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STUDENT GRADE SHEET DATE __________________ INSTRUCTOR __________________________
MEDIA: OFT VT- ________ BRIEF TIME: ________ NAME: ________________________________ EVENT:__________
# MANEUVER
1 GENENRAL KNOWLEDGE / PROCEDURES
2 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
3 HEADWORK / SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
4 BASIC AIRWORK
5 IN-FLIGHT CHECKS / FUEL MANAGEMENT
6 IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/AREA ORIENTATION
7 TASK MANAGEMENT
8 COMMUNICATION
4+
4+
9 MISSION PLANNING/BRIEFING/DEBRIEFING 4+
10 GROUND OPERATIONS 4
11 TAKEOFF
12 DEPARTURE
4+
4+
MIF I3301 I3302
4+
4+
X
X
X
X
3+
4+
4+
4+
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
44 RADIAL INTERCEPTS
45 POINT-TO-POINT
49 HOLDING
50 ENROUTE PROCEDURES
51 ENROUTE DESCENT
52 HIGH-ALTITUDE APPROACH
53 TEARDROP APPROACH
54 ARCING APPROACH
55 HILO APPROACH
56 PROCEDURE TURN APPROACH
57 RVFAC APPROACH
58 GPS APPROACH
59 PAR APPROACH
60 ASR APPROACH
61 VOR FINAL
62 ILS FINAL
4
4
4+
4+
4+
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
X
X
X
X
X
X
63 LOC FINAL
64 GPS FINAL
65 BACKUP FLIGHT INSTRUMENT APPROACH
66 CIRCLING APPROACH
4
4
3
3+ X
67 MISSED APPROACH
68 TRANSITION TO LANDING / LANDING
4+
3+
X
X
X
X
NOTES: I3302 shall be under simulated night conditions . Flight planning for all events in this block shall include a completed jet log and DD-175 (stop-over flight plan using I3301-2 from student RI scenarios, Separate Jet logs for each flight, One DD-175-1 weather brief to cover both flights, NOTAMS, and BASH conditions).
DISCUSS ITEMS:
.
I3301 : OPNAV 3710.7 minimum fuel requirements, and NOTAMS to include: local, FDC, center, special notices, NTAP, and GPS.
I3302 : Enroute weather sources, icing, inadvertent thunderstorm penetration, and groundspeed calculations.
DEPART ______________ ARRIVE ______________ SIDE # ______________ SIM TIME ___________
1542.166A Rev 4/11/2013

NAVAL AVIATOR I3301 CRUISE AT 12000
2 KNBG 121.6/382.8 121.6/382.8 123.8/340.2
225 50
70
50
345
115
510
1100
590
276.2/265.8
TTC-5
FUEL-49
132 233 587 405
180/15
090/20 -29
-20
DIST-11
42 KLFT 121.1/363.0 118.5/257.8 121.8/122.95 UNI 134.05
STTO HRV 01 50 1050
114.1
D SAFES HRV 265 6 3 30 1020 131 -1
114.1 253 +20
V-552 TBD 254 9+28 2+7 20+50 950 128 -4
TBD 112.0 37 9 70 252 +19
V-552 LFT 296 34 16 110 840 251 +18
LFT 109.8 294 68
D LAFFS ILFT 035 7 2 15 825 222 -11
109.5
118 0+31 275
BTR ROSEY V70 LSU 3000 2+02 0+09
70 120.3/278.3 118.45/257.8 121.9 122.95 UNI 125.2
D LFT 080 10 3 25 855 214 -19
ROSEY 109.8
V70 LSU 6 45 810 215 -18
LSU 116.5 059 23
33 0+09 70

I3301 TO DESTINATION

DDMMYY VV(2-3-6)EXXX TEX2/G
I 233 NBG 1400 120 SAFES V552 LFT LAFFS LFT 0+31
I 248 LFT 1600 170 ROSEY V70 PCU GPT ZOGBO
(2+40 PQL 0+13) BIX 0+43
2+33 BTR 0+19 X 0101
166XXX, CTW-5, NSE

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA AL-865 (FAA)
15288
LOC/DME I-LFT
109.5
Chan 32
APP CRS
216
Rwy Idg 7659
TDZE
Apt Elev
38
42
T
A
ASR
VDP NA with Acadiana Rgnl altimeter setting. When local altimeter setting not received, use Acadiana Rgnl altimeter setting: increase DA to 267 feet; increase all MDA 40 feet and S-LOC 22L Cat C/D visibility to RVR 5000.
ILS or LOC RWY 22L
LAFAYETTE RGNL/PAUL FOURNET FIELD
MALSR
A5
(LFT)
MISSED APPROACH: Climb to 800 then climbing right turn to 2100 on
LFT VORTAC R-264 to MICRO INT/
LFT 16 DME and hold.
MALSR when using Acadiana Rgnl altimeter setting, increase S-LOC 22L
ATIS
134.05
LAFAYETTE APP CON
121.1 363.0
LAFAYETTE TOWER GND CON
121.8
CLNC DEL
125.55
UNICOM
122.95
ALTERNATE
MISSED APCH
FIX
0
3
6
2
1
6
LAFFS F
Procedure NA for arrivals at
BEDDY on V559 eastbound.
5
3
1
7
1
1
(IF/IAF)
BEDDY
2000 NoPT
216 (11.7)
0
3
6
(CFBDF)
1
1
104
5
0
X
8
133
H
4
0
9
9
X
7
5
R
2
2
P
P
8
0
0
1
X
1
5
0
117
87
TWR
141
P
4
L
P 2
9
P
800 2100
LFT R-264
MICRO x 1249
MISSED APCH
FIX
.4
0
1
1
A
L
L
3
0
-0
R
0 4
2 4
9 8 L T
R 2 h n
MICRO
LFT 16 h
C
4
1 n a
487
ELEV 42
550
564
465
1041
2
1
6
LOM/IAF
LAFFS
375 LF
F
I-LFT 7.3
344
211
266
R 2
D
552
TDZE
216 5.9 NM from FAF
38
230
224
159
193
192
2100 to LOM
035 (7.2)
LOCALIZER 109.5
I-LFT
T
Chan 32
LAFAYETTE
109.8 LFT
T
Chan 35
F
A5
1049
L
2
2
578
1996
I-LFT
1.4
2.6
LAFFS LOM
I-LFT 7.3
2900
M
S
F
AL
5N
M
2100
Remain within 10 NM
2100
142
4
R
2000 GS 3.00
TCH 54
REIL Rwys 4L, 4R, 11, 22R and 29
MIRL Rwys 11-29 and 4L-22R
HIRL Rwy 4R-22L
Knots
FAF to MAP 5.9 NM
60 90 120 150 180
Min:Sec 5:54 3:56 2:57 2:22 1:58
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
Amdt 5C 15OCT15
CATEGORY
S-ILS 22L
S-LOC 22L
CIRCLING
1.2
A
480/24
540-1
498 (500-1)
4.7 NM
B
** 238/24
580-1
538 (600-1)
C
1
200 (200- )
480/45
D
660-2
618 (700-2)
3012’N-9159’W
LAFAYETTE RGNL/PAUL FOURNET FIELD
(LFT)
ILS or LOC RWY 22L

OPNAVINST 3710.7U
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
b. Performance characteristics of the aircraft permit an en route flight altitude above existing or developing severe storms.
