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Demystifying The FAR AIM: Your Guide To Essential Aeronautical Information

Northstar VFR

By Ally Melick CRJ Pilot, CFI-I, MEI The Federal Aviation Regulations / Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM) is the pilot’s bible. The Federal Aviation Regulations come from a bigger book, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

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Demystifying the FAR/AIM: Your Guide to Essential Aeronautical Information

Northstar VFR

The FAR/AIM is technically two books: The FAR (Federal Aviation Regulations), dealing with regulations, and the AIM (Aeronautical Information Manual), which is more geared to air traffic control procedures and basic flight information. That's where the FAR/AIM comes into play.

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Knowing When to Call the NTSB

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Then the Federal Aviation Regulations Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM) was brought out, and the learners instructed to look up Part 830 , which provides guidance on when you need to notify the NTSB and, if need be, the FAA. There was a group eye roll.

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What to Expect When Learning to Fly

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There are 15 experience requirements listed in the Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM) rule book under Part 61.87 Learn basic control before the stakes are higher. Solo Flight Your first solo is the halfway point of your private pilot training.

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What is the FAR/AIM? And Why is It Important?

Northstar VFR

For those who aren’t well versed in using the heavy, nausea inducing and all encompassing federal guideline booklet, let’s take a look and break it down so that the FAR/AIM goes from being a phonebook catastrophe to your biggest asset. The first part, the ‘FAR’, stands for Federal Aviation Regulations.