Number | Title | Status | Office | Date |
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90-89C |
Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook
This AC provides suggestions and safety-related recommendations primarily to assist amateur-built aircraft and ultralight vehicle builders in developing individualized flight test plans. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2023-02-14 |
91-90 |
Part 91 Approved Inspection Programs
This advisory circular (AC) prescribes the procedures to develop and submit aircraft owner- and operator-specific inspection programs in accordance with an inspection program selected under the provisions of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91, § 91.409(f)(4), and satisfies the requirements of § 91.409(g) for review and approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). |
Active | AFS-300 | 2017-04-05 |
120-90 |
Line Operations Safety Audits
Provides the rationale and procedure for conducting an Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) at an airline. |
Active | AFS-230 | 2006-04-27 |
90-99 | High Altitude Airspace Redesign Phase 1 | Active | ATA-301 | 2003-09-22 |
90-107 |
Guidance for Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance and Localizer Performance without Vertical Guidance Approach Operations in the U.S.
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for operators to conduct Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 97 instrument flight rules (IFR) Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach procedures (IAP) with Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance (LPV) and Localizer Performance without vertical guidance (LP) lines of minima using the wide area augmentation system (WAAS). |
Active | AFS-400 | 2011-02-11 |
90-108 |
Use of suitable Area navigation (RNAV) system on Conventional Routes and Procedures - Change 1
This advisory circular (AC) provides operational and airworthiness guidance regrading the suitablity and use of RNAV systems while operating on or transitioning to, conventional i.e. non-RNAV, routes and procedures within the United States (US) National Airspace System (NAS). |
Active | AFS-400 | 2011-03-03 |
90-117 |
Data Link Communications
This AC addresses Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Contract (ADS-C) and Controller-Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC). ADS-C provides a direct connection between the aircraft automation and ground automation, to exchange status information concerning the flight including automated pilot position reports. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2017-10-03 |
90-120 |
Operational Use of Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems
Other traffic awareness systems, such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Traffic Advisory System (ATAS), are not covered in this AC. CAS for unmanned aircraft, including Remain Well Clear (RWC) and Detect and Avoid (DAA) systems, are not covered in this AC. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2024-11-20 |
90-95 |
Unanticipated Right Yaw in Helicopters
Examines the unanticipated right yaw phenomenon, the circumstances under which it may be encountered, how it can be prevented, and how the pilot should react if it is encountered. |
Active | AFS-800 | 1995-02-07 |
90-115 |
Collaborative Trajectory Options Program (CTOP)
The new traffic management initiative builds upon concepts found in Ground Delay Programs (GDPs), Airspace Flow Programs (AFPs; AC 90-102A) and required reroutes. The new initiative is called the Collaborative Trajectory Options Program or CTOP. |
Active | AJR-1 | 2014-06-24 |
90-116 |
Additional Pilot Program for Phase I Flight Test
The APP was developed to improve safety by enhancing Builder/Owner Pilot (BP) skills and mitigate risks associated with Phase I flight testing of aircraft built from commercially produced kits through the use of a qualified additional pilot and powerplant testing. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2014-09-23 |
90-80C |
Approval of Offshore Standard Approach Procedures, Airborne Radar Approaches, and Helicopter En Route Descent Areas with Change 1
This AC provides criteria and describes acceptable methods for obtaining approval to use Offshore Standard Approach Procedures (OSAP), Airborne Radar Approaches (ARA), and Helicopter En Route Descent Areas (HEDA) to descend in uncontrolled airspace to an altitude where the pilot can proceed to land using visual references to the surface. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2017-12-21 |
90-106B |
Enhanced Flight Vision System Operations
This AC provides an explanation of enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) operations conducted under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), guidance for obtaining Operations Specification (OpSpec), Management Specification (MSpec), or Letter of Authorization (LOA) C048, Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) Operations, and information that may facilitate the development of a training curriculum for EFVS operations. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2022-05-02 |
90-113C |
Instrument Flight Procedure Validation (IFPV of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP)
This advisory circular (AC) provides the means for conducting IFPV of satellite-enabled PBN instrument flight procedures for both fixed-wing and helicopter aircraft. It also addresses validation of helicopter Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) special IFPs. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2023-07-06 |
90-110C |
Service Provider Authorization Guidance for Public Performance Based Instrument Flight Procedures (IFPs)
This AC provides guidance for non-FAA Instrument Flight Procedure (IFP) developers, hereinafter referred to as “service providers,” to become authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Flight Standards’ Flight Technologies and Procedures Division) to develop public performance based IFPs. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2023-09-12 |
90-114C |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Operations
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. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2025-01-14 |
90-101A |
Approval Guidance for Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Procedures with Authorization Required (AR) Including Change 1
Operational approvals obtained under the guidelines of this AC also apply to existing RNAV (RNP) IAP with special aircraft and aircrew authorization required (SAAAR). As current RNAV (RNP) SAAAR instrument approach charts are revised or amended, they will be updated to reflect AR. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2011-02-23 |
90-50D |
Requirements for 760-Channel VHF Radio for Aeronautical Operations
Describes and upgrades civil air traffic control frequencies in the very high frequency (118.000 to 136.975 MHz) band. |
Active | ASR-520 | 1992-04-09 |
90-67B |
Light Signals from the Control Tower for Ground Vehicles, Equipment, and Personnel
Provides the aviation community with the meaning of the light signals used when communicating with ground vehicles, equipment, and personnel on the airport movement area from the control tower. |
Active | ATP-129 | 1994-08-25 |
90-100A |
U.S Terminal and En Route Area Navigation (RNAV) Operations with Change 2
Area Navigation (RNAV) routes, Instrument Departure Procedures (DPs), and Standard Terminal Arrivals (STARs). Operators and pilots should use the guidance in this AC to determine their eligibility for these U.S. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2007-03-01 |
90-91K |
North American Route Program
Provides guidance to users of the National Air Space System for participation in the North American Route Program (NRP). |
Active | AJR-1 | 2008-12-11 |
90-93B |
Operating Procedures for Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCT) that are not Operated by, or Under Contract with, the United States (Non-Federal)
This advisory circular (AC) recommends publications, administrative, and operational procedures that will assist in the management of a non-Federal ATCT (NFCT). |
Active | AJT-0 | 2013-04-22 |
90-109A |
Transition to Unfamiliar Aircraft
This AC does not address the testing of newly built experimental airplanes. The current edition of AC 90-89, Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook, provides information on such testing. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2015-06-29 |
90-105A |
Approval Guidance for RNP Operations and Barometric Vertical Navigation in the U.S. National Airspace System and in Oceanic and Remote Continental Airspace
This AC does not apply to those approaches which require unique authorization (Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR), as described in AC 90 101( ), Approval Guidance for RNP Procedures with AR, nor does it address instrument approach procedures (IAP) using localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV) or localizer performance without vertical guidance (LP), which are addressed in AC 90-107( ), Guidance for Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance and Localizer Performance without Vertical Guidance Approach Operations in the U.S. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2016-03-07 |
90-48E |
Pilots’ Role in Collision Avoidance
This AC is issued to assist pilots with their regulatory obligation to see and avoid other aircraft. Specifically, this AC looks to alert pilots to human contributors to midair collisions and near midair collisions (NMAC), and recommend improvements to pilot education, operating practices, procedures, and improved scanning techniques to reduce midair conflicts. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2022-10-20 |
90-66C |
Non-Towered Airport Flight Operations
It recommends traffic patterns, communications phraseology, and operational procedures for use by aircraft, lighter-than-air aircraft, gliders, parachutes, rotorcraft, and ultralight vehicles. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2023-06-06 |
90-96A |
Approval of U.S. Operators and Aircraft to Operate Under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) in European Airspace Designated for Basic Area Navigation (B-RNAV) and Precision Area Navigation (P-RNAV)
Provides guidance regarding on-board Area Navigation (BRNAV) equipment requirements for operators of U.S. registered civil aircraft, operating in a Basic Area Navigation (BRNAV) environment in the European region. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2005-01-13 |
90-102A |
Airspace Flow Program
Examples of constraints include thunderstorm activity, turbulence, and periods of excess demand. The list of flights includes aircraft that have filed flight plans, filed early intent flight plans, or operate in the constrained area based on historical flight plan data. |
Active | AJR-1 | 2008-05-30 |
90-23G |
Aircraft Wake Turbulence
This advisory circular (AC) presents basic information on wake vortex behavior, alerts pilots to the hazards of aircraft wake turbulence, and recommends operational procedures to avoid wake turbulence encounters. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2014-02-10 |
33.90-1A |
Initial Maintenance Inspection (IMI), 14 CFR 33.90, Test for Turbine Engines
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance to demonstrate compliance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 33.90, Initial Inspection Test. |
Active | ANE-111 | 2016-04-13 |
20-27G |
Certification and Operation of Amateur-Built Aircraft
This Advisory Circular (AC) provides information about Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts, § 21.191(g) for the purpose of operating amateur-built aircraft. |
Active | AIR-200 | 2009-09-30 |
103-7 |
The Ultralight Vehicle
It also discusses when an ultralight must be operated as an aircraft under the regulations applicable to certificated aircraft. |
Active | AFS-820 | 1984-01-30 |
103-6 |
Ultralight Vehicle Operations-Airports, ATC, and Weather
Provides guidance for the operation of ultralight vehicles in the U.S. Information includes airport and flight park operations, how to work with ATC, and the availability of weather services. |
Active | AFS-820 | 1983-06-23 |
21-13 | Standard Airworthiness Certification of Surplus Military Aircraft and Aircraft Built from Spare and Surplus Parts | Active | AIR-200 | 1973-04-05 |
33.47-1 |
Detonation Testing in Reciprocating Aircraft Engines
Provides guidance material for acceptable means of demonstrating compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 33, relating to detonation testing for reciprocating aircraft engines. |
Active | ANE-110 | 1988-06-27 |
20-184 |
Guidance on Testing and Installation of Rechargeable Lithium Battery and Battery Systems on Aircraft
The guidance in this AC is intended for manufacturers, installers, maintenance personnel, and users of installed rechargeable lithium batteries and battery systems on aircraft. |
Active | AIR-133 | 2015-10-15 |
20-178 |
Flammability Testing of Aircraft Cabin Interior Panels After Alterations
This advisory circular (AC) describes acceptable methods to test aircraft cabin interior materials when new finishes are used on existing aircraft cabin interior panels, typically performed on supplemental type certificates (STC) or major alterations. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2012-06-04 |
20-18B |
Qualification Testing of Turbojet and Turbofan Engine Thrust Reversers
It does not address aircraft-level effects of the installation and use of a thrust reverser. |
Active | ANE-111 | 2015-07-07 |
25.851-1 |
Built-in Fire Extinguishing/Suppression Systems in Class C and Class F Cargo Compartments
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance concerning compliance with the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes pertaining to Class C and Class F cargo compartments that incorporate built-in fire extinguishing/suppression systems. |
Active | ANM-112 | 2016-02-03 |
20-124 |
Water Ingestion Testing for Turbine Powered Airplanes
Describes a method of demonstrating compliance with the requirements of the FAR concerning the ingestion of water from the runway/taxiway surface into the airspeed system, the engine, and essential auxiliary power unit air inlet ducts of turbine engine power unit air inlet ducts of turbine engine powered airplanes. |
Active | ANM-112 | 1985-09-30 |
23.562-1 |
Dynamic Testing of Part 23 Airplane Seat/Restraint Systems and Occupant Protection
Provides information and guidance regarding compliance with Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) applicable to dynamic testing of airplane seats. |
Active | ACE-111 | 1989-06-22 |
20-142 |
Eligibility and Evaluation of U.S. Military Surplus Flight Safety Aircraft Parts, Engines, and Propellers
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance for use in evaluating and determining the eligibility of U.S. military surplus flight safety critical aircraft parts (FSCAP), engines, and propellers for installation on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type-certificated products. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2000-02-25 |
120-126A |
Guidelines to Establish, Implement, and Maintain a DOT/FAA Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidelines for establishing, implementing, and maintaining a drug and alcohol testing program in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 120 and Title 49 of the CFR (49 CFR) part 40. |
Active | AAM-800 | 2025-04-08 |
21-4B |
Special Flight Permits for Operation of Overweight Aircraft
Furnishes guidance concerning special flight permits necessary to operate an aircraft in excess of its usual maximum certificated takeoff weight. |
Active | AIR-200 | 1969-07-30 |
91-85B |
Authorization of Aircraft and Operators for Flight in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) Airspace
RVSM airspace is any airspace or route between flight level (FL) 290 and FL 410 inclusive where aircraft are separated vertically by 1,000 feet. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2019-01-29 |
91-63D |
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) and Flight Limitations
This advisory circular (AC): (1) explains and defines the different flight limitations and Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs); (2) describes conditions under which the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may establish a flight limitation or TFR area; (3) explains which FAA offices are authorized to issue flight limitations or TFRs; (4) lists the agencies/offices from which the FAA will accept requests to establish a flight limitation or TFR area; and (5) provides an appendix for each type of flight limitation or restriction. |
Active | AJV-1 | 2015-12-09 |
60-11C |
Test Aids and Materials that may be used by Airman Knowledge Testing Applicants
Provides information concerning test aids and materials that may be used by applicants taking airman knowledge tests. |
Active | AFS-630 | 1999-04-26 |
25.1455-1 |
Waste Water/Potable Water Drain System Certification Testing
This method is designed to verify that draining fluids will not accumulate as ice in sufficient quantity to be hazardous. Is for guidance purposes and to set forth one method of compliance that has been found acceptable. |
Active | ANM-112 | 1985-03-11 |
120-117 |
Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program for Apparent Violations of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations
This AC provides the information and guidance material an employer or contractor needs in order to voluntarily disclose an apparent violation ofthe drug and alcohol testing regulations listed in paragraph 3 ofthis AC. |
Active | AAM-800 | 2017-12-20 |
120-27F |
Aircraft Weight and Balance Control
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2019-05-06 |
61-65J |
Certification: Pilots and Flight and Ground Instructors
This AC provides guidance for pilot and instructor applicants, pilots, flight instructors, ground instructors, and examiners on certification standards, knowledge test procedures, and other requirements in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2024-10-30 |
150/5370-11B |
Use of Nondestructive Testing in the Evaluation of Airport Pavements
It also briefly introduces other types of nondestructive measuring equipment to illustrate how supplementing NDT data with other test data may improve the quality and reliability of the pavement evaluation. This version updates Chapter 8, NDT-Based Evaluation and Design Updates, to reflect the requirements of the pavement design program FAARFIELD rather than the previous design program LEDFAA. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2011-09-30 |
20-161 |
Aircraft Onboard Weight and Balance Systems
This Advisory Circular (AC)gives manufacturers and installers an acceptable means of compliance to meet the installation, operation, and airworthiness requirements for aircraft onboard weight and balance systems (OBWBS) |
Active | AIR-130 | 2008-04-11 |
120-84 |
Aging Aircraft Inspections and Records Reviews
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance pertaining to aging aircraft inspections and records reviews accomplished to satisfy the requirements of the Aging Aircraft Safety Final Rule. |
Active | AFS-309 | 2004-10-22 |
20-174 |
Development of Civil Aircraft and Systems
SAE ARP 4754A discusses the development of aircraft and systems taking into account the overall aircraft operating environment and functions. |
Active | AIR-120 | 2011-09-30 |
150/5000-17 |
Critical Aircraft and Regular Use Determination
This advisory circular (AC) defines the term Critical Aircraft and provides guidance on the use of Critical Aircraft in facility planning and design studies, and related FAA decision making, for federally obligated airports. |
Active | APP-400 | 2017-06-20 |
00-1.1B |
Public Aircraft Operations—Manned and Unmanned
This AC provides information to assist in determining whether government-owned or government-contracted manned and unmanned aircraft operations conducted within the territory of the United States are public or civil aircraft operations under the statutory definition of “public aircraft” in Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.) |
Active | AFS-800 | 2018-09-21 |
00-65A |
Towbar and Towbarless Movement of Aircraft
This AC provides guidance for towbar and towbarless movement of aircraft and applies to all operators under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 91, 91 subpart K (part 91K), 121, 125, 129, and 135. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2023-08-11 |
00-34B |
Aircraft Ground Handling, Servicing, and Marshalling
This AC contains information and guidance for servicing, ground handling, and marshalling an aircraft. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2024-07-17 |
20-74 |
Aircraft Position and Anticollision Light Measurements
Contains useful information concerning measurements for intensity, covering, and color of aircraft position and anti-collision lights. |
Active | AIR-120 | 1971-07-29 |
43-214A |
Repairs and Alterations to Composite and Bonded Aircraft Structure
The information in this AC is applicable to repairs and alterations of bonded and composite structures, whether it is a damaged part that can be removed from the airplane for repairs, or repairs and alterations on the aircraft itself. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2016-07-23 |
120-48A |
Communication and Coordination Between Flightcrew Members and Flight Attendants
This AC provides updated guidance for flight and cabin crews regarding communications during emergency and unusual situations. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2020-01-27 |
36-4D |
Noise Standards: Aircraft Type and Airworthiness Certification
It provides (1) guidance to certificating authorities and applicants regarding the intended meaning and stringency of the Standards in part 36 as amended through October 4, 2017 (Amendment 36-31), and (2) the specific procedures that are deemed acceptable in demonstrating compliance with those Standards. |
Active | AEE-100 | 2017-10-12 |
91-79B |
Aircraft Landing Performance and Runway Excursion Mitigation
This AC provides ways to identify, understand, and manage the risks associated with the landing phase of flight. It describes braking action reports and the Runway Condition Assessment Matrix (RCAM), discusses the hazards associated with runway overruns and excursions, reviews the requirements for predeparture flight planning, and provides procedures for completing a time of arrival (TOA) landing distance assessment. |
Active | AFS-200,800 | 2023-08-28 |
20-136B |
Aircraft Electrical and Electronic System Lightning Protection
This advisory circular (AC) provides you with information and guidance on how you can protect aircraft electrical and electronic systems from the effects of lightning. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2011-09-07 |
23-27 |
Parts and Materials Substitution for Vintage Aircraft
The material in this AC is neither mandatory nor regulatory in nature and does not constitute a regulation. You may follow an alternate FAA-approved method. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2009-05-18 |
20-30B |
Aircraft Position Light and Anticollision Light Installations
Sets forth acceptable means, but not the only means, of showing compliance with the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) applicable to installed position lights and anti-collision lights. |
Active | AIR-120 | 1981-07-20 |
150/5210-15A |
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Station Building Design
Contains information, references and guidelines for construction of Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station building design. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2008-09-10 |
43.13-2B | Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices - Aircraft Alterations | Active | AFS-300 | 2008-03-03 |
120-83 |
Flight Deck Observer Seat and Associated Equipment
Provides guidance for 14 CFR parts 121, 125, and 135 certificate holders for obtaining an FAA finding regarding the operational safety/suitability of the Flight Deck Observer Seat and Associated Equipment. |
Active | AFS-220 | 2004-06-03 |
33-11 |
Oxidation, Hot Corrosion, Thermal Fatigue, and Erosion Characteristics Testing to Support 14 CFR, Part 33, § 33.15, Compliancefor Turbine Engines
These equivalencies relate to oxidation, hot corrosion, and thermal fatigue and erosion characteristics in the engine environment. |
Active | ANE-111 | 2014-09-23 |
121-31 |
Flight Crew Sleeping Quarters and Rest Facilities
This AC also references FAA-acceptable criteria which may be used for the design and installation of flight crew sleeping quarters and rest facilities on commercial transport aircraft capable of long-range operations with augmented or enlarged flight crew complements. |
Active | AFS-220 | 1994-09-30 |
150/5230-4C |
Aircraft Fuel Storage, Handling, and Dispensing on Airports
This AC contains specifications and guidance for the storage, handling, and dispensing of aviation fuel on airports. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2021-09-23 |
120-26P |
Assignment of Aircraft Call Signs and Associated Telephonies
Guidance is provided to aircraft operators for requesting an aircraft call sign and explains the assignment and the authorization process for their use domestically, within the National Airspace System (NAS); and their use internationally. |
Active | AJR-2 | 2024-11-14 |
150/5220-17B |
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Training Facilities
Provides guidance on the design, construction, and operation of aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) training facilities. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2010-09-30 |
120-110A |
Aircraft Secondary Barriers and Alternate Flightdeck Security Procedures
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2023-06-01 |
25.785-1B |
Flight Attendant Seat and Torso Restraint System Installations
This advisory circular CAe) provides information and guidance regarding an acceptable means, but not the only means, of compliance with th~ portions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 25.785 and 14 CFR 121.311, which deal with flight attendant seats. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2010-05-11 |
25-17A |
Transport Airplane Cabin Interiors Crashworthiness Handbook
This Advisory Circular (AC) provides acceptable certification methods, but not necessarily the only acceptable methods, for demonstrating compliance with the crashworthiness requirements of part 25, as amended through Amendment 25-112, of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) for transport category airplanes. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2009-05-18 |
36-1H |
Noise Levels for U.S. Certificated and Foreign Aircraft
Provides noise level data for airplanes certificated under FAR Part 36. Noise level data for foreign airplanes certificated to ICAO Annex 16 standards are also provided in a separate appendix for informational purposes. |
Active | AEE-100 | 2001-11-15 |
20-97B |
Aircraft Tire Maintenance and Operational Practices with Change 1
This advisory circular (AC) provides recommended tire care and maintenance practices needed to assure the safety of support personnel and the continued airworthiness of aircraft. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2005-04-18 |
150/5210-17C |
Programs for Training of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Personnel
This AC provides information on courses and reference materials for training of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) personnel. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2015-06-12 |
20-164A |
Designing and Demonstrating Aircraft Tolerance to Portable Electronic Devices
This advisory circular (AC) identifies RTCA, Inc., document DO-307A, Aircraft Design and Certification for Portable Electronic Device (PED) Tolerance, dated December 15, 2016, as an acceptable means for designing and demonstrating aircraft toleranceto potential electromagnetic interference from portable electronic devices (PEDs). |
Active | AIR-100 | 2017-06-09 |
25-9A |
Smoke Detection, Penetration, and Evacuation Tests and Related Flight Manual Emergency Procedures
Provides guidelines for the conduct of certification tests relating to smoke detection, penetration, and evacuation and to evaluate related Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) procedures. |
Active | ANM-111 | 1994-01-06 |
120-80B |
Firefighting of General and High-Energy In-Flight Fires
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2023-03-16 |
61-98E |
Currency Requirements and Guidance for the Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Check
This AC provides information to assist General Aviation (GA) pilots, flight instructors, and ground instructors in complying with the flight reviews required by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61, § 61.56 and the instrument proficiency check (IPC)/recent flight experience requirements of § 61.57. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2024-10-30 |
20-106 |
Aircraft Inspection for the General Aviation Aircraft Owner
Describes techniques used in aircraft inspections. Designed to familiarize owner, pilots, student mechanics, and others with inspection procedures, it does NOT qualify an individual to make airworthiness determinations. |
Active | AFS-340 | 1978-04-01 |
150/5210-14C |
Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Equipment, Tools and Personal Protective Equipment
This AC contains references to the minimum standards for the selection and performance of aircraft rescue and firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE), self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), and powered rescue tools. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2024-02-23 |
150/5220-10F |
Guide Specification for Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Vehicles
This advisory circular provides guidance for preparing a specification that airports can use in procuring Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicles. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2025-06-26 |
150/5210-7E |
150/5210-7E, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Communications
This AC provides guidance to assist airport operators in preparing for Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) communications. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2024-03-26 |
93-2 | Noise Levels for Aircraft used for Commercial Operations in Grand Canyon National Park Special Flight Rules Area | Active | AEE-100 | 2006-06-13 |
91-91 |
Maintaining Public Aircraft
The AC describes methods for maintaining aircraft in order to maximize both a safety and economic benefit. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2016-10-19 |
20-73A |
Aircraft Ice Protection
This advisory circular (AC) tells type certificate and supplemental type certificate applicants how to comply with the ice protection requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 23, 25, 27, 29, 33, and 35. |
Active | AIR-120 | 2006-08-16 |
20-37E |
Aircraft Propeller Maintenance
Provides information and suggested procedures to increase service life and to minimize blade failures of metal propellers. |
Active | AFS-350 | 2005-09-09 |
20-107B |
Composite Aircraft Structure
This AC sets forth an acceptable means, but not the only means of showing compliance with the provisions of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 23, 25, 27, and 29 regarding airworthiness type certification requirements for composite aircraft structures involving fiber reinforced materials, e.g., carbon and glass fiber reinforced plastics. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2009-09-08 |
150/5220-21C |
Aircraft Boarding Equipment
The previous version of this AC discussed only the passenger lift scenario and associated equipment. This document updates that effort and addresses the other methods and equipment used to board an aircraft, including passenger boarding bridges, ramps, lifts, and aircraft boarding chairs. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2012-06-29 |
21-37 |
Primary Category Aircraft
Provides guidance for complying with Part 21 of Subchapter C, Chapter 1, Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), which contains the certification procedures for products and parts. |
Active | AIR-110 | 1994-06-14 |
21-19B | Installation of Used Aircraft Engines in New Production Aircraft | Active | AIR-200 | 2010-01-29 |
20-157 |
How to Prepare Reliability Assessment Plans for Aircraft Systems and Equipment
This AC shows you how to develop and use a reliability assessment plan. An assessment plan documents the controlled, repeatable processes for assessing the reliability of aircraft and engine electronic and electrical systems, including their electromechanical elements and equipment. |
Active | AIR-120 | 2007-01-19 |
145-4A |
Inspection, Retread, Repair, and Alterations of Aircraft Tires - Including Change 2
This AC describes methods the Administrator accepts per Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 43, and 145 for the development, qualification, and approval of bias and radial aircraft tire retreads, their repair and process specifications, and the use of special nondestructive inspection (NDI) techniques. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2006-07-10 |
91-59A |
Inspection and Care of General Aviation Aircraft Exhaust Systems - Change 1
This advisory circular (AC) emphasizes the safety hazards of poorly maintained aircraft exhaust systems (reciprocating powerplants) and highlights points at which exhaust system failures occur. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2007-07-23 |
43.13-1B |
Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices - Aircraft Inspection and Repair [Large AC. This includes Change 1.]
