This AC provides updated guidance for flight and cabin crews regarding communications during emergency and unusual situations.

This advisory circular (AC) provides information regarding pilot training and checking under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121 subparts N and O, including part 121 appendices E and F.

The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

This AC provides operators with guidance on how to develop and receive approval for a Weight and Balance (W&B) control program for aircraft and operated under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91 subpart K (part 91K) , and parts 121, 125, and 135.

This AC provides clarity on minimum equipment list (MEL), nonessential equipment and furnishings (NEF) program, Configuration Deviation List (CDL), and certain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements regarding the operation of aircraft with inoperative instruments and equipment.

The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

This advisory circular (AC) describes the recommended training for airplane Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT). The goal of this AC is to provide recommended practices and guidance for academic and flight simulation training device (FSTD) training for pilots to prevent developing upset conditions and ensure correct recovery responses to upsets.

This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for training, testing, and checking pilots to ensure correct responses to impending and full stalls.

This AC presents guidelines for developing and implementing leadership and command training for pilots in command (PIC) and second-in-command (SIC) pilots serving in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121 operations that require three or more pilots.

This advisory circular (AC) provides operators and pilots with guidance regarding Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 111: the Pilot Records Database (PRD) and the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996 (PRIA).

The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

This AC may also provide valuable information to certificate holders in developing and implementing remedial training and tracking of other crewmembers and aircraft dispatchers.

This AC provides information on the hazards and risks of in-flight fires on transport category aircraft. The information includes recommended crewmember procedures and training for combating general and high-energy fires (HEF) caused by lithium batteries.

This Advisory Circular (AC) contains information, directions, and procedures for obtaining operating authority for commercial air tour operations over national parks and tribal lands.

Operators may integrate the information contained in Appendices 1 and 2 into their fleet-specific, route-specific, and equipment-specific operations and checklists.

This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and updating of standard operating procedures (SOP), and for pilot monitoring (PM) duties.

In accordance with the current edition of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 7050.1, Runway Safety Program, the definition of a runway incursion is, any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle, or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and takeoff of aircraft. This AC is intended for use by persons operating aircraft single pilot under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 91 and 135, and flight schools.

Provides information on the identified hazards associated with ground deicing and ground operations in conditions conducive to aircraft icing.

This AC contains information pertinent to Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 136 subpart D. The information and guidance supports air tour operators in the State of Hawaii and is intended to assist certificate holders (CH) and operators with the development of operational processes and procedures and the pilot training recommended as part of the application package for Operations Specification (OpSpec)/Letter of Authorization (LOA) B048, Commercial Air Tour Operations Below 1,500 Feet Above the Surface in the State of Hawaii.

This AC provides information and practices that can be used to prevent injuries caused by turbulence.

NASA serves as a third party to receive and process Aviation Safety Reports. Examples of operations covered by the program include departure, en route, approach, and landing operations and procedures; air traffic control (ATC) procedures and equipment; crew and ATC communications; aircraft cabin operations; aircraft movement on the airport; near midair collisions (NMAC); aircraft maintenance and recordkeeping; airport conditions or services; and unmanned aircraft operations.

Conformity with the guidance is voluntary only, and nonconformity will not affect rights and obligations under existing statutes and regulations.

This advisory circular (AC) provides information and recommendations to assist helicopter air ambulance (HAA) operators with the development, implementation, and integration of an Operations Control Center (OCC).

It updates, provides clarification and additional information on how to comply with the carry-on baggage regulations.

FPM is the planning, execution, and assurance of the guidance and control of aircraft trajectory and energy, in flight or on the ground.

An approved certificate verification plan allows part 91K program managers and part 119 certificate holders operating under parts 121 and 135 to provide a temporary verification document to flightcrew members whose airman or medical certificates have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or are otherwise missing.

This AC provides operators with recommended procedures for managing cargo operations. Developing and using these comprehensive procedures is key to establishing a safe and efficient cargo operation.

This AC presents guidelines for developing and implementing mentoring training for pilots in command (PIC). These guidelines apply to air carriers, operators, and program managers conducting pilot training and qualification under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121.

