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Aeronautical Information Manual
HER U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration I r%i f o. r M caNt i o n M Cra n Us, Cr- %I I Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures An electronic version of this publication is on the internet at http://www.faa.gov/atpubs Change Number Change Filed Comments 2/14/08 Ml 1 a. 1-1-20. Wide Area Augmentation System clarifies information on Vertical Descent Angle and visual (WAAS) segment. Updates information on the RNAV (GPS) chart Provide updated information. Add new WAAS approach and adds LP procedure minima. minima called Localizer Performance (LP). e. 5-4-15. Simultaneous Parallel ILS/MLS b. Table 4-1-3. Other Frequency Usage Approaches (Independent) Designated by FCC Clarifies when pilots can descend on parallel approaches. Updates table information. c. 5-2-7. Instrument Departure Procedures (DP) - Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODP) and Standard Instrument Departures (SID) Adds information concerning climb gradients on depar- tures. Clarifies differences between obstruction clearance crossing altitudes and ATC crossing altitudes charted on SIDS. Clarifies that the paragraph is applicable to SIDs only. d. 5-4-5. Instrument Approach Procedure Charts Clarifies charted location of obstacles. Updates and f. 5-4-21. Missed Approach Adds information concerning climb gradients on missed approach and alternate missed approach procedures. g. 5-5-11. Visual Approach Provide clarification regarding the need to climb on a visual approach. h. Figure 7-1-3. Inflight Advisory Plotting Chart Provide updated information. i. Entire manual. Editorial/format changes made throughout the manual. Explanation of Changes E of Chg-1 2/14/08 AIM hec USi Of Pages PAGE DATE Cover 2/14/08 Record of Changes NA E of Chg-1 2/14/08 Checklist of Pages CK-1 2/14/08 CK-2 2/14/08 CK-3 2/14/08 CK-4 2/14/08 CK-5 2/14/08 CK-6 2/14/08 Subscription Info 2/14/08 Subs Order Form NA Comments/Corr 2/14/08 Comments/Con 2/14/08 Basic Flight Info 2/14/08 Publication Policy 2/14/08 Reg & Advis Cir 2/14/08 Table of Contents i 2/14/08 ii 2/14/08 iii 2/14/08 iv 2/14/08 v 2/14/08 vi 2/14/08 vii 2/14/08 viii 2/14/08 ix 2/14/08 x 2/14/08 Chapter 1. Air Navigation Section 1. Navigation