This advisory circular (AC) contains methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the Administrator for the inspection and repair of nonpressurized areas of civil aircraft, only when there are no manufacturer repair or maintenance instructions. |
Active | AFS-300 | 1998-09-08 |
23-1523 |
Minimum Flight Crew
Sets forth on method that may be used to show compliance to the requirements contained within CFR, part 23, 23.1523, which prescribes the certification requirements for minimum flight crew on part 23 airplanes. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2005-01-12 |
25.1581-1 |
Airplane Flight Manual
Identifies the information that must be provided in Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) under the airworthiness regulations and provides guidance as to the form and content of the approved portion of an AFM. |
Active | ANM-110 | 1997-07-14 |
00-63B |
Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information
This AC provides guidance to flightcrew members and other airmen on the best practices for the use of data link to access Flight Information Services (FIS). |
Active | AFS-400 | 2024-06-03 |
450.109-1 |
Flight Hazard Analysis
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for an operator to apply a systematic and logical hazard analysis to identify, analyze, and control public safety hazards and risks associated with flight, and phases of flight, for a launch or reentry vehicle (hereafter referred to as system) in accordance with § 450.109. |
Active | AST-1 | 2021-08-05 |
25-11B |
Electronic Flight Displays
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for showing compliance with certain requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations part 25 for the design, installation, integration, and approval of electronic flight deck displays, components, and systems installed in transport category airplanes. |
Active | ANM-111 | 2014-10-07 |
120-71B |
Standard Operating Procedures and Pilot Monitoring Duties for Flight Deck Crewmembers
This AC also provides guidance on the definition and the training of PM duties and their integration into SOPs. Although this AC is directed towards Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121 and part 135 air carriers, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) encourages all air carriers, aircraft operators, pilot schools, and training centers to utilize this guidance. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2017-01-10 |
91-36D |
Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Flight Near Noise-Sensitive Areas
Encourages pilots making VFR flights near noise-sensitive areas to fly at altitudes higher than the minimum permitted by regulation and on flight paths, which will reduce aircraft noise in such area. |
Active | ATO-R | 2004-09-17 |
43-4B |
Corrosion Control for Aircraft
This AC provides guidance to aircraft operators and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) organizations for the development of a corrosion control program. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2018-09-11 |
20-169 |
Guidance for Certification of Military and Special Mission Modifications and Equipment for Commercial Derivative Aircraft (CDA)
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for the certification of commercial derivative aircraft (CDA). CDA are aircraft that have been modified with specialized equipment to perform military and other non-civil missions. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2010-09-30 |
20-154A |
Guide for Developing a Receiving Inspection System for Aircraft Parts and Materials
Like all AC material, this AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. It provides guidance and outlines a method of compliance with 14 CFR. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2024-07-03 |
20-143 |
Installation, Inspection, and Maintenance of Controls for General Aviation Reciprocating Aircraft Engines
Provides guidance regarding the inspection, maintenance, and installation of engine controls with emphasis on the airframe portion of these systems. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2000-06-06 |
20-190 |
Aircraft Electromagnetic Compatibility Certification
This advisory circular (AC) identifies SAE Aerospace Recommended Practices (ARP) 60493, Guide to Civil Aircraft electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), dated October 25, 2017, and European Organization For Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) ED-248, Guide to Civil Aircraft Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), dated January 22, 2018 as recommended practices for showing compliance pursuant to the following Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR):
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Active | AIR-600 | 2018-06-25 |
150/5200-32C |
Reporting Wildlife Aircraft Strikes
This Advisory Circular explains the importance of reporting collisions between aircraft and wildlife, more commonly referred to as wildlife strikes. It also explains recent improvements in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Bird/Other Wildlife Strike Reporting system, how to report a wildlife strike, what happens to the wildlife strike report data, how to access the FAA’s National Wildlife Strike Database (NWSD), and the FAA’s Feather Identification program. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2024-07-31 |
91-73B |
Parts 91 and 135 Single Pilot, Flight School Procedures During Taxi Operations
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2012-07-30 |
61-141 |
Flight Instructors as Certifying Officials for Student Pilot and Remote Pilot Applicants
This AC assists flight instructors during their review and acceptance of an application for a Student Pilot Certificate or an application for a Remote Pilot Certificate. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2018-06-25 |
120-82 |
Flight Operational Quality Assurance
Provides guidance on one means, but not necessarily the only means, of developing, implementing, and operating a voluntary Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) program that is acceptable to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). |
Active | AFS-230 | 2004-04-12 |
25.795-2A |
Flight Deck Penetration Resistance
This advisory circular (AC) sets forth an acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with the provisions of the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes related to the airplane design for flightdeck penetration resistance. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2008-10-24 |
20-117 |
Hazards Following Ground Deicing and Ground Operations in Conditions Conducive to Aircraft Icing
Provides information on the identified hazards associated with ground deicing and ground operations in conditions conducive to aircraft icing. |
Active | AFS-200 | 1982-12-03 |
45-3A |
Installation, Removal or Change of Identification Data and Identification Plates on Aircraft Engines
This advisory circular (AC) provides information about Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 45, Identification and Registration Marking. This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. |
Active | AIR-200 | 2010-08-03 |
120-61B |
In-flight Radiation Exposure
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2014-11-21 |
450.108-1 |
Flight Abort Rule Development
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and a comprehensive method to demonstrate compliance with the requirements for the flight abort hazard control strategy in § 450.108, Flight Abort. |
Active | AST-1 | 2021-07-27 |
25.795-1A |
FlightDeck Intrusion Resistance
This advisory circular (AC) sets forth an acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with the provisions of the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes related to the airplane design for flightdeck (also referred to as the pilot compartment or cockpit) intrusion resistance. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2008-10-24 |
43-216A |
Software Management During Aircraft Maintenance
This AC provides guidance for developing a software management program and showing compliance with applicable regulations related to continued airworthiness when managing aircraft software during maintenance activities. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2023-08-25 |
20-94A | Digital Clock Installation in Aircraft | Active | AFS-350 | 2007-04-13 |
20-141B |
Airworthiness and Operational Approval of Digital Flight Data Recorder Systems with Change 1
This AC provides information on certification (design and installation) and continued airworthiness of digital flight data recorder systems (DFDRS). |
Active | AIR-626 | 2010-08-17 |
120-53B |
Guidance for Conducting and Use of Flight Standardization Board Evaluations - With Change 1
Both of these processes use the provision of the Flight Standardization Board (FSB) report as the basis for the approval of pilot training and qualification necessary for the operation of aircraft. |
Active | AFS-100 | 2013-11-05 |
150/5300-14D |
Design of Aircraft Deicing Facilities
This AC provides standards and guidance for designing aircraft deicing facilities. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2020-03-17 |
70-2B |
REPORTING LASER ILLUMINATION OF AIRCRAFT
This Advisory Circular (AC) provides information to aircrews, operating within the National Airspace System (NAS), and the broader aviation community on measures taken by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to address incidents of unauthorized illumination of aircraft by lasers. |
Active | AJR-2 | 2020-04-03 |
25-20 |
Pressurization, Ventilation and Oxygen Systems Assessment for Subsonic Flight including High Altitude Operation
Provides guidance on methods of compliance with the requirements of part 25 of the Federal Aviation Regulations pertaining to pressurization, ventilation, and oxygen systems, especially as they pertain to high altitude subsonic flight. |
Active | ANM-111 | 1996-09-10 |
20-113 |
Pilot Precautions and Procedures to be taken in Preventing Aircraft Reciprocating Engine Induction System and Fuel System Icing Problems
Provides information pertaining to aircraft engine induction system icing and the use of fuel additives to reduce the hazards of aircraft operation that may result from the presence of water and ice in aviation gasoline and aircraft fuel systems. |
Active | ACE-100 | 1981-10-22 |
450.117-1 |
Trajectory Analysis for Normal Flight
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and a comprehensive method for performing a normal trajectory analysis in accordance with § 450.117 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). |
Active | AST-1 | 2021-08-19 |
450.115-1B |
High Fidelity Flight Safety Analysis
This Advisory Circular (AC) provides guidance and a comprehensive method for performing a high fidelity flight safety analysis in accordance with title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 450.115. |
Active | AST-1 | 2024-08-02 |
91-78A |
Use of Electronic Flight Bags
This AC provides operational guidance to aircraft owners, operators, and pilots operating aircraft under Title 14 of the |
Active | AFS-800 | 2024-02-23 |
450.115-2 |
Describing Flight Safety Analysis Methods
All readers should have a general understanding of flight safety analysis and of standards for scientific and engineering documentation. |
Active | AST-1 | 2024-09-20 |
20-175 |
Controls for Flight Deck Systems
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for the installation and airworthiness approval of flight deck system control devices, from primarily a human factors perspective. |
Active | AIR-120 | 2011-12-08 |
135-44 |
Part 135 Operator Aircraft Configuration Inspection
This AC provides information concerning the placement of aircraft into service for Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 135 commuter and on demand operations. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2018-09-25 |
107-2A |
Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)
This AC provides guidance in the areas of airman (remote pilot) certification, aircraft registration and marking, aircraft airworthiness, and the operation of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) to promote compliance with the requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 107. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2021-02-01 |
150/5210-6E |
Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Agents for Airports
This Advisory Circular provides reference information on Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Agents and provides an acceptable method for complying with Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 139, Certification of Airports. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2023-11-27 |
91-62A |
Use of Child Seats in Aircraft
Provides information to assist the public in the proper use of child seats aboard aircraft and provides precautions so all occupants are able to exit rapidly from aircraft during emergencies. |
Active | AIR-120 | 1992-10-15 |
20-88A |
Guidelines on the Marking of Aircraft
Provides revised guidelines on the marking of aircraft powerplant instruments and electronic displays (cathode ray tubes, etc.). |
Active | ANM-110 | 1985-09-30 |
20-69 |
Conspicuity of Aircraft Instrument Malfunction Indicators
Provides design guidance information on methods of improving conspicuity of malfunction indication devices. |
Active | AIR-120 | 1970-05-14 |
33.28-1 |
Compliance Criteria for 14 CFR §33.28, Aircraft Engines, Electrical and Electronic Engine Control Systems
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and acceptable methods, but not the only methods, that may be used to demonstrate compliance with 14 CFR 33.28, Electrical and Electronic Engine Control Systems. |
Active | ANE-110 | 2001-06-29 |
21-23B |
Airworthiness Certification of Civil Aircraft, Engine, Propellers, and Related Products Imported to the United States
Provides information on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) objectives, regulations, and general practices for the United States of America airworthiness certification or acceptance of civil aeronautical products imported to the U.S. |
Active | AIR-40 | 2004-11-17 |
21-28 |
Airworthiness Certification of U.S.-Produced Aircraft and Engine Kits Assembled Outside the United States
Provides information and guidance concerning airworthiness certification requirements for aircraft or aircraft engines, assembled from kits by aircraft or aircraft engine manufacturers located in other countries. |
Active | AIR-220 | 1990-06-20 |
20-45 |
Safetying of Turnbuckles on Civil Aircraft
Provides information on turnbuckle safetying methods that have been found acceptable by the FAA during past aircraft type certification programs. |
Active | ACE-100 | 1965-09-17 |
65-32A |
Certification of Repairmen (Light-Sport Aircraft)
The guidance contained in this AC is based on the Final Rule, Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft, which was published in the Federal Register (FR) on July 27,2004. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2013-02-08 |
137-1B |
Certification Process for Agricultural Aircraft Operators
The AC also addresses safety practices for agricultural aircraft operators. This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2017-08-21 |
150/5220-9B |
Aircraft Arresting Systems on Civil Airports
This AC contains the FAA standards and recommendations for the installations of aircraft arresting systems on civil airports not owned or operated by the U.S. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2023-07-10 |
25.853-1 |
Flammability Requirements for Aircraft Seat Cushions
Provides guidance material for demonstrating compliance with the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) pertaining to flammability of aircraft seat cushions. |
Active | ANM-110 | 1986-09-17 |
20-44 |
Glass Fiber Fabric for Aircraft Covering
Provides a means, but not the sole means, for acceptance of glass fiber fabric for external covering of aircraft structure. |
Active | ACE-100 | 1965-09-03 |
120-58 |
Pilot Guide Large Aircraft Ground Deicing
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 1992-09-30 |
20-173 |
Installation of Electronic Flight Bag Components
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance material on the installation of electronic flight bag (EFB) components including aircraft connectivity provisions. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2011-09-27 |
91-74B |
Pilot Guide: Flight In Icing Conditions
As a result of these updates and consolidating of information, AC 91-74A, Pilot Guide: Flight in Icing Conditions, dated December 31, 2007, and AC 91-51A, Effect of Icing on Aircraft Control and Airplane Deice and Anti-Ice Systems, dated July 19, 1996, are cancelled. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2015-10-08 |
120-87C |
Use of Child Restraint Systems on Aircraft
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2015-09-24 |
21-21 |
Use of Automobile Gasoline in Agricultural Aircraft
Sets forth acceptable conditions under which automobile gasoline (autogas) may be used in restricted category agricultural aircraft powered by Pratt and Whitney R-985 and R-1340 radial engines, and being used in agricultural operations under Federal Aviation Regulations Part 137. |
Active | ACE-100 | 1984-08-24 |
135-17 |
Pilot Guide - Small Aircraft Ground Deicing (pocket)
Also contains information and guidance regarding deicing and anti-icing fluids and procedures for use and identifies the aircraft critical surfaces which must be free of contamination prior to takeoff. |
Active | AFS-250 | 1994-12-14 |
43-18 |
Fabrication of Aircraft parts by Maintenance Personnel
As required by regulations, such parts fabrication and their implementation must be accomplished "in such a manner...that the condition of the aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance worked on will be at least equal to its original or properly altered condition. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2006-03-24 |
120-94 | Aircraft Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems Training Program | Active | ANM-100 | 1997-11-20 |
20-41A |
Substitute Technical Standard Order (TSO) Aircraft Equipment
Sets forth an acceptable means for complying with rules governing aircraft equipment installations in cases involving the substitution of technical standard order equipment for functionally similar TSO approved equipment. |
Active | AIR-120 | 1977-04-05 |
20-42D |
Hand Fire Extinguishers for Use in Aircraft
This advisory circular (AC) gives you guidance for the fire-fighting effectiveness, selection and safe-use of hand fire extinguishers in airplanes and rotorcraft. |
Active | AIR-120 | 2011-01-14 |
43-209A |
Recommended Inspection Procedures for Former Military Aircraft
This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, for developing inspection program requirements for former military aircraft. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2013-04-12 |
00-68 |
Aircraft Certification Service Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) Production Approval Holders (PAHs), Design Approval Holders (DAHs), and Organization Designation Authorization Holders (ODA Holders) who choose to voluntarily disclose apparent noncompliance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). |
Active | AIR-150 | 2016-10-01 |
20-182A |
Airworthiness Approval for Aircraft Weather Radar Systems
This AC covers aircraft radar systems with weather detection and ground mapping, forward-looking windshear detection, forward looking turbulence detection, and atmospheric threat awareness capability. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2016-10-01 |
91.21-1D |
Use of Portable Electronic Devices Aboard Aircraft
-registered civil aircraft while operating under instrument flight rules (IFR). Section 91.21 permits the use of specified PEDs and other devices the operator of the aircraft has determined will not interfere with the safe operation of the aircraft. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2017-10-27 |
135-10C |
Approved Aircraft Inspection Program including Change 1
This AC provides information and guidance for a Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 135, § 135.419, Approved Aircraft Inspection Program (AAIP). |
Active | AFS-300 | 2023-05-23 |
119-1A |
Operational Authorization of Aircraft Network Security Program
This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, of obtaining operational authorization for an aircraft certificated with a special condition (SC) related to the security of the onboard computer network. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2023-09-28 |
65-23B |
Certification of a Repairman (Experimental Aircraft Builders)
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. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2024-09-27 |
20-185A |
Airworthiness Approval of Synthetic Vision Systems, Synthetic Vision Guidance Systems and Aircraft State Awareness Synthetic Vision Systems
Additionally, this revised AC adds new guidance material for aircraft state awareness synthetic vision systems (ASA-SVS). |
Active | AIR-600 | 2021-01-27 |
120-76E |
Authorization for Use of Electronic Flight Bags
This Flight Standards Service (FS) AC contains guidance on the operational use of Electronic Flight Bags (EFB). |
Active | AFS-400 | 2024-06-12 |
21-54 |
Experimental Airworthiness Certification of Certain Former Military Aircraft
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance concerning special airworthiness certification in the experimental category of certain former military aircraft under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts, §§ 21.191(a), (c), (d), (e); and 21.193. |
Active | AIR-110 | 2015-02-15 |
91-57D |
Exception for Limited Recreational Operations of Unmanned Aircraft
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance to (1) persons operating unmanned aircraft (UA) under the exception for limited recreational operations of UA established in Section 349 of Public Law (PL) 115-254, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, and amended by Section 928 of PL 118-63, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, codified at Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.) |
Active | AFS-700 | 2025-06-24 |
145-2 |
Repair Station Limited Ratings Beech 18 Series Aircraft
Advises of a required limited repair station rating to perform X-ray inspection of the Beech 18 wing and center section spar, and of the procedures for application. |
Active | AFS-340 | 1976-04-21 |
150/5220-22B |
Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS) for Aircraft Overruns
Contains standards for the planning, design, installation, and maintenance of Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS) in runway safety areas (RSAs). |
Active | AAS-100 | 2012-09-27 |
61-145 |
Flight Instructor Enhanced Qualification Training Program (FIEQTP)
This AC provides guidance and recommendations to aid applicants in the development of a Flight Instructor Enhanced Qualification Training Program (FIEQTP) that meets the requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61, § 61.195(h)(3). |
Active | AFS-800 | 2024-10-30 |
61-134 |
General Aviation Controlled Flight into Terrain Awareness
Highlights the inherent risk that controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) poses for general aviation (GA) pilots. This AC includes the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) common definition of the term CFIT, identifies some, but not all, of the risks associated with GA CFIT accidents, and provides some recommendations and strategies to combat CFIT within the GA community. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2003-04-01 |
20-158B |
The Certification of Aircraft Electrical and Electronic Systems for Operation in the High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) Environment
This AC provides guidance for a new type certificate (TC) or a change to an existing TC when the certification basis requires you to address the HIRF certification requirements of §§ 23.1308 (Amendment 23-57), 23.2520 (Amendment 23-65), 25.1317, 27.1317, or § 29.1317. |
Active | AIR-626 | 2024-05-20 |
33.4-3 |
Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, Aircraft Engine High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) and Lightning Protection Features - Including Change 1
This advisory circular (AC) change updates the references provided in the original document. The AC change number and the date of the change are shown at the top of each applicable page. |
Active | ANE-111 | 2005-09-16 |
43-215 |
Standardized Procedures for Performing Aircraft Magnetic Compass Calibration
These procedures are often referred to as “swinging the compass” or a “compass swing.” This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. These means are not the only means to perform aircraft compass calibration. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2017-08-07 |
43-218 |
Operational Authorization of Integrated Aircraft Health Management System
Aircraft health monitoring for maintenance uses onboard sensors, data transmission, and data analysis to provide information regarding aircraft system performance and structural condition. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2022-07-08 |
20-155A |
Industry Documents To Support Aircraft Lightning Protection Certification
These industry documents provide guidance on aircraft lightning environment and test waveforms, aircraft lightning zoning, aircraft lightning test methods, and aircraft lightning direct effects. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2013-07-16 |
20-167A |
Airworthiness Approval of Enhanced Vision System, Synthetic Vision System, Combined Vision System, and Enhanced Flight Vision System Equipment
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for gaining airworthiness approval for enhanced and synthetic vision systems in aircraft. Specifically, it provides one acceptable means for complying with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 23, 25, 27, or 29 airworthiness regulations when installing a synthetic vision system (SVS), enhanced vision system (EVS), combined vision system (CVS), or enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) in an airplane or rotorcraft. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2016-12-06 |
25.1329-1C |
Approval of Flight Guidance Systems, Including Change 1
This advisory circular (AC) describes an acceptable means for showing compliance with certain requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 25.1329, Flight guidance systems. While part 25 contains the airworthiness standards applicable to transport category airplanes, the guidance in this AC pertains to the functions of autopilots, flight directors, and automatic thrust control as well as any interactions with stability augmentation and trim functions. |
Active | ANM-110 | 2014-10-27 |
20-188 |
Compatibility of Changes to Type Design Installed on Aircraft
Alterations or repairs to aircraft approved pursuant to part 43, Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration should also be considered. |
Active | AIR-1 | 2016-12-09 |
119-2A |
Operational Use of Radio Frequency Identification Systems Onboard Aircraft
This AC limits its scope to aircraft RFID applications, where RFID tags are installed directly on aircraft, parts, and components to verify identification, serviceability status, or presence. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2021-08-23 |
120-121 |
Safety Risk Management Involving Items in Aircraft Cargo Compartments
This AC provides guidance in performing a safety risk assessment, as part of Safety Risk Management (SRM), associated with the transport of various types of items in the aircraft cargo compartment and the value of considering the inherent hazardous properties of these items. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2021-09-01 |
33.70-1 |
Guidance Material for Aircraft Engine Life-Limited Parts Requirements
Section 33.70 contains requirements applicable to the design and life management of propulsion system life-limited parts including high-energy rotating parts. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2009-07-31 |
20-149B |
Installation Guidance for Domestic Flight Information Service- Broadcast
This advisory circular (AC) supports the use of Flight Information Services-Broadcast (FIS-B) weather and other aeronautical data link products for enhanced situation awareness of flight conditions. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2015-12-21 |
460.15-1 |
Human Factors Considerations in Commercial Human Space Flight
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and an acceptable method, but not the only method, that may be used to account for human factors when crew must perform safety critical roles in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 460.15. |
Active | AST-1 | 2024-08-12 |
20-40 |
Placards for Battery-Excited Alternators Installed in Light Aircraft
Sets forth an acceptable means of complying with placarding rules in Federal Aviation Regulations 23 and 27 with respect to battery excited alternator installations. |
Active | ACE-100 | 1965-08-11 |
65-34A |
FAA-Approved Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Courses including Change 1
This AC provides standards and guidelines for obtaining approval of and for operating Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Courses, which are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 65 subpart C. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2022-02-03 |
91-55A |
Reduction of Electrical System Failures Following Aircraft Engine Starting
This AC is to warn general aviation aircraft owners/pilots and maintenance personnel of possible total electrical |
Active | AFS-300 | 2023-10-11 |
20-116 |
Marking Aircraft Fuel Filler Openings with Color Coded Decals
Discusses the conditions under which color coded decals may be used to comply with the requirements in FAR Parts 23, 25, 27, and 29 for marking fuel filler openings. |
Active | ACE-100 | 1982-09-17 |
39-1A |
JIG Fixtures; Replacement of Wing Attach Angles and Doublers on Douglas DC-3 Series Aircraft, Airworthiness Directive 66-18-2
Describes methods of determining that jig fixtures used in the replacement of the subject attached angles and doublers meet the requirements of Airworthiness Directive 66-18-2. |
Active | AFS-340 | 1970-03-05 |
25-7D |
Flight Test Guide for Certification of Transport Category Airplanes
