Flight Instructor for Airplane Category › II. Technical Subject Areas › Task L. Water and Seaplane Characteristics, Seaplane Bases, Maritime Rules, and Aids to Marine Navigation (ASES, AMES)

AI.II.L.K1f

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Characteristics of a water surface as affected by features, such as:

Sandbars, islands, and shoals

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Aeronautical Information Manual p. PCG C-2
Pilot/Controller Glossary › C
This publication is issued in one volume for the Hawaiian Islands and other selected Pacific Islands. CHART SUPPLEMENT U.S.- A flight information publication designed for use with appropriate IFR or VFR charts which contains data on all airports, seaplane bases ... special notices, and non-regulatory procedures. This publication is issued for the conterminous U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands in seven volumes according to geographical area. CHARTED VFR FLYWAYS- Charted VFR Flyways are flight paths recommended…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 5-6-3
Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 6. National Security and Interception Procedures › 5-6-4. ADIZ Requirements
departure; (b) Operating at true airspeed of less than 180 knots in the Hawaii ADIZ or over any island, or within 12 NM of the coastline of any island, in the Hawaii ADIZ…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 5-6-6
Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 6. National Security and Interception Procedures › 5-6-7. Civil Aircraft Operations Transiting U.S. Territorial Airspace
other national security requirements in paragraph 5-6-2. d. Civil aircraft registered in Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, or the British Virgin Islands with a maximum certificated takeoff gross weight greater than 100,309 pounds…
14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Open
14 CFR § 61.111 Cross-country flights: Pilots based on small islands.
Cross-country flights: Pilots based on small islands. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, an applicant located on an island from which the cross-country flight training required in § 61.109 of this part cannot be accomplished ... endorsement containing the following limitation, “Passenger carrying prohibited on flights more than 10 nautical miles from (the appropriate island).” The limitation may be subsequently amended to include another island if the applicant complies with the requirements of paragraph…
14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Open
14 CFR § 61.100 Pilots based on small islands.
Pilots based on small islands. (a) An applicant located on an island from which the flight training required in § 61.99(a)(1) of this part cannot be accomplished without flying over water for more than 10 nautical miles from ... endorsement containing the following limitation, “Passenger carrying prohibited on flights more than 10 nautical miles from (the appropriate island).” The limitation may be subsequently amended to include another island if the applicant complies with the requirements of paragraph…
Aviation Weather Handbook p. 17-4
17 Tropical Weather › 17.2.3 Continental Weather › 17.2.3.1 Island Weather
Island Weather Mountainous islands have the most dramatic effect on trade wind weather. Since trade winds are consistently from approximately the same direction, they always strike the same side of the island; this side is the windward side. The opposite ... rare. Downslope winds on the leeward slopes dry the air, leaving relatively clear skies and far less rainfall. Many islands in the trade wind belt have lush vegetation and even rain forests on the windward side, while the leeward…