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AIM Change 1 Update Clarifies Upwind Leg at Towered Airports
A new revision to the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) is now in effect, and it includes an important clarification for pilots operating at towered airports. The FAA has updated paragraph 4-3-3 to realign the definition and depiction of the upwind leg with how it’s used by air traffic control (ATC) in practice.
How to preflight a Cessna 172 airplane
The airplane preflight inspection is performed before each flight to ensure that all the required paperwork is on board, that the airplane systems are working properly and that the correct amount of fuel and oil are in the tanks. It’s your chance to really look the airplane over inside and out to assure yourself that it’s ready to fly, because once you’re airborne, you just can’t pull over in case something goes wrong.
The updated Figure 4-3-1 and revised language in 4-3-2c now reflect this common usage, and the entire sequence of traffic pattern components has been reordered for greater clarity—starting logically with departure.
AIM Change 1 Update Clarifies Upwind Leg at Towered Airports
/in News, Regulations/by Eric RadtkeA new revision to the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) is now in effect, and it includes an important clarification for pilots operating at towered airports. The FAA has updated paragraph 4-3-3 to realign the definition and depiction of the upwind leg with how it’s used by air traffic control (ATC) in practice.
How to preflight a Cessna 172 airplane
/in Video Tips/by Bret KoebbeThe airplane preflight inspection is performed before each flight to ensure that all the required paperwork is on board, that the airplane systems are working properly and that the correct amount of fuel and oil are in the tanks. It’s your chance to really look the airplane over inside and out to assure yourself that it’s ready to fly, because once you’re airborne, you just can’t pull over in case something goes wrong.