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for the flight test evaluation of transport category airplanes. This AC includes flight test methods and procedures to show compliance with the regulations contained in title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 25, subpart B, “Flight,” which address airplane performance and handling characteristics. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2018-05-04 |
25-15 |
Approval of Flight Management Systems in Transport Category Airplanes
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance material for the airworthiness approval of flight management systems (FMS) in transport category airplanes. Like all AC material, this AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. |
Active | ANM-111 | 1989-11-20 |
43-211A |
Recommended Alternative Inspection Schedule for Daher (Socata) TBM Series Aircraft
This advisory circular (AC) recommends an inspection schedule for owners of Daher (Socata) TBM Series aircraft. If aircraft owners/operators and maintenance providersinspect aircraft under a progressive inspection program, this AC will help ensure they comply with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91, § 91.409. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2016-01-29 |
25.933-1 |
Unwanted In-Flight Thrust Reversal of Turbojet Thrust Reversers
This AC describes various acceptable means for showing compliance with the requirements of § 25.933(a)(1) and (a)(2), as they apply to unwanted in-flight turbojet thrust reversals on transport category airplanes. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2024-08-30 |
23-8C |
Flight Test Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes
This material is intended as a ready reference for part 23 airplane manufacturers, modifiers, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) design evaluation engineers, flight test engineers, and engineering flight test pilots, including Organization Delegation Option (DOA). |
Active | ACE-100 | 2011-11-16 |
89-2 | Declaration of Compliance Process for Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft | Active | AIR-600 | 2020-12-22 |
89-1 | Means of Compliance Process for Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft | Active | AIR-600 | 2020-12-22 |
150/5000-9B |
Guidelines for Sound Insulation of Structures Exposed to Aircraft Noise
This AC provides guidelines to develop and implement a sound insulation program (SIP). |
Active | APP-400 | 2022-06-08 |
33.15-3 |
Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process for Aircraft Engine Parts
Guidance is also presented on closely related design and manufacturing aspects associated with AM. |
Active | AIR-621 | 2023-06-23 |
20-53C |
Protection of Aircraft Fuel Systems Against Vapor Ignition Caused by Lightning
This advisory circular (AC) provides applicants with guidance for obtaining Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of compliance pursuant to title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 23.954, 27.954, and 29.954, Fuel system lightning protection. This AC recommends how to protect an aircraft’s fuel system from lightning strikes that may ignite fuel vapors. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2018-09-24 |
43-208 |
Maintenance of Emergency Evacuations Systems for Aircraft Operating Under Part 121
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance for the maintenance of emergency evacuation systems (EES) used on aircraft operating under the provisions of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2003-04-04 |
187-1T |
Flight Standards Service Schedule of Charges Outside the United States
This AC transmits an updated schedule of charges for services of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards Service (FS) aviation safety inspectors (ASI) outside the United States. |
Active | AFS-50 | 2024-09-16 |
61-83K |
Nationally Scheduled, FAA-Approved, Industry-Conducted Flight Instructor Refresher Course
In so doing, this AC clarifies TCO development standards, training standards, and testing standards, and provides recommendations to assist applicants to meet and adhere to these standards. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2024-10-30 |
91-76A |
Hazard Associated with Sublimation of Solid Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice) Aboard Aircraft
This AC discusses the potential hazard associated with the sublimation of dry ice aboard aircraft. Precautionary measures and simple rules of thumb are indicated in order to preclude environmentally hazardous conditions affecting crews and passengers aboard aircraft. |
Active | AAM-630 | 2009-05-22 |
150/5210-20A |
Ground Vehicle Operations to include Taxiing or Towing an Aircraft on Airports
This AC and its appendices provide guidance to airport operators about developing training programs for safe ground vehicle operations, personnel taxiing or towing an aircraft, and pedestrian control on the movement and safety areas of an airport. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2015-09-01 |
61-142 |
Sharing Aircraft Operating Expenses in Accordance with 14 CFR § 61.113 (c)
This AC provides guidance on how a pilot may share flight expences with passengers in a manner consistent with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulation (14 CFR). |
Active | AFS-800 | 2020-02-25 |
136-2 |
Recommended Aircraft Maintenance Practices for Commercial Air Tour Operators - Change 1 Included
The recommended practices in this AC aren’t mandatory and don’t constitute a regulation. However, we believe that when properly followed, these practices can increase safety in your operation and reduce the number of maintenance-related air tour accidents. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2014-01-22 |
129-4A |
Maintenance Programs for U.S. Registered Aircraft Operated Under 14 CFR Part 129
Title 14 CFR part 43 prescribes the rules governing the performance of maintenance, reventive maintenance, and alterations of aircraft having a U.S. airworthiness certificate. |
Active | AFS-50 | 2009-09-30 |
20-109B |
Service Difficulty Reporting System (Air Operator/Air Agency/General Aviation/Unmanned Aircraft Systems)
This AC describes methods the Administrator prescribes per Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91, § 91.1415; part 125, § 125.409; and part 135, § 135.415; and accepts per part 121, § 121.703 and part 145, § 145.221 for reporting in-service product and article failures, malfunctions, and defects. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2023-11-01 |
150/5200-12C |
First Responders’ Responsibility for Protecting Evidence at the Scene of an Aircraft Accident/Incident
Furnishes general guidance for airport employees, airport management, and other personnel responsible for aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) operations at the scene of an aircraft accident on the proper preservation of evidence. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2009-09-28 |
91-86 |
Guidance on Carrying Noise Certification Documents On Board Aircraft Operating Outside the United States
If you have such an aircraft, this AC outlines the noise certification requirement dates so you can confirm that your aircraft indeed pre-dates the requirements and should be considered acceptable. |
Active | AEE-100 | 2010-02-23 |
187-2 | Aircraft Certification Service Fees for Providing Production Certification-Related Services Outside the United States | Active | AIR-230 | 1998-03-11 |
25-28 |
Compliance of Transport Category Airplanes with Certification Requirements for Flight in Icing Conditions
They are meant to supplement the engineering judgment that must form the basis of any compliance findings for the supercooled large drop icing conditions in §§ 25.773, 25.1323, 25.1324, and 25.1325, as well as the compliance findings for §§ 25.1419 and 25.1420. |
Active | ANM-110 | 2014-10-27 |
20-197 |
Turbine Engine and Airframe Sensor Icing Compliance
This AC may also assist applicants for part 25airplanes in demonstrating compliance with 14 CFR 25.901(c), 25.1093(b), 25.1309, 25.1323, 25.1324, and 25.1325 c oncerning icing conditions and data obtained fromengine inlet sensors on turbine-powered airplanes. |
Active | AIR-625 | 2025-06-18 |
20-123 |
Avoiding or Minimizing Encounters with Aircraft Equipped with Depleted Uranium Balance Weights during Accident Investigations
Provides information and guidance to individuals who come in contact with depleted uranium contained in aircraft control surfaces during accident investigations. |
Active | AFS-330 | 1984-12-20 |
20-168 |
Certification Guidance for Installation of Non-Essential, Non-Required Aircraft Cabin Systems & Equipment (CS&E)
This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. In it we describe a means, though it is not the only means, for manufacturers and installers to show their equipment design and installation performs its intended function. |
Active | AIR-120 | 2010-07-21 |
20-140C |
Guidelines for Design Approval of Aircraft Data Link Communication Systems Supporting Air Traffic Services (ATS)
It identifies specific configurations of aircraft data link systems for applicants seeking approval for type certificates (TC) and supplemental type certificates (STC) in order to facilitate operational approvals. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2016-09-28 |
135-7B |
Part 135: Additional Maintenance Requirements for Aircraft Type Certificated for Nine or Less Passenger Seats
This advisory circular (AC) provides information for establishing methods acceptable to the Administrator for compliance with the additional maintenance requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 135, § 135.421 for certain air carriers and commercial operators. In addition, this AC provides information related to other regulatory maintenance requirements applicable to part 135 aircraft type certificated (TC) for nine or less passenger seats. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2016-08-11 |
20-144A |
FAA Approval of Electrical Firing Cartridge Components in an Aircraft Fire Extinguishing or Suppression System
This advisory circular (AC) provides acceptable means for showing compliance with the requirements of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 23.1301, amendment 23-62 or earlier, 25.1301, 27.1301, and 29.1301 (herein, collectively, 2X.1301), Function and installation, with regard to fire extinguishing or suppression systems that contain electrical firing cartridge components. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2018-10-11 |
25-16 |
Electrical Fault and Fire Prevention and Protection
This advisory circular (AC) provides information on electrically caused faults, overheat, smoke, and fire in transport category airplanes. Acceptable means are provided to minimize the potential for these conditions to occur, and to minimize or contain their effects when they do occur. |
Active | ANM-111 | 1991-04-05 |
25.735-1 |
Brakes and Braking Systems Certification Tests and Analysis
Describes an acceptable means for obtaining FAA airworthiness approval concerning new or revised requirements for braking systems, and associated test conditions for braking systems, installed in transport category airplanes. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2002-04-10 |
23-9 |
[Large AC] Evaluation of Flight Loads on Small Airlpanes with T, V, +, or Y Empennage Configurations
Provides information and guidance concerning compliance with Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) applicable to evaluation of empennage design flight loads on configurations where the horizontal tail surfaces are supported by the vertical tail, or have appreciable dihedral. |
Active | ACE-100 | 1988-01-27 |
150/5220-18A |
Buildings for Storage and Maintenance of Airport Snow and Ice Control Equipment and Materials
Provides guidance for the site selection and design of buildings used to store and maintain airport snow and ice control equipment, store approved materials, and provide personnel areas required to support the requirements under the airport operator’s winter storm management plan. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2007-09-14 |
25.775-1 |
Windows and Windshields
Sets forth an acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 25 pertaining to the certification requirements for windshields, windows, and mounting structure. Guidance information is provided for showing compliance with § 25.775(d), relating to structural design of windshields and windows for airplanes with pressurized cabins. |
Active | ANM-110 | 2003-01-17 |
120-35D |
Flightcrew Member Line Operational Simulations: Line-Oriented Flight Training, Special Purpose Operational Training, Line Operational Evaluation
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2015-03-13 |
43-6D |
Altitude Reporting Equipment and Transponder System Maintenance and Inspection Practices
This advisory circular (AC) provides information concerning acceptable methods of testing altimeters, static systems, altitude encoders, and air traffic control (ATC) transponder systems (ATCTS). |
Active | AFS-300 | 2017-02-15 |
120-114 |
Pilot Training and Checking (14 CFR Part 121 Subparts N and O, including Appendices E and F)
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2016-09-29 |
150/5060-5 |
Airport Capacity And Delay
Explains how to compute airport capacity and aircraft delay for airport planning and design. Consolidated file contains Changes 1 and 2. |
Active | APP-400 | 1983-09-23 |
45-2E |
Identification and Registration Marking
This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, to comply with the requirements for identifying aircraft and aircraft engines with identification plates, identification marking requirements for propellers, and marking aircraft with nationality and registration marks. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2015-10-01 |
70/7460-1M |
Obstruction Marking and Lighting
This Advisory Circular (AC) describes the Federal Aviation Administration’s standards for marking and lighting structures to promote aviation safety. |
Active | AJV-P | 2020-11-16 |
150/5360-12F |
Airport Signing and Graphics
This AC provides guidance on airport terminal and landside wayfinding, signing, and graphics. It focuses on four areas of the airport: roadways, parking, curbside and ground transportation, and terminal. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2013-09-26 |
25.1309-1B |
System Design and Analysis
This AC describes acceptable means, but not the only means, for showing compliance with 14 CFR 25.1309, Equipment, systems, and installations. These means are intended to provide guidance to supplement the engineering and operational judgment that form the basis of any showing of compliance. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2024-08-30 |
25.1353-1A | Electrical equipment and installations | Active | ANM-100 | 2007-10-22 |
20-66B |
Propeller Vibration and Fatigue
This evaluation uses fatigue and structural data obtained in accordance with 14 CFR part 35. |
Active | ANE-111 | 2011-03-24 |
25.783-1A |
Fuselage Doors and Hatches
Guidance information is provided for showing compliance with structural and functional safety standards for doors and their operating systems. |
Active | ANM-115 | 2005-04-25 |
120-79A |
Developing and Implementing an Air Carrier Continuing Analysis and Surveillance System
This AC also applies to each person employed or used by you as a part 119 certificate holder for any maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration of your aircraft. Title 14 CFR part 1, § 1.1 defines “person” as “an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association, or governmental entity. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2010-09-07 |
145-9A |
Guide for Developing and Evaluating Repair Station and Quality Control Manuals
This advisory circular (AC) provides informational material for all repair station certificate holders and/or applicants under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 145 to develop and evaluate a Repair Station Manual (RSM) and Quality Control Manual (QCM). |
Active | AFS-300 | 2017-10-06 |
61-107B |
Aircraft Operations at Altitudes Above 25,000 Feet Mean Sea Level or Mach Numbers Greater Than .75/ with Change 1
Knowledge of and skill in operating high-performance aircraft will enhance the pilot's ability to easily transition into aircraft capable of high speed, high altitude flight. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2013-03-29 |
23-17C |
Systems and Equipment Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes and Airships
This advisory circular (AC) sets forth an acceptable means of showing compliance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 23, for the certification of systems and equipment in normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes and airships. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2011-11-17 |
150/5210-23A |
ARFF Vehicle and High Reach Extendable Turret (HRET) Operation, Training and Qualifications
This AC contains the FAA standards and recommendations for the training of airport firefighting and rescue personnel in the proper operation and tactical use of ARFF vehicles and ARFF Vehicles equipped with HRETs. |
Active | AAS-310 | 2023-05-25 |
91-44A |
Operational and Maintenance Practices for Emergency Locator Transmitters and Receivers - Change 1
Combines and updates material in several Advisory Circulars on the subject of emergency locator transmitters (ELT) receivers for airborne service. |
Active | AFS-300 | 1980-12-12 |
20-147A |
Turbojet, Turboprop, Turboshaft, and Turbofan Engine Induction System Icing and Ice Ingestion
This AC discusses the icing environments depicted in appendices C and O of part 25, appendix C of part 29, and appendix D of part 33. |
Active | ANE-100 | 2014-10-22 |
33.91-1 |
Engine System and Component Tests
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and acceptable methods, but not the only methods, that may be used to demonstrate compliance with the engine component and systems test requirements under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 33, specifically § 33.91, paragraphs (a) and (b). |
Active | ANE-111 | 2010-12-09 |
120-49B |
Parts 121 and 135 Certification
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2024-10-07 |
91-32B |
Safety in and Around Helicopters
This Advisory Circular (AC) provides safety guidelines for persons associated with helicopter operations and suggests ways to avoid hazards and reduce the risk of accidents. |
Active | AFS-820 | 1997-02-18 |
150/5320-6G |
Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation
This AC provides guidance to the public on the design and evaluation of pavements used by aircraft at civil airports. For reporting of pavement strength, see AC 150/5335-5, Standardized Method of Reporting Airport Pavement Strength – PCR. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2021-06-07 |
25.1365-1 |
Electrical Appliances, Motors, and Transformers
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for demonstrating compliance with the transport category airplane certification requirements of § 25.1365 Electrical appliances, motors, and transformers. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2007-11-27 |
35.37-1B |
Propeller Fatigue Limits and Evaluation
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and describes methods, but not the only methods, for demonstrating compliance with § 35.37, Propeller fatigue limits and evaluation, of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). |
Active | ANE-111 | 2011-03-24 |
25.795-3 |
Flightdeck Protection (Smoke and Fumes)
This advisory circular (AC) describes an acceptable means of showing compliance with the requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 25, § 25.795(b)(1), “Flight deck protection.” This section requires that an airplane be designed to limit the entry of smoke, fumes, and noxious gases into the flightdeck in the event of detonation of an explosive or incendiary device on the airplane. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2008-10-24 |
150/5300-19 |
Airport Data and Information Program
This data is source material for the FAA’s aeronautical information databases, for use in the dissemination of aviation information to the public, preparation of government and private industry aeronautical charts, and related flight information publications. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2015-09-30 |
33.7-1 |
Ratings and Operating Limitations for Turbine Engines (Sections 33.7 and 33.8)
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance on turbine engine compliance under part 33 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), specifically §§ 33.7, Engine ratings and operating limitations, and 33.8, Selection of engine power and thrust ratings. |
Active | ANE-111 | 2010-06-28 |
61-136B |
FAA Approval of Aviation Training Devices and Their Use for Training and Experience
This AC applies only to the evaluation and use of BATDs and AATDs. This notice does not apply to full flight simulators (FFS) and flight training devices (FTD) that are regulated under 14 CFR part 60. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2018-09-12 |
33.78-1 |
Turbine Engine Power-Loss and Instability in Extreme Conditions of Rain and Hail
Provides guidance and acceptable methods, but not the only methods, that may be used to demonstrate compliance with the requirements contained under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 33, sections 33.78(a)(2) and 33.78(c). |
Active | ANE-110 | 2000-02-08 |
120-125 |
Development and Use of an Operator's MEL, NEF Program, and CDL for Operations Under 14 CFR Parts 91K, 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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2023-11-01 |
150/5210-13C |
Airport Water Rescue Plans and Equipment
Provides guidance to assist airport operators in preparing for water rescue operations. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2010-09-29 |
117-2 |
Fatigue Education and Awareness Training Program
This advisory circular (AC) presents guidelines for developing and implementing a Fatigue Education and Awareness Training Program. |
Active | AFS-220 | 2012-10-11 |
21-29D |
Detecting and Reporting Suspected Unapproved Parts
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance to the aviation community for detecting suspected unapproved parts (SUP) and reporting them to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Appendix A contains FAA Form 8120-11, Suspected Unapproved Parts Report, (with instructions) which serves as a standardized means of reporting. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2016-07-12 |
150/5345-44L |
Specification for Runway and Taxiway Signs
This advisory circular contains the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) specifications for unlighted and lighted signs to be used on taxiways and runways. Effective six months after the issue date of this AC, only equipment qualified per the specifications in this AC will be listed per AC 150/5345-53, Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2024-09-30 |
91-70D |
Oceanic and Remote Continental Airspace Operations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (“we”) developed this AC to provide general information and guidance for certificated and General Aviation (GA) operators (“you”) planning flights in oceanic and remote continental airspace. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2025-04-03 |
150/5220-20A |
Airport Snow and Ice Control Equipment
This advisory circular provides guidance to assist airport operators in the procurement of snow and ice control equipment for airport use. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2014-09-24 |
25.857-1 |
Class B and F Cargo Compartments
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance concerning compliance with the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes pertaining to Class B and Class F cargo compartments. |
Active | ANM-112 | 2016-02-03 |
450.169-1 |
Launch and Reentry Collision Avoidance Analysis
This AC provides guidance to launch or reentry operators on how to complete the launch and reentry collision avoidance analysis in accordance with 14 CFR § 450.169. |
Active | AST-1 | 2023-08-10 |
150/5345-12F |
Specification for Airport and Heliport Beacons
Contains equipment specifications for light beacons that are used to locate and identify civil airports, military airports, seaplane bases, and heliports. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2010-09-24 |
25.1435-1 |
Hydraulic System Certification Tests and Analysis
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance material for use as an acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes that contain hydraulic system requirements. It is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. |
Active | ANM-110 | 2001-05-21 |
65-2D | Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Certification Guide | Active | AFS-300 | 1987-01-30 |
120-60B |
Ground Deicing and Anti-icing Program
Provides one means, but not the only means, for obtaining approval of a Ground Deicing and Anti-icing Program, and for ensuring compliance with FAR Section 121.629. |
Active | AFS-220 | 2004-12-20 |
120-42B |
Extended Operations (ETOPS and Polar Operations)
States an acceptable means but not the only means for obtaining approval under FAR Section 121.161 for two-engine airplanes to operate over a route that contains a point farther than one hour flying time at the normal one-engine inoperative cruise speed (in still air) from an adequate airport. |
Active | AFS-220 | 2008-06-13 |
150/5345-54B |
Specification for L-884, Power and Control Unit for Land and Hold Short Lighting Systems
Contains the FAA standards for power and control units for land and hold short lighting systems. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2009-09-30 |
20-131A |
Airworthiness Approval of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS II) and Mode S Transponders
Provides guidance material for the airworthiness and operational approval of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS II) and Mode S transponders. |
Active | ANM-110 | 1993-03-29 |
93-3 |
Lengthy Tarmac Delays and Associated Airline/Airport Contingency Plans and Related Air Traffic Control Communications
This AC describes the communication process between a pilot-in-command of a TARMAC delayed aircraft and local air traffic control (ATC). In addition, air carrier (Air Carrier Operations Center/Dispatch) communications related to TARMAC delayed aircraft with the Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) are addressed. |
Active | AJR-1 | 2010-03-23 |
120-106B |
Scope and Recommended Content for an Airworthiness Agreement Between a Certificate Holder and a Maintenance Provider
The CH has the primary responsibility for the airworthiness of its aircraft and must ensure the |
Active | AFS-300 | 2024-06-18 |
20-135 |
Powerplant Installation and Propulsion System Component Fire Protection Test Methods, Standards and Criteria with change 1
Included in this document are methods for fire testing of materials and components used in the propulsion engines and APU installations, and in areas adjacent to designated fire zones, as well as the rationale for these methods. |
Active | AIR-600 | 1990-02-06 |
25.491-1 |
Taxi, Takeoff and Landing Roll Design Loads
Sets forth acceptable methods of compliance with provisions of Part 25 of the FAR dealing with the certification requirements for taxi, takeoff, and landing roll design loads. Guidance information is provided for showing compliance with section 25.491 of the FAR relating to structural design for airplane operation on paved runways and taxiways normally used in commercial operations. |
Active | ANM-110 | 2000-10-20 |
25-13 |
Reduced and Derated Takeoff Thrust (Power) Procedures
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for the certification and use of reduced thrust (power) for takeoff and derated takeoff thrust (power) on turbine powered transport category airplanes. |
Active | ANM-112 | 1988-05-04 |
33.74/92-1B |
Turbine Engine Continued Rotation and Rotor Locking
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance to demonstrate compliance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), Section 33.74, Continued Rotation and Section 33.92, Rotor Locking Tests. |
Active | ANE-111 | 2016-06-23 |
121-24E |
Passenger Safety Information Briefing and Briefing Cards
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2024-08-29 |
450.167-1 |
Tracking for Launch and Reentry Safety Analysis
This AC provides guidance and an acceptable means of complying with the requirement to track the flight of a launch or reentry vehicle under 14 CFR § 450.167 using onboard hardware, launch site services, or other means. |
Active | AST-1 | 2022-09-29 |
450.45-1 |
Launch and Reentry of Space Nuclear Systems
In accordance with § 450.45(e)(6), the FAA will evaluate the launch or reentry of any radionuclide on a case-by-case basis and issue an approval if the FAA finds that the launch or reentry is consistent with public health and safety, safety of property, and national security and foreign policy interests of the United States. |
Active | AST-1 | 2023-10-20 |
171-1 |
Establish, Operate, and Maintain Non-federal Systems
”) It will familiarize the system owner (referred to as the “sponsor” or “you” from this point forward) with Non-federal Program policies and procedures. Additionally, it addresses your responsibilities and expected expenses. |
Active | AJW-121 | 2024-07-02 |
20-133 |
Cockpit Noise and Speech Interference Between Crewmember
Provides information about the relationship between flight crew members cockpit voice communication and cockpit noise levels. |
Active | AIR-130 | 1989-03-22 |
91-50 |
Importance of Transponder Operation and Altitude Reporting
Provides information and guidance concerning the importance of transponder operation and altitude reporting in the National Airspace System. |
Active | AFS-820 | 1977-08-24 |
150/5020-1 |
Noise Control and Compatibility Planning for Airports
Provides general guidance for noise control and compatibility planning for airports as well as specific guidance for preparation of airport noise exposure maps and airport noise compatibility programs by airport operators for submission under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 150, and the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979. |
Active | APP-400 | 1983-08-05 |
120-93 |
Damage Tolerance Inspections for Repairs and Alterations
This AC will give guidance on developing compliance documents, schedules and plans that will assist in developing and incorporating damage tolerance inspections into maintenance programs of certain transport category airplanes with respect to repairs and alterations. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2007-11-20 |
