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  • Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services › Electronic Flight Displays (EFD) /Multi-Function Display (MFD) Weather › Flight Information Service- Broadcast (FIS-B)

    Use Airspace (SUA) • Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) • Winds and Temperatures Aloft. • Pilot Reports (PIREPS) • TIS-B service status The weather products provided by FIS-B are for information only. Therefore, these products do not meet the safety and regulatory requirements ... official weather products. The weather products displayed on FIS-B should not be used as primary weather products (i.e., aviation weather to meet operational and safety requirements). Each aircraft system is different and some of the data that is rendered…

  • Chapter 7. Safety of Flight › Section 6. Potential Flight Hazards › 7-6-4. Obstructions To Flight

    These wires can extend about 1,500 feet horizontally from a structure…

  • Chapter 12: Hydraulic & Pneumatic Power Systems › Valves › Pressure Control Valves

    Pressure Control Valves The safe and efficient operation of fluid power systems, system components, and related equipment requires a means of controlling pressure. There are many types of automatic pressure control valves. Some of them are an escape for pressure ... pressure in a system within a required range. Relief Valves Hydraulic pressure must be regulated in order to use it to perform the desired tasks. A pressure relief valve is used to limit the amount of pressure being exerted…