Note
It is not the intent to restrict flights within areas encompassed by or adjacent to a WW area unless storms have actually developed as forecast.
4.8.5
Minimum Fuel Requirements
4.8.5.1
Fuel Planning
All aircraft shall carry sufficient usable fuel, considering all meteorological factors and mission requirements as computed below:
a. If alternate is not required, fuel to fly from takeoff to destination airfield, plus a reserve of 10 percent of planned fuel requirements.
b. If alternate is required, fuel to fly from takeoff to the approach fix serving destination and thence to an alternate airfield, plus a reserve of 10 percent of planned fuel requirements.
c. In no case shall the planned fuel reserve after final landing at destination or alternate airfield, if one is required, be less than that needed for 20 minutes of flight, computed as follows:
(1) Reciprocating engine-driven aircraft. Compute fuel consumption based on maximum endurance operation at normal cruise altitudes.
(2) Turbine-powered fixed-wing/tiltrotor aircraft. Compute fuel consumption based on maximum endurance operation at 10,000 feet.
(3) Turbine-powered helicopters. Compute fuel consumption based on operation at planned flight altitude.
d. Minimum fuel reserve requirements for specific model aircraft shall be contained in the appropriate NATOPS manual.
4.8.5.2
In-Flight Refueling
Aircraft shall carry sufficient usable fuel to fly from takeoff point to air refueling control point(s) (ARCP), thence to a suitable recovery field in the event of an unsuccessful refueling attempt. In no case shall the fuel reserve at rendezvous point be less than 10 percent. For multiple in-flight refuelings, the aircraft must have the required reserve at each rendezvous point. After the last in-flight refueling is completed, the fuel reserve required for the remainder of the flight shall be in accordance with paragraph 4.8.5.1.
4-14

Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs, Pointer NOTAMs,
Special Activity Airspace (SAA) NOTAMs, and
Military NOTAMs.
1. NOTAM (D) information is disseminated for all navigational facilities that are part of the National
Airspace System (NAS), all public use airports, seaplane bases, and heliports listed in the Airport/
Facility Directory (A/FD). The complete file of all
NOTAM (D) information is maintained in a computer database at the Weather Message Switching Center
(WMSC), located in Atlanta, Georgia. This category of information is distributed automatically via
Service A telecommunications system. Air traffic facilities, primarily FSSs, with Service A capability have access to the entire WMSC database of
NOTAMs. These NOTAMs remain available via
Service A for the duration of their validity or until published. Once published, the NOTAM data is deleted from the system. NOTAM (D) information includes such data as taxiway closures, personnel and equipment near or crossing runways, and airport lighting aids that do not affect instrument approach criteria, such as VASI.
All NOTAM Ds must have one of the keywords listed in TBL 5−1−1 as the first part of the text after the location identifier.
2. FDC NOTAMs. On those occasions when it becomes necessary to disseminate information which is regulatory in nature, the National Flight Data
Center (NFDC), in Washington, DC, will issue an
FDC NOTAM. FDC NOTAMs contain such things as amendments to published IAPs and other current aeronautical charts. They are also used to advertise temporary flight restrictions caused by such things as natural disasters or large-scale public events that may generate a congestion of air traffic over a site.
NOTE−
1. DUATS vendors will provide FDC NOTAMs only upon site-specific requests using a location identifier.
2. NOTAM data may not always be current due to the changeable nature of national airspace system components, delays inherent in processing information, and occasional temporary outages of the U.S. NOTAM system.
While en route, pilots should contact FSSs and obtain updated information for their route of flight and destination.
3. Pointer NOTAMs. NOTAMs issued by a flight service station to highlight or point out another
NOTAM, such as an FDC or NOTAM (D) NOTAM.
This type of NOTAM will assist users in cross−referencing important information that may not be found under an airport or NAVAID identifier.
Keywords in pointer NOTAMs must match the keywords in the NOTAM that is being pointed out.
The keyword in pointer NOTAMs related to
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) must be
AIRSPACE.
4. SAA NOTAMs. These NOTAMs are issued when Special Activity Airspace will be active outside the published schedule times and when required by the published schedule. Pilots and other users are still responsible to check published schedule times for
Special Activity Airspace as well as any NOTAMs for that airspace.
5. Military NOTAMs. NOTAMs pertaining to U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine, and Navy navigational aids/airports that are part of the NAS.
c. Notices to Airmen Publication (NTAP). The
NTAP is published by Mission Support Services,
ATC Products and Publications, every 28 days. Data of a permanent nature can be published in the NTAP as an interim step between publication cycles of the
A/FD and aeronautical charts. The NTAP is divided into four parts:
1. Notices in part 1 are provided by ATC
Products and Publications. This part contains selected FDC NOTAMs that are expected to be in effect on the effective date of the publication. This part is divided into three sections:
(a) Section 1, Airway NOTAMs, reflects airway changes that fall within an ARTCC’s airspace.
(b) Section 2, Procedural NOTAMs.
(c) Section 3, General NOTAMs, contains
NOTAMs that are general in nature and not tied to a specific airport/facility (for example, flight advisories and restrictions, open duration special security instructions, and special flight rules area).
2. Part 2, provided by NFDC, contains Part 95
Revisions, Revisions to Minimum En Route IFR
Altitudes and Changeover Points.
3. Part 3, International NOTAMs, is divided into two sections:
Preflight
5−1−3

Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs, Pointer NOTAMs,
Special Activity Airspace (SAA) NOTAMs, and
Military NOTAMs.
