency Procedures

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6-3-1. Distress and Urgency
6-3-2. Obtaining Emergency Assistance
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6-3-3. Ditching Procedures
FIG 6-3-1
FIG 6-3-3
FIG 6-3-4
FIG 6-3-2
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FIG 6-3-5
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6-3-4. Special Emergency (Air Piracy)
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6-3-5. Fuel Dumping
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6-4-1. Two-way Radio Communications
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6-4-2. Transponder Operation During
6-4-3. Reestablishing Radio Contact

Section 5. Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Communications

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6-5-1. Discrete Emergency Frequency
6-5-2. Radio Call Signs
6-5-3. ARFF Emergency Hand Signals
FIG 6-5-1
FIG 6-5-2
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FIG 6-5-3

Chapter 7. Safety of Flight

Section 1. Meteorology

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7-1-1. National Weather Service Aviation
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7-1-3. Use of Aviation Weather Products
7-1-2. FAA Weather Services
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FIG 7-1-1
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7-1-4. Graphical Forecasts for Aviation
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FIG 7-1-2
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FIG 7-1-3
7-1-5. Preflight Briefing
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7-1-6. Inflight Aviation Weather Advisories
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FIG 7-1-4
FIG 7-1-5
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7-1-7. Categorical Outlooks
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7-1-9. Transcribed Weather Broadcast
7-1-8. Telephone Information Briefing
7-1-10. Inflight Weather Broadcasts
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FIG 7-1-6
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7-1-11. Flight Information Services (FIS)
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TBL 7-1-1
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7-1-12. Weather Observing Programs
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FIG 7-1-7
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FIG 7-1-8
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7-1-13. Weather Radar Services
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FIG 7-1-9
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FIG 7-1-10
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FIG 7-1-11
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7-1-14. ATC Inflight Weather Avoidance
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7-1-15. Runway Visual Range (RVR)
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TBL 7-1-6
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7-1-16. Reporting of Cloud Heights
7-1-17. Reporting Prevailing Visibility
7-1-18. Estimating Intensity of Rain and
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7-1-19. Estimating Intensity of Snow or
7-1-20. Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs)
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TBL 7-1-7
7-1-21. PIREPs Relating to Airframe Icing
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7-1-22. Definitions of Inflight Icing Terms
TBL 7-1-8
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TBL 7-1-9
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7-1-23. PIREPs Relating to Turbulence
TBL 7-1-10
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7-1-24. Wind Shear PIREPs
7-1-25. Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) PIREPs
7-1-26. Microbursts
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FIG 7-1-12
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FIG 7-1-13
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FIG 7-1-14
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FIG 7-1-19
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FIG 7-1-20
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7-1-28. Thunderstorms
7-1-27. PIREPs Relating to Volcanic Ash
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7-1-29. Thunderstorm Flying
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7-1-30. Key to Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) and Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR)
FIG 7-1-21
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FIG 7-1-22
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7-1-31. International Civil Aviation
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7-2-1. General
7-2-2. Procedures
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TBL 7-2-1
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7-2-3. Altimeter Errors
Page 526 -   PAGE
TBL 7-2-3
7-2-4. High Barometric Pressure
7-2-5. Low Barometric Pressure

Section 3. Wake Turbulence

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7-3-1. General
7-3-2. Vortex Generation
FIG 7-3-1
7-3-3. Vortex Strength
Page 528 -   PAGE
FIG 7-3-2
7-3-4. Vortex Behavior
FIG 7-3-3
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FIG 7-3-4
FIG 7-3-5
FIG 7-3-6
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FIG 7-3-7
7-3-5. Operations Problem Areas
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7-3-6. Vortex Avoidance Procedures
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7-3-7. Helicopters
7-3-8. Pilot Responsibility
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7-3-9. Air Traffic Wake Turbulence
Page 534 -   PAGE
7-3-10. Development and New Capabilities