The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

This AC provides information and guidance to persons operating under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) who are designing, developing, and implementing an Internal Evaluation Program (IEP).

This advisory circular (AC) provides aviation safety inspectors (ASI) and air carrier management personnel with information to consider regarding certificate management and internal evaluation of operational control functions.

This AC provides information and recommendations to air carriers operating under the authority of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 135 and in the noncontiguous States (i.e., Alaska or Hawaii) on the use of noncertified weather information in support of instrument approaches conducted under instrument flight rules (IFR) at airports without destination weather reporting approved by the National Weather Service (NWS) or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Conformity with this guidance document is voluntary only and nonconformity will not affect rights and obligations under existing statutes and regulations.

Summarizes the content of the FAA international symposium on fatigue, “Aviation Fatigue Management Symposium: Partnerships for Solutions”, June 17-19, 2008; Describes fundamental concepts of human cognitive fatigue and how it relates to safe Provides information on conditions that contribute to cognitive fatigue; and fatigue and/or mitigate the effects of fatigue.

Provides guidance regarding air carrier procedures for the use of ventilation and ground based air conditioning on the ground, as well as management of passengers during ground operations with no cabin ventilation.

To address an increase in fatal HAA accidents, the FAA has implemented new operational procedures and additional equipment requirements for HAA operations. The FAA, HAA operators and medical community all play vital roles in applying these changes to ensure safety.

This advisory circular (AC) presents guidelines for the design and implementation of Line Operational Simulations (LOS), including Line-Oriented Flight Training (LOFT), Special Purpose Operational Training (SPOT), and Line Operational Evaluation (LOE) for flightcrew members.

It is a part of the FAA’s ongoing commitment to educate and inform aircraft operators, crewmembers, and airline passengers regarding the use of CRSs on aircraft in order to encourage and increase the use of approved CRSs.

Contains recommendations for ensuring safe operations of large airplanes during icing conditions and guidelines for the development of adequate procedures for the deicing of large airplanes.

We intend for operators to use this AC as a resource during the development, implementation, and revision of standard operating procedures (SOP) and training programs regarding the use of POCs on board aircraft to increase the accessibility of air travel by passengers with disabilities.

This advisory circular {AC) sets forth an acceptable means, but not the only means, of showing compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) § 121.195 (d) pertaining to operational landing distances on wet runways. It is for guidance purposes and provides an example of method of compliance that has been found acceptable.

This advisory circular (AC) introduces the standardized curriculum concept for Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 135 training provided by 14 CFR part 142 training centers and describes the associated benefits of this voluntary approach. This AC provides guidance to part 142 training centers on how to obtain approval to deliver a standardized curriculum to part 135 operators, including guidance on how a part 142 training center may qualify its personnel as instructors and check pilots under part 135.

Provides guidance regarding air carrier passenger handling procedures for allergen-sensitive people, including the importance of crewmember training in recognizing and responding to medical events that result from allergen exposure.

While the methods outlined in this AC are not the only means of compliance, the guidance contained herein provides concepts for developing appropriate processes and procedures to comply with § 117.5 and instituting appropriate operator-specific fatigue countermeasures.

This AC provides information and guidelines to Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 135 air carriers/operators to aid in the development of a Second in Command Professional Development Program (SIC PDP) which meets the requirements of part 135, § 135.99(c).

This advisory circular (AC) provides basic background information and links to sources of more detailed information that can be used to improve air carrier programs that inform crewmembers about in-flight ionizing radiation exposure.

The LWE rate is used by the system with the appropriate endurance time (ET) regression equations and regression coefficients specified in an FAA-approved current database at http://66.46.192.186/RegressionInformation.html to determine the holdover time (HOT) or check time (CT) for an aircraft’s applied anti-icing fluid (Society of Automotive Engineer (SAE) Types I, II, III, and IV).

The purpose of this system is to identify clear ice after deicing as a replacement for or to augment the post-deicing visual and tactile check of aircraft surfaces. This approval is essential to the ground-deicing/anti-icing program contained within Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121, § 121.629, part 135, § 135.227, or part 125, § 125.221