1. NOTAM (D) information is disseminated for all navigational facilities that are part of the National
Airspace System (NAS), all public use airports, seaplane bases, and heliports listed in the Airport/
Facility Directory (A/FD). The complete file of all
NOTAM (D) information is maintained in a computer database at the Weather Message Switching Center
(WMSC), located in Atlanta, Georgia. This category of information is distributed automatically via
Service A telecommunications system. Air traffic facilities, primarily FSSs, with Service A capability have access to the entire WMSC database of
NOTAMs. These NOTAMs remain available via
Service A for the duration of their validity or until published. Once published, the NOTAM data is deleted from the system. NOTAM (D) information includes such data as taxiway closures, personnel and equipment near or crossing runways, and airport lighting aids that do not affect instrument approach criteria, such as VASI.
All NOTAM Ds must have one of the keywords listed in TBL 5−1−1 as the first part of the text after the location identifier.
2. FDC NOTAMs. On those occasions when it becomes necessary to disseminate information which is regulatory in nature, the National Flight Data
Center (NFDC), in Washington, DC, will issue an
FDC NOTAM. FDC NOTAMs contain such things as amendments to published IAPs and other current aeronautical charts. They are also used to advertise temporary flight restrictions caused by such things as natural disasters or large-scale public events that may generate a congestion of air traffic over a site.
NOTE−
1. DUATS vendors will provide FDC NOTAMs only upon site-specific requests using a location identifier.
2. NOTAM data may not always be current due to the changeable nature of national airspace system components, delays inherent in processing information, and occasional temporary outages of the U.S. NOTAM system.
While en route, pilots should contact FSSs and obtain updated information for their route of flight and destination.
3. Pointer NOTAMs. NOTAMs issued by a flight service station to highlight or point out another
NOTAM, such as an FDC or NOTAM (D) NOTAM.
This type of NOTAM will assist users in cross−referencing important information that may not be found under an airport or NAVAID identifier.
Keywords in pointer NOTAMs must match the keywords in the NOTAM that is being pointed out.
The keyword in pointer NOTAMs related to
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) must be
AIRSPACE.
4. SAA NOTAMs. These NOTAMs are issued when Special Activity Airspace will be active outside the published schedule times and when required by the published schedule. Pilots and other users are still responsible to check published schedule times for
Special Activity Airspace as well as any NOTAMs for that airspace.
5. Military NOTAMs. NOTAMs pertaining to U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine, and Navy navigational aids/airports that are part of the NAS.
c. Notices to Airmen Publication (NTAP). The
NTAP is published by Mission Support Services,
ATC Products and Publications, every 28 days. Data of a permanent nature can be published in the NTAP as an interim step between publication cycles of the
A/FD and aeronautical charts. The NTAP is divided into four parts:
1. Notices in part 1 are provided by ATC
Products and Publications. This part contains selected FDC NOTAMs that are expected to be in effect on the effective date of the publication. This part is divided into three sections:
(a) Section 1, Airway NOTAMs, reflects airway changes that fall within an ARTCC’s airspace.
(b) Section 2, Procedural NOTAMs.
(c) Section 3, General NOTAMs, contains
NOTAMs that are general in nature and not tied to a specific airport/facility (for example, flight advisories and restrictions, open duration special security instructions, and special flight rules area).
2. Part 2, provided by NFDC, contains Part 95
Revisions, Revisions to Minimum En Route IFR
Altitudes and Changeover Points.
3. Part 3, International NOTAMs, is divided into two sections:
Preflight
5−1−3

Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs, Pointer NOTAMs,
Special Activity Airspace (SAA) NOTAMs, and
Military NOTAMs.
1. NOTAM (D) information is disseminated for all navigational facilities that are part of the National
Airspace System (NAS), all public use airports, seaplane bases, and heliports listed in the Airport/
Facility Directory (A/FD). The complete file of all
NOTAM (D) information is maintained in a computer database at the Weather Message Switching Center
(WMSC), located in Atlanta, Georgia. This category of information is distributed automatically via
Service A telecommunications system. Air traffic facilities, primarily FSSs, with Service A capability have access to the entire WMSC database of
NOTAMs. These NOTAMs remain available via
Service A for the duration of their validity or until published. Once published, the NOTAM data is deleted from the system. NOTAM (D) information includes such data as taxiway closures, personnel and equipment near or crossing runways, and airport lighting aids that do not affect instrument approach criteria, such as VASI.
All NOTAM Ds must have one of the keywords listed in TBL 5−1−1 as the first part of the text after the location identifier.
2. FDC NOTAMs. On those occasions when it becomes necessary to disseminate information which is regulatory in nature, the National Flight Data
Center (NFDC), in Washington, DC, will issue an
FDC NOTAM. FDC NOTAMs contain such things as amendments to published IAPs and other current aeronautical charts. They are also used to advertise temporary flight restrictions caused by such things as natural disasters or large-scale public events that may generate a congestion of air traffic over a site.
NOTE−
1. DUATS vendors will provide FDC NOTAMs only upon site-specific requests using a location identifier.
2. NOTAM data may not always be current due to the changeable nature of national airspace system components, delays inherent in processing information, and occasional temporary outages of the U.S. NOTAM system.
While en route, pilots should contact FSSs and obtain updated information for their route of flight and destination.
3. Pointer NOTAMs. NOTAMs issued by a flight service station to highlight or point out another
NOTAM, such as an FDC or NOTAM (D) NOTAM.
This type of NOTAM will assist users in cross−referencing important information that may not be found under an airport or NAVAID identifier.
Keywords in pointer NOTAMs must match the keywords in the NOTAM that is being pointed out.
The keyword in pointer NOTAMs related to
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) must be
AIRSPACE.
4. SAA NOTAMs. These NOTAMs are issued when Special Activity Airspace will be active outside the published schedule times and when required by the published schedule. Pilots and other users are still responsible to check published schedule times for
Special Activity Airspace as well as any NOTAMs for that airspace.
5. Military NOTAMs. NOTAMs pertaining to U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine, and Navy navigational aids/airports that are part of the NAS.
c. Notices to Airmen Publication (NTAP). The
NTAP is published by Mission Support Services,
ATC Products and Publications, every 28 days. Data of a permanent nature can be published in the NTAP as an interim step between publication cycles of the
A/FD and aeronautical charts. The NTAP is divided into four parts:
1. Notices in part 1 are provided by ATC
Products and Publications. This part contains selected FDC NOTAMs that are expected to be in effect on the effective date of the publication. This part is divided into three sections:
(a) Section 1, Airway NOTAMs, reflects airway changes that fall within an ARTCC’s airspace.
(b) Section 2, Procedural NOTAMs.
