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AC 90-66B - Non-Towered Airport Flight Operations (Cancelled)

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Number
90-66B
Title
Non-Towered Airport Flight Operations
Date cancelled
2023-06-06
Cancelled by
90-66C
Cancellation notes
Canceled per AC 90-66C
Date issued
2018-03-13
Office of Primary Responsibility
AFS-800
Description

This AC calls attention to regulatory requirements, recommended operations, and communications procedures for operating at an airport without a control tower or an airport with a control tower that operates only part time. It recommends traffic patterns, communications phraseology, and operational procedures for use by aircraft, lighter-than-air aircraft, gliders, parachutes, rotorcraft, and ultralight vehicles. This AC stresses safety as the primary objective in these operations. This AC is related to the right-of-way rules under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 1, § 1.1 (traffic pattern), and part 91, §§ 91.113 and 91.126.

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