Aids 1-1-1 2/14/08 1-1-2 2/14/08 1-1-3 2/14/08 1-1-4 2/14/08 1-1-5 2/14/08 1-1-6 2/14/08 1-1-7 2/14/08 1-1-8 2/14/08 1-1-9 2/14/08 1-1-10 2/14/08 1-1-11 2/14/08 PAGE DATE 1-1-12 2/14/08 1-1-13 2/14/08 1-1-14 2/14/08 1-1-15 2/14/08 1-1-16 2/14/08 1-1-17 2/14/08 1-1-18 2/14/08 1-1-19 2/14/08 1-1-20 2/14/08 1-1-21 2/14/08 1-1-22 2/14/08 1-1-23 2/14/08 1-1-24 2/14/08 1-1-25 2/14/08 1-1-26 2/14/08 1-1-27 2/14/08 1-1-28 2/14/08 1-1-29 2/14/08 1-1-30 2/14/08 1-1-31 2/14/08 1-1-32 2/14/08 1-1-33 2/14/08 1-1-34 2/14/08 1-1-35 2/14/08 1-1-36 2/14/08 1-1-37 2/14/08 1-1-38 2/14/08 1-1-39 2/14/08 1-1-40 2/14/08 1-1-41 2/14/08 Section 2. Area Navigation (RNAV) and Required Navigation Performance (RNP) 1-2-1 2/14/08 1-2-2 2/14/08 1-2-3 2/14/08 1-2-4 2/14/08 1-2-5 2/14/08 1-2-6 2/14/08 1-2-7 2/14/08 1-2-8 2/14/08 PAGE DATE Chapter 2. Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids Section 1. Airport Lighting Aids 2-1-1 2/14/08 2-1-2 2/14/08 2-1-3 2/14/08 2-1-4 2/14/08 2-1-5 2/14/08 2-1-6 2/14/08 2-1-7 2/14/08 2-1-8 2/14/08 2-1-9 2/14/08 Section 2. Air Navigation and Obstruction Lighting 2-2-1 2/14/08 2-2-2 2/14/08 Section 3. Airport Marking Aids and Signs 2-3-1 2/14/08 2-3-2 2/14/08 2-3-3 2/14/08 2-3-4 2/14/08 2-3-5 2/14/08 2-3-6 2/14/08 2-3-7 2/14/08 2-3-8 2/14/08 2-3-9 2/14/08 2-3-10 2/14/08 2-3-11 2/14/08 2-3-12 2/14/08 2-3-13 2/14/08 2-3-14 2/14/08 2-3-15 2/14/08 2-3-16 2/14/08 2-3-17 2/14/09 2-3-18 2/14/08 2-3-19 2/14/08 2-3-20 2/14/08 2-3-21 2/14/08 2-3-22 2/14/08 2-3-23 2/14/08 2-3-24 2/14/08 2-3-25 2/14/08 2-3-26 2/14/08 2-3-27 2/14/08 Checklist of Pages CK-1 AIM 2/14/08 Checklist of Pages i PAGE DATE 2-3-28 2/14/08 2-3-29 2/14/08 2-3-30 2/14/08 Chapter 3. Airspace Section 1. General 3-1-1 2/14/08 3-1-2 2/14/08 Section 2. Controlled Airspace 3-2-1 2/14/08 3-2-2 2/14/08 3-2-3 2/14/08 3-2-4 2/14l08 3-2-5 2/14/08 3-2-6 2/14/08 3-2-7 2/14/08 3-2-8 2/14/08 3-2-9 2/14/08 Section 3. Class G Airspace 3-3-1 2/14(08 Section 4. Special Use Airspace 34-1 2/14/08 3-4-2 2/14108 Section 5.Other Airspace Areas 3-5-1 2/14/08 3-5-2 2/14/08 3-5-3 2/14/08 3-5-4 2/14/08 3-5-5 2/14/08 3-5-6 2/14/08 3-5-7 2/14/08 3-5-8 2/14/08 3-5-9 2/14/08 Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control Section 1. Services Available to Pilots 4-1-1 2/14/08 4-1-2 2/14/08 4-1-3 2/14/08 