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• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 2-1-9
  Chapter 2. Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids › Section 1. Airport Lighting Aids › 2-1-8. Pilot Control of Airport Lighting

  Control of Lighting Systems a. Operation of approach light systems and runway lighting is controlled by the control tower (ATCT). At some locations the FSS may control the lights where there is no control tower in operation. b. Pilots ... request that lights be turned on or off. Runway edge lights, in-pavement lights and approach lights also have intensity controls which may be varied to meet the pilots request. Sequenced flashing lights (SFL) may be turned…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 12-5
  Chapter 12: Night Operations › Night Vision › Aircraft Lighting

  support structures. However, pilots should review the most current hazard maps with known wire locations before night flights. Aircraft Lighting In order to see other aircraft more clearly, regulations require that all aircraft operating during the night hours have special ... lights and equipment. The requirements for operating at night are found in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91. In addition to aircraft lighting, the regulations also provide a definition of night flight in accordance…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 4-1-13
  Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-15. Radar Traffic Information Service

  This error could also occur in the event a change in course is made at the time radar traffic information is issued. FIG 4-1-1 Induced Error in Position of Traffic EXAMPLE-In FIG 4-1-1 traffic information ... would be issued to the pilot of aircraft “A” as 12 o’clock. The actual position of the traffic as seen by the pilot of aircraft “A” would be 2 o’clock. Traffic information issued to aircraft “B” would also…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 12-8
  Chapter 12: Night Operations › Night Flight › Cockpit Lights

  Cockpit Lights Check all interior lights with special attention to the instrument and panel lights. The panel lighting can usually be controlled with a rheostat or dimmer switch, allowing the pilot to adjust the intensity. If a particular light ... bright or causes reflection or glare off the windshield, it should be adjusted or turned off. As ambient light level decreases from twilight to darkness, intensity of the cockpit lights is reduced to a low, usable intensity level that reduces…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 4-1-6
  Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-9. Traffic Advisory Practices at Airports Without Operating Control Towers

  collision. However, if a pilot chooses to execute a straight-in approach for landing without entering the airport traffic pattern, the pilot should self-announce their position on the designated CTAF approximately 8 to 10 miles from the airport ... coordinate their straight-in approach and landing with other airport traffic. Pilots executing a straight-in approach (IFR or VFR) do not have priority over other aircraft in the traffic pattern, and must comply with the provisions…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 14-19
  Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Airport Lighting › Stop Bar Lights

  Stop Bar Lights Stop bar lights, when installed, are used to confirm the ATC clearance to enter or cross the active runway in low visibility conditions (below 1,200 ft Runway Visual Range (RVR)). A stop bar consists ... unidirectional, steady-burning in-pavement lights installed across the entire taxiway at the runway holding position, and elevated steady-burning red lights on each side. A controlled stop bar is operated in conjunction with the taxiway centerline lead-on lights…