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  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 1. Preflight › 5-1-6. Flight Plan - IFR Flights

    c. Direct Flights 1. All or any portions of the route which…

  • Chapter 7. Safety of Flight › Section 1. Meteorology › 7-1-9. Flight Information Services (FIS)

    cockpit distraction. Pilots may need to adjust the amount of information based on numerous factors including, but not limited to, the phase of flight, single pilot operation, autopilot availability, class of airspace, and the weather conditions encountered. 6. FIS NOTAM ... addition to FIS, pilots should take advantage of other weather/NAS status sources, including, briefings from Flight Service Stations, data from other air traffic control facilities, airline operation control centers, pilot reports, as well as their own observations…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 5. Surveillance Systems › 4-5-9. Flight Information Service- Broadcast (FIS-B)

    4-5-9. Flight Information Service- Broadcast (FIS-B) a. Introduction. FIS…

  • Chapter 11. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) › Section 4. Airspace Access for UAS › 11-4-6. Airspace Restrictions To Flight

    granted by ATC. NOTE-1. While the NAS is divided into controlled and uncontrolled airspace, users must remember that all airspace is regulated, and certain rules apply throughout the NAS. 2. Recreational flyers are limited to no higher than ... Controlled airspace is a generic term that covers the different classification of airspace (Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class E airspace) and defined dimensions within which air traffic control services can be provided to Instrument Flight…

  • Chapter 6: Threat and Error Management › Defenses Provided to the Pilot or Crew › External Resources

    Resources Flight service personnel are a valuable resource, especially for weather avoidance and flight plan changes. Air traffic control can assist pilots with traffic avoidance, weather avoidance, terrain avoidance, and navigation. However, ATC workload or equipment limitations affect the amount…

  • Chapter 11. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) › Section 8. Other Information and Best Practices › 11-8-3. Precautions: Flight Over or Near People, Vehicles, Manned Aircraft, and Night O…

    air traffic services provided to sUAS operations shall be based upon the type of airspace authorization issued, along with the mitigations and limitations included in that authorization. NOTE-1. Small UAS operators should not contact ATC directly by radio ... constitute a violation of Federal Communications Commission rules. Remote pilots of larger UAS—which are usually under positive control by ATC and flying under Instrument Flight Rules—are an exception to this guideline. 2. Small UAS operators are encouraged…