IL.VII.B.K3
KnowledgeAirport, heliport, helipad, or unprepared surface environment.
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- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-17. VFR Helicopter Operations at Controlled Airports
c. Takeoff and Landing Procedures. 1. Helicopter operations may be conducted from…
- Pilot/Controller Glossary › H
horizontal motion, depends principally on its engine-driven rotors. (See ROTORCRAFT.) HELIPAD- A small, designated area, usually with a prepared surface, on a heliport, airport, landing/takeoff area, apron/ramp, or movement area used for takeoff, landing, or parking of helicopters. HELIPORT…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-20. Standard Taxi Routes
Taxi Routes (STRs) provide a standard, predictable taxi route from an origination point to a termination point on the airport movement area. The use of STRs helps reduce frequency congestion and streamline taxi procedures. STRs may be available at certain ... airports. Absent an STR Letter of Agreement (LOA), issuance of an STR will be at the request of the pilot and discretion of ATC. STRs used under an LOA are issued by ATC and are not required to be requested…
- Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Hazard and Risk › V = EnVironment
VASI/PAPI or ILS glideslope guidance? Is the terminal airport equipped with them? Are they working? Will the pilot need to use the radio to activate the airport lights? • Check the Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for closed runways or airports. Look ... runway or beacon lights out, nearby towers, etc. • Choose the flight route wisely. An engine failure gives the nearby airports supreme importance. • Are there shorter or obstructed fields at the destination and/or alternate airports? Airspace • If the trip is over…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-9. Traffic Advisory Practices at Airports Without Operating Control Towers
There are two advisory type services provided at selected airports. (a) Local Airport Advisory (LAA) is available only in Alaska and provided at airports that have a FSS physically located on the airport, which does not have a control tower ... where the tower is operated on a part-time basis. The CTAF for LAA airports is disseminated in the appropriate aeronautical publications. (b) Remote Airport Information Service (RAIS) is provided in support of special events at nontowered airports by request…
- HELICOPTER ROUTE CHARTS
airports. Weather Camera When lighting is lacking, the respective character is replaced by a dash. Lighting codes refer to runway edge lights and may not represent the longest runway or full length lighting. Dashes are not shown on heliports ... helipads unless additional information follows the elevation (e.g. UNICOM, CTAF…