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  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Automation › Information Management

    better strategy for accessing and managing the information available in advanced avionics computers is to stop, look, and read. Reading before pushing, pulling, or twisting can often save a pilot some trouble. Once behind the display screens on an advanced ... avionics aircraft, the pilot’s goal is to meter, manage, and prioritize the information flow to accomplish specific tasks. Certificated flight instructors (CFIs), as well as pilots transitioning to advanced avionics, will find it helpful to corral the information flow…

  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Sources for Airport Data › Notices to Airmen (NOTAM)

    Figure 14-4 contains an excerpt from a directory. For a complete listing of information provided in a Chart Supplement U.S. and how the information may be decoded, refer to the “Legend Sample” located in the front of each Chart ... Supplement U.S. In addition to airport information, each Chart Supplement U.S. contains information such as special notices, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Weather Service (NWS) telephone numbers, preferred instrument flight rules (IFR) routing, visual flight rules (VFR) waypoints…

  • Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services › Electronic Flight Displays (EFD) /Multi-Function Display (MFD) Weather › Flight Information Service- Broadcast (FIS-B)

    meaning of symbols and displays (i.e., the legend) in the specific system. • Data integrity/limitations to use—reliability of information depicted. Be aware of any applicable disclaimer provided by the service provider. • Use of equipment/avionics display—pilots remain responsible ... evaluated on the use and interpretation of an EFB or installed avionics on the aircraft. • Overload of Information—most DLSPs offer numerous products with information that can be layered on top of each other. Pilots need to be aware that…

  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Sources for Airport Data › Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS)

    excerpt. Prior to any flight, pilots should check for any NOTAMs that could affect their intended flight. For more information on NOTAMs, refer back to Chapter 1, “Pilot and Aeronautical Information” section. Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS) The Automated Terminal ... Information Service (ATIS) is a recording of the local weather conditions and other pertinent non-control information broadcast on a local frequency in a looped format. It is normally updated once per hour but is updated more often when changing…

  • Appendix B: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and NOTAM Contractions

    inspection temporary FIFO—Flight Inspection Field Office FIG—flight inspection group FINO—Flight Inspection National Field Office FIPS—federal information publication standard FIR—flight information region FIRE—fire station FIRMR—Federal Information Resource Management Regulation FL—flight level FLOWSIM—traffic ... flow planning simulation FM—from FMA—final monitor aid FMF—facility master file FMIS—FTS2000 management information system FMS—flight management system FNA—final approach FNMS—FTS2000 network management system FOIA—Freedom Of Information Act FONSI—finding of no significant…

  • Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Load Factors › Vg Diagram

    Diagram The flight operating strength of an aircraft is presented on a graph whose vertical scale is based on load factor. [Figure 5-55] The diagram is called a Vg diagram—velocity versus G loads or load factor. Each aircraft ... diagram that is valid at a certain weight and altitude. The lines of maximum lift capability (curved lines) are the first items of importance on the Vg diagram. The aircraft in Figure 5-53 is capable of developing no more…