CA.II.E.S2
SkillUse an appropriate airport diagram or taxi chart, if published.
From the FAA library
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-20. Standard Taxi Routes
full taxi clearance if not fully familiar with the STR. e. A Letter to Airmen (LTA) will be issued by airport traffic control towers to announce availability, updates, cancelation, or changes of publicly-available STRs with appropriate updates ... Domestic Notices website. An LTA may include an airport diagram. The airport diagram will be labeled “not for navigation” and is not an acceptable substitute for the most up-to-date airport diagrams. LTAs are available via the FAA NOTAM…
- Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 2. Departure Procedures › 5-2-3. IFR Clearances Off Uncontrolled Airports
delivery services via telephone will have their telephone number published in the Chart Supplement of that airport’s entry. This same section may also contain a telephone number to use for cancellation of an IFR flight plan after landing ... Alaska, pilots of MEDEVAC flights may obtain a clearance by calling 1-877-543-4733. 5-2-4. Taxi Clearance Pilots on IFR flight plans should communicate with the control tower on the appropriate ground control or clearance delivery frequency…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-2. Airports with an Operating Control Tower
aircraft approaching to land must circle the airport to the left. Pilots approaching to land in a helicopter must avoid the flow of fixed-wing traffic. However, in all instances, an appropriate ... clearance must be received from the tower before landing. Components of a Traffic Pattern NOTE-This diagram is intended only to illustrate terminology used in identifying various components of a traffic pattern. It should not be used as a reference…
- Pilot/Controller Glossary › C
flight information publication designed for use with appropriate IFR or VFR charts which contains data on all airports, seaplane bases, and heliports open to the public including communications data, navigational facilities, airport diagrams, certain special notices, and non-regulatory procedures ... use to bypass areas heavily traversed by large turbine-powered aircraft. Pilot compliance with recommended flyways and associated altitudes is strictly voluntary. VFR Flyway Planning charts are published on the back of existing VFR Terminal Area charts. CHARTED VISUAL FLIGHT…
- Glossary › Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
Maximum altitude. An altitude depicted on an instrument approach chart with overscored altitude value at which or below aircraft are required to maintain altitude. Maximum authorized altitude (MAA). A published altitude representing the maximum usable altitude or flight level ... fuel. It is greater than the takeoff weight due to the fuel that will be burned during the taxi and runup operations. Ramp weight may also be referred to as taxi weight. Maximum takeoff weight. The maximum allowable weight…
- Chapter 16: Navigation › Flight Planning › Assembling Necessary Material
wind triangle (using the scale employed for drawing the diagram) • Estimated time en route (ETE)—total distance divided by GS • Fuel rate—predetermined gallons per hour used at cruising speed NOTE: Additional fuel for adequate reserve should be added ... aircraft shall become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. For flights not in the vicinity of an airport, this must include information on available current weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, alternatives available if the planned flight cannot…