4-1-4 2/14/08 PAGE DATE ' 4-1-5 2/14/08 4-1-6 2/14/08 4-1-7 2/14/08 4-1-8 2/14/08 4-1-9 2/14/08 4-1-10 2/14/08 4-1-11 2/14/08 4-1-12 2/14/08 4-1-13 2/14/08 4-1-14 2/14/08 4-1-15 2/14/08 4-1-16 2/14/08 4-1-17 2/14/08 4-1-18 2/14/08 4-1-19 2/14/08 4-1-20 2/14/O8 4-1-21 2/14/08 4-1-22 2/14/08 Section 2. Radio Communications Phraseology and Techniques 4-2-1 2/14/08 4-2-2 2/14/08 4-2-3 2/14/08 4-2-4 2/14/08 4-2-5 2/14/08 4-2-6 2/14/08 4-2-7 2/14/08 4-2-8 2/14/08 Section 3. Airport Operations 4-3-1 2/14/08 4-3-2 2/14/08 4-3-3 2/14/08 4-3-4 2/14/08 4-3-5 2/14/08 4-3-6 2/14/08 4-3-7 2/14/09 4-3-8 2/14/08 4-3-9 2/14/08 4-3-10 2/14/08 4-3-11 2/14/08 4-3-12 2/14/08 4-3-13 2/14/08 4-3-14 2/14/08 4-3-15 2/14/08 4-3-16 2/14/08 PAGE DATE 4-3-17 2/14/08 4-3-18 2/14/08 4-3-19 2/14108 4-3-20 2/14/08 4-3-21 2/14/08 4-3-22 2/14/08 4-3-23 2/14/08 4-3-24 2/14/08 Section 4. ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation 4-4-1 2(14/08 4-4-2 2/14/08 4-4-3 2/14/08 4-4-4 2/14/08 4-4-5 2/14/08 4-4-6 2/14/08 4-4-7 2/14/08 4-4-8 2/14/08 4-4-9 2/14/08 4-4-10 2/14/08 4-4-11 2/14/08 Section 5. Surveillance Systems 4-5-1 2/14/08 4-5-2 2/14/08 4-5-3 2/14/08 4-5-4 2/14/08 4-5-5 2/14/08 4-5-6 2/14/08 4-5-7 2/14/08 4-5-8 2/14/08 4-5-9 2/14/08 4-5-10 2/14/08 4-5-11 2/14/08 4-5-12 2/14/08 4-5-13 2/14/08 4-5-14 2/14108 4-5-15 2/14/08 4-5-16 2/14/08 4-5-17 2(14/08 4-5-18 2/14/08 CK-2 Checklist of Pages 2/14/08 AIM C ec ist of Pages PAGE DATE Section 6. Operational Policy/ Procedures for Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) in the Domestic U.S., Alaska, Offshore Airspace and the San Juan FIR 4-6-1 2/14/08 4-6-2 2/14/08 4-6-3 2/14/08 4-6-4 2/14/08 4-6-5 2/14/08 4-6-6 2/14/08 4-6-7 2/14/08 4-6-8 2/14/08 4-6-9 2/14/08 4-6-10 2/14/08 4-6-11 2/14/08 Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures Section 1. Preflight 5-1-1 2/14108 5-1-2 2/14108 5-1-3 2/14108 5-1-4 2/14/08 5-1-5 2/14/08 5-1-6 2/14/08 5-1-7 2/14/08 5-1-8 2/14/08 5-1-9 2/14/08 5-1-10 2/14/08 5-1-11 2/14/08 5-1-12 2/14/08 5-1-13 2/14108 5-1-14 2/14/08 5-1-15 2/14/08 5-1-16 2114/08 5-1-17 2/14/08 5-1-18 2/14/08 5-1-19 2/14/08 5-1-20 2/14/08 Section 2. Departure Procedures 5-2-1 2114/08 5-2-2 2/14/08 5-2-3 2/14/08 5-2-4 2/14/08 5-2-5 2/14/08 5-2-6 2/14/08 PAGE DATE 5-2-7 2114/08 5-2-8 2/14/08 Section 3. En