Advisory Circulars

Date Cancelled: 08-31-2005

Contains equipment specifications for light beacons which are used to locate and identify civil airports, military airports, seaplane bases, and heliports.

Date Cancelled: 09-24-2010

Contains the specifications for containers designed to serve as airport light bases, transformer housings, junction boxes, and accessories. Provides the basic standard requirements for critical dimensions and performance requirements to which all manufacturers must demonstrate compliance.

Date Cancelled: 01-23-2013

Contains the specifications for containers designed to serve as airport light bases, transformer housings, junction boxes, and accessories. Provides the basic standard requirements for critical dimensions and performance requirements to which all manufacturers must demonstrate compliance.

Date Cancelled: 10-17-2006

Contains specification for containers designed to serve as airport light bases, transformer housings, junction boxes and related accessories. Please Read: Changes to AC 150/5345-42D and Change to Effective Date of AC 150/5345-42D.

Date Cancelled: 05-08-2006

Date Cancelled: 04-29-2005

Contains the specification for radio control equipment to be used for controlling airport lighting facilities.

Date Cancelled: 06-27-2007

Contains the specification for radio control equipment to be used for controlling airport lighting facilities.

Date Cancelled: 09-15-2005

Provides a compilation of historically acceptable means of compliance to specifically selected sections of Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations that have become burdensome for small low performance airplanes to show compliance. However, applicability of these means of compliance remains the responsibility of the certification manager for each specific project. Utilization of these means of compliance does not affect the applicability of any other certification requirements that fall outside the scope of this AC.

Date Cancelled: 12-30-2003
Cancelled By: 23-15A

Date Cancelled: 10-06-2003
Cancelled By: 90-98

States an acceptable means, not the only means, of compliance with the referenced sections of the FAR as they apply to persons operating under Parts 121 or 123 who desire approval of Doppler RADAR navigation systems or Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for use in their operations.

Date Cancelled: 03-11-2011

Sets forth standards for a system of airport marking consisting of certain pilot aids and traffic control devices. Consolidated file contains Change 1.

Date Cancelled: 09-14-2007

Provides direction for the security control of civil and military air traffic during an air defense emergency. The ESCAT Plan provides policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures to be taken in the interest of national security.

Date Cancelled: 01-18-2007
Cancelled By: 99-1D

Provides instructions for the screening of passengers carrying classified material in order to maintain the integrity of the screening process and prevent the compromise of classified material.

Date Cancelled: 06-24-2011

This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for the migration of satellite voice systems for direct pilot/controller communictions as a supplement to high frequency/very high frequency (HF/vhf) voice communication systems. This AC is for designers, manufacturers, and installers of satellite voice equipment used for Air Traffic Services (ATS). In it, we (the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA) recommend how you get design approval and airworthiness approval for your equipment.

Date Cancelled: 08-22-2011

(Consolidated reprint includes change 1). Describes standards for the design, installation, and maintenance of runway and taxiway edge lighting.

Provides guidance to irport operators, consultants, and design engineers on preparing procurement specifications for sensor systems that monitor and report runway surface conditions.

Date Cancelled: 07-01-2005

Date Cancelled: 07-20-2005
Cancelled By: 431.35-2A

Provides information and guidance concerning an acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with the requirements of 14 CFR parts 21, 43, 121, 125, 127, 135, and 145 regarding procedures and facilities for repairs and alterations of structures consisting of metal-bonded and fiber-reinforced materials (e.g., carbon, boron, aramid, and glass-reinforced polymeric materials mentioned in AC 20-107, Composite Aircraft Structures). Consideration will be given to any other method of compliance the applicant elects to present to FAA.

Date Cancelled: 12-20-2011

This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance on an acceptable means, but not the only means, of how a repair station located in the United States may obtain, renew, or amend a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval to maintain foreign aircraft and parts. This AC also provides information to an Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) located within the European Union (EU) on how to obtain, renew, or amend a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificate to maintain U.S. aircraft and parts. Repair stations should use the Maintenance Annex Guidance (MAG) in order to obtain EASA and FAA approvals under the provisions of the U.S./EU aviation safety agreement

Date Cancelled: 11-28-2012

Appendixes 1 and 2 contain the latest list of reference materials and subject matter knowledge codes for airman knowledge testing.

Date Cancelled: 06-08-2004
Cancelled By: 60-25E

Appendixes 1 and 2 contain the latest list of reference materials and subject matter knowledge codes for airman knowledge testing.

Date Cancelled: 06-08-2004
Cancelled By: 60-25F

Presents recommended operational practices and procedures for the use of electronic long-range navigation equipment in oceanic or remote land areas.

Date Cancelled: 09-06-1994