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KnowledgeHow to locate and identify seaplane bases on charts or in directories.
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- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Sources for Airport Data › Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/Facility Directory)
available, closed runways, or airport construction. Three common sources of information are: • Aeronautical Charts • Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/Facility Directory) • Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) • Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS) Aeronautical Charts Aeronautical charts provide specific information on airports. Chapter ... aeronautical chart legend, which provides guidance on interpreting the information on the chart. Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/Facility Directory) The Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/Facility Directory) provides the most comprehensive information on a given airport. It contains information on airports…
- Chapter 16: Navigation › Flight Planning › Use of Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/ Facility Directory)
best. Chapter 12, “Aviation Weather Services,” discusses obtaining a weather briefing. Use of Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/ Facility Directory) Study available information about each airport at which a landing is intended. This should include a study of the Notices ... Airmen (NOTAMs) and the Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/Facility Directory). [Figure 16-24] This includes location, elevation, runway and lighting facilities, available services, availability of aeronautical advisory station frequency (UNICOM), types of fuel available (use to decide on refueling stops…
- SEAPLANE BASE OPERATIONS
waterways, while other states and cities may impose stringent restrictions. The Seaplane Pilots Association publishes the useful Water Landing Directory with information on seaplane facilities, landing areas, waterway use regulations, and local restrictions throughout the United States. Before operating ... near swimming or boating facilities. Established seaplane bases are shown on aeronautical charts and are listed in the Airport/Facility Directory. The facilities at seaplane bases vary greatly, but most include a hard surface ramp for launching, servicing facilities…
- 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 ... common sense by carefully regarding the information readily available in NOTAMs. Figure 14-4. Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/Facility Directory excerpt…
- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Traffic Patterns
level (AGL). Pilots can obtain the traffic pattern altitude for an airport from the Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/Facility Directory). Also, traffic pattern altitudes for military turbojet aircraft sometimes extend up to 2,500 feet AGL. Therefore, pilots ... Pilots can find traffic pattern information and restrictions, such as noise abatement in the Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/Facility Directory). Figure 14-37. Wind direction indicators. Figure 14-38. Segmented circle…
- PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS FOR TAKEOFF, CLIMB, CRUISE, AND LANDING › CLIMB AND CRUISE
have fuel and will be open at the intended arrival times. The Seaplane Pilots Association publishes a Water Landing Directory that is very helpful in planning cross-country flights. In flight, the seaplane handles very much like the corresponding landplane…