Route Procedures 5-3-1 2/14/08 5-3-2 2/14/08 5-3-3 2/14/08 5-3-4 2/14/08 5-3-5 2/14/08 5-3-6 2/14/08 5-3-7 2/14/08 5-3-8 2/14/08 5-3-9 2114/08 5-3-10 2/14/08 5-3-11 2/14/08 5-3-12 2/14/08 5-3-13 2/14/08 5-3-14 2/14/08 Section 4. Arrival Procedures 5-4-1 2/14/08 5-4-2 2/14/08 5-4-3 2/14/08 5-4-4 2/14/08 5-4-5 2/14/08 5-4-6 2/14/08 5-4-7 2/14/08 5-4-8 2/14/08 5-4-9 2/14/08 5-4-10 2/14/08 5-4-11 2/14/08 5-4-12 2/14/08 5-4-13 2/14/08 5-4-14 2/14/08 5-4-15 2/14/08 5-4-16 2/14/08 5-4-17 2/14/08 5-4-18 2/14/08 5-4-19 2/14/08 54-20 2/14/08 5-4-21 2/14/09 5-4-22 2/14/08 5-4-23 2/14/08 5-4-24 2/14/08 5-4-25 2/14/08 5-4-26 2/14/08 5-4-27 2/14/09 5-4-28 2/14/08 PAGE DATE 5-4-29 2/14/08 54-30 2/14/08 5-4-31 2/14/08 5-4-32 2/14/08 5-4-33 2/14/08 5-4-34 2/14/08 5-4-35 2/14/08 5-4-36 2/14/08 5-4-37 2/14/08 5-4-38 2/14/08 5-4-39 2/14/08 5-4-40 2/14/08 5-4-41 2/14/08 5-4-42 2/14/08 5-4-43 2/14/08 5-4-44 2/14/08 5-4-45 2/14/08 5-4-46 2/14/08 5-4-47 2/14/08 5-4-48 2/14/08 5-4-49 2/14/08 5-4-50 2/14/08 5-4-51 2/14/08 Section 5. Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities 5-5-1 2/14/08 5-5-2 2/14/08 5-5-3 2/14/08 5-5-4 2/14/08 5-5-5 2/14/08 5-5-6 2/14/08 5-5-7 2/14/08 Section 6. National Security and Interception Procedures 5-6-1 2/14/08 5-6-2 2/14/08 5-6-3 2/14/08 5-6-4 2/14/08 5-6-5 2/14/08 5-6-6 2/14/08 5-6-7 2/14/08 Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures Section 1. General 6-1-1 2/14/08 Checklist of Pages CK-3 AIM 2/14/08 C ec ist of Pages Section 2. Emergency Services Available to Pilots 6-2-1 2/14/08 6-2-2 2/14/08 6-2-3 2/14/08 6-2-4 2/14/08 6-2-5 2/14/08 6-2-6 2/14/08 6-2-7 2/14/08 6-2-8 2/14/08 6-2-9 2/14/08 6-2-10 2/14/08 6-2-11 2/14/08 6-2-12 2/14108 Section 3. Distress and Urgency Procedures 6-3-1 2/14/08 6-3-2 2/14(08 6-3-3 2/14108 6-3-4 2/14/08 6-3-5 2/14/08 6-3-6 2/14/08 6-3-7 2/14/08 Section 4. Two-way Radio Communications Failure 6-4-1 2/14/08 6-4-2 2/14/08 Section 5. Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Communications 6-5-1 2/14108 6-5-2 2/14/08 Chapter 7. Safety of Flight Section 1. Meteorology 7-1-1 2/14/08 7-1-2 2/14/08 7-1-3 2/14108 7-1-4 2/14/08 7-1-5 2/14/08 7-1-6 2/14/08 7-1-7 2/14/08 7-1-8 2/14/08 7-1-9 2/14/08 7-1-10 2/14/08 PAGE DATE 7-1-11 2/14/08 7-1-12 2/14/08 7-1-13 2/14/08 7-1-14 -7/14/08 7-1-15 2/14/08 7-1-16 