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• Instrument Flying Handbookp. 2-4
  Chapter 2: The Air Traffic Control System › Communication Facilities › Flight Service Stations (FSS)

  operating under IFR. This is accomplished with ATC facilities, to include the FSS, airport traffic control tower (ATCT), terminal radar approach control (TRACON), and air route traffic control center (ARTCC). Flight Service Stations (FSS) A pilot’s first contact with ... briefings, receive and process flight plans, relay ATC clearances, originate Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), and broadcast aviation weather. Some facilities provide En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS), take weather observations, and advise United States Customs and Immigration of international flights…

• Instrument Flying Handbookp. 1-30
  Chapter 1: The National Airspace System › Teardrop Procedure › RNAV Instrument Approach Charts

  Chapter 2: The Air Traffic Control System This chapter covers the communication equipment, communication procedures, and air traffic control (ATC) facilities and services available for a flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) in the National Airspace System…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 15-9
  Chapter 15: Airspace › Air Traffic Control and the National Airspace System › Operating Rules and Pilot/Equipment Requirements

  radio communications must be established and maintained with the ATC facility providing air traffic services Private—(However, a student or recreational pilot may operate at other than the primary airport if seeking private pilot certification and if regulatory requirements ... operating control tower must establish and maintain two-way radio communications with the control tower, and thereafter as instructed by ATC while operating in the Class C airspace area. If departing from a satellite airport without an operating control tower…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. B-9
  Appendix B: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and NOTAM Contractions

  Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (USN) RBC—rotating beam ceilometer RBDPE—radar beacon data processing equipment RBSS—Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron RCAG—remote communications air/ground facility RCC—Rescue Coordination Center RCCC—Regional Communications Control Centers RCF—Remote Communication Facility RCIU ... radio frequency RL—General Aviation Reliever Airport RLLS—runway lead-in lights system RMCC—Remote Monitor Control Center RMCF—Remote Monitor Control Facility RML—radio microwave link RMLR—RML repeater RMLT—RML terminal RMM—remote maintenance monitoring RMMS—remote maintenance…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-23
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Decision-Making in a Dynamic Environment › External Resources

  also help pilots make informed in-flight decisions. Figure 2-18. Controllers work to make flights as safe as possible. The Flight Service Stations (FSSs) are air traffic facilities that provide pilot briefing, en route communications, VFR search and rescue…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. PCG A-14
  Pilot/Controller Glossary › A

  terminal area. (See APPROACH CONTROL SERVICE.) (See RADAR APPROACH CONTROL FACILITY.) APPROACH CONTROL SERVICE- Air traffic control service provided by an approach control facility for arriving and departing VFR/IFR aircraft and, on occasion, en route aircraft ... some airports not served by an approach control facility, the ARTCC provides limited approach control service. (See ICAO term APPROACH CONTROL SERVICE.) (Refer to AIM.) APPROACH CONTROL SERVICE [ICAO]- Air traffic control service for arriving or departing controlled flights. APPROACH…