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FAA Air Traffic AIM

  1. General Information
  2. Air Navigation
  3. Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids
  4. Airspace
  5. Air Traffic Control
  6. Air Traffic Procedures
  7. Emergency Procedures
  8. Safety of Flight
  9. Medical Facts for Pilots
  10. Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications
  11. Helicopter Operations
  12. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
  1. Bird/Other Wildlife Strike Report
  2. Volcanic Activity Reporting Form (VAR)
  3. Abbreviations/Acronyms
  4. FAA Form 7233−4 International Flight Plan
  5. FAA Form 7233−1 Flight Plan
  1. Pilot/Controller Glossary

Chapter 1. Air Navigation

Section 1. Navigation Aids

Section 2. Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV)

 

Chapter 2. Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids

 

Section 1. Airport Lighting Aids

Section 2. Air Navigation and Obstruction Lighting

Section 3. Airport Marking Aids and Signs

Chapter 3. Airspace

 

Section 1. General

Section 2. Controlled Airspace

Section 3. Class G Airspace

Section 4. Special Use Airspace

Section 5. Other Airspace Areas

Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control

Section 1. Services Available to Pilots

Section 2. Radio Communications Phraseology and Techniques

Section 3. Airport Operations

Section 4. ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation

Section 5. Surveillance Systems

Section 6. Operational Policy/Procedures for Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) in the Domestic U.S., Alaska, Offshore Airspace and the San Juan FIR

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

Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures

 

Section 1. Preflight

Section 2. Departure Procedures

Section 3. En Route Procedures

Section 4. Arrival Procedures

Section 5. Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities

Section 6. National Security and Interception Procedures

Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures

Section 1. General

Section 2. Emergency Services Available to Pilots

Section 3. Distress and Urgency Procedures

Section 4. Two-way Radio Communications Failure

Section 5. Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Communications

Chapter 7. Safety of Flight

Section 1. Meteorology

Section 2. Barometric Altimeter Errors and Setting Procedures

Section 3. Cold Temperature Barometric Altimeter Errors, Setting Procedures and Cold Temperature Airports (CTA)

Section 4. Wake Turbulence

Section 5. Bird Hazards and Flight Over National Refuges, Parks, and Forests

Section 6. Potential Flight Hazards

Section 7. Safety, Accident, and Hazard Reports

FAA Section 1. Meteorology

  1. National Weather Service Aviation Weather Service Program

Chapter 8. Medical Facts for Pilots

Section 1. Fitness for Flight

Chapter 9. Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications

Section 1. Types of Charts Available

Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations

Section 1. Helicopter IFR Operations

Section 2. Special Operations

Chapter 11. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Section 1. General

Section 2. Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS)

Section 3. Large UAS (MGOW 55 Pounds or More)

Section 4. Airspace Access for UAS

Section 5. UAS Pilot Testing, Certification and Responsibilities

Section 6. Advanced Air Mobility

Section 7. UAS Operations on Airports

Section 8. Other Information and Best Practices

Appendixes:

  1. Bird/Other Wildlife Strike Report
  2. Volcanic Activity Reporting Form (VAR)
  3. Abbreviations/Acronyms
  4. FAA Form 7233−4 International Flight Plan
  5. FAA Form 7233−1 Flight Plan

Pilot/Controller Glossary

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