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AIM LIBRARY
The AIM. Plain English.
FAA Aeronautical Information Manual — air navigation, airspace, ATC procedures, emergency operations, weather, charts, and helicopter/UAS operations. Every paragraph explained for student pilots.
AIM Chapter 1
Air Navigation
¶ 1-1-1
Navigation Aids General
¶ 1-1-10
Simplified Directional Facility
¶ 1-1-11
NAVAID Identifier Removal
¶ 1-1-12
NAVAIDs With Voice
¶ 1-1-13
NAVAID Outage Reports
¶ 1-1-14
LORAN-C Termination
¶ 1-1-15
IRU, INS, and AHRS
¶ 1-1-16
Doppler Radar Navigation
¶ 1-1-17
GPS Navigation and RAIM
¶ 1-1-18
WAAS GPS Augmentation
¶ 1-1-19
GBAS Landing System (GLS)
¶ 1-1-2
Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB)
¶ 1-1-20
Special Precision Approach Procedures
¶ 1-1-3
VOR and VOR MON
¶ 1-1-4
VOR Receiver Check
¶ 1-1-5
TACAN Navigation System
¶ 1-1-6
VORTAC Navigation Aid
¶ 1-1-7
Distance Measuring Equipment
¶ 1-1-8
NAVAID Service Volumes
¶ 1-1-9
Instrument Landing System
¶ 1-2-1
Performance-Based Navigation (PBN)
¶ 1-2-2
Required Navigation Performance
¶ 1-2-3
Suitable RNAV Substitution
¶ 1-2-4
GPS Jamming and Spoofing
AIM Chapter 2
Aeronautical Lighting & Airport Visual Aids
¶ 2-1-1
Approach Light Systems
¶ 2-1-10
Taxiway Lights
¶ 2-1-2
Visual Glideslope Indicators
¶ 2-1-3
Runway End Identifier Lights
¶ 2-1-4
Runway Edge Lights
¶ 2-1-5
In-Runway Lighting
¶ 2-1-6
Runway Status Lights (RWSL)
¶ 2-1-7
Airport Lighting Control
¶ 2-1-8
Pilot Controlled Lighting
¶ 2-1-9
Airport Beacons
¶ 2-2-1
Aeronautical Light Beacons
¶ 2-2-2
Code Beacons and Course Lights
¶ 2-2-3
Obstruction Lights
¶ 2-2-4
LED Lighting and NVGs
¶ 2-3-1
Airport Markings and Signs
¶ 2-3-10
Airport Direction Signs
¶ 2-3-11
Destination Signs
¶ 2-3-12
Information Signs
¶ 2-3-13
Runway Distance Remaining Signs
¶ 2-3-14
Aircraft Arresting Systems
¶ 2-3-15
SIDA Security Areas
¶ 2-3-2
Airport Pavement Markings
¶ 2-3-3
Runway Markings
¶ 2-3-4
Taxiway Markings
¶ 2-3-5
Holding Position Markings
¶ 2-3-6
Other Airport Markings
¶ 2-3-7
Airport Signs
¶ 2-3-8
Mandatory Instruction Signs
¶ 2-3-9
Airport Location Signs
AIM Chapter 3
Airspace
¶ 3-1-1
Airspace Categories and Types
¶ 3-1-2
Airspace Dimensions Reference
¶ 3-1-3
Overlapping Airspace Hierarchy
¶ 3-1-4
Basic VFR Weather Minimums
¶ 3-1-5
VFR Cruising Altitudes
¶ 3-2-1
Controlled Airspace General
¶ 3-2-2
Class A Airspace
¶ 3-2-3
Class B Airspace
¶ 3-2-4
Class C Airspace
¶ 3-2-5
Class D Airspace
¶ 3-2-6
Class E Airspace
¶ 3-3-1
Class G Airspace
¶ 3-3-2
VFR Weather Minimums
¶ 3-3-3