(c) Section 3, General NOTAMs, contains
NOTAMs that are general in nature and not tied to a specific airport/facility (for example, flight advisories and restrictions, open duration special security instructions, and special flight rules area).
2. Part 2, provided by NFDC, contains Part 95
Revisions, Revisions to Minimum En Route IFR
Altitudes and Changeover Points.
3. Part 3, International NOTAMs, is divided into two sections:
Preflight
5−1−3

Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs, Pointer NOTAMs,
Special Activity Airspace (SAA) NOTAMs, and
Military NOTAMs.
1. NOTAM (D) information is disseminated for all navigational facilities that are part of the National
Airspace System (NAS), all public use airports, seaplane bases, and heliports listed in the Airport/
Facility Directory (A/FD). The complete file of all
NOTAM (D) information is maintained in a computer database at the Weather Message Switching Center
(WMSC), located in Atlanta, Georgia. This category of information is distributed automatically via
Service A telecommunications system. Air traffic facilities, primarily FSSs, with Service A capability have access to the entire WMSC database of
NOTAMs. These NOTAMs remain available via
Service A for the duration of their validity or until published. Once published, the NOTAM data is deleted from the system. NOTAM (D) information includes such data as taxiway closures, personnel and equipment near or crossing runways, and airport lighting aids that do not affect instrument approach criteria, such as VASI.
All NOTAM Ds must have one of the keywords listed in TBL 5−1−1 as the first part of the text after the location identifier.
2. FDC NOTAMs. On those occasions when it becomes necessary to disseminate information which is regulatory in nature, the National Flight Data
Center (NFDC), in Washington, DC, will issue an
FDC NOTAM. FDC NOTAMs contain such things as amendments to published IAPs and other current aeronautical charts. They are also used to advertise temporary flight restrictions caused by such things as natural disasters or large-scale public events that may generate a congestion of air traffic over a site.
NOTE−
1. DUATS vendors will provide FDC NOTAMs only upon site-specific requests using a location identifier.
2. NOTAM data may not always be current due to the changeable nature of national airspace system components, delays inherent in processing information, and occasional temporary outages of the U.S. NOTAM system.
While en route, pilots should contact FSSs and obtain updated information for their route of flight and destination.
3. Pointer NOTAMs. NOTAMs issued by a flight service station to highlight or point out another
NOTAM, such as an FDC or NOTAM (D) NOTAM.
This type of NOTAM will assist users in cross−referencing important information that may not be found under an airport or NAVAID identifier.
Keywords in pointer NOTAMs must match the keywords in the NOTAM that is being pointed out.
The keyword in pointer NOTAMs related to
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) must be
AIRSPACE.
4. SAA NOTAMs. These NOTAMs are issued when Special Activity Airspace will be active outside the published schedule times and when required by the published schedule. Pilots and other users are still responsible to check published schedule times for
Special Activity Airspace as well as any NOTAMs for that airspace.
5. Military NOTAMs. NOTAMs pertaining to U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine, and Navy navigational aids/airports that are part of the NAS.
c. Notices to Airmen Publication (NTAP). The
NTAP is published by Mission Support Services,
ATC Products and Publications, every 28 days. Data of a permanent nature can be published in the NTAP as an interim step between publication cycles of the
A/FD and aeronautical charts. The NTAP is divided into four parts:
1. Notices in part 1 are provided by ATC
Products and Publications. This part contains selected FDC NOTAMs that are expected to be in effect on the effective date of the publication. This part is divided into three sections:
(a) Section 1, Airway NOTAMs, reflects airway changes that fall within an ARTCC’s airspace.
(b) Section 2, Procedural NOTAMs.
(c) Section 3, General NOTAMs, contains
NOTAMs that are general in nature and not tied to a specific airport/facility (for example, flight advisories and restrictions, open duration special security instructions, and special flight rules area).
2. Part 2, provided by NFDC, contains Part 95
Revisions, Revisions to Minimum En Route IFR
Altitudes and Changeover Points.
3. Part 3, International NOTAMs, is divided into two sections:
Preflight
5−1−3

Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs, Pointer NOTAMs,
Special Activity Airspace (SAA) NOTAMs, and
Military NOTAMs.
1. NOTAM (D) information is disseminated for all navigational facilities that are part of the National
Airspace System (NAS), all public use airports, seaplane bases, and heliports listed in the Airport/
Facility Directory (A/FD). The complete file of all
NOTAM (D) information is maintained in a computer database at the Weather Message Switching Center
(WMSC), located in Atlanta, Georgia. This category of information is distributed automatically via
Service A telecommunications system. Air traffic facilities, primarily FSSs, with Service A capability have access to the entire WMSC database of
NOTAMs. These NOTAMs remain available via
Service A for the duration of their validity or until published. Once published, the NOTAM data is deleted from the system. NOTAM (D) information includes such data as taxiway closures, personnel and equipment near or crossing runways, and airport lighting aids that do not affect instrument approach criteria, such as VASI.
All NOTAM Ds must have one of the keywords listed in TBL 5−1−1 as the first part of the text after the location identifier.
2. FDC NOTAMs. On those occasions when it becomes necessary to disseminate information which is regulatory in nature, the National Flight Data
Center (NFDC), in Washington, DC, will issue an
FDC NOTAM. FDC NOTAMs contain such things as amendments to published IAPs and other current aeronautical charts. They are also used to advertise temporary flight restrictions caused by such things as natural disasters or large-scale public events that may generate a congestion of air traffic over a site.
NOTE−
1. DUATS vendors will provide FDC NOTAMs only upon site-specific requests using a location identifier.
2. NOTAM data may not always be current due to the changeable nature of national airspace system components, delays inherent in processing information, and occasional temporary outages of the U.S. NOTAM system.
While en route, pilots should contact FSSs and obtain updated information for their route of flight and destination.
3. Pointer NOTAMs. NOTAMs issued by a flight service station to highlight or point out another
NOTAM, such as an FDC or NOTAM (D) NOTAM.
This type of NOTAM will assist users in cross−referencing important information that may not be found under an airport or NAVAID identifier.
Keywords in pointer NOTAMs must match the keywords in the NOTAM that is being pointed out.
The keyword in pointer NOTAMs related to
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) must be
AIRSPACE.
4. SAA NOTAMs. These NOTAMs are issued when Special Activity Airspace will be active outside the published schedule times and when required by the published schedule. Pilots and other users are still responsible to check published schedule times for
Special Activity Airspace as well as any NOTAMs for that airspace.
