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AIM – Aeronautical Information Manual

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The FAA publications are pretty great!

PHAK is easy to read, though long: https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/a...

Thanks for the reminder to get back to studying.

I've noticed there seem to be a number of pilots on HN. Anyone know of any hn-like (high quality) communities for pilots or students out there?

https://aviation.stackexchange.com/

lots of people on r/flying as well

pprune.org is pretty big and international, also there is euroga.org in europe.

Not exactly HN format, but there are some forums, to name a few: pilotsofamerica.com, and beechtalk.com (requires sign-in and real names).

Many quality youtube channels, covering everything from paramotors (Tucker Gott) to backcountry flying (Trent Palmer) to an owner-flown private jet (Premier 1 Driver), to an everyday guy flying a Piper around with his family (SoCalFlyingMonkey). Another good one is Matt Guthmiller, an MIT grad who flew a Bonanza around the world when he was 19 (although he didn't get that on youtube).

It's like the K&R of flying. Except it comes out every few years, which kind of makes it way better.

For anyone who hasn’t seen it I also recommend JO 7110, it’s the document that governs all of the behavior of Air Traffic Control. I know many pilots who had no idea they could see exactly how decisions were made on the other side of the radio: https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7110.65Y_Bas...

Before 9/11 we could easily tour an ATC facility with a group of pilots - tower, center, tracon - under Project Raincheck. Not sure if they've started that back up again or not, but it was definitely eye opening.

Edit: Just read the section under "Line Up And Wait" and lol'ed to myself when I saw this:

"Do not authorize an aircraft to LUAW if an aircraft has been cleared to land, touch−and−go,stop−and–go, option, or unrestricted low approach on the same runway."

I'm pretty sure SFO lines up aircraft on the 28's and simultaneously clears someone before the San Mateo bridge to land, while waiting for a landing aircraft to clear the runway.

They absolutely can clear someone to land while traffic is still taking off on the runway. Generally they will have the landing traffic go around if they can’t get the taking off traffic off fast enough. I believe somewhere they can also land traffic with traffic still on the runway if they have three thousand feet of clearance.

Signs & markings is one of the most enjoyable parts - also practical if you're looking out airplane windows in airports frequently! https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html...

Canadian version for those that are interested as well: https://www.tc.gc.ca/ca-publications/AIM_2020-1_E.pdf

It's a bit out of date as far as some regulations go, but I am a big fan of Rod Machado's Private Pilot Handbook. Really simple but rich explanations of most of the concepts in a digestible way.

Tangential curiousity: Does anyone here have or use the .aero TLD?

Developer.aero is hosted by SITA, which also uses SITA.aero

wisk.aero

As a flight instructor, I refer to the AIM frequently. It is a good reference. The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge + the Airplane Flying Handbook are what I use to teach brand new students.

You're shadowbanned. I had to vouch for your comments here for them to appear. It is most likely due to the profanity in your username. I highly suggest creating a new account with a more family-friendly username.

thanks for letting me know

actually, his username is the preferred FAA designation for CFIs who slow roll their students to get more hours since they are just trying to run up their 1,500 hours for an ATP.

just kidding, 3/4 of the CFIs I worked with are wonderful. One was a little bit of a foxtrot foxtrot though (unrelated reasons).

hah, this is true

I only instruct part-time, I'm a full-time software engineer, so I'm in it for the love of flying

One of my best CFIs is a Director of Hardware at a startup in the Bay, so that's music to my ears.

I have an IPC coming up, if he can't make it, and you're a CFII, and in the Bay Area, I might want to look you up. Anyway to find you?

Indeed. I add the CFR 14 (the FAR portion of the FAR/AIM) to the mix. A fun game to play is 'is this a reg or a recommendation from AIM'. Most students think that standard left turns in the pattern are a recommendation but they actually made it a regulation a few years ago.

The name AIM is already in use by, and widely associated with AOL instant messenger [1].

1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM_(software)

The Aeronautical Information Manual was around first. And continues to be around, unlike AOL Instant Messenger.

The FAA has issued the Aeronautical Information Manual under that title since 1995, and as the Airman’s Information Manual from 1967 or earlier, decades before Quantum Computer Services (AOL’s predecessor) was founded.

I don’t know when ASA first published a book with “FAR/AIM” on the cover in large letters, but I suspect that this, too—a private reprinting of the AIM and selected Federal Aviation Regulations of interest to pilots—predates all things AOL.

The world doesn't revolve around software, especially in Aviation, where the protocols haven't changed a ton since the 50's.

Just teasing :)

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