25.899-1 |
Electrical bonding and protection against static electricity
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for demonstrating compliance with the transport category airplane certification requirements of § 25.899 Electrical bonding and protection against static electricity |
Active | ANM-100 | 2007-10-22 |
150/5320-17A |
Airfield Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating Manuals
The FAA recommends the information and procedures contained in the manuals for use by airport staff and consultants, directly or in combination with additional testing and data collection, only when it is not possible to complete a more detailed pavement condition index (PCI) survey as part of a more comprehensive pavement maintenance management program. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2014-09-10 |
120-111 |
Upset Prevention and Recovery Training - with Changes
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2015-04-14 |
120-78B |
Electronic Signatures, Electronic Recordkeeping, and Electronic Manuals
This advisory circular (AC) provides standards and guidance for electronic signatures, electronic recordkeeping, and electronic manual systems. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2024-12-11 |
25.613-1 |
Material Strength Properties and Material Design Values
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for demonstrating compliance with the airworthiness standards that specify the requirements for material strength properties and material design values. This guidance is applicable to transport category airplanes for which a new, amended, or supplemental type certificate is requested. |
Active | ANM-115 | 2003-08-06 |
26-1 |
Part 26, Continued airworthiness and Safety Improvements
This AC provides generic guidance that is applicable to the safety initiatives in part 26 that may be issued (i.e., Enhanced Airworthiness Program for Airplane Systems, Reduction of Fuel Tank Flammability in Transport Category Airplanes, Aging Airplane Safety, and Widespread Fatigue Damage). This AC provides generic guidance on the roles and responsibilities of type certificate and supplemental type certificate holders, manufacturers, owners, and operators. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2007-12-03 |
25.571-1D |
Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Structure
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidanc~ for compliance with the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 25, pertaining to the requirements for damage-tolerance and fatigue evaluation oftransport category aircraft structurce, including evaluation of widespread fatigue dam, age (VlFD) and establishing a limit of validity of the engineering data that supports the structural-maintenance program (hereafter referred to as the LOV). |
Active | ANM-115 | 2011-01-13 |
150/5345-50B |
Specification for Portable Runway and Taxiway Lights
Contains the FAA standards for portable runway and taxiway lights and runway end identifier lights for temporary use to permit continued aircraft operations while all or part of a runway lighting system is inoperative. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2007-09-20 |
91-26 |
Maintenance and Handling of Airdriven Gyroscopic Instruments
Advises operators of general aviation aircraft of the need for proper maintenance of air-driven gyroscopic instruments and associated air filters. |
Active | AFS-310 | 1969-07-02 |
21-50 |
Installation of TSOA Articles and LODA Appliances
This AC is not mandatory and is not a regulation. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, to comply with the applicable requirements. |
Active | AIR-110 | 2011-02-11 |
20-179 |
Certification Data Retention Agreements and Government Records
AC 21-48 describes an acceptable means for using electronic modeling systems in design, manufacturing, installation, and inspection processes. Although in that AC we define an “electronic modeling system” as a three-dimensional (3-D) modeling system, we encourage you to use the guidance provided because it identifies the criteria for using electronic type design data and includes requirements for how to access and present the data. |
Active | AIR-110 | 2013-06-10 |
25-25A |
Performance and Handling Characteristics in Icing Conditions
This advisory circular describes an acceptable means of showing compliance with the airplane performance and handling characteristics certification requirements for flight in the icing conditions defined in Appendices C and 0 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations part 25. |
Active | ANM-110 | 2014-10-27 |
33-8 |
Guidance for Parts Manufacturer Approval of Turbine Engine and Auxiliary Power Unit Parts under Test and Computation
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for developing substantiation data to support the design approval of critical and complex turbine engine and auxiliary power unit (APU) parts produced under parts manufacturer approval (PMA). |
Active | ANE-111 | 2009-08-19 |
21-16G |
RTCA Document DO-160 versions D, E and F, “Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment”
(RTCA/DO)-160 versions D, E, F, and G, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment, dated July 27, 1997, December 20, 2005, December 6, 2007, and December 8, 2010, respectively, as containing acceptable environmental qualifications to show compliance with certain airworthiness requirements. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2011-06-22 |
20-170 |
Integrated Modular Avionics Development. Verification, Integration and Approval using RTCA/DO-297 and Technical Standard Order C153
This advisory circular (AC) shows you how to obtain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness approval for the development, verification, and integration of an integrated modular avionics (IMA) system for installation into an aircraft or engine. |
Active | AIR-120 | 2010-10-28 |
150/5300-16B |
General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Surveys: Establishment of Geodetic Control and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey
It also describes how to submit the information to the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) for approval and to be included in the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) in support of aeronautical information surveys. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2019-07-08 |
23-13A |
Fatigue, Fail-Safe, and Damage Tolerance Evaluation of Metallic Structure for Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes
Provides information and guidance concerning an acceptable means of demonstrating compliance with the requirements of Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) regarding fatigue and fail-safe evaluation of metallic airplane structure. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2005-09-29 |
120-109A |
Stall Prevention and Recovery Training with Change 1
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for training, testing, and checking pilots to ensure correct responses to impending and full stalls. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2015-11-24 |
150/5200-30D |
Airport Field Condition Assessments and Winter Operations Safety
This AC provides guidance to assist airport operators in developing a snow and ice control plan, assessing and reporting airport conditions through the utilization of the Runway Condition Assessment Matrix (RCAM), and establishing snow removal and control procedures. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2020-10-29 |
20-153B |
Acceptance of Aeronautical Data Processes and Associated Databases
The term “must” indicates mandatory requirements when following the guidance in this AC. The terms “should” and “recommend” indicate recommended guidance, but are not required for meeting the objectives of this AC. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2016-04-19 |
150/5340-30J |
Design and Installation Details for Airport Visual Aids
This AC provides guidance and recommendations on the installation of airport visual aids. See the Principal Changes paragraph for a list of major changes to the document since the last version. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2018-02-12 |
121-42 |
Leadership and Command Training for Pilots in Command
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2020-03-03 |
120-68J |
Pilot Records Database and Pilot Records Improvement Act
Also in accordance with part 111, part 119 certificate holders, entities conducting public aircraft operations (PAO), air tour operators, fractional ownerships, and other specific entities operating under part 91 or 14 CFR part 125 are required to report records on individuals employed as pilots into the PRD. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2021-06-28 |
194-2 |
Pilot Training and Certification for Powered-Lift Operations
This AC provides guidance for applicants, pilots, evaluators, and instructors who seek to add an initial powered-lift category rating and specific type rating to their existing United States (U.S.) pilot certificate in accordance with Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 120, Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification and Training; Operations Requirements. |
Active | AFS-100 | 2024-11-21 |
431.35-2A |
Reusable Launch and Reentry Vehicle System Safety Process
Provides guidance and information concerning the application of a systematic and logical system safety process and methodology for identification and control of public safety hazards associated with the operation of reusable launch vehicle and reentry vehicle systems. |
Active | AST-1 | 2005-07-20 |
150/5380-9 |
Guidelines and Procedures for Measuring Airfield Pavement Roughness
Provides guidelines and procedures for measuring and evaluating runway roughness as identified by surface profile data of rigid and flexible airport pavements. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2009-09-30 |
150/5345-10H |
Specification for Constant Current Regulators and Regulator Monitors
Contains a specification for constant current regulators (CCR) and a monitor for use with airport lighting circuits. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2014-11-05 |
121-39 |
Air Carrier Pilot Remedial Training and Tracking Program
This AC may also provide valuable information to certificate holders in developing and implementing remedial training and tracking of other crewmembers and aircraft dispatchers. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2014-12-30 |
141-1B |
Part 141 Pilot Schools, Application, Certification, and Compliance
Unlike pilot training conducted under 14 CFR part 61, part 141 pilot schools are required to use a structured training program and syllabus. Part 141 pilot schools may be able to provide a greater variety of training aids and require dedicated training facilities, flight instructor oversight, and FAA-approved course curricula. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2017-09-12 |
147-3C |
Certification and Operation of Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools
Conformity with the guidance is voluntary only and nonconformity will not affect rights and obligations under existing statutes and regulations. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2022-03-22 |
00-74 |
Avionics Human Factors Considerations for Design and Evaluation
The reports may also be applicable to the design and evaluation of unmanned aircraft control stations. These reports are provided for information only as reference material for the aviation industry. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2019-05-01 |
121-25 |
Additional Weather Information: Domestic and Flag Air Carriers
Provides guidance and standards to domestic and flag air carriers for approval of a system for obtaining forecasts and reports of adverse weather phenomena |
Active | AFS-224 | 1977-09-16 |
65-31B |
Training, Qualification, and Certification of Nondestructive Inspection Personnel
This advisory circular (AC) contains recommendations for the experience, training, qualification, examination, and certification of nondestructive inspection (NDI) personnel for the inspection of aircraft, engines, propellers, accessories, and other aviation components. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2014-02-24 |
20-24D |
Approval of Propulsion Fuels, Additives, and Lubricating Oils
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance applicable to adding fuels and oils as engine, aircraft, or auxiliary power unit (APU) operating limitations. |
Active | AIR-20 | 2014-06-30 |
150/5380-6C |
Guidelines and Procedures for Maintenance of Airport Pavements
This AC provides guidelines and procedures for maintaining airport pavements. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2014-10-10 |
150/5200-38 |
Protocol for the Conduct and Review of Wildlife Hazard Site Visits, Wildlife Hazard Assessments, and Wildlife Hazard Management Plans
For certificated airports, this Advisory Circular (AC) defines the minimum acceptable standards for the conduct and preparation of Wildlife Hazard Site Visits (Site Visit), Wildlife Hazard Assessments (Assessments) and Wildlife Hazard Management Plans (Plans). |
Active | AAS-300 | 2018-08-20 |
20-146A |
Methodology for Dynamic Seat Certification by Analysis for Use in Parts 23, 25, 27, and 29 Airplanes and Rotorcraft
This advisory circular (AC) sets forth an acceptable means, but not the only means, for demonstrating compliance with title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 23.562, 23.2270, 25.562, 27.562, and 29.562, as well as technical standard order (TSO) TSO-C127, TSO-C127a, TSO-C127b, and TSO-C127c. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2024-11-29 |
150/5300-18B |
General Guidance and Specifications for Submission of Aeronautical Surveys to NGS: Field Data Collection and Geographic Information System (GIS) Standards
ICAO Annex 15 defines data as critical when “there is a high probability when using corrupted critical data that the continued safe flight and landing of an aircraft would be severely at risk with the potential for catastrophe. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2009-05-21 |
91-94 |
Application and Issuance Process for a Letter of Deviation Authority Issued in Accordance With 14 CFR § 91.326
This AC provides information and guidance on the application and issuance process for obtaining a Letter of Deviation Authority (LODA) to operate certain aircraft holding limited category and experimental Special Airworthiness Certificates for compensation or hire while providing flight training, checking, or testing. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2024-12-13 |
43-11 |
Reciprocating Engine Overhaul Terminology and Standards - Including Change 1
Review Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) regarding engine records and standards. |
Active | AFS-340 | 1976-04-07 |
23.1309-1E |
System Safety Analysis and Assessment for Part 23 Airplanes
This advisory circular (AC) sets forth an acceptable means of showing compliance with Title 14 of the Code .of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), § 23.1309, through Amendment 23-6.2: for equipment, systems, and installations in 14 CFR part 23 airplanes. This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2011-11-17 |
25.1302-1 |
Installed Systems and Equipment for Use by the Flightcrew
The guidance provided by this AC is intended to minimize the occurrence of design-related errors by the flightcrew and to enable the flightcrew to detect and manage errors that do occur. |
Active | ANM-111 | 2013-05-03 |
20-172B |
Airworthiness Approval for ADS-B In Systems and Applications
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for the initial and follow-on installations of Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) In systems supporting ground and airborne traffic applications. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2015-05-20 |
450.173-1 |
Part 450 Mishap Plan – Reporting, Response, and Investigation Requirements
This AC includes recommendations based on lessons learned from past mishaps and insights gained from reviews of mishap plan submittals. This AC does not constitute a regulation and does not contain requirements, but is intended to assist applicants in obtaining commercial space authorizations and operating in compliance with commercial space regulations. |
Active | AST-1 | 2021-08-12 |
150/5345-39E |
Specification for L-853, Runway and Taxiway Retroreflective Markers
This AC contains the FAA's standards for retroreflective markers for airport runways and taxiways. Effective six months after the issue date of this AC, only equipment that is qualified with in this AC will be listed according to the requirements in AC 150/5345-53, Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2021-10-12 |
20-122A |
Anti-misfueling Devices: Their Availability and Use - Change 1
It also makes recommendations to the fuel suppliers and Fixed Base Operators to change their fuel dispensing nozzles to meet the dimensions referenced in the SAE standard. |
Active | AFS-340 | 1991-01-29 |
61-67C |
Stall and Spin Awareness Training with Change 1 & 2
This advisory circular (AC) explains the stall and spin awareness training required under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61 and offers guidance to flight instructors who provide that training. |
Active | AFS-840 | 2000-09-25 |
20-105C |
Reciprocating Engine Power-Loss Accident Prevention and Trend Monitoring
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. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2023-12-18 |
20-29C |
Approval and Use of Fuel System Icing Inhibitors (FSII)
This advisory circular (AC) describes an acceptable method to demonstrate compliance with Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) §§ 23.2620(a)(1), 25.1583(b)(1), 27.1583(b)(1), 29.1583(b)(1), 33.7(b)(2), and 33.7(c)(2) regarding the requirements for the approval and use of Fuel System Icing Inhibitors (FSII) in engines and aircraft. |
Active | AIR-625 | 2024-03-27 |
20-186A |
Airworthiness and Operational Approval of Cockpit Voice Recorder Systems
Specifically, when followed in its entirety, it provides an acceptable means for complying with the airworthiness regulations contained in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 23, 25, 27, 29, 91, 121, 125, 129, and 135 when installing CVR systems in airplanes and rotorcraft. As CVR systems and technology advance, applicants are encouraged to propose alternative methods to their responsible Aircraft Certification Service office to integrate new and novel safety enhancing CVR systems and functions into their aircraft. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2024-05-06 |
150/5345-46F |
Specification for Runway, Taxiway, Heliport, and Vertiport Light Fixtures
This advisory circular contains the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) specifications for light fixtures to be used on airport runways and taxiways. Effective six months after the issue date of this AC, only equipment qualified per this specification will be listed in AC 150/5345-53, Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2024-09-30 |
00-59 |
Integrating Helicopter and Tiltrotor Assets into Disaster Relief Planning
Provides guidance to state and local emergency relief planners on integrating helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft into disaster relief planning efforts. |
Active | AND-710 | 1998-11-13 |
25.905-1 |
Minimizing the Hazards from Propeller Blade and Hub Failures
Describes an acceptable means for showing compliance with the requirements of Section 25.905, “Propellers,” of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 25. |
Active | ANM-110 | 2000-09-27 |
170-6C |
Use of Radionavigation Land Test Station and Signal Generators
Gives information as to the frequencies on which the FAA will authorize and the FCC will license radionavigation land test stations. It also discusses the interference potential of signal generators operating in aeronautical bands of the radio spectrum and how this interference can be alleviated. |
Active | ASM-500 | 1981-02-13 |
20-151C |
Airworthiness Approval of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS II), Versions 7.0 & 7.1 and Associated Mode S Transponders
You can also use the guidance in this AC for seeking airworthiness approval for TCAS II version 7.0 (V7.0) certified to TSO-C119b, Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment, TCAS II and associated Mode S transponders. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2017-07-21 |
150/5210-5D |
Painting, Marking, and Lighting of Vehicles Used on an Airport
Provides guidance, specifications, and standards for painting, marking, and lighting of ground vehicles operating in the airport air operations area (AOA). |
Active | AAS-100 | 2010-04-01 |
450.3-1 |
Definition of Launch and Scope of a Vehicle Operator License
Specifically, this document clarifies and provides guidance on what constitutes an activity involved in the preparation of a launch vehicle or payload for launch (§ 401.7), and when hazardous pre-flight operations commence at a U.S. launch site that may pose a threat to the public (§ 450.3(b)(1)). |
Active | AST-1 | 2022-09-29 |
150/5320-12C |
Measurement, Construction, and Maintenance of Skid Resistant Airport Pavement Surfaces
Contains guidelines and procedures for the design and construction of skid-resistant pavement; pavement evaluation, without or with friction equipment; and maintenance of high skid-resistant pavements. |
Active | AAS-100 | 1997-03-18 |
135-42 |
Extended Operations (ETOPS) and Operations in the North Polar Area
This advisory circular (AC) provides certificate holders with guidance for obtaining operational approval to conduct Extended Operations (ETOPS) under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 135. |
Active | AFS-220 | 2008-06-10 |
150/5000-15B |
Announcement of Availability of Airport-Related Research and Development Products
This AC explains how to obtain the latest airport-related research and development (R&D) products funded by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Airports Organization, particularly the FAA’s Airport Technology Research and Development Branch, the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), the Innovative Pavement Research Foundation (IPRF), and the Airfield Asphalt Pavement Technology Program (AAPTP). |
Active | AAS-100 | 2013-07-23 |
20-138D |
Airworthiness Approval of Positioning and Navigation Systems (Including Change 2)
This revision adds minor clarifications and new guidance material based on issues and questions since revision ‘C’ was published. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2014-03-28 |
150/5345-26E |
FAA Specification for L-823 Plug and Receptacle, Cable Connectors
This AC contains the specification for plug and receptacle (cable connectors) used with underground power cables, isolation transformer leads, and light fixture leads for airport lighting systems. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2021-12-16 |
121-28 |
Preparation and Loading of Magnetron Magnetic Materials for Air Transportation
Provides information relevant to the preparation and loading of magnetic materials for shipment in civil aircraft |
Active | ACS-120 | 1987-03-19 |
43-2B |
Minimum Barometry for Calibration and Test of Atmospheric Pressure Instruments
Provides guidance material which may be used to determine the adequacy of barometers used in the calibration of aircraft static instruments and presents information concerning the general operation, calibration, and maintenance of such barometers. |
Active | AFS-343 | 1980-10-16 |
23-16A |
Powerplant Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes and Airships
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance about acceptable means, but not the only means of compliance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 23, subpart E, applicable to the powerplant installation in normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2004-02-23 |
21-51 |
Applicant’s Showing of Compliance and Certifying Statement of Compliance
We, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), wrote this advisory circular (AC) to describe how to comply with the requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.20, 21.97 and 21.303(a)(5). |
Active | AIR-110 | 2011-09-27 |
00-60B |
North American Free Trade Agreement and Specialty Air Services Operations
NAFTA opens up cross-border trade in Specialty Air Services (SAS) and was ratified by the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2014-02-12 |
150/5100-14E |
Architectural, Engineering, and Planning Consultant Services for Airport Grant Projects
This AC provides guidance for airport sponsors in the selection and engagement of architectural, engineering, and planning consultants. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2014-09-30 |
61-140A |
Autorotation Training
This information is intended to supplement information about autorotation training found in the current editions of the Helicopter Flying Handbook (HFH), FAA-H-8083-21, and the Helicopter Instructor’s Handbook (HIH), FAA-H-8083-4. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2016-08-31 |
33.83-1 |
Comparative Method to Show Equivalent Vibratory Stresses and High Cycle Fatigue Capability for Parts Manufacturer Approval of Turbine Engine and Auxiliary Power Unit Parts
PMA applicants may use this comparative modal and high-cycle fatigue (HCF) method to show the vibratory stresses and HCF capability of their proposed blades or vanes are equivalent to those of the type design parts. |
Active | ANE-111 | 2009-09-08 |
136-1 |
Commercial Air Tour Operations Conducted Over National Parks and Tribal Lands
This Advisory Circular (AC) contains information, directions, and procedures for obtaining operating authority for commercial air tour operations over national parks and tribal lands. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2002-10-25 |
43-207 |
Correlation, Operation, Design, and Modification of Turbofan/Jet Engine Test Cells
Provides guidance regarding test cell correlation procedures for test cells used for in-service acceptance testing of turbofan and turbojet engines. This AC discusses the effects of the design, operation, and modification of a test cell and engine test hardware on engine performance. |
Active | AFS-100 | 2002-12-26 |
21-32B |
Control of Products and Parts Shipped Prior to Type Certificate Issuance
Is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, to comply with these requirements. |
Active | AIR-200 | 2010-08-31 |
120-104 |
Establishing and Implementing Limit of Validity to Prevent Widespread Fatigue Damage
This advisory circular (AC)offers guidance on compliance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 26.21, 26.23, 121.1115, and 129.115. It tells design approval holders of transport category airplanes how to establish a limit of validity of the engineering data that supports the structural maintenance program (hereafter referred to as LOV) for those airplanes. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2011-01-10 |
120-74B |
Parts 91, 121, 125, and 135 Flightcrew Procedures During Taxi Operations
It is intended for use by persons operating aircraft with two or more pilots on the flight deck under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 91, 121, 125, and 135. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2012-07-30 |
20-162B |
Airworthiness Approval of Installed Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags and Sensors
This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means of accomplishing airworthiness approval for the installation of these RFID tags and sensors on aircraft. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2018-10-11 |
150/5345-42K |
Specification for Airport Light Bases, Transformer Housings, Junction Boxes, and Accessories
This advisory circular contains the specifications for airport light bases, transformer housings, junction boxes, accessories, and elevated light fixture covers and stakes. It provides standards for critical dimensions and performance requirements. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2024-09-30 |
34-1C |
Fuel Venting and Exhaust Emission Requirements for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes
This advisory circular (AC) contains information and provides guidance on the implementation of the fuel venting and exhaust emissions requirements for turbine engine powered airplanes that are required by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 34. |
Active | AEE-300 | 2024-05-09 |
21.303-4 |
Application for Parts Manufacturer Approval Via Tests and Computations or Identicality
For example, AC 33-8 has guidance for Parts Manufacturer Approval of Turbine Engine and Auxiliary Power Unit Parts under Test and Computation. |
Active | AIR-110 | 2014-03-21 |
65-33A |
Development of Training/Qualification and Certification Programs for Composite Maintenance Technicians
This advisory circular (AC) is intended as a guideline for repair organizations to develop a formal training program for qualification and certification of composite technicians that they employ. This AC contains recommendations for the experience, training, qualification, and examination of persons performing maintenance and repair of aircraft composite structures or other aviation composite components. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2017-06-27 |
121-40 |
14 CFR Part 121 and Part 135 Dangerous Goods Transportation Operations
This includes dangerous goods associated with baggage, cargo, and COMAT. Improperly prepared and mismanaged dangerous goods can increase the risks to passengers, crew, aircraft, property, and environment. |
Active | AXH-1 | 2017-12-13 |
21-58 |
Safety Management Systems for Part 21 Type and Production Certificate Holders
Conformity with the guidance is voluntary only and nonconformity will not affect rights and obligations under existing statutes and regulations. |
Active | AIR-630 | 2024-04-26 |
120-57C |
Low Visibility Operations/Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (LVO/SMGCS)
This AC provides guidance for airport operators when developing an LVO/SMGCS Plan. There may be valid safety and operational reasons for a specific LVO/SMGCS Plan to vary from the AC 120-57 (current edition) guidance due to unique local issues, environmental factors, or volume of traffic operations. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2023-09-26 |
33.27-1A |
Engine and Turbosupercharger Rotor Overspeed Requirements of 14 CFR § 33.27.
