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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). Chapter 14 is the code for federal aviation regulations.

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Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots—2024 edition

iPad Pilot News

Here we’ll cover the applicable Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and Advisory Circulars (ACs). Reiterates that pilots do not need to call Flight Service to be legal: “The FAA considers that a self-briefing may be compliant with current Federal aviation regulations.

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Save now on Sporty’s Instrument Rating Course and other products for IFR Month

Flight Training Central

FAR bookmarking and study guides: streamline your studying of the Federal Aviation Regulations with time-saving tools for each certificate level. Interactive exercises: go beyond videos with simulators and quizzes that allow you to adjust instruments, move an airplane on a map, and much more.

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Giving Rides at Airshows

Vintage Aviation News

However, the FAA took the position that if the media ride was part of the performance package and compensation to the airshow performer, then that would be compensation under the contract in violation of §91.319 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

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Why the unruly American passenger bit flight attendant’s arm on a Japan’s ANA flight?

Ask Captain Lim

Interference with a crew member is defined in Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) as any act that “assaults, threatens, intimidates, or interferes with a crewmember in the performance of the crewmember’s duties.” Upon landing, the passenger was escorted off the plane and taken into custody.

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Preparing for Helicopter Practical Test Scenarios

Learn to Fly

73 [ Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. Ensure you have the necessary endorsements, meet recent flight experience requirements for carrying passengers if applicable, and are familiar with the helicopter’s specific model and characteristics. In addition, pilots must meet the requirements set out by SFAR No.

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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.