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104 ms- §4-6-9AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
4-6-9 — Contingency Actions: Weather Encounters and Aircraft System Failures that Occur After Entry into RVSM Airspace
TBL 4-6-2 provides pilot guidance on actions to take under certain conditions of aircraft system failure that occur after entry into RVSM airspace and weather encounters. It also describes the expected ATC controller actions in these situat
- §4-6-10AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
4-6-10 — Procedures for Accommodation of Non-RVSM Aircraft
a. General Policies for Accommodation of Non-RVSM Aircraft 1. The RVSM mandate calls for only RVSM authorized aircraft/operators to fly in designated RVSM airspace with limited exceptions. The policies detailed below are intended exclusive
- §4-6-11AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
4-6-11 — Non-RVSM Aircraft Requesting Climb to and Descent from Flight Levels Above RVSM Airspace Without Intermediate Level Off
a. File-and-Fly. Operators of Non-RVSM aircraft climbing to and descending from RVSM flight levels should just file a flight plan. b. Non-RVSM aircraft climbing to and descending from flight levels above RVSM airspace will be handled on a w
- §4-7-1AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
4-7-1 — Introduction and General Policies
a. Air traffic control (ATC) may apply 50 nautical mile (NM) lateral separation (i.e., lateral spacing) between airplanes authorized for Required Navigation Performance (RNP) 10 or RNP 4 operating in the Gulf of America. 50 NM lateral separ
- §4-7-2AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
4-7-2 — Accommodating Non-RNP 10 Aircraft
a. Operators not authorized for RNP 10 or RNP 4 may still file for any route and altitude within the Gulf of America CTAs. However, clearance on the operator's preferred route and/or altitude will be provided as traffic allows for 90 or 100
- §4-7-3AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
4-7-3 — Obtaining RNP 10 or RNP 4 Operational Authorization
a. For U.S. operators, AC 90-105, Approval Guidance for RNP Operations and Barometric Vertical Navigation in the U.S. National Airspace System and in Oceanic and Remote Continental Airspace, provides the aircraft and operator qualification
- §4-7-4AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
4-7-4 — Authority for Operations with a Single Long-Range Navigation System
Operators may be authorized to take advantage of 50 NM lateral separation in the Gulf of America CTAs when equipped with only a single long-range navigation system. RNP 10 with a single long-range navigation system is authorized via OpSpec,
- §4-7-5AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
4-7-5 — Flight Plan Requirements
a. In order for an operator with RNP 10 or RNP 4 authorization to obtain 50 NM lateral separation in the Gulf of America CTAs/FIRs, and therefore obtain preferred routing available to RNP authorized aircraft, the international flight plan f
- §4-7-6AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
4-7-6 — Contingency Procedures
Pilots operating under reduced lateral separation must be particularly familiar with, and prepared to rapidly implement, the standard contingency procedures specifically written for operations when outside ATC surveillance and direct VHF co
- §7-1-1AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
7-1-1 — National Weather Service Aviation Weather Service Program
a. Weather service to aviation is a joint effort of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service (NWS), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Defense, and various private sector
- §7-1-2AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
7-1-2 — FAA Weather Services
a. The FAA provides the Flight Service program, which serves the weather needs of pilots through its flight service stations (FSS). Pilots may access weather information through www.1800wxbrief.com. To contact Flight Service in the CONUS, H
- §7-1-3AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
7-1-3 — Use of Aviation Weather Products
a. Air carriers and operators certificated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 119 are required to use the aeronautical weather information systems defined in the Operations Specifications issued to that certificate holder by the FAA. These
- §7-1-4AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
7-1-4 — Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA)
a. The GFA website is intended to provide the necessary aviation weather information to give users a complete picture of the weather that may affect flight in the continental United States (CONUS). The website includes observational data, f
- §7-1-5AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
7-1-5 — Preflight Briefing
a. Flight Service is one of the primary sources for obtaining preflight briefings and to file flight plans by phone or the Internet. Flight Service Specialists are qualified and certificated as Pilot Weather Briefers by the FAA. They are no
- §7-1-6AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
7-1-6 — Inflight Aviation Weather Advisories
a. Inflight Aviation Weather Advisories are forecasts to advise en route aircraft of development of potentially hazardous weather. Inflight aviation weather advisories in the conterminous U.S. are issued by the Aviation Weather Center (AWC)
- §7-1-7AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
7-1-7 — Categorical Ceiling and Visibility Conditions
a. Categorical terms, describing either reported or forecast general ceiling and visibility conditions, are defined as follows: 1. LIFR (Low IFR). Ceiling less than 500 feet and/or visibility less than 1 mile. 2. IFR. Ceiling 500 to less
- §7-1-8AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
7-1-8 — Inflight Weather Advisory Broadcasts
a. ARTCCs broadcast a Convective SIGMET, SIGMET, AIRMET (except in the contiguous U.S.), Urgent Pilot Report, or CWA alert once on all frequencies, except emergency frequencies, when any part of the area described is within 150 miles of the
- §7-1-9AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
7-1-9 — Flight Information Services (FIS)
FIS is a method of disseminating meteorological (MET) and aeronautical information (AI) to displays in the cockpit in order to enhance pilot situational awareness, provide decision support tools, and improve safety. FIS augments traditional
- §7-1-10AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
7-1-10 — Weather Observing Programs
a. Manual Observations. With only a few exceptions, these reports are from airport locations staffed by FAA personnel who manually observe, perform calculations, and enter these observations into the (WMSCR) communication system. The format
- §7-1-11AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
7-1-11 — Weather Radar Services
a. The National Weather Service operates a network of radar sites for detecting coverage, intensity, and movement of precipitation. The network is supplemented by FAA and DoD radar sites in the western sections of the country. Local warning