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and acceptable methods, but not the only methods, for demonstrating compliance with the rotor strength (overspeed) requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 33.27. |
Active | ANE-111 | 2011-07-18 |
91-68 |
Pilot Qualification and Operation of all Surplus Military Turbine-Powered Airplanes
Provides information and guidance to pilots who wish to become qualified to operate surplus military turbine-powered airplanes under a letter of authorization, as required by operating limitations issued for this type of aircraft. |
Active | AFS-820 | 1992-02-25 |
23-10 | Auxiliary Fuel Systems for Reciprocating and Turbine Powered Part 23 Airplanes | Active | ACE-111 | 1991-08-05 |
150/5345-56B |
Specification for L-890 Airport Lighting Control and Monitoring System (ALCMS)
Specifies the minimum requirements for an Airport Lighting Control and Monitoring System (ALCMS). The ALCMS simplifies the control and monitoring of lighted visual aids and enhances airport safety. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2011-09-29 |
21-52 |
Obtaining Foreign Design Approval / Acceptance of U.S. Products and Articles
Its purpose is to provide information and offer guidance that will help obtain foreign design approval/acceptance. b. |
Active | AIR-40 | 2013-03-07 |
21-43A |
Production Under 14 CFR Part 21,Subparts F, G, K, and O
This advisory circular (AC) provides information for production approval holders (PAH) pursuant to Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Articles. This AC provides PAHs and applicants for a production approval with guidance for developing and maintaining a production system that is appropriate to the PAH’s operations and complies with the regulations. |
Active | AIR-110 | 2015-10-01 |
20-115D |
Airborne Software Development Assurance Using EUROCAE ED-12( ) and RTCA DO-178( )
This AC recognizes the following current EUROCAE and RTCA, Inc. documents: (1) EUROCAE ED-12C, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification, dated January 2012, and RTCA DO-178C, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification, dated December 13, 2011. (2) EUROCAE ED-215, Software Tool Qualification Considerations, dated January 2012, and RTCA DO-330, Software Tool Qualification Considerations, dated December 13, 2011. (3) EUROCAE ED-218, Model-Based Development and Verification Supplement to ED-12C and ED-109A, dated January 2012, and RTCA DO-331, Model-Based Development and Verification Supplement to DO-178C and DO-278A, dated December 13, 2011. (4) EUROCAE ED-217, Object-Oriented Technology and Related Techniques Supplement to ED-12C and ED-109A, dated January 2012, and RTCA DO-332, Object-Oriented Technology and Related Techniques Supplement to DO-178C and DO-278A, dated December 13, 2011. (5) EUROCAE ED-216, Formal Methods Supplement to ED-12C and ED-109A, dated January 2012 and RTCA DO-333, Formal Methods Supplement to DO-178C and DO-278A, dated December 13, 2011. |
Active | AIR-134 | 2017-07-21 |
150/5100-20 |
Guidance on the Extraction of Oil and Gas on Federally Obligated Airports
The AC was produced as a joint effort by the FAA’s Offices of Airport Planning and Programming, Airport Safety and Standards, and Airport Compliance and Management Analysis. |
Active | APP-400 | 2016-03-23 |
150/5300-15A |
Use Of Value Engineering For Engineering And Design Of Airport Grant Projects
Provides guidance on using value engineering (VE) in airport projects funded under the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Airport Grant program. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2008-09-30 |
43-206 |
Inspection, Prevention, Control, and Repair of Corrosion on Avionics Equipment Including Change 1
AC contains acceptable methods, techniques, and practices for inspection, prevention, control and repair of corrosion on avionic systems and equipment. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2001-05-30 |
00-66 |
Selection of Cyclic Redundancy Code and Checksum Algorithms to Ensure Critical Data Integrity
This report is provided for information only and, as such, is not intended as guidance but rather as reference material for the aviation industry. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2015-08-04 |
120-118 |
Criteria for Approval/Authorization of all Weather Operations for Takeoff, Landing, and Rollout
This advisory circular (AC) provides an acceptable means, but not the only means, for obtaining and maintaining authorization of operations in Category (CAT) I, CAT II, and CAT III landing weather minima and instrument flight rules (IFR) lower-than-standard takeoff minima. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2018-07-02 |
23-20 |
Acceptance Guidance on Material Procurement and Process Specifications for Polymer Matrix Composite Systems
It is applicable to the material and process specifications, or other documents, used to ensure sufficient control of composite prepreg materials in normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2003-09-19 |
120-29A |
Criteria for Approval of Category I and Category II Weather Minima for Approach
This AC provides an acceptable means, but not the only means, for obtaining and maintaining approval of CAT I & II Weather Minima including the installation and approval of associated aircraft systems. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2002-08-12 |
120-28D |
Criteria for Approval of Category III Weather Minima for Takeoff, Landing, and Rollout
States an acceptable means, not the only means, for obtaining approval of Category III Landing Weather Minima and low visibility takeoff, including the installation and approval of associated aircraft systems. |
Active | AFS-400 | 1999-07-13 |
33-6 |
Weld Repair of Aluminum Crankcases and Cylinders of Piston Engines - Including Change 1
This advisory circular also includes information on critical areas of welding, qualifications of welder's, inspection techniques, the thermal processes, and technical data required. This advisory circular references industry and military specifications which are acceptable for use by repair stations as approved data. |
Active | ANE-110 | 1994-12-20 |
23-18 |
Installation of Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) Approved for Part 23 Airplanes
Establishes an acceptable means, but not the only means, of obtaining FAA airworthiness approval for the installation of a TAWS that has been approved under Technical Standard Order (TSO)-C151A, Terrain Awareness and Warning System, in a Part 23 airplane. The FAA’s TSO process is a means for obtaining FAA design and performance approval for an appliance, system, or product; however, the TSO does not provide installation approval. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2000-06-14 |
20-171 |
Alternatives to RTCA/DO-178B for Software in Airborne Systems and Equipment
RTCA/DO-178B is recognized by industry and certification authorities as an accepted approach for assuring that software in airborne systems and equipment has been developed to meet the safety objectives of the regulations. |
Active | AIR-120 | 2011-01-19 |
20-176A |
Service Bulletins Related to Airworthiness Directives and Indicating FAA Approval on Service Documents
This AC also provides information and guidance on ex parté communication and alternative methods of compliance (AMOC), as well as means for avoiding overlapping and conflicting actions in SBs and maintaining airworthiness of AD-mandated design changes. |
Active | AIR-140 | 2014-06-16 |
413.13-1 |
Guidance on Submitting a Complete Enough and Complete Application for a Vehicle Operator License
This Advisory Circular (AC) provides guidance on demonstrating compliance with the requirements of completing a license application in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §§ 413.11 and 413.13. This document details what constitutes a complete enough submission for application acceptance and a complete submission of an application for a license determination under 14 CFR part 450. |
Active | AST-1 | 2023-12-18 |
39-8 |
Continued Airworthiness Assessments of Powerplant and Auxiliary Power Unit Installations of Transport Category Airplanes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Engine and Propeller Directorate (EPD) and the Transport Airplane Directorate (TAD) may use CAAM to identify unsafe conditions and determine when an “unsafe condition is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design” before prescribing corrective action in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 39. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2003-09-08 |
61-137B |
Approval of Manufacturer's Required Training Programs
This advisory circular (AC) provides information to organizations providing training in aircraft that contain a training requirement in the limitations section of the Airplane Flight Manual (Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM), Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM), etc.). |
Active | AFS-800 | 2014-10-31 |
25.562-1B |
Dynamic Evaluation of Seat Restraint Systems and Occupant Protection on Transport Airplanes / with Change 1
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance regarding acceptable means of compliance with the requirements of 14 CFR part 25 applicable to dynamic testing of seats. |
Active | ANM-110 | 2006-01-10 |
150/5100-17 |
Land Acquisition and Relocation Assistance for Airport Improvement Program Assisted Projects (Consolidated through Change 7)
Provides guidance to sponsors of airport projects developed under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to meet the requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (PL 91-646, as amended) and the Regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 49 CFR Part 24. |
Active | APP-400 | 2017-07-10 |
23.1521-2 |
Type Certification of Oxygenates and Oxygenated Gasoline Fuels in Part 23 Airplanes with Reciprocating Engines
Provides information and guidance concerning an acceptable means of compliance with Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations (CAR) and Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), applicable to approval procedures for certification of alternate fuels. |
Active | ACE-100 | 1996-04-24 |
437.73-1 |
Anomaly Reporting and Corrective Action for a Reusable Suborbital Rocket Operating Under an Experimental Permit
Provide guidance for reporting anomalie occurring in reusable suborbital rockets operating under an expermentalpermit issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) This AC also provide guidance for implementing an anomaly reporting and corrective action system for reusable suborbital rockets operating under FAA-issued experimental permit. |
Active | AST-1 | 2007-04-20 |
33.28-2 |
Guidance Material for 14 CFR 33.28, Reciprocating Engine, Electrical and Electronic Engine Control Systems
Provides guidance and acceptable methods, but not the only methods, that may be used by designers of reciprocating engine electronic control systems to demonstrate compliance with §33.28 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR 33.28), Electrical and electronic engine control systems. |
Active | ANE-110 | 2003-08-13 |
121-22D |
Maintenance Review Boards, Maintenance Type Boards, and Original Equipment Manufacturer/Type Certificate Holder Recommended Maintenance Procedures
This AC provides information that industry may use to develop and revise the minimum scheduled maintenance tasking/interval requirements for derivative or newly type-certificated aircraft and powerplants for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval. |
Active | AFS-100 | 2024-05-31 |
91-33A |
Use of Alternate Grades of Aviation Gasoline for Grade 80/87, and Use of Automotive Gasoline
This circular also provides suggestions for added safety in the use of automotive gasoline in those aircraft engines and aircraft covered by Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs). |
Active | ANE-110 | 1984-07-18 |
33-7A |
Guidance for 30-Second and 2-Minute One-Engine-Inoperative (OEI) Ratings for Rotorcraft Turbine Engines
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and acceptable means, but not the only means, for demonstrating compliance with the specific requirements applicable to 30-second and 2-minute One-Engine-Inoperative (OEI) rotorcraft turbine engine ratings in part 33 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 33). |
Active | ANE-111 | 2009-06-11 |
00-72 |
Best Practices for Airborne Electronic Hardware Design Assurance Using EUROCAE ED-80( ) and RTCA DO-254( )
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. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2022-10-07 |
20-128A |
Design Considerations for Minimizing Hazards caused by Uncontained Turbine Engine and Auxiliary Power Unit Rotor Failure
Sets forth a method of compliance with the requirements of Sections 23.903(b)(1), 25.901(d) and 25.903(d)(1) of the FAR pertaining to design precautions taken to minimize the hazards to an airplane in the event of uncontained engine or auxiliary power unit rotor (compressor and turbine) failure and engine fan blade failures. |
Active | ANM-114 | 1997-03-25 |
20-104 |
Revised Powerplant Engineering Report No. 3A Standard Fire Test Apparatus and Procedure (for Flexible Hose Assemblies)
Announces the availability of the subject report. |
Active | AIR-120 | 1978-07-19 |
145-11A |
Repair Station Guidance for Compliance with the Safety Agreement between the United States and the European Union
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance regarding a repair station located in the United States obtaining, renewing, or amending a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part-145 approval and an Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) located within the European Union (EU) obtaining, renewing, or amending a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) repair station certificate under the provisions of the U.S. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2012-11-28 |
25-23 |
Airworthiness Criteria for the Installation Approval of a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) for Part 25 Airplanes
Describes an acceptable means for obtaining FAA airworthiness approval for the installation of a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) that has been approved under Technical Standard Order (TSO)-C151a. |
Active | ANM-130L | 2000-05-22 |
00-69 |
The title is Best Practices for Airborne Software Development Assurance Using EUROCAE ED-12( ) and RTCA DO-178( )
This advisory circular (AC) provides information in the form of “best practices” and, as such, is not intended as guidance but rather as complementary information to ED-12C/DO-178C (and related documents) and AC 20-115D. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2017-07-21 |
60-28B |
FAA English Language Standard for an FAA Certificate Issued Under 14 CFR Parts 61, 63, 65, and 107
This advisory circular (AC) introduces the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation English Language Standard (AELS) and provides guidance to applicants, airmen, training organizations, Designated Examiners (DE), and flight and ground instructors on how to determine that an applicant for an FAA certificate or a person holding an FAA certificate meets the FAA AELS. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2017-06-02 |
20-177 |
Design and Installation Guidance for an Airborne System for Non-Required Telecommunication Service in Non Aeronautical Frequency Bands
ASNRT equipment is intended to provide flight crews with voice and data communication service over non aeronautical frequency bands. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2012-02-28 |
136-4 |
Supplemental Information for the Creation of Operating Procedures and Pilot Training Subjects Related to OpSpec/LOA B048
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2024-11-12 |
43-210A |
Standardized Procedures for Obtaining Approval of Data Used in the Performance of Major Repairs and Major Alterations - Change 1
This AC also provides information that can help determine if a proposed repair/alteration requires approved data, guidance and standardized procedures for obtaining field approval (or approval by other means) of data, and instructions for completing the field approval checklist. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2016-08-17 |
33.87-2 |
Comparative Endurance Test Method to Show Durability for Parts Manufacturer Approval of Turbine Engine and Auxiliary Power Unit Parts
Comparative Endurance Test Method to Show Durability for Parts Manufacturer Approval of Turbine Engine and Auxiliary Power Unit Parts |
Active | ANE-110 | 2009-06-25 |
25-27A |
Development of Transport Category Airplane Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems Instructions for Continued Airworthiness Using and Enhanced Zonal Analysis Procedure
That rule requires design approval holders (DAHs) and applicants to develop instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) consisting of maintenance and inspection tasks, intervals, and procedures for the representative airplane’s electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS) for each affected type design. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2010-05-04 |
20-33B |
Technical Information Regarding Civil Aeronautics Manuals 1, 3, 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, and 14
Advises the public that policy information contained in the subject Civil Aeronautics Manuals may be used in conjunction with specific sections of the Federal Aviation Regulations. |
Active | AIR-100 | 1975-05-01 |
150/5200-36B |
Qualifications for Wildlife Biologist Conducting Wildlife Hazard Assessments and Training Curriculums for Airport Personnel Involved in Controlling Wildlife Hazards on Airports
This AC describes the qualifications for wildlife biologists who conduct Wildlife Hazard Assessments (WHA) for airports, and it addresses the minimum wildlife hazard management curriculum for the initial and recurrent training of airport personnel who implement Wildlife Hazard Management Plans (WHMPs). |
Active | AAS-300 | 2019-01-24 |
121-32A |
Dispatch Resource Management Training
This AC complements guidance already developed for flight crewmembers and other groups with respect to training in resource management. |
Active | AFS-220 | 2005-11-21 |
33.87-1A |
Engine Overtorque Test, Calibration Test, Endurance Test, and Teardown Inspection for Turbine Engine Certification (§§ 33.84, 33.85, 33.87, 33.93)
This advisory circular (AC) provides a method of compliance for the test requirements of Title 14, of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 33.84 (engine overtorque test) when the applicant chooses to run that test as part of the endurance test of § 33.87. It also provides information and guidance on the test requirements of § 33.85 (calibration test), § 33.87 (endurance test), and § 33.93 (teardown inspection). |
Active | ANE-111 | 2015-03-09 |
150/5370-13A |
Off-Peak Construction of Airport Pavements Using Hot-Mix Asphalt
Provides guidance for the planning, coordination, management, design, testing, inspection, and execution of off-peak construction of airport pavements using hot-mix asphalt (HMA) paving materials. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2006-09-29 |
120-116 |
Operations and Airworthiness Considerations for U.S.-Based Leasing Companies Operating U.S.