5. Military NOTAMs. NOTAMs pertaining to U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine, and Navy navigational aids/airports that are part of the NAS.
c. Notices to Airmen Publication (NTAP). The
NTAP is published by Mission Support Services,
ATC Products and Publications, every 28 days. Data of a permanent nature can be published in the NTAP as an interim step between publication cycles of the
A/FD and aeronautical charts. The NTAP is divided into four parts:
1. Notices in part 1 are provided by ATC
Products and Publications. This part contains selected FDC NOTAMs that are expected to be in effect on the effective date of the publication. This part is divided into three sections:
(a) Section 1, Airway NOTAMs, reflects airway changes that fall within an ARTCC’s airspace.
(b) Section 2, Procedural NOTAMs.
(c) Section 3, General NOTAMs, contains
NOTAMs that are general in nature and not tied to a specific airport/facility (for example, flight advisories and restrictions, open duration special security instructions, and special flight rules area).
2. Part 2, provided by NFDC, contains Part 95
Revisions, Revisions to Minimum En Route IFR
Altitudes and Changeover Points.
3. Part 3, International NOTAMs, is divided into two sections:
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Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs, Pointer NOTAMs,
Special Activity Airspace (SAA) NOTAMs, and
Military NOTAMs.
1. NOTAM (D) information is disseminated for all navigational facilities that are part of the National
Airspace System (NAS), all public use airports, seaplane bases, and heliports listed in the Airport/
Facility Directory (A/FD). The complete file of all
NOTAM (D) information is maintained in a computer database at the Weather Message Switching Center
(WMSC), located in Atlanta, Georgia. This category of information is distributed automatically via
Service A telecommunications system. Air traffic facilities, primarily FSSs, with Service A capability have access to the entire WMSC database of
NOTAMs. These NOTAMs remain available via
Service A for the duration of their validity or until published. Once published, the NOTAM data is deleted from the system. NOTAM (D) information includes such data as taxiway closures, personnel and equipment near or crossing runways, and airport lighting aids that do not affect instrument approach criteria, such as VASI.
All NOTAM Ds must have one of the keywords listed in TBL 5−1−1 as the first part of the text after the location identifier.
2. FDC NOTAMs. On those occasions when it becomes necessary to disseminate information which is regulatory in nature, the National Flight Data
Center (NFDC), in Washington, DC, will issue an
FDC NOTAM. FDC NOTAMs contain such things as amendments to published IAPs and other current aeronautical charts. They are also used to advertise temporary flight restrictions caused by such things as natural disasters or large-scale public events that may generate a congestion of air traffic over a site.
NOTE−
1. DUATS vendors will provide FDC NOTAMs only upon site-specific requests using a location identifier.
2. NOTAM data may not always be current due to the changeable nature of national airspace system components, delays inherent in processing information, and occasional temporary outages of the U.S. NOTAM system.
While en route, pilots should contact FSSs and obtain updated information for their route of flight and destination.
3. Pointer NOTAMs. NOTAMs issued by a flight service station to highlight or point out another
NOTAM, such as an FDC or NOTAM (D) NOTAM.
This type of NOTAM will assist users in cross−referencing important information that may not be found under an airport or NAVAID identifier.
Keywords in pointer NOTAMs must match the keywords in the NOTAM that is being pointed out.
The keyword in pointer NOTAMs related to
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) must be
AIRSPACE.
4. SAA NOTAMs. These NOTAMs are issued when Special Activity Airspace will be active outside the published schedule times and when required by the published schedule. Pilots and other users are still responsible to check published schedule times for
Special Activity Airspace as well as any NOTAMs for that airspace.
5. Military NOTAMs. NOTAMs pertaining to U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine, and Navy navigational aids/airports that are part of the NAS.
c. Notices to Airmen Publication (NTAP). The
NTAP is published by Mission Support Services,
ATC Products and Publications, every 28 days. Data of a permanent nature can be published in the NTAP as an interim step between publication cycles of the
A/FD and aeronautical charts. The NTAP is divided into four parts:
1. Notices in part 1 are provided by ATC
Products and Publications. This part contains selected FDC NOTAMs that are expected to be in effect on the effective date of the publication. This part is divided into three sections:
(a) Section 1, Airway NOTAMs, reflects airway changes that fall within an ARTCC’s airspace.
(b) Section 2, Procedural NOTAMs.
(c) Section 3, General NOTAMs, contains
NOTAMs that are general in nature and not tied to a specific airport/facility (for example, flight advisories and restrictions, open duration special security instructions, and special flight rules area).
2. Part 2, provided by NFDC, contains Part 95
Revisions, Revisions to Minimum En Route IFR
Altitudes and Changeover Points.
3. Part 3, International NOTAMs, is divided into two sections:
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(a) Section 1, International Flight Prohibitions, Potential Hostile Situations, and Foreign
Notices.
(b) Section 2, International Oceanic Airspace
Notices.
4. Part 4, Graphic Notices, compiled by ATC
Products and Publications from data provided by
FAA service area offices and other lines of business, contains special notices and graphics pertaining to almost every aspect of aviation such as: military training areas, large scale sporting events, air show information, Special Traffic Management Programs
(STMP), and airport-specific information. This part is comprised of 6 sections: General, Special Military
Operations, Airport and Facility Notices, Major
Sporting and Entertainment Events, Airshows, and
Special Notices.
TBL 5−1−1
NOTAM Keywords
Keyword
RWY . . . . . . .
Example
TWY . . . . . . .
Example
APRON . . . . .
Example
AD . . . . . . . . .
Example
OBST . . . . . . .
Example
NAV . . . . . . . .
Example
COM . . . . . . .
Example
SVC . . . . . . . .
Example
AIRSPACE . .
Example
OPD . . . . . . . .
Example
SID . . . . . . . . .
Example
STAR . . . . . . .