2/14/08 7-1-17 2/14/08 7-1-18 2/14/08 7-1-19 2/14/08 7-1-20 2/14/08 7-1-21 2/14/08 7-1-22 2/14/08 7-1-23 2/14/08 7-1-24 2/14/08 7-1-25 2/14/08 7-1-26 2/14/08 7-1-27 2/14/08 7-1-28 2/14/08 7-1-29 2/14/08 7-1-30 2/14/08 7-1-31 2/14/08 7-1-32 2/14/08 7-1-33 2/14/08 7-1-34 2/14/08 7-1-35 2/14/08 7-1-36 2/14/08 7-1-37 2/14/08 7-1-38 2/14/08 7-1-39 2/14/08 7-1-40 2/14/08 7-1-41 2/14/08 7-1-42 2/14/08 7-1-43 2/14/08 7-1-44 2/14/08 7-1-45 2/14/08 7-1-46 2/14/08 7-1-47 2/14/08 7-1-48 2/14/08 7-1-49 2/14/08 7-1-50 2/14/08 7-1-51 2/14/08 7-1-52 2/14/08 7-1-53 2/14/08 7-1-54 2/14/08 7-1-55 2/14/08 7-1-56 2/14/08 7-1-57 2/14/08 7-1-58 2/14/09 7-1-59 2/14/08 PAGE DATE 7-1-60 2/14/08 7-1-61 2/14/08 7-1-62 2/14/08 7-1-63 2/14/08 7-1-64 2/14/08 7-1-65 2/14/08 7-1-66 2/14/08 7-1-67 2/14/08 7-1-68 2/14/08 7-1-69 2/14/08 Section 2. Altimeter Setting Procedures 7-2-1 2/14/08 7-2-2 2/14/08 7-2-3 2/14/08 7-2-4 2/14/08 Section 3. Wake Turbulence 7-3-1 2/14/08 7-3-2 2/14/08 7-3-3 2/14/08 7-3-4 2/14/08 7-3-5 2/14/08 7-3-6 2/14/08 7-3-7 2/14/08 7-3-8 2/14/08 Section 4. Bird Hazards and Flight Over National Refuges, Parks, and Forests 7-4-1 2/14108 7-4-2 2/14/08 Section 5. Potential Flight Hazards 7-5-1 2/14/08 7-5-2 2/14/08 7-5-3 2/14/08 7-5-4 2/14/08 7-5-5 2/14/08 7-5-6 2/14/08 7-5-7 2/14/08 7-5-8 2/14/08 7-5-9 2/14/08 7-5-10 2/14/08 7-5-11 3/14/08 CK-4 Checklist of Pages 2/14l08 AIM ec ist of Pages PAGE DATE 7-5-12 2/14/08 7-5-13 2/14/08 Section 6. Safety, Accident, and Hazard Reports 7-6-1 2/14/08 7-6-2 2/14/08 7-6-3 2/14/08 Chapter 8. Medical Facts for Pilots Section 1. Fitness for Flight 8-1-1 2/14/08 8-1-2 2/14/08 8-1-3 2/14/08 8-1-4 2/14/08 8-1-5 2/14/08 8-1-6 2/14/08 8-1-7 2/14/08 8-1-8 2/14/08 8-1-9 2/14/08 Chapter 9. Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications Section 1. Types of Charts Available 9-1-1 2/14108 9-1-2 2/14/08 9-1-3 2/14/08 9-1-4 2/14/08 9-1-5 2/14/08 9-1-6 2/14/08 9-1-7 2/14108 9-1-8 2/14/08 9-1-9 2/14/08 9-1-10 2/14108 9-1-11 2/14/08 9-1-12 2/14/08 9-1-13 2/14/08 PAGE DATE Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations Section 1. Helicopter IFR Operations 10-1-1 2/14/08 10-1-2 2/14/08 10-1-3 2/14/08 10-1-4 2/14/08 10-1-5 2/14/08 10-1-6 2/14/08 Section 2. Special Operations 10-2-1 2/14/08 10-2-2 2/14/08 10-2-3 2/14/08 10-2-4 2/14/09 