This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, for U.S. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2017-10-27 |
150/5370-16 |
Rapid Construction of Rigid (Portland Cement Concrete) Airfield Pavements
Provides guidance for the planning, coordination, management, design, testing, inspection, and execution of rapid construction of rigid (Portland Cement Concrete) airfield pavements. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2007-09-28 |
25.307-1 |
Proof of Structure
Section 25.307 requires structural testing to demonstrate compliance with the strength and deformation requirements of subpart C, unless structural analysis has been shown to be reliable. |
Active | ANM-115 | 2014-10-07 |
61-144 |
Issuance Process for Pilot Certificates in Accordance with the Implementation Procedures for Licensing as Part of the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement Between the FAA and the Swiss FOCA
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. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2024-04-10 |
61-143 |
Conversion Process for Pilot Certificates in Accordance with the Technical Implementation Procedures - Licensing as Part of the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement Between the FAA and EASA including Change 1
It also contains information on whom to contact and where to find the process for converting an FAA pilot certificate to an EU Part-FCL pilot license. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2021-06-22 |
105-2E |
Sport Parachuting
It also contains information for jumpers and riggers on parachuting equipment, on-airport parachuting operations, jump pilot training, aircraft maintenance programs, parachute rigging, and procedures for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization for flight operations with a removed or modified door. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2013-12-04 |
00-46F |
Aviation Safety Reporting Program
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2021-04-02 |
120-123 |
Flightpath Management
FPM is the planning, execution, and assurance of the guidance and control of aircraft trajectory and energy, in flight or on the ground. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2022-11-21 |
135-14B |
Helicopter Air Ambulance Operations
Part 135 subpart L addresses safety improvements for commercial helicopter operations through requirements for equipment, pilot testing, alternate airports and increased weather minimums for all General Aviation (GA) helicopter operations. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2015-03-26 |
120-88A |
Preventing Injuries Caused by Turbulence
Those organizations have further called for the FAA (1) to consolidate strategies and procedures known to be effective in preventing injuries caused by turbulence and (2) to issue guidance for implementation in the operations and training of air carrier flightcrews, flight attendants, aircraft dispatchers, and managers. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2006-01-19 |
25.629-1C |
Aeroelastic Stability Substantiation of Transport Category Airplanes
The details of all possible analytical procedures and testing techniques are beyond the scope of this AC. However, this AC includes general information for applicants to consider when demonstrating compliance with § 25.629 and related regulations. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2024-08-30 |
120-54A |
Advanced Qualification Program - (Change 1)
AQP incorporates data-driven quality control processes for validating and maintaining the effectiveness of curriculum content. AQP provides an alternate method of qualifying and certifying, if required, pilots, flight engineers, flight attendants, aircraft dispatchers, instructors, evaluators, and other operations personnel subject to the training and evaluation requirements of 14 CFR parts 121 and 135. |
Active | AFS-280 | 2006-06-23 |
91-81 |
Dual J80 Route Procedure
This advisory circular provides information to customers of the National Airspace System (NAS) in regards to the implementation and use of the dual J80 route procedure. The concept of the dual J80 route is to provide a near-term alternative for aircraft that normally file their flight on J80, westbound from New York and Philadelphia area airports. |
Active | AJR-1 | 2008-05-13 |
120-62 |
Takeoff Safety Training Aid
Announces the availability of a joint industry/FAA Takeoff Safety Training Aid to help air carriers and pilots increase safety during the takeoff phase of flight. |
Active | AFS-210 | 1994-09-12 |
23-2A |
Flammability Tests
This advisory circular (AC) sets forth an acceptable means of showing compliance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 23 and Civil Air Regulations (CAR) 3 for the flammability testing of systems and equipment in normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes and airships. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2007-05-11 |
450.161-1 |
Control of Hazard Areas
This AC provides guidance on meeting the requirements of § 450.161 to publicize, survey, control, or evacuate each flight hazard area identified under § 450.133 prior to initiating flight of a launch vehicle or the reentry of a reentry vehicle to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with the risk criteria in § 450.101. |
Active | AST-1 | 2022-12-21 |
61-135A |
Conversion Process for Pilot Certificates in Accordance with the Implementation Procedures for Licensing as part of the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement Between the Federal Aviation Administration and Transport Canada Civil Aviation Authority for Pilot Licensing including Change 1
This advisory circular (AC) provides the procedure and eligibility requirements for a Transport Canada Civil Aviation Authority (TCCA) pilot license holder converting to an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot certificate and an outline of the procedures and eligiblity requirments for an FAA pilot certificate holder converting to a TCCA pilot license. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2015-05-15 |
20-127 |
Use of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Class H11 Bolts
Provides guidance on the use of SAE Class H11 bolts in primary structure on all aircraft, including gliders and manned free balloons, and on aircraft engines and propellers. |
Active | ANM-110B | 1987-07-08 |
121-34B |
Emergency Medical Equipment Training
Provides guidance regarding crewmember training programs (Flight attendant training program in particular) that incorporate Automated External Defibrillators (AED) and enhanced Emergency Medical Kits (EMK). |
Active | AFS-220 | 2006-01-12 |
20-156 |
Aviation Databus Assurance
This advisory circular (AC) is for aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturers anddesigners. We provide a means to gain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of your aviation databus by showing the databus design performs its intended function and satisfies the applicable airworthiness requirements when installed on an aircraft or aircraft engine. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2006-08-04 |
91-92 |
Pilot’s Guide to a Preflight Briefing
" This AC will also encourage pilots to utilize Flight Service in a consultative capacity, when needed. 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. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2021-03-15 |
91-37B |
Truth in Leasing
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance for lessees and conditional buyers of U.S.-registered aircraft. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2016-02-10 |
25.1523-1 |
Minimum Flightcrew
Sets forth a method of compliance with the requirements of Section 25.1523 of the FAR, which contains the certification requirements for minimum flight crew on transport category airplanes. |
Active | ANM-111 | 1993-02-02 |
33.67-1 |
Engine Fuel Systems
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for demonstrating compliance with the |
Active | AIR-625 | 2024-05-20 |
25.773-1 |
Pilot Compartment View Design Considerations
These criteria include the properties of transport materials necessary to assure adequate visibility from the flight deck. |
Active | ANM-111 | 1993-01-08 |
36-3H |
Estimated Airplane Noise Levels in A-Weighted Decibels
Provides listings of estimated airplane noise levels in units of A-weighted sound levels in decibels (dBA), ranked in describing order for the conditions and assumptions described. This information is provided both for aircraft that have been noise type certificated under 14 CFR Part 36 and for Aircraft for which no such requirement currently exists. |
Active | AEE-100 | 2002-04-25 |
21-49 |
Gaining Approval Of Seats With Integrated Electronic Components
This AC explains how to gain approval of aircraft seats with integrated electronic components and installed on aircraft. |
Active | AIR-120 | 2011-02-09 |
450.123-1 |
Population Exposure Analysis
This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, for performing a population exposure analysis as part of a flight safety analysis. |
Active | AST-1 | 2022-10-12 |
99-1E |
Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic (ESCAT)
This Advisory Circular (AC) provides the general public with a common use document thatdescribes the Plan for Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic (ESCAT), and its purposefor use by civil aviation. When emergency conditions prompt implementation of ESCAT,flights will be required to comply with any airspace and/or flight restrictions that may beissued in support of National Defense or Homeland Security initiatives. |
Active | AJR-2 | 2018-08-08 |
25.415-1 |
Ground Gust Conditions
Section 25.415 specifies the gust load conditions that are assumed to occur while the airplane is taxiing, and when parked. These load conditions apply to the flight control systems and surfaces. |
Active | ANM-115 | 2014-12-12 |
120-95A |
Portable Oxygen Concentrators
This advisory circular (AC) explains Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements for the use of portable oxygen concentrators (POC) on board aircraft. 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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2016-05-24 |
91-58A |
Use of Pyrotechnic Visual Distress Signaling Devices in Aviation
This advisory circular (AC) suggests standards and procedures for the acquisition, use, and storage of pyrotechnic visual distress signaling devices that are intended for use in aircraft emergencies. |
Active | AFS-820 | 2000-02-10 |
150/5370-17 |
Airside Use of Heated Pavement Systems
Establishes minimum performance requirements for the design, construction, inspection, and maintenance of heated pavement systems for use in the Aircraft Operations Area (AOA). |
Active | AAS-100 | 2011-03-29 |
20-77B |
Use of Manufacturers’ Maintenance Manuals
This advisory circular (AC) informs owners and operators about the usefulness of manufacturer’s maintenance manuals for servicing, repairing, and maintaining aircraft, engines, and propellers. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2016-01-04 |
170-14 |
Implementation of 50 kHz/Y Channels for ILS/VOR/DME
Advises aircraft owners, operators, and radio equipment manufacturers of the FAA’s continued implementation of 50 kHz/Y or Omnidirectional Range (VOR) frequency assignments. |
Active | ASM-500 | 1992-07-30 |
120-89 |
Ground Deicing Using Infrared Energy
Provides guidelines and recommendation for deicing aircraft with infrared technology. Also provides means for obtaining approval for the use & inclusion of infrared technology in an operators deicing program. |
Active | AFS-220 | 2005-12-13 |
8260-32F |
United States Air Force Terminal Instrument Procedures Service
This order provides guidance to all personnel in the administration of the Flight Procedures and Airspace Program. It defines responsibilities regarding terminal instrument procedure development and maintenance service provided by the FAA for the USAF at domestic civil airports under Department of Transportation (DOT), FAA, Department of Defense (DoD), and USAF Memorandum of Agreement effective July 7, 1978. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2018-12-14 |
150/5220-26 |
Airport Ground Vehicle Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Squitter Equipment
Provides guidance on the development, installation, testing, approval, and maintenance of ADS-B Out squitter units for airport ground vehicles. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2011-11-14 |
20-100 |
General Guidelines for Measuring Fire-Extinguishing Agent Concentrations in Powerplant Compartments
Describes the installation and use of a model GA-2A fire extinguisher agent concentration recorder in determining the distribution and concentration of fire-extinguishing agents when discharged in an aircraft powerplant compartment. |
Active | AIR-120 | 1977-09-21 |
135-45 |
Use of Noncertified Weather Observations in Noncontiguous States
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). |
Active | AFS-200 | 2020-10-06 |
21-34 |
Shoulder Harness-Safety Belt Installations
Provides information and guidance pertinent to an acceptable means, but not the only means, for installation of shoulder harness and safety belt restraint systems at all seat locations on all previously type-certificated aircraft. |
Active | AIR-120 | 1993-06-04 |
20-125 |
Water in Aviation Fuels
Additionally, it outlines recommended procedures to prevent, detect, and eliminate water in the fuel systems of aircraft. |
Active | AFS-340 | 1997-08-12 |
20-165B |
Airworthiness Approval of Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast OUT Systems
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for the installation and airworthiness approval of Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) OUT systems in aircraft. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2015-12-07 |
450.137-1 |
De Minimis Far-Field Overpressure Blast Effects Analysis
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance on a simplified method for performing a Far-Field Blast Overpressure (FFBO) effects analysis as part of a flight safety analysis in accordance with 14 CFR § 450.137. The FAA considers this AC an accepted means of compliance with the regulatory requirements of § 450.137. |
Active | AST-1 | 2024-09-10 |
21.17-3 |
Type Certification of Very Light Airplanes Under FAR 21.17(b)
Provides a means but not the only means for the type, production, and airworthiness certification of very light airplanes (VLA); and designates the “Joint Aviation Requirements for Very Light Aeroplanes” (JAR-VLA), issued April 25, 1990, by the Joint Aviation Authorities (FAA) of Europe as an acceptable airworthiness criteria that provides in equivalent level of safety under FAR 21.17(b) for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification of VLA as a special class of aircraft. |
Active | AIR-110 | 1992-12-21 |
450.110-1 |
Physical Containment as a Hazard Control Strategy
Physical containment may be used as a hazard control strategy for launch and reentry in accordance with § 450.107(a). AC 450.107-1 Hazard Control Strategies describes how a functional hazard analysis is used to determine if physical containment is an acceptable hazard control strategy for a phase of flight. |
Active | AST-1 | 2022-09-27 |
68-1A |
BasicMed
This advisory circular (AC) describes how pilots can exercise student, recreational, and private pilot privileges in certain small aircraft without holding a current medical certificate. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2017-05-03 |
121-37B |
Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program - Hazardous Materials
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance to holders of certificates under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 119 and 125, and foreign air carriers issued operations specifications under 14 CFR part 129 (operators), and part 145 (repair stations) who voluntarily disclose to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) their violation(s) of certain hazardous materials regulations under this voluntary disclosure reporting program (VDRP). |
Active | AXH-1 | 2023-10-25 |
39-7D |
Airworthiness Directives
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and information to owners and operators of aircraft concerning their responsibility for complying with Airworthiness Directives (AD) and recording AD compliance in the appropriate maintenance records. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2012-03-02 |
135-43 |
Part 135 Second in Command Professional Development Program with Change 1
This program allows a pilot employed by the part 135 air carrier/operator and serving as an assigned second in command (SIC) in a multiengine airplane or single-engine, turbine-powered airplane to log SIC flight time during operations that do not require a second pilot. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2018-06-28 |
91-65 |
Use of Shoulder Harness in Passenger Seats
Provides guidance and information to pilots, passengers, and maintenance personnel regarding the crash survivability aspects of small aircraft equipped with shoulder harnesses and the hazards of modifying seats, adding appendages to seats, and storage of articles, beneath the seats. |
Active | AFS-820 | 1986-08-04 |
150/5200-33C |
Hazardous Wildlife Attractants on or near Airports
It also discusses airport development projects (including airport construction, expansion, and renovation) affecting aircraft movement near hazardous wildlife attractants. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2020-02-21 |
33.15-1 |
Manufacturing Process of Premium Quality Titanium Alloy Rotating Engine Components
Provides guidance for compliance with the provisions under Title 14 under the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 33 (14 CFR 33) pertaining to the materials suitability and durability requirements, 33.15, as applicable to the manufacture of titanium alloy high energy rotating parts of aircraft engines. |
Active | ANE-110 | 1998-09-22 |
150/5020-2 |
Guidance on the Balanced Approach to Noise Management
FAA accepts the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) document, Guidance on the Balanced Approach to Aircraft Noise Management, as additional guidance material. |
Active | AEE-100 | 2004-09-28 |
25.795-6 |
Least Risk Bomb Location
This section requires that a location on the airplane be designed where an explosive or incendiary device may be placed to protect flight critical structures and systems from damage in case of detonation. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2008-10-24 |
120-85B |
Carriage of Cargo
The AC provides guidance for aircraft bulk cargo loading, approved unit load device (ULD) cargo, and special cargo, including cargo loading systems (CLS). |
Active | AFS-200 | 2022-01-25 |
25.795-4 |
Passenger Cabin Smoke Protection
This section requires that an airplane be designed with means to prevent passengers from being incapacitated by smoke, fumes, and noxious gases that result from detonation of an explosive or incendiary device during flight. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2008-10-24 |
150/5345-27F |
FAA Specification for Wind Cone Assemblies
This AC contains a specification for wind cone assemblies to be used to provide wind information to pilots of aircraft. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2021-12-15 |
23.1311-1C |
Installation of Electronic Display in Part 23 Airplanes
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for showing compliance with certain requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), part 23, as well as general guidance for the design, installation, integration, and approval of electronic flight deck displays, components, and systems installed in part 23 category airplanes. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2011-11-17 |
33.14-1 |
Damage Tolerance for High Energy Turbine Engine Rotors - Including Change 1
Section 33.14 contains requirements applicable to the design and life management of high energy rotating parts of aircraft gas turbine engines. |
Active | ANE-110 | 2001-01-08 |
65-30B |
Overview of the Aviation Maintenance Profession with Change 1
This AC was prepared by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards Service (FS) to provide information to prospective Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanics and other aviation maintenance professionals interested in a career in aviation maintenance. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2023-05-23 |
33.15-2 |
Manufacturing Processes for Premium Quality Nickel Alloy for Engine Rotating Parts
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance on compliance with the nickel materials suitability and durability requirements in part 33 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 33). |
Active | ANE-111 | 2011-02-04 |
21-22 |
Injury Criteria for Human Exposure to Impact
Describes a range of impact trauma which may be used to establish bases for acceptance levels or performance criteria in the evaluation of occupant survivability characteristics in civil aircraft. |
Active | AIR-120 | 1985-06-20 |
120-47 |
Survival Equipment for use in Overwater Operations
Provides information regarding the survival items that should be carried during aircraft extended overwater operations. Provides a means, but not the only means, for compliance with the pertinent regulations. |
Active | AFS-220 | 1987-06-12 |
70-1B |
Outdoor Laser Operations
This Advisory Circular (AC) provides information to assist proponents planning to conduct outdoor laser operations that may affect aircraft operations in the United States (U.S.) National Airspace System (NAS). |
Active | AJV-P | 2022-02-14 |
120-101 |
Part 121 Air Carrier Operational Control - Change 1
This AC provides an accepted means, but not the only means for operators to comply with air carrier operational control regulations in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121, §§ 121.531 through 121.537, and guidance in Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Chapter 25, Operational Control for Air Carriers. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2010-06-28 |
25-24 |
Sustained Engine Imbalance
Sets forth an acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with the provisions of 14 CFR Part 25 related to the aircraft design for sustained engine rotor imbalance conditions. While these guidelines are not mandatory, they are derived from extensive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and industry experience in determining compliance with the pertinent Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). |
Active | ANM-100 | 2000-08-02 |
91-89 |
Mitsubishi MU-2B Training Program
This AC provides guidance and standardized methods for meeting the training requirements outlined in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 91 Subpart N, Mitsubishi MU-2B Series Special Training, Experience, and Operating Requirements, for Mitsubishi MU-2B aircraft. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2016-07-22 |
33-2C |
General Type Certification Guidelines for Turbine Engines
This advisory circular (AC) provides general guidance concerning type certification projects for aircraft turbine engines. This AC applies to certain sections of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 21, 33, and 45, and describes or references methods of compliance that may be acceptable for engine type certification work. |
Active | ANE-111 | 2013-06-25 |
21-47 |
Submittal Of Data To An ACO, A DER Or An ODA For A Major Repair Or Major Alteration
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for creating a complete data package when data is submitted to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), aircraft certification office (ACO) or to FAA designees, to support a major repair or major alteration. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2010-09-29 |
450.139-1 |
Toxic Hazards
In accordance with §§ 450.139 and 450.187, as applicable, an operator that uses toxic propellants or other toxic chemicals must conduct a toxic release hazard analysis (TRHA), manage the risk of casualties that could arise from |
Active | AST-1 | 2024-07-08 |
120-113 |
Best Practices for Engine Time In Service Interval Extensions - Change 1
The AC explains the background of engine time in service intervals as well as the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) regulatory requirements for time limitations and time in service intervals for engine overhauls. The AC also provides aircraft operators with information on the best practices for an engine time in service interval extension program and how to obtain an engine time in service interval extension. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2016-01-06 |
33.76-1B |
Bird Ingestion Certification Standards
Section 33.76 specifies the bird ingestion test requirements that apply to turbine aircraft engines. |
Active | AIR-624 | 2023-04-03 |
150/5370-2G |
Operational Safety on Airports During Construction
This version adds notification about impacts to both airport-owned and FAA-owned NAVAIDs; adds guidance for the use of orange construction signs (including a new appendix on the placement of these signs); discusses open trenches or excavations in the taxiway safety area while the taxiway is open to aircraft operations, subject to restrictions; enhances guidance for temporary shortened runways and displaced thresholds; and improves figures. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2017-12-13 |
21-25B |
Approval of Modified Seating System Initially Approved Under a Technical Standard Order
This advisory circular (AC) provides information, clarification, and procedural guidance for the approval and installation of modified technical standard order (TSO)approved seating systems in U.S. type-certificated aircraft. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2016-01-11 |
91-67A |
Minimum Equipment Requirements for General Aviation Operations Under 14 CFR Part 91, § 91.213
This AC describes acceptable ways in which an aircraft can be operated under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91, 133, or 137 (including part 91 operations conducted by parts 141 and 142 certificate holders (CH)) with certain inoperative instruments and equipment items that are not essential for safe operations, in accordance with part 91, § 91.213. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2023-10-16 |
33.70-3 |
Damage Tolerance for Material Anomalies in Titanium Life-Limited Turbine Engine Rotors
Section 33.70 contains requirements applicable to engine life-limited parts of turbine aircraft engines, including rotating parts made of titanium. |
Active | AIR-624 | 2023-04-17 |
89-3 |
FAA-Recognized Identification Areas
This AC provides guidance on applying for a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA), in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 89, Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft, subpart C. This AC does not change, create, or permit deviations from existing regulatory requirements. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2022-10-19 |
91-87 |
Ejection Seat Training Program
This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2016-02-26 |
120-105B |
Foreign Terminal Instrument Procedures (FTIP) Acceptance/Review
This AC contains guidelines for U.S. operators to use when reviewing Foreign Terminal Instrument Procedures (FTIP) for the operation of aircraft to/from foreign airports under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 91 subpart K (part 91K), 121, 125 (including part 125 Letter of Deviation Authority (LODA) holders), and 135. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2025-06-04 |
39-9 |
Airworthiness Directives Management Process
This advisory circular (AC) provides all aircraft operators with information and guidance for assistance in compliance to Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 39, Airworthiness Directives. |
Active | AFS-330 | 2011-06-01 |
150/5335-5D |
Standardized Method of Reporting Airport Pavement Strength - PCR
This AC provides guidance for using the standardized International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) method, called the Aircraft Classification Rating – Pavement Classification Rating (ACR-PCR) method, to report airport runway, taxiway, and apron pavement strength. |
Active | AAS-110 | 2022-04-29 |
121.321-1 |
Compliance with Requirements of § 121.321, Operations in Icing
This advisory circular (AC) describes an acceptable means for showing compliance with the requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 121.321, Operations in Icing. Part 121 contains the aircraft operating requirements applicable to domestic, flag, and supplemental operations. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2011-08-04 |
61-139 |
Institution of Higher Education’s Application for Authority to Certify its Graduates for an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with Reduced Aeronautical Experience
Graduates of an institution of higher education that has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization to certify graduates may be eligible to apply for a restricted privileges airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate. The total flight time requirements for a restricted privileges ATP Certificate based on a degree with an aviation major are:
• 1,250 hours for a graduate who holds an associate’s degree with an aviation major and meets the remaining requirements of § 61.160(c); and • 1,250 hours for a graduate who holds a bachelor’s |
Active | AFS-800 | 2013-07-12 |
43-217 |
Anticollision Light Maintenance (ACLM)
To maximize their effectiveness, they are strategically placed to eliminate lapses in the field of coverage, usually at extremities of the aircraft. These locations tend to place the lights in extreme environmental conditions and subject to lightning strike and ground damage. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2018-12-12 |
120-107 |
Use of Remote On-Ground Ice Detection System
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 |
Active | AFS-200 | 2011-01-10 |
129-5 |
Provision of Technical Assistance to Civil Aviation Authorities for Safety Oversight of International Commercial Air Transportation Including by Commercial Technical Assistance Providers
The primary focus for the IASA program is for compliance with ICAO Annex 1, Personnel Licensing; Annex 6, Operation of Aircraft, Part 1, International Commercial Air Transport-Aeroplanes; and Annex 8, Airworthiness of Aircraft. |
Active | AFS-50 | 2013-08-16 |
20-183 |
Laser Airworthiness Installation Guidance
In this advisory circular (AC), we recommend one way to obtain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness approval for the installation of aircraft?mounted, nonrequired, invisible spectrum laser equipment such as infrared surveillance laser and light detection and ranging (LIDAR) equipment. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2014-12-15 |
33.70-2 |
Damage Tolerance of Hole Features in High-Energy Turbine
In the context of damage tolerance, this AC is not intended to allow operation beyond the component manual life limit set using the existing safe life approach which limits the useful rotor life to the minimum number of flight cycles required to initiate a crack. Rotor failure modes for which full containment of high-energy debris can be demonstrated are excluded from the procedures outlined in this AC and need not be accounted for in the overall risk assessment. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2009-08-28 |
150/5220-25 |
Airport Avian Radar Systems
Provides guidance on the use of avian radar systems to supplement an airport’s Wildlife Hazard Management Plan (WHMP) and reduce the potential avian threats to aircraft. See also:
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Active | AAS-100 | 2010-11-23 |
120-91A |
Airport Obstacle Analysis