Example
Definition
Runway
!BNA BNA RWY 36 CLSD 1309131300−1309132000EST
Taxiway
!BTV BTV TWY C EDGE LGT OBSC 1310131300−1310141300EST
Apron/Ramp
!BNA BNA APRON NORTH APRON EAST SIDE CLSD 13111221500-1312220700
Aerodrome
!BET BET AD ELK NEAR MVMT AREAS 1309251300-1309262200EST
Obstruction
!SJT SJT OBST MOORED BALLOON WITHIN AREA DEFINED AS 1NM RADIUS OF SJT 2430FT
(510FT AGL) FLAGGED 1309251400−1309261400EST
Navigation Aids
!SHV SHV NAV ILS RWY 32 110.3 COMMISSIONED 1311251600-PERM
Communications
!INW INW COM REMOTE COM OUTLET 122.6 OUT OF SERVICE 1307121330-1307151930EST
Services
!ROA ROA SVC TWR COMMISSIONED 1301050001-PERM
Airspace
!MIV MIV AIRSPACE AIRSHOW ACFT WITHIN AREA DEFINED AS 5NM RADIUS OF MIV
SFC-10000FT AVOIDANCE ADVISED 1308122100-1308122300
Obstacle Departure Procedure
!FDC 2/9700 DIK ODP DICKINSON - THEODORE ROOSEVELT RGNL, DICKINSON, ND.
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AND (OBSTACLE) DEPARTURE PROCEDURES AMDT 1...
DEPARTURE PROCEDURE: RWY 25, CLIMB HEADING 250 TO 3500 BEFORE TURNING LEFT. ALL
OTHER DATA REMAINS AS PUBLISHED.
THIS IS TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AND (OBSTACLE) DEPARTURE PROCEDURES, AMDT 1A.
1305011200-PERM
Standard Instrument Departure
!FDC x/xxxx DFW SID DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL, DALLAS, TX.
PODDE THREE DEPARTURE...
CHANGE NOTES TO READ: RWYS 17C/R, 18L/R: DO NOT EXCEED 240KT UNTIL LARRN. RWYS
35L/C, 36L/R: DONOT EXCEED 240KT UNTIL KMART 1305011200-1312111200EST
Standard Terminal Arrival
!FDC x/xxxx DCA STAR RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL,WASHINGTON, DC.
WZRRD TWO ARRIVAL...
SHAAR TRANSITION: ROUTE FROM DRUZZ INT TO WZRRD INT NOT AUTHORIZED. AFTER
DRUZZ INT EXPECT RADAR VECTORS TO AML VORTAC 1305011200-1312111200ES
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(13) Unnamed stepdown fixes in the final approach segment may or may not be coded in the waypoint sequence of the aircraft’s navigation database and must be identified using ATD.
Stepdown fixes in the final approach segment of
RNAV (GPS) approaches are being named, in addition to being identified by ATD. However, GPS avionics may or may not accommodate waypoints between the FAF and MAP. Pilots must know the capabilities of their GPS equipment and continue to identify stepdown fixes using ATD when necessary.
(f) Missed Approach
(1) A GPS missed approach requires pilot action to sequence the receiver past the MAWP to the missed approach portion of the procedure. The pilot must be thoroughly familiar with the activation procedure for the particular GPS receiver installed in the aircraft and must initiate appropriate action after the MAWP. Activating the missed approach prior to the MAWP will cause CDI sensitivity to immediately change to terminal (
±
1NM) sensitivity and the receiver will continue to navigate to the MAWP. The receiver will not sequence past the MAWP. Turns should not begin prior to the MAWP. If the missed approach is not activated, the GPS receiver will display an extension of the inbound final approach course and the ATD will increase from the MAWP until it is manually sequenced after crossing the
MAWP.
(2) Missed approach routings in which the first track is via a course rather than direct to the next waypoint require additional action by the pilot to set the course. Being familiar with all of the inputs required is especially critical during this phase of flight.
(g) GPS NOTAMs/Aeronautical Information
(1) GPS satellite outages are issued as
GPS NOTAMs both domestically and internationally. However, the effect of an outage on the intended operation cannot be determined unless the pilot has a
RAIM availability prediction program which allows excluding a satellite which is predicted to be out of service based on the NOTAM information.
(2) The terms UNRELIABLE and MAY
NOT BE AVAILABLE are used in conjunction with
GPS NOTAMs. Both UNRELIABLE and MAY NOT
BE AVAILABLE are advisories to pilots indicating the expected level of service may not be available.
UNRELIABLE does not mean there is a problem with GPS signal integrity. If GPS service is available, pilots may continue operations. If the LNAV or
LNAV/VNAV service is available, pilots may use the displayed level of service to fly the approach. GPS operation may be NOTAMed UNRELIABLE or
MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE due to testing or anomalies. (Pilots are encouraged to report GPS anomalies, including degraded operation and/or loss of service, as soon as possible, reference paragraph
1−1−14.) When GPS testing NOTAMS are published and testing is actually occurring, Air Traffic Control will advise pilots requesting or cleared for a GPS or
RNAV (GPS) approach that GPS may not be available and request intentions. If pilots have reported GPS anomalies, Air Traffic Control will request the pilot’s intentions and/or clear the pilot for an alternate approach, if available and operational.
EXAMPLE−
The following is an example of a GPS testing NOTAM:
!GPS 06/001 ZAB NAV GPS (INCLUDING WAAS, GBAS,
AND ADS-B) MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE WITHIN A
468NM RADIUS CENTERED AT 330702N1062540W
(TCS 093044) FL400-UNL DECREASING IN AREA
WITH A DECREASE IN ALTITUDE DEFINED AS:
425NM RADIUS AT FL250, 360NM RADIUS AT
10000FT, 354NM RADIUS AT 4000FT AGL, 327NM
RADIUS AT 50FT AGL. 1406070300-1406071200.
(3) Civilian pilots may obtain GPS RAIM availability information for non−precision approach procedures by: using a manufacturer-supplied RAIM prediction tool; or using the generic tool at www.raimprediction.net. The FAA is developing a replacement prediction tool at www.sapt.faa.gov
scheduled for transition in 2014. Pilots can also request GPS RAIM aeronautical information from a flight service station during preflight briefings. GPS
RAIM aeronautical information can be obtained for a period of 3 hours (for example, if you are scheduled to arrive at 1215 hours, then the GPS RAIM information is available from 1100 to 1400 hours) or a 24−hour timeframe at a particular airport. FAA briefers will provide RAIM information for a period of 1 hour before to 1 hour after the ETA hour, unless a specific timeframe is requested by the pilot. If flying a published GPS departure, a RAIM prediction should also be requested for the departure airport.
(4) The military provides airfield specific
GPS RAIM NOTAMs for non−precision approach procedures at military airfields. The RAIM outages
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weather and aeronautical information to summarize data applicable to the proposed flight. They do not read weather reports and forecasts verbatim unless specifically requested by the pilot. FSS briefers do not provide FDC NOTAM information for special instrument approach procedures unless specifically asked. Pilots authorized by the FAA to use special instrument approach procedures must specifically request FDC NOTAM information for these procedures. Pilots who receive the information electronically will receive NOTAMs for special IAPs automatically.
