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Airport/seaplane base procedures, including:

Entering or crossing runways (land operation)

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  • Appendix 5. FAA Form 7233-1 - Flight Plan

    Explanation of IFR/VFR Flight Plan Items. (1) Block 1. Check the type of flight plan. (2) Block 2. Enter your complete aircraft identification. (3) Block 3. Enter the aircraft type. (4) Block 4. Enter the true airspeed (TAS). (5) Block ... Enter the departure airport identifier. (6) Block 6. Enter the proposed departure time in Zulu (Z). If airborne, specify the actual or proposed departure time as appropriate. (7) Block 7. Enter the appropriate altitude. (8) Block 8. Define the route…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 5. Surveillance Systems › 4-5-7. Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Services

    systems integrated with the transponder will automatically set the applicable emergency status when 7500, 7600, or 7700 are entered into the transponder. ADS-B systems not integrated with the transponder, or systems with optional emergency codes, will require that ... appropriate emergency code is entered through a pilot interface. ADS-B is intended for inflight and airport surface use. Unless otherwise directed by ATC, transponder/ADS-B systems should be turned “on” and remain “on” whenever operating…

  • Appendix 4. FAA Form 7233-4 - International Flight Plan

    Jackets) Cross out items not carried. (f) D/ (Life Raft/Dinghies) Enter number carried and total capacity. Indicate if covered and color. (g) A/ (Aircraft Color and Markings) Enter aircraft color(s). EXAMPLE-White Yellow Blue 4. N/ (Remarks ... select N if no remarks. Enter comments concerning survival equipment and information concerning personal GPS locating service, if utilized. Enter name and contact information for responsible party to verify VFR arrival/closure, if desired. Ensure party will be available for contact…

  • Chapter 8: Airport Traffic Patterns › Non-Towered Airports

    Towered Airports Non-towered airports traffic patterns are always entered at pattern altitude. How a pilot enters the pattern depends upon the direction of arrival. The preferred method for entering from the downwind leg side of the pattern ... course 45° to the downwind leg and join the pattern at midfield. There are several ways to enter the pattern if the arrival occurs on the upwind leg side of the airport. One method of entry from the opposite side…

  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-5. Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Charts

    more in mountainous areas. It is important that the pilot knows which area of the TAA the aircraft will enter in order to comply with the minimum altitude requirements. The pilot can determine which area of the TAA the aircraft ... will enter by determining the magnetic bearing of the aircraft TO the fix labeled IF/IAF. The bearing should then be compared to the published lateral boundary bearings that define the TAA areas. Do not use magnetic bearing to the right…

  • Chapter 16: Navigation › Filing a VFR Flight Plan

    proposed departure time in UTC (indicated by the “Z”). • Item 7 is the cruising altitude. Normally, “VFR” can be entered in this block since the pilot chooses a cruising altitude to conform to FAA regulations. Figure 16-27. Domestic flight ... plan form. Item 8 is the route of flight. If the flight is to be direct, enter the word “direct;” if not, enter the actual route to be followed, such as via certain towns or navigation aids. • Item…