This AC describes acceptable methods and guidelines for developing takeoff and initial climbout airport obstacle analyses andin-flight procedures to comply with the intent of the regulatory requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121, §§ 121.177 and 121.189; part 135, §§ 135.367, 135.379, and 135.398; and other associated one-engine-inoperative (OEI) requirements relatingto turbine-engine-powered airplanes operated under parts 121 and 135. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2020-01-13 |
00-56B |
Voluntary Industry Distributor Accreditation Program with Change 1
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. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2015-05-27 |
20-160A |
Onboard Recording of Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) In Crash Survivable Memory
In this AC, we focus on data to be recorded and logical recording point locations for storing CPDLC messages in onboard crash-survivable memory. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2016-09-28 |
33-9 |
Developing Data for Major Repairs of Turbine Engine Parts
However, the engine on which the repaired part is installed must remain airworthy and in compliance with the applicable regulations. For repairs of turbine engines and parts, the applicable requirements are Airworthiness Standards: Aircraft Engines (14 CFR part 33) and Fuel Venting and Exhaust Emissions Requirements for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes (14 CFR part 34). |
Active | AIR-600 | 2010-04-30 |
120-16G |
Air Carrier Maintenance Programs
Our explanation describes the scope and content of air carrier aircraft maintenance programs. This is important as there is a significant difference between an air carrier maintenance program and an inspection program used in non-air carrier maintenance operations. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2016-01-04 |
21-48 |
Using Electronic Modeling Systems as Primary Type Design Data
For Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification applicants, this AC mirrors our procedures in Order 8000.79, Use of Electronic Technology and Storage of Data, and Guide FAA-IR-01?01A, Aircraft Certification Guide for the Use of Electronic Technology and Alternative Methods of Storing Information. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2010-10-29 |
120-112 |
Use of Liquid Water Equivalent System to Determine Holdover Times or Check Times for Anti-Icing Fluids
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). |
Active | AFS-200 | 2015-07-14 |
21-26A |
Quality Control for the Manufacture of Composite Structures
This AC also provides information about essential features of quality systems for composites as mentioned in AC 20-107, Composite Aircraft Structure. This AC provides information for both an applicant for, and a holder of, a production approval, and refers to both as a production approval holder (PAH). |
Active | AIR-200 | 2010-07-23 |
20-62E |
Eligibility, Quality, & Identification of Aeronautical Replacement Parts
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance for use in determining the quality, eligibility and traceability of aeronautical parts and materials intended for installation on U.S. type-certificated (TC) products and articles, and to enable compliance with the applicable regulations. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2018-09-14 |
135-15 |
Emergency Medical Service/Airplane (EMS/A)
Provides information and guidance material which may be used by Air Ambulance and Emergency Medical Service/Airplane (EMS/A). |
Active | AFS-250 | 1990-11-19 |
43-9C |
Maintenance Records
Describes methods, procedures and practices determined to be acceptable for showing compliance with the general aviation maintenance record-making and record-keeping requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) parts 43 and 91. |
Active | AFS-340 | 1998-06-08 |
133-1B |
Rotorcraft External-Load Operations
The information in this AC and related reading material will assist you in completing the application process in an efficient and accurate manner. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2017-05-31 |
120-124 |
Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP) Training Program
This AC explains the scope and detail the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expects of a Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP) Training Program and offers a means (but not the only means) of compliance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91, § 91.1433; part 121, § 121.375; and part 135, § 135.433, the regulations requiring maintenance and preventive maintenance training programs. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2023-10-24 |
150/5340-18H |
Standards for Airport Sign Systems
This Advisory Circular (AC) contains the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards for the siting, design, and installation of signs on airport runways and taxiways. |
Active | AAS-110 | 2024-09-30 |
150/5200-31C |
Airport Emergency Plan (Consolidated AC includes Change 2)
Provides guidance to the airport operator in the development and implementation of an Airport Emergency Plan (AEP). The AEP addresses essential emergency related and deliberate actions planned to ensure the safety of and emergency services for the airport populace and the community in which the airport is located. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2009-06-19 |
150/5340-26C |
Maintenance of Airport Visual Aid Facilities
This AC provides guidance and specifications for the Maintenance of airport Visual Aid Facilities. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2014-06-20 |
61-138A |
Airline Transport Pilot Certification Training Program including Change 1
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. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2023-06-21 |
20-148 |
Reusable Software Components
• Credit for the reuse of a software component in follow-on systems and certification projects, including “full credit” or “partial credit” for compliance to the objectives of RTCA/DO-178B, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2004-12-07 |
120-108A |
Continuous Descent Final Approach
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. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2023-03-22 |
00-71 |
Best Practices for Management of Open Problem Reports (OPRs)
Moreover, conformity with this guidance document (as distinct from existing statutes and regulations) is voluntary only, and nonconformity will not affect rights and obligations under statutes and regulations. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2022-09-16 |
60-22 |
Aeronautical Decision Making
Provides introductory material, background information, and reference material on aeronautical decision making. Provides a systematic approach to risk assessment and stress management in aviation, illustrates how personal attitudes can influence decision |
Active | AFS-800 | 1991-12-13 |
91-61 |
A Hazard in Aerobatics: Effects of G-Forces of Pilots
Provides background information on G-forces, their effect on the human body and their role in safe flying, and offers suggestions for avoiding problems caused by acceleration encountered in aerobatic maneuvers. |
Active | AFS-800/AAM-500 | 1984-02-28 |
120-103A |
Fatigue Risk Management Systems for Aviation Safety
(4) Provides (in Appendix 2, Fatigue Risk Management System Development) the certificate holder with the necessary detailed guidance to prepare for the FRMS approval process, develop the required documentation, develop and apply fatigue risk management (FRM) and Safety Assurance (SA) processes, collect and analyze data, develop flightcrew FRMS operations procedures and a step-by-step process required for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) evaluation and validation of the proposed FRMS application. |
Active | AFS-220 | 2013-05-06 |
20-71 |
Dual Locking Devices on Fasteners
Provides guidance and acceptable means, not the sole means, by which compliance may be shown with the requirements for dual locking devices on removable fasteners installed in rotorcraft and transport category airplanes. |
Active | AIR-120 | 1970-12-08 |
150/5100-19D |
Guide for Airport Financial Reports Filed by Airport Sponsors
Provides airport sponsors with guidance on filing FAA Form 5100-126, Financial Governmental Payment Report, and FAA Form 5100-127, Operating and Financial Summary. Announces changes to the FAA's financial reporting program and to Form 5100-127. |
Active | ACO-100 | 2011-06-23 |
145-5 |
Repair Station Internal Evaluation Programs - with Change 1
Provides information and guidance material that may be used by repair station certificate holders, operating under FAR Part 145, to design and implement an Internal Evaluation Program. |
Active | AFS-350 | 1995-09-27 |
120-96A |
Operations Control Center (OCC) for Helicopter Air Ambulance (HAA) Operations
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). |
Active | AFS-200 | 2016-01-07 |
25.954-1 |
Transport Airplane Fuel System Lightning Protection
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for showing compliance with the airworthiness regulations for transport category airplanes regarding lightning protection of fuel tanks and systems. These lightning protection requirements apply to normal conditions and possible failures of fuel tank structure and systems that could lead to fuel tank explosions. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2018-09-24 |
150/5380-7B |
Airport Pavement Management Program (PMP)
This AC discusses the Airport Pavement Management Program (PMP) concept, its essential components, and how it is used to make cost-effective decisions about pavement maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R). |
Active | AAS-100 | 2014-10-10 |
91-56B |
Continuing Structural Integrity Program for Airplanes
The procedures set forth by this AC are applicable to the large transport category airplanes operated under Subpart D of part 91, and parts 121 and 125. |
Active | ANM-115 | 2008-03-07 |
25-32 |
Landing Performance Data for Time-of-Arrival Landing Performance Assessments
This AC provides guidance and standardized methods that data providers, such as TC holders, STC holders, applicants, and airplane operators, can use when developing landing performance data for time-of-arrival landing performance assessments for transport category airplanes. |
Active | ANM-111 | 2015-12-22 |
20-189 |
Management of Open Problem Reports (OPRs)
Moreover, conformity with this guidance document (as distinct from existing statutes andregulations) is voluntary only, and nonconformity will not affect rights and obligations under statutes and regulations. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2022-09-16 |
23.629-1B |
Means of Compliance with Title 14 CFR, Part 23, § 23.629, Flutter
Presents information and guidance to provide one means, but not the only means, of complying with Section 23.629, Flutter (including flutter, airfoil divergence, and control reversal) of Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2004-09-28 |
437.55-1 |
Hazard Analysis for the Launch or Reentry of a Reusable Suborbital Rocket Under an Experimental Permit
Provide guidance for applying a systematic and logical hazard analysis to the identification, analysis, and control of public safety hazards and risks associated with the launch and reentry of a reusable suborbital rocket under an experimental permit. |
Active | AST-1 | 2007-04-20 |
120-115 |
Maintainer Fatigue Risk Management
Describes the basic concepts of human fatigue and how it relates to safety for aviation maintenance organizations and individual maintainers. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2016-12-02 |
150/5300-7B |
FAA Policy on Facility Relocations Occasioned by Airport Improvements or Changes
Reaffirms to the aviation community the FAA policy governing responsibility for funding relocation, replacement and modification of air traffic control and air navigation facilities that are made necessary by improvements or changes to the airport. |
Active | ABU-10 | 1972-11-08 |
121-29B |
Carry-On Baggage
It updates, provides clarification and additional information on how to comply with the carry-on baggage regulations. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2000-07-24 |
210-5B |
Military Flying Activities
Provides information about military flying activities in the National Airspace System, describes the various types of routes and areas allocated for this purpose, and explains how information on the location and status of these routes and areas can be obtained. |
Active | ATM-400 | 1990-08-08 |
170-9A |
Criteria for Assumption of Ownership of Non-Federal Systems
Theequipment/systems will become an FAA asset and the FAA will have the responsibility tooperate and maintain them. |
Active | AJW-121 | 2021-05-25 |
150/5100-21 |
State Block Grant Program
This AC provides guidance for application to and implementation of the State Block Grant Program (SBGP). It is intended for states and airport sponsors who participate, or plan to participate, in the SBGP. |
Active | APP-520 | 2016-10-31 |
21-40A |
Guide for Obtaining a Supplemental Type Certificate
Intended as a certification guide and checklist for obtaining a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC). Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Directives (orders and notices) are the final authority and take precedence over this document. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2007-09-27 |
91-84 |
Fractional Ownership Programs
This advisory circular (AC) provides backgroung information, and describes fractional ownership programs and te application process for obtaining management specifications (MSpecs) to operate under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14CFR) part 91 subpart k (part 91K) |
Active | AFS-800 | 2009-03-31 |
450.31-1 |
Applying for FAA Determination on Policy or Payload Reviews
Sections 450.31(a)(2) and (a)(3) require an applicant to obtain a policy approval from the Administrator in accordance with § 450.41 and a favorable payload determination from the Administrator in accordance with § 450.43. |
Active | AST-1 | 2023-08-10 |
25.994-1 |
Design Considerations to Protect Fuel Systems during a Wheels-Up Landing
This material is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. |
Active | ANM-110 | 1986-07-24 |
129-3 |
Foreign Air Carrier Security
Provides information and guidance for the implementation of Change 7 to FAR Part 129 (sections 129.25, 129.26, and 129.27) which became effective 9/11/81.The sensitive nature of many security procedures precludes full discussion in this AC. |
Active | ACS-100 | 1982-06-10 |
33.19-1 |
Guidance Material for 14 CFR §33.19, Durability, for Reciprocating Engine Redesigned Parts
Like all AC material, this AC is not, in itself, mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. While these guidelines are not mandatory, they are derived from extensive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and industry experience in determining compliance with the pertinent regulations. |
Active | ANE-110 | 2004-09-27 |
00-70 |
Flightcrew Member Certificate Verification Plan
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2018-12-19 |
21.17-2A |
Type Certification-Fixed Wing Gliders (Sailplanes), Including Powered Gliders
Provides information and guidance concerning acceptable means of showing compliance with Section 21.17(b) of Part 21 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) for type certification of gliders and powered gliders. |
Active | ACE-100 | 1993-02-10 |
120-97A |
Incorporation of Fuel Tank System Instructions for Continued Airworthiness into Operator Maintenance or Inspection Programs (Including Change 1)
On May 7, 2001, the Transport Airplane Fuel Tank System Design Review, Flammability Reduction and Maintenance and Inspection Requirements final rule was published in the Federal Register (FR). |
Active | AFS-300 | 2012-05-25 |
43-15 |
Recommended Guidelines for Instrument Shops
Provides guidelines concerning environmental conditions for instrument repair and overhaul shops and information on calibration of test equipment. |
Active | AFS-350 | 1977-08-15 |
150/5190-8 |
Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Activities
This AC provides basic information pertaining to FAA recommendations on commercial minimum standards and related policies. Although minimum standards are optional, the FAA highly recommends their use and implementation as a means to minimize the potential for violations of Federal obligations at federally obligated airports. |
Active | ACO-100 | 2023-12-07 |
150/5325-4B |
Runway Length Requirements for Airport Design
Provides design standards and guidelines for determining recommended runway lengths. |
Active | APP-400 | 2005-07-01 |
23-23 |
Standardization Guide for Integrated Cockpits in Part 23 Airplanes
Guidance in AC 23.1311, SAE, and RTCA documents was used in developing the GAMA Publication #12. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2004-09-30 |
91-77 |
General Aviation, Coded Departure Routes (CDR)
CDRs provide more flexibility for selecting an alternate departure for specific airport when traffic constraint such as thunderstorms, turbulence, and periods of excessive demand exist. Use of a CDR reduces key-entry inputs for controllers and minimizes read-back time between tower staff and pilots, which creates an abbreviated clearance. |
Active | AJR-1 | 2007-06-01 |
43-213A |
Parts Marking Identification - Including Change 1
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance on developing procedures for part marking and part re-marking when performing maintenance, alteration, and fabrication, including the fabrication of owner- or operator-produced parts. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2013-05-14 |
91-88 |
Electronics News Gathering Operations
This AC was developed in consideration of ENG industry standards and recommended practices. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2016-06-28 |
61-91K |
WINGS—Pilot Proficiency Program
The FAA continually collects and assesses its databases to identify the risks associated with GA flying and incorporates risk mitigation strategies into initial and ongoing pilot education. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2024-10-30 |
120-77A |
Performance Rules: Provisions Contained in an Operator Manual Under § 43.13(c)
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. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2023-10-24 |
150/5395-1B |
Seaplane Bases
This AC provides guidance to assist operators in planning, designing, and constructing seaplane bases and associated facilities. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2018-08-31 |
121-43 |
Mentoring Training for Pilots in Command
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2020-03-03 |
00-58C |
Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2024-07-01 |
150/5190-4B |
Airport Land Use Compatibility Planning
This AC is intended to help a broad audience understand the effects of land use on the safety and utility of airport operations and identify compatible land use development tools, resources and techniques to protect surrounding communities from adverse effects associated with airport operations. |
Active | APP-400 | 2022-09-16 |
150/5360-13A |
Airport Terminal Planning
This AC provides information on the process of planning airport passenger terminal facilities. It combines and supersedes two previous FAA ACs on this topic: AC 150-5360-13, Planning and Design Guidelines for Airport Terminal Facilities, and AC 150/5360-9, Planning and Design Guidelines for Airport Terminal Facilities at Non-hub Locations. |
Active | APP-400 | 2018-07-13 |
150/5000-13A |
Announcement Of Availability: RTCA Inc., Document RTCA-221
Provides recommended minimum performance standards for airport surface movement sensors and specifies both sensor and system characteristics that provide guidance to airport systems designers, manufacturers, installers, and users of the equipment. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2008-09-05 |
150/5320-5D |
Airport Drainage Design
This AC provides guidance for engineers, airport managers, and the public about the design and construction of airport surface storm drainage systems; and subsurface drainage systems for paved runways, taxiways, and aprons. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2013-08-15 |
120-59B |
Internal Evaluation Programs
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). |
Active | AFS-200 | 2018-10-30 |
120-43 |
The Influence of Beards on Oxygen Mask Efficiency
Provides information about the effects of beards on masks in continuous flow and demand oxygen systems. |
Active | AFS-220 | 1987-01-27 |
120-63 |
Helicopter Simulator Qualification
Provides a suggested means of compliance with the FAR regarding the evaluation and qualification of helicopter simulators to be used in training and checking |
Active | AFS-205 | 1994-10-11 |
25.671-1 |
Control Systems—General
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. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2024-08-30 |
450.179-1 |
Ground Safety
This Advisory Circular (AC) provides guidance and a comprehensive method for performing a ground safety analysis in accordance with title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) §§ 450.179, 450.181, 450.183, 450.185, and 450.189. |
Active | AST-1 | 2021-09-22 |
150/5220-23A |
Frangible Connections
This advisory circular contains standards and guidelines for the frangible connections used to support objects located in airfield safety areas and object free areas. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2021-04-13 |
25.341-1 |
Dynamic Gust Loads
This advisory circular (AC) describes acceptable means for showing compliance with the requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 25.341, Gust and turbulence loads. Section 25.341 specifies the discrete gust and continuous turbulence dynamic load conditions that apply to the airplane and engines. |
Active | ANM-115 | 2014-12-12 |
00-64 |
Air Medical Resource Management
This AC provides guidance and information, which establish minimum guidelines for Air Medical Resource Management Training. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2005-09-22 |
150/5300-17C |
Standards for Using Remote Sensing Technologies in Airport Surveys (Consolidated to Include Change 1)
See also the Airport Data and Information Program. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2011-09-30 |
150/5390-2D |
Heliport Design
This AC provides standards for the planning, design and construction of heliports serving helicopters with single, tandem (front and rear) or dual (side by side) rotors. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2023-01-05 |
150/5210-24A |
Airport Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Management
This AC provides guidance for developing and managing an airport foreign object debris (FOD) program and specifications for the equipment used in FOD removal operations. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2024-02-08 |
120-64 |
Operational Use & Modification of Electronic Checklists
Provides an acceptable means, but not the only means, to address the processes for approval, operational use, and modification of electronic checklists (ECL) and ECL data by air carriers. |
Active | AFS-200N | 1996-04-24 |
150/5220-24 |
Foreign Object Debris Detection Equipment
Contains minimum performance specifications for systems and equipment that detect foreign objects on airports, including stationary radar, stationary electro-optical, stationary hybrid radar and electro-optical, and mobile radar. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2009-09-30 |
21-45 |
Commercial Parts
This advisory circular (AC) explains how you can use the new provision in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) §§ 21.1(a)(3), 21.8, 21.9(a)(4), and 21.50(c) for commercial parts. This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2010-09-29 |
150/5000-16 |
Announcement of Availability of the Guide for Private Flyers - U.S. International Airports
Announces the availability of the Guide for Private Flyers published by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The Guide lists all U.S. international airports, designated airports, landing rights airports, and user fee airports. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2010-09-29 |
150/5200-28G |
Notice to Air Missions (NOTAMs) for Airport Operators
This AC contains standards and guidance for airport operators on the issuance of Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM). |
Active | AAS-300 | 2022-05-25 |
150/5345-3G |
Specification for L-821, Panels for the Control of Airport Lighting
Provides the specified manufacturing requirements for panels used for remote control of airport lighting and auxiliary systems. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2010-09-29 |
150/5360-14A |
Access to Airports by Individuals with Disabilities
This AC assist airports in complying with the laws and regulations regarding individuals with disabilities by: (1) identifying the relevant statutes and regulations affecting airports; (2) presenting the main features of each of the statutes and regulations; and (3) listing sources of assistance or additional information. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2017-12-06 |
23.607-1 |
Self-Locking Nuts on Bolts Subject to Rotation
Provides information and guidance concerning compliance with Part 23 for self-locking nuts used on bolts subject to rotation in operation. |
Active | ACE-111 | 1984-08-24 |
135.169-1 |
Small Propeller-Driven Air Taxi Airplanes that meet Sections 135.169 (formerly 135.144)
Provides a summary of and information on small propeller-driven air taxi airplanes that comply with section 135.169(b) and may continue operations under FAR 135 with ten or more passenger seats. |
Active | AIR-110 | 1979-09-24 |
120-102B |
Incorporation of Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems Instructions for Continued Airworthiness into an Operator’s Maintenance Program
This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, for Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 121 certificate holders (CH) and part 129 operators (part 129, § 129.14) of U.S. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2024-06-03 |
25.981-2A |
Fuel Tank Flammability
This guidance is applicable to transport category airplanes for which a new, amended, or supplemental type certificate is requested, and for which Amendment 25-125 applies. It is also applicable to certain existing design approval holders and certain pending applications for new type certificates, supplemental type certificates and amended type certificates where required by §§ 26.33, 26.35, 26.37, and 26.39, contained in a subpart D to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 26, “Fuel Tank Flammability.” |
Active | ANM-112 | 2008-09-19 |
450.141-1A |
Computing System Safety
It is intended to provide guidance for an applicant in developing software and computing system safety analyses and processes to comply with § 450.141. |
Active | AST-1 | 2021-08-16 |
43-10C |
United States—Canadian Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement Maintenance Implementation Procedures
This advisory circular (AC) provides information relating to the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) and accompanying Maintenance Implementation Procedures (MIP) between the United States and Canada. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2011-04-23 |
25-22 |
Certification of Transport Airplane Mechanical Systems
Provides methods acceptable to the Administrator for showing compliance with the type certification requirements for transport airplane mechanical systems and equipment installations. |
Active | ANM-112 | 2000-03-14 |
91-69A |
Seaplane Safety for 14 CFR Part 91 Operators
Provides revised information to FAR Part 91 seaplane operators regarding seaplane preflight, oral briefings for seaplane passengers, the use of safety belts and shoulder harnesses in seaplanes, escape/egress after capsizing, water survival, and flotation gear for seaplane occupants. |
Active | AFS-800 | 1999-11-19 |
25-30 |
Fuel Tank Strength in Emergency Landing Conditions
Section 25.963(d) references §§ 25.561 and 25.721, which also address emergency landing conditions. . |
Active | ANM-115 | 2014-10-07 |
43.9-1G |
Instructions for Completion of FAA Form 337
This AC provides instructions for completing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Form 337, Major Repair and Alteration (Airframe, Powerplant, Propeller, or Appliance). |
Active | AFS-300 | 2019-11-01 |
150/5200-18D |
Airport Safety Self-Inspection
This AC provides information to airport operators on airport self-inspection programs and identifies the items included in these programs. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2022-09-27 |
20-166A |
Issue Paper Process
This advisory circular (AC) provides information on the use of issue papers and gives you guidance on your role in describing and tracking the resolution of significant technical, regulatory, and administrative issues derived from the issue paper process. |
Active | AIR-110 | 2014-11-06 |
25.803-1A |
Emergency Evacuation Demonstrations
scale emergency evacuation demonstrations, and (2) use of analysis and tests in lieu of conducting an actual demonstration. |
Active | ANM-115 | 2012-03-12 |
120-17B |
Reliability Program Methods—Standards for Determining Time Limitations
When accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and after receiving authorization for its use by operations specifications (OpSpecs), your reliability program gives you the authority and the means to adjust your maintenance schedule tasks and intervals without prior approval or acceptance by the FAA. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2018-12-19 |
120-100 |
Basics of Aviation Fatigue
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2010-06-07 |
25-29 |
Development of a Nondestructive Inspection Program/Organization
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for the development of organizations and facilities performing nondestructive inspections (NDI). This material is neither mandatory nor regulatory in nature and does not constitute a regulation. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2013-09-20 |
120-72A |
Maintenance Human Factors Training
1.Provides descriptions of references and training materials to ensure that thereader can assemble a Maintenance Human Factors (MxHF) training programmatched to the applicable needs of their specific organization. 2.Provides many sources of current information to develop, implement,reinforce, and assess MxHF training materials. 3.Streamlines MxHF training development at the local level. 4.Is not mandatory, like any AC, and does not constitute a regulation |
Active | AFS-300 | 2017-04-11 |
120-12A |
Private Carriage Versus Common Carriage of Persons or Property
Furnishes FAA personal and interested segments of industry with general guidelines for determining whether current or proposed transportation operations by air constitute private or common carriage. |
Active | AFS-820 | 1986-04-24 |
25-18 |
Transport Category Airplanes Modified for Cargo Service
Provides guidance for demonstrating compliance with the FAR pertaining to transport category airplanes converted for use in all-cargo or combination passenger/cargo (combi) service and the relationship of those regulations to the requirements of Parts 121and 135 of the FAR. |
Active | ANM-114 | 1994-01-06 |
150/5345-51B |
Specification for Discharge-Type Flashing Light Equipment
Contains the specifications for discharge-type flashing light equipment to be used for runway end identification lights (REIL) and for an omni-directional approach lighting system (ODALS). See also Notice to Manufacturers of Airport Lighting and Navigation Aid Equipment about AIP Buy American Requirement (12/19/2011). |
