Sport Flight Instructor Helicopter - Simplified Flight Controls › II. Technical Subject Areas › Task B. Visual Scanning and Collision Avoidance

FH.II.B.K3

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“See and Avoid” responsibilities.

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Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-5-10
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 5. Surveillance Systems › 4-5-6. Traffic Information Service (TIS)
intended to be used as a collision avoidance system and does not relieve the pilot’s responsibility to “see and avoid” other aircraft (see paragraph 5-5-8, See and Avoid). TIS must not be used for avoidance maneuvers during…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-5-16
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 5. Surveillance Systems › 4-5-7. Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Services
intended to be used as a collision avoidance system and does not relieve the pilot’s responsibility to “see and avoid” other aircraft. (See paragraph 5-5-8, See and Avoid). ADS-B must not be used for avoidance maneuvers…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 5-5-5
Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 5. Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities › 5-5-9. Speed Adjustments
type of flight plan or whether or not under control of a radar facility, the pilot is responsible to see and avoid other traffic, terrain, or obstacles. b. Controller. 1. Provides radar traffic information to radar identified aircraft operating outside ... greater or less than the requested airspeed. In such cases, advises ATC. NOTE-It is the pilot’s responsibility and prerogative to refuse speed adjustments considered excessive or contrary to the aircraft’s operating specifications. (b) Operating at or above…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-5-17
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 5. Surveillance Systems › 4-5-8. Traffic Information Service- Broadcast (TIS-B)
intended to be used as a collision avoidance system and does not relieve the pilot’s responsibility to “see and avoid” other aircraft, in accordance with 14CFR §91.113b. TIS-B must not be used for avoidance maneuvers during times…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-3-28
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-22. Practice Instrument Approaches
taken by the controller to avoid traffic conflictions does not relieve IFR and VFR pilots of their responsibility to see-and-avoid other traffic while operating in VFR conditions (14 CFR section…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-3-3
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-2. Airports with an Operating Control Tower
vectors. NOTE-Pilots have complete discretion regarding acceptance of the suggested headings or directions and have sole responsibility for seeing and avoiding other aircraft. 4. To provide information and instructions to aircraft operating within Class B, Class C, and Class…