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  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 1. Preflight › 5-1-8. Flight Plan – Defense VFR (DVFR) Flights

    plan elements in DD Form 175 is equivalent to that of FAA Form 7233-1. 2. Civilians who file stereo route flight plans, may use FAA Form 7233-1, Flight Plan. 5-1-8. Flight Plan – Defense VFR (DVFR) Flights…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Decision-Making in a Dynamic Environment › External Resources

    route communications, VFR search and rescue services, assist lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situations, relay ATC clearances, originate Notices to Airmen (NOTAM), broadcast aviation weather and National Airspace System (NAS) information, receive and process IFR flight plans, and monitor ... navigational aids (NAVAIDs). In addition, at selected locations, FSSs provide En Route Flight Advisory Service (Flight Watch), issue airport advisories, and advise Customs and Immigration of transborder flights. Selected FSSs in Alaska also provide TWEB recordings and take weather observations…

  • Pilot/Controller Glossary › E

    looking infrared, millimeter wave radiometry, millimeter wave radar, or low-light level image intensification. An EFVS includes the display element, sensors, computers and power supplies, indications, and controls. An operator’s authorization to conduct an EFVS operation may have provisions ... rescue operations that provides flight service specialists in Alaska direct information from the aircraft’s registered tracking device. EN ROUTE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES- Air traffic control service provided aircraft on IFR flight plans, generally by centers, when these aircraft…

  • Pilot/Controller Glossary › G

    defined in the GPS Standard Positioning System Performance Standard. GPS is composed of space, control, and user elements. GNSS [ICAO]- (See GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM.) GNSS MEA- (See GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM MINIMUM EN ROUTE IFR ALTITUDE.) GO AHEAD- Proceed ... VFR aircraft or an aircraft conducting visual approach should overfly the runway while climbing to traffic pattern altitude and enter the traffic pattern via the crosswind leg. A pilot on an IFR flight plan making an instrument approach should execute…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Situational Awareness › Managing Risks

    VFR flight, the impact on workload should be insignificant. If the cabin door opens under IFR different conditions, its impact on workload changes. Therefore, placing a situation in the proper perspective, remaining calm, and thinking rationally are key elements ... Assess the flight’s risk based upon experience. Use some form of risk assessment. For example, if the weather is marginal and the pilot has little IMC training, it is probably a good idea to cancel the flight. • Brief passengers…

  • 14 CFR § 1.1 General definitions.

    associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft) that are required for the safe and efficient operation of the unmanned aircraft in the airspace of the United States. VFR over-the-top, with respect ... operation of aircraft, means the operation of an aircraft over-the-top under VFR when it is not being operated on an IFR flight plan. Warning area. A warning area is airspace of defined dimensions, extending from 3 nautical miles…