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• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 4-3-24
  Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-18. Taxiing

  Taxiing a. General. Approval must be obtained prior to moving an aircraft or vehicle onto the movement area during the hours an Airport Traffic Control Tower is in operation. 1. Always state your position on the airport when calling ... tower for taxi instructions. 2. The movement area is normally described in local bulletins issued by the airport manager or control tower. These bulletins may be found in FSSs, fixed base operators offices, air carrier offices, and operations offices…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. PCG H-3
  Pilot/Controller Glossary › H

  with a history of potential risk of collision or runway incursion, and where heightened attention by pilots/drivers is necessary. HOVER CHECK- Used to describe when a helicopter/VTOL aircraft requires a stabilized hover to conduct a performance/power check prior to hover ... taxi, air taxi, or takeoff. Altitude of the hover will vary based on the purpose of the check. HOVER TAXI- Used to describe a helicopter/VTOL aircraft movement conducted above the surface and in ground effect at airspeeds less than approximately…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 4-3-23
  Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-17. VFR Helicopter Operations at Controlled Airports

  personnel must be recognized by the pilot, and action should be taken as necessary to avoid such hazards. Taxi, hover taxi, and air taxi operations are considered to be ground movements. Helicopters conducting such operations are expected to adhere ... same conditions, requirements, and practices as apply to other ground taxiing and ATC procedures in the AIM. 1. The phraseology taxi is used when it is intended or expected that the helicopter will taxi on the airport surface, either…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 5-2-1
  Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 2. Departure Procedures › 5-2-1. Pre-taxi Clearance Procedures

  Section 2. Departure Procedures 5-2-1. Pre-taxi Clearance Procedures a. Certain airports have established pre-taxi clearance programs whereby pilots of departing instrument flight rules (IFR) aircraft may elect to receive their IFR clearances before they start taxiing ... mandatory. 2. Participating pilots call clearance delivery or ground control not more than 10 minutes before proposed taxi time. 3. IFR clearance (or delay information, if clearance cannot be obtained) is issued at the time of this initial call…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 9-10
  Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Taxiing › Air Taxi

  Hover Taxi A hover taxi is used when operating below 25 feet above ground level (AGL). [Figure 9-9] Since hover taxi is just like forward, sideward, or rearward hovering flight, the technique to perform it is not presented here ... Taxi An air taxi is preferred when movements require greater distances within an airport or heliport boundary. [Figure 9-10] In this case, fly to the new location; however, it is expected that the helicopter will remain below 100 feet…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 7-4
  Chapter 7: Helicopter Performance › The Effect of Weight Versus Density Altitude › Hovering Performance

  Hovering Performance Helicopter performance revolves around whether or not the helicopter can be hovered. More power is required during the hover than in any other flight regime. Obstructions aside, if a hover can be maintained, a takeoff can be made ... especially with the additional benefit of translational lift. Hover charts are provided for in ground effect (IGE) hover and out of ground effect (OGE) hover under various conditions of gross weight, altitude, temperature, and power. The IGE hover ceiling…