10-2-5 2/14/08 10-2-6 2/14/08 10-2-7 2/14/08 10-2-8 2/14/08 10-2-9 2/14/08 10-2-10 2/14/08 10-2-11 2/14/08 10-2-12 2/14/08 10-2-13 2/14/08 10-2-14 2/14/08 10-2-15 2/14/08 10-2-16 2/14/08 Appendices Appendix 1-1 2/14/08 Env NA Appendix 2-1 2/14/08 Appendix 3-1 2/14/08 Appendix 4-1 2/14/08 Appendix 4-2 2/14/08 Appendix 4-3 2/14/08 Appendix 4-4 2/14/08 Appendix 4-5 2/14/08 Pilot/Controller Glossary PCG-1 2/14/08 PCG A-1 2/14/08 PCG A-2 2/14/08 PCG A-3 2/14/08 PCG A-4 2/14/08 PCG A-5 2/14/08 PCG A-6 2/14/08 PAGE DATE PCG A-7 2/14/08 PCG A-8 2/14/08 PCG A-9 2/14/08 PCG A-10 2/14/08 PCG A-11 2/14/08 PCG A-12 2/14/08 PCG A-13 2/14/08 PCG A-14 2/14/08 PCG A-15 2/14/08 PCG A-16 2/14/08 PCG B-1 2/14/08 PCG C-1 2/14/08 PCG C-2 2/14/08 PCG C-3 2/14/08 PCG C-4 2/14/08 PCG C-5 2/14/08 PCG C-6 2/14/08 PCG C-7 2/14/08 PCG C-8 2/14/08 PCG C-9 2/14/08 PCG D-1 2/14/08 PCG D-2 2/14/08 PCG D-3 2/14/08 PCG D-4 2/14/08 PCG E-1 2/14/08 PCG E-2 2/14/08 PCG F-1 2/14/08 PCG F-2 2/14/08 PCG F-3 2/14/08 PCG F-4 2/14/08 PCG F-5 2/14/08 PCG G-1 2/14/08 PCG G-2 2/14/08 PCG H-1 2/14/08 PCG H-2 2/14/08 PCG H-3 2/14/08 PCG 1-1 2/14/08 PCG I-2 2/14/08 PCG I-3 2/14/08 PCG 1-4 2/14/08 PCG 1-5 2/14/08 PCG J-1 2/14/08 PCG K-1 2/14/08 PCG L-1 2/14/08 PCG L-2 2/14/08 PCG L-3 2/14/08 PCG M-1 2/14/08 PCG M-2 2/14/08 PCG M-3 2/14/08 Checklist of Pages CK-5 AIM 2/14/08 Checklist ®f Pages PAGE DATE PCG M-4 2/14/08 PCG M-5 2/14/08 PCG M-6 2/14/08 PCG N-1 2/14/08 PCG N-2 2/14/08 PCG N-3 2/14108 PCG N-4 2/14108 PCG 0-1 2/14/08 PCG 0-2 2/14/08 PCG 0-3 2/14/08 PCG 0-4 2/14108 PCG P-1 2/14108 PCG P-2 2/14/08 PCG P-3 2/14/08 PCG P-4 2/14/08 PCG Q-1 2/14108 PCG R-1 2/14108 PCG R-2 2/14108 PCG R-3 2/14108 PCG R-4 2/14108 PCG R-5 2/14/08 PCG R-6 2/14/08 PCG R-7 2/14/08 PCG R-8 2/14/08 PCG S-1 2/14/08 PCG S-2 2/14/08 PCG S-3 2/14108 PCG S-4 2/14108 PCG S-5 2/14/08 PCG S-6 2/14/08 PCG S-7 2/14/08 PCG S-8 2/14108 PCG T-1 2/14/08 PCG T-2 2/14108 PCG T-3 2/14/08 PCG T-4 2/14/08 PCG T-5 2/14/08 PCG T-6 2/14108 PCG T-7 2/14/08 PCG U-1 2/14108 PCG V-1 2/14/08 PCG V-2 2/14/08 PCG V-3 2/14/08 PCG V-4 2/14/08 PCG W-1 2/14/08 PAGE DATE Index 1-1 2/14/08 I-2 2/14/08 1-3 2/14/08 1-4 2/14/08 1-5 2/14/08 1-6 2/14/08 1-7 2/14/08 I-8 2/14/08 1-9 2/14/08 1-10 2/14/08 1-11 2/14/08 1-12 2/14/08 Back Cover NA PAGE DATE CK-6 Checklist of Pages