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AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE

4-1-12 Use of UNICOM for ATC Purposes

AIM Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control — Section 4-1, Services Available to Pilots

Official text — AIM 4-1-12

AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE

UNICOM service may be used for ATC purposes, only under the following circumstances:

a. Revision to proposed departure time.

b. Takeoff, arrival, or flight plan cancellation time.

c. ATC clearance, provided arrangements are made between the ATC facility and the UNICOM licensee to handle such messages.

Reproduced from the FAA Aeronautical Information Manual (Basic (with Change 3)). The AIM is FAA guidance, not regulation. Verify against the official source before relying on it operationally.

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