Private Pilot for Airplane Category › III. Airport and Seaplane Base Operations › Task A. Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems

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Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-1-14
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-17. Radar Assistance to VFR Aircraft
traffic, if time permits), advise you turn right/left heading (degrees) and/or climb/descend to (altitude) immediately. 4-1-17. Radar Assistance to VFR Aircraft a. Radar equipped FAA ATC facilities provide radar assistance and navigation service (vectors) to VFR aircraft provided ... radar identified. b. Pilots should clearly understand that authorization to proceed in accordance with such radar navigational assistance does not constitute authorization for the pilot to violate CFRs. In effect, assistance provided is on the basis that navigational guidance information…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 6-2-1
Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 2. Emergency Services Available to Pilots › 6-2-1. Radar Service for VFR Aircraft in Difficulty
Pilots 6-2-1. Radar Service for VFR Aircraft in Difficulty a. Radar equipped ATC facilities can provide radar assistance and navigation service (vectors) to VFR aircraft in difficulty when the pilot can talk with the controller, and the aircraft ... within radar coverage. Pilots should clearly understand that authorization to proceed in accordance with such radar navigational assistance does not constitute authorization for the pilot to violate CFRs. In effect, assistance is provided on the basis that navigational guidance information…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-23
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Decision-Making in a Dynamic Environment › Internal Resources
orderly flow of air traffic around airports and, along flight routes, the ATC provides pilots with traffic advisories, radar vectors, and assistance in emergency situations. Although it is the PIC’s responsibility to make the flight as safe as possible…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-1-11
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-15. Radar Traffic Information Service
Purpose of the Service 1. The issuance of traffic information as observed on a radar display is based on the principle of assisting and advising a pilot that a particular radar target’s position and track indicates it may intersect…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 7-1-40
Chapter 7. Safety of Flight › Section 1. Meteorology › 7-1-12. ATC Inflight Weather Avoidance Assistance
Inflight Weather Avoidance Assistance a. ATC Radar Weather Display. 1. ATC radars are able to display areas of precipitation by sending out a beam of radio energy that is reflected back to the radar antenna when it strikes an object…
Instrument Procedures Handbook p. A-5
Appendix A: Emergency Procedures › Radar Assistance
Radar Assistance Radar is an invaluable asset that can be used by pilots during emergencies. With radar, ATC can provide navigation assistance to aircraft and provide last-known location during catastrophic emergencies. If a VFR aircraft encounters or is about…