Section 4. Bird Hazards and Flight Over National Refuges, Parks, and Forests

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7-4-1. Migratory Bird Activity
7-4-2. Reducing Bird Strike Risks
7-4-3. Reporting Bird Strikes
7-4-4. Reporting Bird and Other Wildlife
Page 536 -   PAGE
7-4-5. Pilot Advisories on Bird and Other
7-4-6. Flights Over Charted U.S. Wildlife

Section 5. Potential Flight Hazards

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7-5-1. Accident Cause Factors
7-5-2. VFR in Congested Areas
7-5-3. Obstructions To Flight
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7-5-4. Avoid Flight Beneath Unmanned
7-5-5. Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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7-5-6. Mountain Flying
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7-5-7. Use of Runway Half-way Signs at
Page 542 -   PAGE
7-5-8. Seaplane Safety
FIG 7-5-1
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TBL 7-5-1
7-5-9. Flight Operations in Volcanic Ash
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7-5-10. Emergency Airborne Inspection of
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7-5-11. Precipitation Static
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7-5-12. Light Amplification by Stimulated
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7-5-13. Flying in Flat Light, Brown Out
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7-5-14. Operations in Ground Icing
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7-5-15. Avoid Flight in the Vicinity of
FIG 7-5-2

Section 6. Safety, Accident, and Hazard Reports

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7-6-1. Aviation Safety Reporting Program
7-6-2. Aircraft Accident and Incident
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7-6-3. Near Midair Collision Reporting
Page 553 -   PAGE
7-6-4. Unidentified Flying Object (UFO)
7-6-5. Safety Alerts For Operators (SAFO)
Page 554 -   PAGE

Chapter 8. Medical Facts for Pilots

Section 1. Fitness for Flight

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8-1-1. Fitness For Flight
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8-1-2. Effects of Altitude
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8-1-3. Hyperventilation in Flight
8-1-4. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in
8-1-5. Illusions in Flight
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8-1-6. Vision in Flight
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8-1-7. Aerobatic Flight
8-1-8. Judgment Aspects of Collision
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Chapter 9. Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications

Section 1. Types of Charts Available

Page 565 -   PAGE
9-1-1. General
9-1-2. Obtaining Aeronautical Charts
9-1-3. Selected Charts and Products
9-1-4. General Description of Each Chart
Page 566 -   PAGE
FIG 9-1-1
FIG 9-1-2
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FIG 9-1-3
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FIG 9-1-4
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FIG 9-1-5
FIG 9-1-6
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FIG 9-1-8
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FIG 9-1-10
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FIG 9-1-12
FIG 9-1-13
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FIG 9-1-14
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FIG 9-1-15
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9-1-5. Where and How to Get Charts of
Page 578 -   PAGE

Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations

Section 1. Helicopter IFR Operations

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10-1-1. Helicopter Flight Control Systems
Page 580 -   PAGE
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10-1-2. Helicopter Instrument Approaches
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TBL 10-1-1
Page 583 -   PAGE
10-1-3. Helicopter Approach Procedures
Page 584 -   PAGE
10-1-4. The Gulf of Mexico Grid System
Page 585 -   PAGE
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Section 2. Special Operations

Page 587 -   PAGE
10-2-1. Offshore Helicopter Operations
Page 588 -   PAGE
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FIG 10-2-1
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FIG 10-2-2
TBL 10-2-1
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10-2-2. Helicopter Night VFR Operations
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FIG 10-2-3
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TBL 10-2-2
10-2-3. Landing Zone Safety
Page 597 -   PAGE
FIG 10-2-4
FIG 10-2-5
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FIG 10-2-6
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TBL 10-2-3
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FIG 10-2-7
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FIG 10-2-8
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10-2-4. Emergency Medical Service (EMS)
Page 603 -   PAGE
FIG 10-2-9
Page 604 -   PAGE

Appendices

Appendix 1. Bird/Other Wildlife Strike Report

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Appendix 2. Volcanic Activity Reporting Form (VAR)

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Appendix 3. Abbreviations/Acronyms

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