REFERENCE−
AIM, Preflight Briefings, Paragraph 7−1−4, contains those items of a weather briefing that should be expected or requested.
h. FAA by 14 CFR Part 93, Subpart K, has designated High Density Traffic Airports (HDTAs) and has prescribed air traffic rules and requirements for operating aircraft (excluding helicopter operations) to and from these airports.
REFERENCE−
Airport/Facility Directory, Special Notices Section.
AIM, Airport Reservation Operations and Special Traffic Management
Programs, Paragraph 4−1−22.
i. In addition to the filing of a flight plan, if the flight will traverse or land in one or more foreign countries, it is particularly important that pilots leave a complete itinerary with someone directly concerned and keep that person advised of the flight’s progress.
If serious doubt arises as to the safety of the flight, that person should first contact the FSS.
REFERENCE−
AIM, Flights Outside the U.S. and U.S. Territories, Paragraph 5−1−1 1
j. Pilots operating under provisions of 14 CFR
Part 135 on a domestic flight and not having an FAA assigned 3−letter designator, are urged to prefix the normal registration (N) number with the letter “T” on flight plan filing; e.g., TN1234B.
REFERENCE−
AIM, Aircraft Call Signs, Paragraph 4−2−4
5−1−2. Follow IFR Procedures Even When
Operating VFR
a. To maintain IFR proficiency, pilots are urged to practice IFR procedures whenever possible, even when operating VFR. Some suggested practices include:
1. Obtain a complete preflight and weather briefing. Check the NOTAMs.
2. File a flight plan. This is an excellent low cost insurance policy. The cost is the time it takes to fill it out. The insurance includes the knowledge that someone will be looking for you if you become overdue at your destination.
3. Use current charts.
4. Use the navigation aids. Practice maintaining a good course−keep the needle centered.
5. Maintain a constant altitude which is appropriate for the direction of flight.
6. Estimate en route position times.
7. Make accurate and frequent position reports to the FSSs along your route of flight.
b. Simulated IFR flight is recommended (under the hood); however, pilots are cautioned to review and adhere to the requirements specified in 14 CFR
Section 91.109 before and during such flight.
c. When flying VFR at night, in addition to the altitude appropriate for the direction of flight, pilots should maintain an altitude which is at or above the minimum en route altitude as shown on charts. This is especially true in mountainous terrain, where there is usually very little ground reference. Do not depend on your eyes alone to avoid rising unlighted terrain, or even lighted obstructions such as TV towers.
5−1−3. Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) System
a. Time-critical aeronautical information which is of either a temporary nature or not sufficiently known in advance to permit publication on aeronautical charts or in other operational publications receives immediate dissemination via the
National NOTAM System.
NOTE−
1. NOTAM information is that aeronautical information that could affect a pilot’s decision to make a flight. It includes such information as airport or aerodrome primary runway closures, taxiways, ramps, obstructions, communications, airspace, changes in the status of navigational aids, ILSs, radar service availability, and other information essential to planned en route, terminal, or landing operations.
2. NOTAM information is transmitted using standard contractions to reduce transmission time. See TBL 5−1−2 for a listing of the most commonly used contractions. For a complete listing, see FAA Order 7340.2, Contractions.
b. NOTAM information is classified into five categories. These are NOTAM (D) or distant, Flight
5−1−2
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AIM
TBL 5
−
1
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2
Contractions Commonly Found in NOTAMs
A
ABN . . . . . . . . . .
Aerodrome Beacon
ABV . . . . . . . . . .
Above
ACFT . . . . . . . . .
Aircraft
ACT . . . . . . . . . .
Active
ADJ . . . . . . . . . .
Adjacent
AGL . . . . . . . . . .
Above Ground Level
ALS . . . . . . . . . .
Approach Light System
ALT . . . . . . . . . .
Altitude
ALTN/ALTNLY .
Alternate/Alternately
AMDT . . . . . . . .
Amendment
APCH . . . . . . . . .
Approach
ARFF . . . . . . . . .
Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting
ASDA . . . . . . . . .
Accelerate Stop Distance Available
ASOS . . . . . . . . .
Automated Surface Observing System
ASPH . . . . . . . . .
Asphalt
ATC . . . . . . . . . .
Air Traffic Control
ATIS . . . . . . . . . .
Automated Terminal Information
Service
AVBL . . . . . . . . .
Available
AWOS . . . . . . . .
Automatic Weather Observing System
AWSS . . . . . . . . .
Automated Weather Sensor System
AZM . . . . . . . . . .
Azimuth
B
BTN . . . . . . . . . .
Between
C
CAT . . . . . . . . . .
Category
CH . . . . . . . . . . .
Channel
CL . . . . . . . . . . .
Centerline
CLSD . . . . . . . . .
Closed
COM . . . . . . . . .
Communication
CONC . . . . . . . .
Concrete
CONT . . . . . . . . .
Continue/Continuously
CTL . . . . . . . . . .
Control
D
DCT . . . . . . . . . .
Direct
DEP . . . . . . . . . .
Depart/Departure
DH . . . . . . . . . . .
Decision Height
DLA/DLAD . . . .
Delay/Delayed
DME . . . . . . . . . .
Distance Measuring Equipment
DWPNT . . . . . . .
Dew Point Temperature
E
E . . . . . . . . . . . . .
East
EB . . . . . . . . . . .
Eastbound
ELEV . . . . . . . . .
Elevate/Elevation
ENG . . . . . . . . . .
Engine
EST . . . . . . . . . .
Estimated
EXC . . . . . . . . . .
Except
FAC . . . . . . . . . .
Facility
FAF . . . . . . . . . . .
Final Approach Fix
F
FDC . . . . . . . . . .
Flight Data Center
FICON . . . . . . . .
Field Condition
FREQ . . . . . . . . .
Frequency
5
−
1
−
6
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FSS . . . . . . . . . . .
Flight Service Station
FT . . . . . . . . . . . .
Feet
G
GCA . . . . . . . . . .
Ground Controlled Approach
GP . . . . . . . . . . .
Glide Path
GPS . . . . . . . . . .
Global Positioning System
GRVL . . . . . . . . .
Gravel
H
HEL . . . . . . . . . .
Helicopter
HIRL . . . . . . . . .
High Intensity Runway Lights
HR . . . . . . . . . . .
Hour
I
ID . . . . . . . . . . . .
Identify/Identifier
IFR . . . . . . . . . . .
Instrument Flight Rules
ILS . . . . . . . . . . .
