Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category › II. Preflight Procedures › Task D. Taxiing (ASEL, AMEL)

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Radio communications at towered and nontowered airports

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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 14-2
Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Nontowered Airport
Nontowered Airport A nontowered airport does not have an operating control tower. Two-way radio communications are not required, although it is a good operating practice for pilots to transmit their intentions on the specified frequency for the benefit ... identified in appropriate aeronautical publications. Figure 14-1 lists recommended communication procedures. More information regarding radio communications is provided later in this chapter. Nontowered airport traffic patterns are always entered at pattern altitude. How you enter the pattern depends upon…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-1-5
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-9. Traffic Advisory Practices at Airports Without Operating Control Towers
where the tower is operated on a part-time basis. The CTAF for LAA airports is disseminated in the appropriate aeronautical publications. (b) Remote Airport Information Service (RAIS) is provided in support of special events at nontowered airports by request ... airport authority. 2. In communicating with a CTAF FSS, check the airport’s automated weather and establish two-way communications before transmitting outbound/inbound intentions or information. An inbound aircraft should initiate contact approximately 10 miles from the airport, reporting aircraft…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 14-2
Chapter 14: Airport Operations
Airports There are two types of airports—towered and nontowered. These types can be further subdivided to: • Civil Airports—airports that are open to the general public. • Military/Federal Government airports—airports operated by the military, National Aeronautics and Space Administration ... other agencies of the Federal Government. • Private Airports—airports designated for private or restricted use only, not open to the general public. Towered Airport A towered airport has an operating control tower. Air traffic control (ATC) is responsible for providing…