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Chapter 1. Air Navigation Chapter 2. Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids Chapter 3. Airspace Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures Chapter 7. Safety of Flight Chapter 8. Medical Facts for Pilots Chapter 9. Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations Chapter 11. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Appendix 1. Bird/Other Wildlife Strike Report Appendix 2. Volcanic Activity Reporting Form (VAR) Appendix 3. Abbreviations/Acronyms Appendix 4. FAA Form 7233−4 International Flight Plan Appendix 5. FAA Form 7233−1 Flight Plan
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    • General Information
      • Explanation of Changes
      • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
      • Flight Information Publication Policy
      • Code of Federal Regulations and Advisory Circulars
      • Subscription Information
    • Air Navigation
      • Navigation Aids
      • Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV)
    • Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids
      • Airport Lighting Aids
      • Air Navigation and Obstruction Lighting
      • Airport Marking Aids and Signs
    • Airspace
      • General
      • Controlled Airspace
      • Class G Airspace
      • Special Use Airspace
      • Other Airspace Areas
    • Air Traffic Control
      • Services Available to Pilots
      • Radio Communications Phraseology and Techniques
      • Airport Operations
      • ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation
      • Surveillance Systems
      • Operational Policy/Procedures for Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) in the Domestic U.S., Alaska, Offshore Airspace and the San Juan FIR
      • Operational Policy/Procedures for the Gulf of Mexico 50 NM Lateral Separation Initiative
    • Air Traffic Procedures
      • Preflight
      • Departure Procedures
      • En Route Procedures
      • Arrival Procedures
      • Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities
      • National Security and Interception Procedures
    • Emergency Procedures
      • General
      • Emergency Services Available to Pilots
      • Distress and Urgency Procedures
      • Two-way Radio Communications Failure
      • Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Communications
    • Safety of Flight
      • Meteorology
      • Barometric Altimeter Errors and Setting Procedures
      • Cold Temperature Barometric Altimeter Errors, Setting Procedures and Cold Temperature Airports (CTA)
      • Wake Turbulence
      • Bird Hazards and Flight Over National Refuges, Parks, and Forests
      • Potential Flight Hazards
      • Safety, Accident, and Hazard Reports
    • Medical Facts for Pilots
      • Fitness for Flight
    • Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications
      • Types of Charts Available
    • Helicopter Operations
      • Helicopter IFR Operations
      • Special Operations
    • Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
      • General
      • Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS)
      • Large UAS (MGOW 55 Pounds or More)
      • Airspace Access for UAS
      • UAS Pilot Testing, Certification and Responsibilities
      • Advanced Air Mobility
      • UAS Operations on Airports
      • Other Information and Best Practices
  • Appendix 1. Bird/Other Wildlife Strike Report
  • Appendix 2. Volcanic Activity Reporting Form (VAR)
  • Appendix 3. Abbreviations/Acronyms
  • Appendix 4. FAA Form 7233−4 International Flight Plan
  • Appendix 5. FAA Form 7233−1 Flight Plan