Instrument Landing System
IM . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inner Marker
IN . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inch/Inches
INOP . . . . . . . . .
Inoperative
INST . . . . . . . . . .
Instrument
INT . . . . . . . . . . .
Intersection
INTST . . . . . . . .
Intensity
L
L . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Left
LB . . . . . . . . . . .
Pound/Pounds
LDA . . . . . . . . . .
Landing Distance Available
LDG . . . . . . . . . .
Landing
LGT/LGTD . . . .
Light/Lighted
LIRL . . . . . . . . . .
Low Intensity Runway Edge Lights
LNDG . . . . . . . .
Landing
LOC . . . . . . . . . .
Localizer
M
MALS . . . . . . . .
Medium Intensity Approach Lighting
System
MALSF . . . . . . .
Medium Intensity Approach Lighting
System with Sequenced Flashers
MALSR . . . . . . .
Medium Intensity Approach Lighting
System with Runway Alignment
Indicator Lights
MCA . . . . . . . . .
Minimum Crossing Altitude
MDA . . . . . . . . .
Minimum Descent Altitude
MEA . . . . . . . . . .
Minimum En Route Altitude
MIRL . . . . . . . . .
Medium Intensity Runway Edge Lights
MKR . . . . . . . . .
Marker
MM . . . . . . . . . .
Middle Marker
MNM . . . . . . . . .
Minimum
MOA . . . . . . . . .
Military Operations Area
MOCA . . . . . . . .
Minimum Obstruction Clearance
Altitude
MSG . . . . . . . . . .
Message
MSL . . . . . . . . . .
Mean Sea Level
MU . . . . . . . . . . .
Designate a Friction Value Representing
Runway Surface Conditions
N
N . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North
NDB . . . . . . . . . .
Nondirectional Radio Beacon
NE . . . . . . . . . . .
Northeast
NM . . . . . . . . . . .
Nautical Mile/s
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NW . . . . . . . . . . . Northwest
O
OBSC . . . . . . . . . Obscured
OM . . . . . . . . . . . Outer Marker
OPR . . . . . . . . . . Operate
ORIG . . . . . . . . . Original
P
PAPI . . . . . . . . . . Precision Approach Path Indicator
PARL . . . . . . . . . Parallel
PAX . . . . . . . . . . Passenger/s
PCL . . . . . . . . . . Pilot Controlled Lighting
PERM . . . . . . . . . Permanent
PJE . . . . . . . . . . . Parachute Jumping Activities
PLA . . . . . . . . . . Practice Low Approach
PN . . . . . . . . . . . Prior Notice Required
PPR . . . . . . . . . . Prior Permission Required
PT . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure Turn
R
RAI . . . . . . . . . . . Runway Alignment Indicator
RCL . . . . . . . . . . Runway Centerline
RCLL . . . . . . . . . Runway Centerline Light
REC . . . . . . . . . . Receive/Receiver
RLLS . . . . . . . . . Runway Lead − in Light System
RNAV . . . . . . . . . Area Navigation
RVR . . . . . . . . . . Runway Visual Range
RVRM . . . . . . . . RVR Midpoint
RVRR . . . . . . . . . RVR Rollout
RVRT . . . . . . . . . RVR Touchdown
RWY . . . . . . . . . Runway
S
S . . . . . . . . . . . . . South
SAA . . . . . . . . . . Special Activity Airspace
SE . . . . . . . . . . . . Southeast
SFC . . . . . . . . . . Surface
SKED . . . . . . . . . Scheduled
SN . . . . . . . . . . . Snow
SR . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunrise
SS . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset
SSALF . . . . . . . . Simplified Short Approach Lighting
System with Sequenced Flashers
SSALR . . . . . . . . Simplified Short Approach Lighting
System with Runway Alignment
Indicator Lights
SSALS . . . . . . . . Simplified Short Approach Lighting
System
STAR . . . . . . . . . Standard Terminal Arrival
STD . . . . . . . . . . Standard
SW . . . . . . . . . . . Southwest
T
TACAN . . . . . . . Tactical Air Navigational Aid
TDZ . . . . . . . . . . Touchdown Zone
TEMPO . . . . . . . Temporary
TFC . . . . . . . . . . Traffic
TFR . . . . . . . . . . Temporary Flight Restriction
TGL . . . . . . . . . . Touch and Go Landings
AIM
THR . . . . . . . . . . Threshold
TKOF . . . . . . . . . Takeoff
TODA . . . . . . . . . Take − off Distance Available
TORA . . . . . . . . . Take − off Run Available
TWR . . . . . . . . . . Aerodrome Control Tower
TWY . . . . . . . . . Taxiway
U
UNL . . . . . . . . . . Unlimited
UNREL . . . . . . . Unreliable
V
VASI . . . . . . . . . . Visual Approach Slope Indicator
VFR . . . . . . . . . . Visual Flight Rules
VHF . . . . . . . . . . Very High Frequency
VIS . . . . . . . . . . . Visibility
VMC . . . . . . . . . Visual Meteorological Conditions
VOLMET . . . . . . Meteorlogical Information for Aircraft in Flight
VOR . . . . . . . . . . VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range
VORTAC . . . . . . VOR and TACAN (collocated)
VOT . . . . . . . . . . VOR Test Facility
W
W . . . . . . . . . . . . West
WAAS . . . . . . . . Wide Area Augmentation System
WDI . . .
Wind Direction Indicator
WPT . . . . . . . . . . Waypoint
WX . . . . . . . . . . . Weather
5
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1
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4. Flight Plan
−
VFR Flights a.
Except for operations in or penetrating a Coastal or Domestic ADIZ or DEWIZ a flight plan is not required for VFR flight.
REFERENCE
−
AIM, National Security, Paragraph 5
−
6
−
1.
b.
It is strongly recommended that a flight plan
(for a VFR flight) be filed with an FAA FSS. This will ensure that you receive VFR Search and Rescue
Protection.
REFERENCE
−
AIM, Search and Rescue, Paragraph 6 − 2 − 6 gives the proper method of filing a VFR flight plan.
c.
To obtain maximum benefits from the flight plan program, flight plans should be filed directly with the nearest FSS. For your convenience, FSSs provide aeronautical and meteorological briefings while accepting flight plans. Radio may be used to file if no other means are available.
NOTE
−
Some states operate aeronautical communications facilities which will accept and forward flight plans to the FSS for further handling.
d.
When a “stopover” flight is anticipated, it is recommended that a separate flight plan be filed for
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