Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category › VI. Instrument Procedures › Task C. Arrival Procedures

AA.VI.C.S1

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In actual or simulated instrument conditions, select, identify (as necessary) and use the appropriate communication and navigation facilities associated with the arrival.

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Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-1-13
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-15. Radar Traffic Information Service
traffic information would be issued to the pilot of aircraft “A” as 12 o’clock. The actual position of the traffic as seen by the pilot of aircraft “A” would be 2 o’clock. Traffic information issued to aircraft ... traffic information would be issued to the pilot of aircraft “C” as 2 o’clock. The actual position of the traffic as seen by the pilot of aircraft “C” would be 3 o’clock. Traffic information issued to aircraft…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 18-14
Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › System Malfunctions › Pitot-Static System
entirely blocked, as the airplane descends, the static reference pressure at the instruments begins to lag behind the actual outside air pressure. While descending, the altimeter may indicate that the airplane is higher than actual because the obstruction slows ... tell whether it is experiencing more airspeed pitot pressure or less static reference pressure, indicates a higher airspeed than actual. To the pilot, the instruments indicate that the airplane is too high, too fast, and descending at a rate much…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 17-10
Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Runway Width Illusion
narrower-than-usual runway can create an illusion that the aircraft is at a higher altitude than it actually is, especially when runway length-to-width relationships are comparable. [Figure 17-7] The pilot who does not recognize this illusion ... runway, upsloping terrain, or both can create an illusion that the aircraft is at a higher altitude than it actually is. [Figure 17-7] The pilot who does not recognize this illusion will fly a lower approach. Downsloping runways…
Instrument Flying Handbook p. 3-9
Chapter 3: Human Factors › Optical Illusions › Haze
upsloping runway, upsloping terrain, or both can create an illusion the aircraft is at a higher altitude than it actually is. [Figure 3-9B] The pilot who does not recognize this illusion will fly a lower approach. Downsloping runways ... terrain made featureless by snow, can create an illusion the aircraft is at a higher altitude than it actually is. This illusion, sometimes referred to as the “black hole approach,” causes pilots to fly a lower approach than is desired…
Instrument Procedures Handbook p. 7-10
Chapter 7: Helicopter Instrument Procedures › Copter Only Approaches to An Airport or Heliport
requires the following flight times: 250 pilot in command (PIC), 100 helicopter PIC, 50 night PIC, 75 hours of actual or simulated instrument flight time, including at least 25 hours of actual or simulated instrument flight time in a helicopter…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 5-3-16
Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 3. En Route Procedures › 5-3-1. ARTCC Communications
assigned altitude is correct as stated. If this is not the case, they should inform the controller of the actual altitude being maintained or the different assigned altitude. CAUTION-Pilots should not take action to change their actual altitude…