AA.VII.A.K1
KnowledgeDeclaring an emergency and selection of a suitable airport or landing location.
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- NIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING › LANDING BY PARACHUTE FLARE
doors to prevent jamming that may be caused by airframe distortion from a hard landing. If time permits, make distress calls and activate the emergency locator transmitter. LANDING BY PARACHUTE FLARE When a landing heading has been determined…
- Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 2. Emergency Services Available to Pilots › 6-2-6. Search and Rescue
would start looking for you until 30 minutes after your ETA at your final destination. 2. If you land at a location other than the intended destination, report the landing to the nearest FAA FSS and advise them of your ... original destination. 3. If you land en route and are delayed more than 30 minutes, report this information to the nearest FSS and give them your original destination. 4. If your ETE changes by 30 minutes or more, report…
- EMERGENCY OPERATIONS › NIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING
NIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING A night landing should never be attempted at an unfamiliar location except in an emergency. To increase the likelihood of a successful landing, perform the checklist appropriate for the emergency, and unlatch the doors prior to landing ... event of a hard landing. If time permits, make distress calls and activate the emergency locator transmitter (ELT). When selecting a landing area, frozen lakes and rivers are a good choice if the ice is thick enough to support…
- Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-8. Special Instrument Approach Procedures
aircraft equipment or performance, and may also require the use of landing aids, communications, or weather services not available for public use. Additionally, IAPs that service private use airports or heliports are generally special IAPs. FDC NOTAMs for Specials ... NOTAMs, may also be used to promulgate safety-of-flight information relating to Specials provided the location has a valid landing area identifier and is serviced by the United States NOTAM system. Pilots may access NOTAMs online or through…
- Chapter 7. Safety of Flight › Section 1. Meteorology › 7-1-24. Microbursts
existing ASR-9 radar located on or near the airport, thus eliminating the requirements for a separate radar location, land acquisition, support facilities and the associated communication landlines and expenses. (b) The WSP utilizes the same RBDT display ... runway changes and arrival/departure route changes in order to reduce aircraft delays and to increase airport capacity. (c) This system is installed at 34 airports across the nation, substantially increasing the safety of flying. 5. Operational aspects of LLWAS, TDWR…
- Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 6. National Security and Interception Procedures › 5-6-3. Definitions
Definitions a. Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) means an area of airspace over land or water, in which the ready identification, location, and control of all aircraft (except Department of Defense and law enforcement aircraft) is required in the interest ... territorial airspace means any flight that exits U.S. territorial airspace after departure from a location in the U.S., its territories or possessions, and lands at a destination outside the U.S., its territories or possessions. f. Within U.S. territorial airspace means…