Active | AAS-100 | 2010-09-08 |
25-31 |
Takeoff Performance Data for Operations on Contaminated Runways
This AC also promotes the use of consistent terminology for runway surface conditions used among data providers and FAA personnel. |
Active | ANM-111 | 2015-12-22 |
150/5070-6B |
Airport Master Plans
Consolidated file contains Changes 1 and 2. |
Active | APP-400 | 2005-07-29 |
91-72 |
Waivers of Provisions of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 91
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. |
Active | AFS-800 | 1996-11-08 |
20-152A |
Development Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
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Active | AIR-600 | 2022-10-07 |
25.856-1 |
Thermal/Acoustic Insulation Flame Propagation Test Method Details
Guidance applies to airplanes required to conform with 25.856, and part VI of appendix F to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 25. |
Active | ANM-115 | 2005-06-24 |
23-19A |
Airframe Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes
Provides information and guidance concerning acceptable means, but not the only means, of complying with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 23 Subpart C and portions of Subpart D. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2007-04-30 |
150/5300-13B |
Airport Design - Change 1
This AC contains the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) standards and recommendations for the geometric layout and engineering design of runways, taxiways, aprons, and other facilities at civil airports. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2024-08-16 |
20-193 |
Use of Multi-Core Processors
The contents of the document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. The document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. |
Active | AIR-622 | 2024-01-08 |
00-61 |
Event Planning Guide
It is not limited to sporting events, but can be used whenever there is a large amount of aviation activity on an infrequent basis and open gatherings of people. The goal of this AC is to enhance air and ground safety. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2000-07-24 |
25.975-1 |
Fuel Vent Fire Protection
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance concerning compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements in Title 14, Code of Regulations (14 CFR) 25.975(a)(7) and related regulations for preventing fuel tank explosions caused by ignition of vapors outside the fuel tank vents. |
Active | ANM-112 | 2016-06-24 |
25.1701-1 |
Certification of Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems on Transport Category Airplanes
This Advisory Circular (AC) provides guidance for certification of electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS) on transport category airplanes in accordance with 14 CFR part 25, subpart H, sections §§25.1701 through 25.1739 and sections H25.4 and H25.5 of Appendix H to part 25. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2007-12-04 |
120-92D |
Safety Management Systems for Aviation Service Providers
An SMS is intended to be designed and developed so the aviation organization’s employees are able to manage risks as a part of the operations and business decision-making processes. |
Active | AFS-900 | 2024-05-21 |
65-25F |
William (Bill) O’Brien Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards Program
This revision addresses changes to the Awards Program Awards Program and provides instructions for AMTs and the employers of AMTs participating in the online Awards Program. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2016-08-18 |
25-19A |
Certification Maintenance Requirements
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance on the selection, documentation, and control of Certification Maintenance Requirements (CMR). This AC also provides a rational basis for coordinating the Maintenance Review Board (MRB), if the MRB process is used, and CMR selection processes to ensure premises made in the system safety analyses supporting the compliance with the requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 25.1309, and other system safety rules (such as §§ 25.671, 25.783, 25.901, and 25.933) are protected in service. |
Active | ANM-117 | 2011-10-03 |
21-41A |
Replacing MIL-S-8879C With SAE AS8879
Provides information, clarification, and procedural guidance concerning the Inactivation of MIL-S-8879Cm Screw Threads, Controlled Radius Root with Increased Minor Diameter, as it relates to the civil aviation industry. |
Active | AIR-110 | 2003-06-20 |
150/5210-18A |
Systems for Interactive Training Of Airport Personnel
Provides guidance in the design of systems for interactive training of airport personnel, which are eligible for funding under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and with Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) revenues. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2008-09-29 |
25.901-1 |
Safety Assessment of Powerplant Installations
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. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. |
Active | AIR-600 | 2024-08-30 |
450.101-1B |
High Consequence Event Protection
This AC provides an acceptable means to demonstrate compliance with § 450.101(c)(2) and § 450.101(c)(3) and provides an acceptable means of compliance with conditional expected casualties requirements in § 450.108. |
Active | AST-1 | 2024-05-03 |
20-181 |
Airworthiness Approval of Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) Equipment
TSO-C201 includes performance standards for non-gimbaled attitude, heading, and turn and slip systems. |
Active | AIR-130 | 2014-04-07 |
121-35 |
Management of Passengers during Ground Operations without Cabin Ventilation
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2003-01-16 |
91-82A |
Fatigue Management Programs for In-Service Issues
56B, Continuing Structural Integrity Program for Airplanes, AC 25.571?1D, Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Structure, and AC 23?13A, Fatigue, Fail-Safe, and Damage-Tolerance Evaluation of Metallic Structure for Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2011-08-23 |
150/5200-37A |
Safety Management Systems for Airports
This AC presents the concepts of a Safety Management System (SMS) and provides detailed guidance about developing and implementing SMS for an airport. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2023-02-16 |
35.4-1 |
Propeller Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
Provides guidance and acceptable methods, but not the only methods, for demonstrating compliance with 14 CFR §35.4, Instructions for Continued Airworthiness. |
Active | ANE-110 | 2003-11-03 |
150/5370-12B |
Quality Management for Federally Funded Airport Construction Projects
This advisory circular (AC) provides information on the planning and oversight of construction projects at airports accomplished under the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP). |
Active | AAS-100 | 2015-09-14 |
150/5150-2C |
Federal Surplus Personal Property Program for Public Airport Purposes
This AC explains to public airport sponsors and other interested parties the Federal Surplus Personal Property Program for Public Airports. |
Active | ACO-100 | 2012-08-31 |
23-14 |
Type Certification Basis for Conversion from Reciprocating Engine to Turbine-Powered Part 23 Airplanes
Provides information and guidance concerning an acceptable means of showing compliance with Part 23 through amdt.23-45 of the Federal Aviation Regulations applicable to replacing reciprocating engines with gas turbine engines (turbopropeller, turbojet, or turbofan). |
Active | ACE-100 | 1993-09-30 |
150/5210-22 |
Airport Certification Manual (ACM)
This AC cancels AC 139/201-1, Airport Certification Manual (ACM) and Airport Certification Specifications (ACS). |
Active | AAS-300 | 2004-04-26 |
91-80 |
Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) Hotlines
This advisory circular provides guidance to customers of the National Airspace System (NAS) in regard to the use of and participation on ATCSCC hotlines. |
Active | AJR-1 | 2008-06-24 |
20-150B |
Airworthiness Approval of Satellite Voice (SATVOICE) Equipment Supporting Air Traffic Service (ATS) Communication
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance on airworthiness approval for designers, manufacturers, and installers of Satellite Voice (SATVOICE) equipment supporting air traffic service (ATS). |
Active | AIR-130 | 2014-12-23 |
33.17-1B |
Engine Fire Protection § 33.17
This advisory circular (AC) provides definitions, guidance, and acceptable methods, but not the only methods, to demonstrate compliance with the engine fire protection requirements of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR 33.17). |
Active | AIR-625 | 2025-05-20 |
194-1 |
Powered-Lift Operations
This AC can be used to help in understanding some of the part 194 regulations and will remain in effect until permanent rules for powered-lift are developed. |
Active | AFS-800 | 2024-10-07 |
25.795-5 |
Cargo Compartment Fire Suppression
This section requires that the fire suppression system for the cargo compartment be designed to withstand a sudden and extensive explosion and fire, such as could be caused by an explosive or incendiary device. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2008-10-24 |
21-12C |
Application for U.S. Airworthiness Certificate, FAA Form 8130–6
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and information needed to prepare and submit Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Form 8130-6, Application for U.S. |
Active | AIR-200 | 2012-09-07 |
150/5210-19B |
150/5210-19B, Driver’s Enhanced Vision System (DEVS)
This AC contains performance standards, specifications, and recommendations for Driver’s Enhanced Vision System (DEVS). |
Active | AAS-300 | 2024-05-23 |
25.939-1 |
Evaluating Turbine Engine Operating Characteristics
Provides guidelines for the evaluation of turbine engine (turbojet, turboprop, and turboshaft) operating characteristics for subsonic transport category airplanes. |
Active | ANM-112 | 1986-03-19 |
150/5050-4A |
Community Involvement in Airport Planning
It describes changes in standards and expectations for community involvement in airport planning since FAA drafted the previous version of this AC. |
Active | APP-400 | 2019-10-28 |
65-24 |
Certification of a Repairman (General)
This advisory circular (AC) provides information and guidance to the aviation p.1blic on the procedures for certification of a repairman. |
Active | AFS-350 | 1983-02-01 |
27-1B |
Certification of Normal Category Rotorcraft (Changes 1 - 9 incorporated)
a.This revision makes needed changes to this Advisory Circular (AC). |
Active | AIR-600 | 2008-09-30 |
29-2C |
Certification of Transport Category Rotorcraft (Changes 1 - 9 incorporated)
This revision makes needed changes to this Advisory Circular (AC). |
Active | AIR-600 | 2008-09-30 |
25.869-1A |
Fire Protection: Systems
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for demonstrating compliance with the transport category airplane certification requirements of § 25.863 Flammable fluid fire protection (as applicable to electrical system components) and § 25.869 Fire protection: systems. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2007-10-22 |
120-32 |
Air Transportation of Handicapped Persons
Identifies some of the problems handicapped air travelers face and provides some guidelines to airline personnel to help alleviate these problems. |
Active | AFS-223 | 1977-03-25 |
150/5340-5D |
Segmented Circle Airport Marker System
This AC provides standards for a system of airport marking consisting of certain pilot aids and traffic control devices. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2013-09-25 |
120-40B |
Airplane Simulator Qualification
Provides an acceptable means, but not the only means, of compliance with the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) regarding the evaluation of and qualification of airplane simulators used in training programs or airmen checking under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). |
Active | AFS-205 | 1991-07-29 |
450.107-1 |
Hazard Control Strategies Determination
This AC does not constitute a regulation and does not contain requirements, but is intended to assist prospective applicants in obtaining commercial space authorizations and operating in compliance with commercial space regulations. |
Active | AST-1 | 2021-07-27 |
21-55 |
Process to Support FAA Findings of Undue Burden or No Undue Burden for PAHs Requesting to Use a Manufacturing Facility Located Outside of the United States
This AC provides information for PAHs in accordance with the regulations cited in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Articles. For the purposes of this AC, manufacturing facilities includes production certificate (PC) extensions, associate facilities, and suppliers located outside the United States. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2016-08-01 |
120-44A |
Air Carrier First Aid Programs
Provides guidance about first aid program resources, subjects, equipment, and pertinent regulations. This revision adds information about blood borne pathogen awareness programs. |
Active | AFS-203 | 2001-06-06 |
91-66 |
Noise Abatement for Helicopters
Presents guidelines intended to assist pilots, operators, managers, and other interested persons in the establishment of effective noise reduction procedures when operating helicopters. |
Active | AFS-840 | 1987-06-04 |
91-71 |
Operation of Hot Air Balloons with Airborne Heaters
Provides guidance for the safe and practical operation of hot air balloons with airborne heaters in compliance with appropriate portions of 14 CFR 91. |
Active | AFS-820 | 1996-06-13 |
120-50A |
Guidelines for Operational Approval of Windshear Training Programs
Provides guidance for approval of low-altitude windshear training for operations under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 121 and 135. |
Active | AFS-210 | 1996-02-09 |
35-1A |
Certification of Propellers
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and describes acceptable methods, but not the only methods, that may be used to demonstrate compliance with provisions of the requirements of part 35 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 35). |
Active | AIR-600 | 2018-10-11 |
91-75 |
Attitude Indicator
This AC excludes airplanes covered by section 91.205(d)(3)(i) and (ii). This AC is applicable to part 23-certificated airplanes (or airplanes certificated under earlier equivalent regulations) that weigh less than 12,500 pounds and are operated under part 91. |
Active | AFS-400 | 2003-06-25 |
21.25-1 |
Issuance of Type Certificate: Restricted Category Agricultural Airplanes
Provides information and guidance for obtaining a type certificate in the restricted category under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 21, Section 21.25, for small single-engine piston and turbo-propeller driven airplanes, which will be used for agricultural special purpose operations. |
Active | ACE-111 | 1997-12-01 |
150/5340-1M |
Standards for Airport Markings
This AC contains the FAA standards for markings used on airport runways, taxiways, and aprons. Consolidated to include Change 1, dated December 23, 2020. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2019-05-10 |
121-33B |
Emergency Medical Equipment
AC provides guidance to elaborate requirements for enhanced emergency medical equipment currently carried on most major air carriers and becoming mandatory as of April 12, 2004 |
Active | AFS-220 | 2006-01-12 |
150/5370-15B |
Airside Applications for Artificial Turf
Provides guidance for the planning, design, installation, and maintenance of aviation grade artificial turf in areas adjacent to the operational areas of an airport. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2011-09-30 |
43-12A |
Preventive Maintenance
This advisory circular (AC) provides information concerning preventive maintenance,including who may perform it, the standards of performance applicable to it, authority for approval for return to service, and the applicable recording requirements. This AC clarifies those areas most frequently misunderstood in the past. |
Active | AFS-340 | 1983-10-28 |
33.28-3 |
Guidance Material For 14 CFR §33.28, Engine Control Systems
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and describes acceptable methods, butnot the only methods, for demonstrating compliance with the engine control systems requirements of § 33.28 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 33) at amendment level 3326. |
Active | ANE-111 | 2014-05-23 |
21.101-1B |
Establishing the Certification Basis of Changed Aeronautical Products
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for the application ofthe "Changed Product Rule (CPR)," pursuant to Title 14 ofthe Code ofFederal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.101, Designation ofapplicable regulations, and 21.19, Changes requiring a new type certificate, for changes made to type certificated aeronautical products. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2016-03-11 |
11-2A |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System
This circular provides the public with information relative to the participation in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rulemaking process and the availability of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking. |
Active | ARM-1 | 1984-07-26 |
21-31A |
Quality Control for the Manufacature of Non-Metallic Compartment Interior Components
This advisory circular (AC) 1) Provides information about Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 21, Certification Procedures for Products, Articles, and Parts. 2) Provides information for both an applicant for, and a holder of, a production approval, and refers to both as a production approval holder (PAH). |
Active | AIR-200 | 2010-08-31 |
21-9B |
Manufacturers Reporting Failures, Malfunctions, or Defects
This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, to comply with the requirements to assist manufacturers of aeronautical products and articles in reporting to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) any defect in any product or article they manufacture. |
Active | AIR-200 | 2010-08-12 |
120-73 |
Damage Tolerance Assessment of Repairs to Pressurized Fuselages
The means of compliance described is intended to provide guidance to supplement the engineering and operational judgment that must form the basis of any compliance findings relative to repair assessments for pressurized fuselages. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2000-12-14 |
142-1 |
Standardized Curricula Delivered by Part 142 Training Centers
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2020-04-27 |
121-36 |
Management of Passengers who may be Sensitive to Allergens
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2002-12-31 |
121.195-1A |
Operational Landing Distances for Wet Runways; Transport Category Airplanes
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 1990-06-19 |
25.856-2A |
Installation of Thermal/Acoustic Insulation for Burnthrough Protection
This guidance applies to airplanes required to comply with § 25.856 and part VII of Appendix F to 14 CFR part 25. |
Active | ANM-115 | 2008-07-29 |
25.621-1 |
Casting Factors
Section 25.621 outlines the factors, tests, and inspections that must be applied to castings used in structural applications. |
Active | ANM-115 | 2014-10-06 |
25-12 |
Airworthiness Criteria for the Approval of Airborne Windshear Warning Systems in Transport Category
Like all advisory circular material, this advisory circular is not, in itself, mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. It is issued for guidance purposes and to outline a method of compliance with the rules. |
Active | ANM-110 | 1987-11-02 |
117-3 |
Fitness for Duty
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. |
Active | AFS-200 | 2012-10-11 |
25.1529-1A |
Instructions for Continued airworthiness of Structural Repairs on Transport Airplanes
It addresses the approval procedures to follow when making structural repairs to structure certificated under the damage tolerance requirements of Section 25.571 of FAR, Amendment 25-45, and to type designs with Supplemental Inspection Documents, which were based on these criteria. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2007-11-20 |
150/5345-13B |
Specification for L-841 Auxiliary Relay Cabinet Assembly for Pilot Control of Airport Lighting Circuits
The L-841 consists of an enclosure containing a direct current (DC) power supply, control circuit protection and 20 pilot relays. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2007-09-20 |
150/5370-10H |
Standard Specifications for Construction of Airports
The standard specifications contained in this advisory circular (AC) relate to materials and methods used for construction on airports. Items covered in this AC include general provisions, earthwork, flexible base courses, rigid base courses, flexible surface courses, rigid pavement, fencing, drainage, turf, and lighting installation. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2018-12-21 |
150/5345-53D |
Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program
This revision clarifies the criteria that FAA will use to determine whether a certification body qualifies for participation and how equipment may be qualified. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2012-09-26 |
33-5 |
Turbine Engine Rotor Blade Containment/Durability
Provides guidance and acceptable methods, but not the only methods, that may be used by an applicant in showing compliance with the turbine engine rotor blade containment requirements of Part 33 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). |
Active | ANE-110 | 1990-06-18 |
145-10 |
Repair Station Training Program w/ Change 1
Provides information on developing the repair station employee training program required under 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 145, section 145, 163, categories of training, training program components, and sample training programs. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2005-07-08 |
35.23-1 |
Guidance Material for 14 CFR § 35.23, Propeller Control System
This advisory circular (AC) provides definitions and guidance for demonstrating compliance with the propeller control system requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR 35.23). |
Active | ANE-111 | 2011-10-21 |
38-1 |
AIRPLANE FUEL EFFICIENCY CERTIFICATION
This advisory circular (AC) contains information and provides guidance on the implementation of the fuel |
Active | AEE-3 | 2023-12-13 |
33.63-1 |
Turbine Engine Vibration
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and acceptable methods, but not the only methods, that may be used to demonstrate compliance with the vibration requirements of § 33.63 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 33). |
Active | ANE-110 | 2007-07-25 |
25.335-1A |
Design Dive Speed
Sets forth an acceptable means , but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with the provisions of part 25 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) related to the minimum speed margin between design cruise speed and design dive speed for transport category airplanes. |
Active | ANM-110 | 2000-09-29 |
00-31A |
United States (U.S.) National Aviation Standard for the Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)/Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Systems
This Advisory Circular is issued to inform the aviation community of the establishment and content of the United States(U. S.) National Aviation Standard for the Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)/Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Systems |
Active | AJW-143 | 1982-09-20 |
450.103-1 |
System Safety Program
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and an acceptable method, but not the only method, that may be used to define an acceptable system safety program (SSP) in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 450.103 System Safety Program. |
Active | AST-1 | 2021-09-07 |
25.723-1 |
Shock Absorption Tests
This advisory circular (AC) sets forth an acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with the provisions of part 25 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) related to the use of landing gear shock absorption tests and analyses to determine landing loads for transport category airplanes. |
Active | ANM-110 | 2001-05-25 |
150/5320-15A |
Management Of Airport Industrial Waste
Provides basic information on the characteristics, management, and regulations of industrial wastes generated at airports. Provides guidance for the development of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) that applies best management practices to eliminate, prevent, or reduce pollutants in storm water runoff associated with particular airport industrial activities. |
Active | AAS-100 | 2008-09-08 |
91-53A |
Noise Abatement Departure Profile
These departure profiles are consistent with the airworthiness standards required by the Federal Aviation Regulations Part 25 for type certification and Part 91 for general airplane operations. |
Active | AFS-820 | 1993-07-22 |
25.963-1 |
Fuel Tank Access Covers
Guidance information is provided for showing compliance with the impact and fire resistance requirements of Section 25.963(e). |
Active | ANM-112 | 1992-07-29 |
3-1 |
U.S. Agents for Service on Individuals with Foreign Addresses Who Hold or Apply for Certain Certificates, Ratings, or Authorizations
In accordance with these sections, individuals with a foreign address and no U.S. physical address of record on file with the FAA, who hold or apply for certain certificates, ratings, or authorizations, must designate a U.S. agent for service of FAA documents. |
Active | AGC-300 | 2024-10-11 |
25.362-1 |
Engine Failure Loads
Section 25.362 specifies the engine failure dynamic load conditions that apply to the engine mounts, pylons, and adjacent supporting airframe structure. |
Active | ANM-115 | 2014-12-12 |
33.75-1A |
Guidance Material For 14 CFR 33.75, Safety Analysis (With Change 1)
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance and describes acceptable methods, but not the only methods, for demonstrating compliance with the safety analysis requirements of § 33.75 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). |
Active | ANE-111 | 2007-09-26 |
33.64-1 |
Guidance for Pressurized Engine Static Parts
This advisory circular (AC) provides definitions and guidance regarding compliance with the strength requirements for pressurized engine static parts in § 33.64 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 33). |
Active | ANE-111 | 2010-09-13 |
21-44A |
Issuance of Export Airworthiness Approvals Under 14 CFR Part 21 Subpart L
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance on how to show compliance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal regulations (14 CFR) part 21, subpart L, Export Airworthiness Approvals. This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, to comply with these requirements. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2015-10-01 |
33.70-4 |
Fatigue Life of Nickel Powder Rotating Life-Limited Parts
Section 33.70 contains requirements applicable to the design and life management of engine life-limited parts, including high-energy nickel powder rotating parts. |
Active | AIR-625 | 2023-08-15 |
20-180 |
Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML-STC)
This advisorycircular(AC)providesguidelines and requirements to obtain approved model list (AML)supplemental typecertificate(STC). |
Active | AIR-110 | 2013-05-14 |
20-163 |
Displaying Geometric Altitude Relative to Mean Sea Level
This advisory circular (AC) shows you how to gain a type certificate (TC), supplemental TC (STC), amended TC (ATC), amended supplemental TC (ASTC), or technical standard order (TSO) authorization for systems incorporating the presentation of geometric altitude relative to mean sea level (MSL) on electronic displays. b. This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. In it, we describe an acceptable means, though it is not the only means, to gain approval. |
Active | AIR-100 | 2009-07-09 |
120-98A |
Operator Information for Incorporating Fuel Tank Flammability Reduction Requirements into a Maintenance or Inspection Program (Including Change 1)
While these guidelines are not mandatory, they are derived from extensive FAA and industry experience in determining compliance with the relevant regulations. |
Active | AFS-300 | 2012-06-22 |
25.729-1 |
Transport Airplane Landing Gear Retracting Mechanism
It will be incorporated into AC 25-21, “Certification of Transport Airplane Structure” and 25-22, “Certification of Transport Airplane Mechanical Systems” at a later date. |
Active | ANM-110 | 2011-12-28 |
25.795-8 |
Interior Design to Facillitate Searches
The means of compliance described in this document provides guidance to supplement the engineering and operational judgment that must form the basis of any compliance findings relative to whether the interior design deters concealment of dangerous objects (e.g., weapons or explosives) and facilitates a search for them in certain areas of the airplane. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2008-10-24 |
150/5190-6 |
Exclusive Rights at Federally-Obligated Airports
This AC cancels AC 150/5190-5 (Change 1), Exclusive Rights and Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Activities, dated June 10, 2002. |
Active | ACO-100 | 2007-01-04 |
117-1 |
Flightcrew Member Rest Facilities
Prior to utilizing onboard crewmember rest facilities, all 14 CFR part 121 certificate holders operating under part 117 must obtain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval and qualification for the classification of onboard rest facilities used. |
Active | AFS-220 | 2012-09-20 |
25.795-9 |
Chemical Oxygen Generator Security Standards
The means of compliance described in this document provides guidance to supplement the engineering and operational judgment that must form the basis of any compliance findings relative to a COG installed on an airplane. |
Active | ANM-100 | 2014-03-11 |
23-15A |
Small Airplane Certification Compliance Program with Change 1
This material is neither mandatory nor regulatory in nature and does not constitute a regulation. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2003-12-30 |
23-21 |
Airworthiness Compliance Checklists Used to Substantiate Major Alterations for Small Airplanes with Change 1
Fourth, it includes a requirement to submit ICA’s to the FSDO/ASI for acceptance. The change number and the date of the changed material are shown at the top of each changed page. |
Active | ACE-100 | 2004-09-30 |
21-2L |
Complying with the Requirements of Importing Countries or Jurisdictions When Exporting U.S. Products, Articles, or Parts
This AC does not include the requirements submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by other countries or jurisdictions, but it incorporates the requirements by reference to the FAA’s internet website. This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. This AC describes an acceptable means, but not the only means, to comply with these requirements. |
Active | AIR-40 | 2010-01-29 |
150/5200-34B |
Construction or Establishment of Landfills Near Public Airports
§ 44718(d), as amended by section 503 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, Pub. L. No. 106-181 (April 5, 2000), "Structures interfering with air commerce. |
Active | AAS-300 | 2025-05-15 |
21-24A |
Extending a Production Certificate to a Facility Located in a Bilateral Airworthiness Agreement Country
This advisory circular (AC) contains information and guidance concerning Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) production certificate (PC) holders located in the United States that plan 10 extend their PC to include a facility located in another country or jurisdiction. |
Active | AIR-200 | 2010-08-06 |