1. Federal Aviation Administration FAA
-general regulations for all aviation activities in
the U.S.
2. Federal Aviation Regulation FAR
-General operation and flight manual
3. Aeronautical Information Publications FLIPS
=published by DOD
-ex approach plates, IFR/VFR, planning guides
4. CNAF-M 3710.7 NATOPS General Flight and Operating Instruc-
tions Manual
-series contain general operating procedures
that apply to all Naval aircraft worldwide
-subordinate only to NATOPS
5. NATOPS Naval Air Training Operating Procedures Stan-
dardization
-flight manual specific to one aircraft type, mod-
el
**Takes precedence over all other publications
because it defines procedures for safe operation
of a/c
6. CNAFM waivers to FAR Part 91 -exemption for Naval aircraft from standard
speed limitations to accommodate high perfor-
mance aircraft and military missions
7. Air Traffic Clearance "Clearance"
-authorization by ATC ONLY for an aircraft to pro-
ceed under specific traflc conditions within air-
, space
-specific instructions to get in and out of heavy
airspace
8. Notice to Airmen NOTAMS
-Time critical aeronautical information which is
either
+temporary in nature
+not known suflciently in advance to publicize by
other means
ex. tower light out
9. Transponder -air beacon receiver/transmitter that receives in-
terrogations and transmits squawks as replies to
interrogations
2 types Mode 3 and Mode C
10. Mode 3 identifies aircraft
11. Mode C provides aircraft pressure altitude information
12. shall mandatory
13. should recommended
14. may optional
15. will indicate futurity
16. Air Traffic Control ATC
-agency which enforced FARS
, -approves flight plans
-grant clearances
17. Flight Service Station FSS
-provide following services
-convenice services (weather, route, NOTAMs)
-acts as middle man between you and ATC (ex.
change route due to weather)
18. Control Tower 3 stations
-clearance Delivery
-Ground
-Tower
19. Clearance Delivery relay clearance from FSS (bay ops)
20. Ground movements on ground of airport except runway
-relays crossing of runway from tower
21. Tower controls runway and aircraft around airport
22. Approach Control APC
-control of all arriving and departing IFR traflc in
the terminal area
-VFR depending
23. Air Route Traffic Control Center "Center"
-control of en-route instrument traflc
-can provide assistance to VFR traflc when con-
troller work load permits
24. Pilot in Command PIC
FAR: responsible for the safe operation and safe-
-general regulations for all aviation activities in
the U.S.
2. Federal Aviation Regulation FAR
-General operation and flight manual
3. Aeronautical Information Publications FLIPS
=published by DOD
-ex approach plates, IFR/VFR, planning guides
4. CNAF-M 3710.7 NATOPS General Flight and Operating Instruc-
tions Manual
-series contain general operating procedures
that apply to all Naval aircraft worldwide
-subordinate only to NATOPS
5. NATOPS Naval Air Training Operating Procedures Stan-
dardization
-flight manual specific to one aircraft type, mod-
el
**Takes precedence over all other publications
because it defines procedures for safe operation
of a/c
6. CNAFM waivers to FAR Part 91 -exemption for Naval aircraft from standard
speed limitations to accommodate high perfor-
mance aircraft and military missions
7. Air Traffic Clearance "Clearance"
-authorization by ATC ONLY for an aircraft to pro-
ceed under specific traflc conditions within air-
, space
-specific instructions to get in and out of heavy
airspace
8. Notice to Airmen NOTAMS
-Time critical aeronautical information which is
either
+temporary in nature
+not known suflciently in advance to publicize by
other means
ex. tower light out
9. Transponder -air beacon receiver/transmitter that receives in-
terrogations and transmits squawks as replies to
interrogations
2 types Mode 3 and Mode C
10. Mode 3 identifies aircraft
11. Mode C provides aircraft pressure altitude information
12. shall mandatory
13. should recommended
14. may optional
15. will indicate futurity
16. Air Traffic Control ATC
-agency which enforced FARS
, -approves flight plans
-grant clearances
17. Flight Service Station FSS
-provide following services
-convenice services (weather, route, NOTAMs)
-acts as middle man between you and ATC (ex.
change route due to weather)
18. Control Tower 3 stations
-clearance Delivery
-Ground
-Tower
19. Clearance Delivery relay clearance from FSS (bay ops)
20. Ground movements on ground of airport except runway
-relays crossing of runway from tower
21. Tower controls runway and aircraft around airport
22. Approach Control APC
-control of all arriving and departing IFR traflc in
the terminal area
-VFR depending
23. Air Route Traffic Control Center "Center"
-control of en-route instrument traflc
-can provide assistance to VFR traflc when con-
troller work load permits
24. Pilot in Command PIC
FAR: responsible for the safe operation and safe-