  • Pilot/Controller Glossary

  • Safety of Flight

Chapter 7. Safety of Flight

    • Section 1. Meteorology
      • 7-1-1. National Weather Service Aviation Weather Service Program
      • 7-1-2. FAA Weather Services
      • 7-1-3. Use of Aviation Weather Products
      • 7-1-4. Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA)
      • 7-1-5. Preflight Briefing
      • 7-1-6. Inflight Aviation Weather Advisories
      • 7-1-7. Categorical Outlooks
      • 7-1-8. Inflight Weather Advisory Broadcasts
      • 7-1-9. Flight Information Services (FIS)
      • 7-1-10. Weather Observing Programs
      • 7-1-11. Weather Radar Services
      • 7-1-12. ATC Inflight Weather Avoidance Assistance
      • 7-1-13. Runway Visual Range (RVR)
      • 7-1-14. Reporting of Cloud Heights
      • 7-1-15. Reporting Prevailing Visibility
      • 7-1-16. Estimating Intensity of Rain and Ice Pellets
      • 7-1-17. Estimating Intensity of Snow or Drizzle (Based on Visibility)
      • 7-1-18. Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs)
      • 7-1-19. PIREPs Relating to Airframe Icing
      • 7-1-20. Definitions of Inflight Icing Terms
      • 7-1-21. PIREPs Relating to Turbulence
      • 7-1-22. Wind Shear PIREPs
      • 7-1-23. Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) PIREPs
      • 7-1-24. Microbursts
      • 7-1-25. PIREPs Relating to Volcanic Ash Activity
      • 7-1-26. Thunderstorms
      • 7-1-27. Thunderstorm Flying
      • 7-1-28. Key to Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) and Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR)
      • 7-1-29. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Weather Formats
    • Section 2. Barometric Altimeter Errors and Setting Procedures
      • 7-2-1. General
      • 7-2-2. Barometric Pressure Altimeter Errors
      • 7-2-3. Altimeter Errors
    • Section 3. Cold Temperature Barometric Altimeter Errors, Setting Procedures and Cold Temperature Airports (CTA)
      • 7-3-1. Effect of Cold Temperature on Barometric Altimeters
      • 7-3-2. Pre-Flight Planning for Cold Temperature Altimeter Errors
      • 7-3-3. Effects of Cold Temperature on Baro-Vertical Navigation (VNAV) Vertical Guidance
      • 7-3-4. Cold Temperature Airports (CTA)
      • 7-3-5. Cold Temperature Airport Procedures
      • 7-3-6. Examples for Calculating Altitude Corrections on CTAs
    • Section 4. Wake Turbulence
      • 7-4-1. General
      • 7-4-2. Vortex Generation
      • 7-4-3. Vortex Strength
      • 7-4-4. Vortex Behavior
      • 7-4-5. Operations Problem Areas
      • 7-4-6. Vortex Avoidance Procedures
      • 7-4-7. Helicopters
      • 7-4-8. Pilot Responsibility
      • 7-4-9. Air Traffic Wake Turbulence Separations
      • 7-4-10. Development and New Capabilities
    • Section 5. Bird Hazards and Flight Over National Refuges, Parks, and Forests
      • 7-5-1. Migratory Bird Activity
      • 7-5-2. Reducing Bird Strike Risks
      • 7-5-3. Reporting Bird Strikes
      • 7-5-4. Reporting Bird and Other Wildlife Activities
      • 7-5-5. Pilot Advisories on Bird and Other Wildlife Hazards
      • 7-5-6. Flights Over Charted U.S. Wildlife Refuges, Parks, and Forest Service Areas
    • Section 6. Potential Flight Hazards
      • 7-6-1. Accident Cause Factors
      • 7-6-2. Reporting Radio/Radar Altimeter Anomalies
      • 7-6-3. VFR in Congested Areas
      • 7-6-4. Obstructions To Flight
      • 7-6-5. Avoid Flight Beneath Unmanned Balloons
      • 7-6-6. Unmanned Aircraft Systems
      • 7-6-7. Mountain Flying
      • 7-6-8. Use of Runway Half-way Signs at Unimproved Airports
      • 7-6-9. Seaplane Safety
      • 7-6-10. Flight Operations in Volcanic Ash
      • 7-6-11. Emergency Airborne Inspection of Other Aircraft
      • 7-6-12. Precipitation Static
      • 7-6-13. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (Laser) Operations and Reporting Illumination of Aircraft
      • 7-6-14. Flying in Flat Light, Brown Out Conditions, and White Out Conditions
      • 7-6-15. Operations in Ground Icing Conditions
      • 7-6-16. Avoid Flight in the Vicinity of Exhaust Plumes (Smoke Stacks and Cooling Towers)
      • 7-6-17. Space Launch and Reentry Area
    • Section 7. Safety, Accident, and Hazard Reports
      • 7-7-1. Aviation Safety Reporting Program
      • 7-7-2. Aircraft Accident and Incident Reporting
      • 7-7-3. Near Midair Collision Reporting
      • 7-7-4. Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Reports
      • 7-7-5. Safety Alerts For Operators (SAFO) and Information For Operators (InFO)
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