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  • Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 4. Two-way Radio Communications Failure › 6-4-1. Two-way Radio Communications Failure

    Section 4. Two-way Radio Communications Failure 6-4-1. Two-way Radio Communications Failure a. It is virtually impossible to provide regulations and procedures applicable to all possible situations associated with two-way radio communications failure. During ... radio communications failure, when confronted by a situation not covered in the regulation, pilots are expected to exercise good judgment in whatever action they elect to take. Should the situation so dictate they should not be reluctant…

  • Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 3. Distress and Urgency Procedures › 6-3-1. Distress and Urgency Communications

    Section 3. Distress and Urgency Procedures 6-3-1. Distress and Urgency Communications a. A pilot who encounters a distress or urgency condition can obtain assistance simply by contacting the air traffic facility or other agency in whose area ... aircraft is operating, stating the nature of the difficulty, pilot’s intentions and assistance desired. Distress and urgency communications procedures are prescribed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), however, and have decided advantages over the informal procedure described above…

  • Chapter 2: En Route Operations › Communication Failure

    reported to ATC, as this condition is known and not an anomaly. See also AIM 1-1-13. Communication Failure Two-way radio communication failure procedures for IFR operations are outlined in 14 CFR Part 91, § 91.185. Unless otherwise authorized ... pilots operating under IFR are expected to comply with this regulation. Expanded procedures for communication failures are found in the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM). Pilots can use the transponder to alert ATC to a radio communication failure by squawking code…

  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Radio Communications › Lost Communication Procedures

    assists a pilot in the use and understanding of standard terminology. The AIM also contains many examples of radio communications. Figure 14-40. Traffic pattern operation—parallel runways. ICAO has adopted a phonetic alphabet that should be used in radio ... communications. When communicating with ATC, pilots should use this alphabet to identify their aircraft. [Figure 14-41] Lost Communication Procedures It is possible that a pilot might experience a malfunction of the radio. This might cause the transmitter, receiver…

  • 14 CFR § 91.511 Communication and navigation equipment for overwater operations.

    Communication and navigation equipment for overwater operations. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c), (d), and (f) of this section, no person operating under this subpart may take off an airplane for a flight over water more than 30 minutes ... nautical miles from the nearest shore unless it has at least the following operable equipment: (1) Radio communication equipment appropriate to the facilities to be used and able to transmit to, and receive from, at least one communication facility from…

  • Chapter 4: Approaches › Communications

    landing can be made in accordance with the applicable CFRs. • A runway is not clearly defined on the airfield. Communications The communication strip provided near the top of FAA approach charts gives flight crews the frequencies that they can expect ... from arrival to touchdown. Having this information immediately available during the approach reduces the chances of a loss of contact between ATC and flight crews during this critical phase of flight. It is important for flight crews to understand their…