IFR Altitude Requirements
¶ 3-4-1
Special Use Airspace
¶ 3-4-2
Prohibited Areas
¶ 3-4-3
Restricted Areas
¶ 3-4-4
Warning Areas
¶ 3-4-5
Military Operations Areas
¶ 3-4-6
Alert Areas
¶ 3-4-7
Controlled Firing Areas
¶ 3-4-8
National Security Areas
¶ 3-4-9
Special Use Airspace Status
¶ 3-5-1
Airport Advisory Services
¶ 3-5-10
Non-Charted Airspace Areas
¶ 3-5-2
Military Training Routes
¶ 3-5-3
Temporary Flight Restrictions
¶ 3-5-4
Parachute Jump Operations
¶ 3-5-5
Published VFR Routes
¶ 3-5-6
Terminal Radar Service Area
¶ 3-5-7
SATR and SFRA
¶ 3-5-8
Washington DC SFRA/FRZ
¶ 3-5-9
Weather Reconnaissance Area
AIM Chapter 4
Air Traffic Control
¶ 4-1-1
Air Route Traffic Control Centers
¶ 4-1-10
CTAF IFR Approach Procedures
¶ 4-1-11
UNICOM/MULTICOM Frequencies
¶ 4-1-12
UNICOM for ATC
¶ 4-1-13
ATIS Broadcasts
¶ 4-1-14
Alaska AFIS Broadcasts
¶ 4-1-15
Radar Traffic Advisories
¶ 4-1-16
ATC Safety Alerts
¶ 4-1-17
Radar Assistance to VFR
¶ 4-1-18
Terminal Radar Services VFR
¶ 4-1-19
Tower En Route Control
¶ 4-1-2
Control Tower Services
¶ 4-1-20
Transponder & ADS-B Operation
¶ 4-1-21
Airport Reservations and STMPs
¶ 4-1-22
Certificates of Waiver
¶ 4-1-23
Weather Systems Processor
¶ 4-1-3
Flight Service Stations
¶ 4-1-4
ATC Recording and Monitoring
¶ 4-1-5
IFR Release at Non-Towered Airports
¶ 4-1-6
Pilot ATC Facility Visits
¶ 4-1-7
Operation Rain Check
¶ 4-1-8
VFR Approach Control Service
¶ 4-1-9
Non-Towered Airport Communications
¶ 4-2-1
Pilot-Controller Communications
¶ 4-2-10
Radio Directions Phraseology
¶ 4-2-11
Speed Phraseology
¶ 4-2-12
UTC Time Reporting
¶ 4-2-13
NORDO Tower Procedures
¶ 4-2-14
VFR FSS Communications
¶ 4-2-2
Radio Technique
¶ 4-2-3
Radio Contact Procedures
¶ 4-2-4
Aircraft Call Signs
¶ 4-2-5
Interchange Aircraft Identification
¶ 4-2-6
Ground Station Call Signs
¶ 4-2-7
ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
¶ 4-2-8
Radio Number Pronunciation
¶ 4-2-9
Altitude Radio Phraseology
¶ 4-3-1
Airport Operations Safety
¶ 4-3-10
Intersection Takeoffs
¶ 4-3-11
LAHSO Pilot Responsibilities
¶ 4-3-12
Low Approach Procedures
¶ 4-3-13
ATC Light Gun Signals
¶ 4-3-14
Tower Ground Communications
¶ 4-3-15
Gate Holding Procedures
¶ 4-3-16
VFR Terminal Area Practices
¶ 4-3-17
VFR Helicopter Operations
¶ 4-3-18
Taxi Clearances and Readbacks
¶ 4-3-19
Low Visibility Taxi
¶ 4-3-2
Towered Airport Operations
¶ 4-3-20
Standard Taxi Routes
¶ 4-3-21
Exiting Runway After Landing
¶ 4-3-22
Practice Instrument Approaches
¶ 4-3-23
Cleared for the Option
¶ 4-3-24
Use of Aircraft Lights
¶ 4-3-25
Flight Check Aircraft
¶ 4-3-26
Ground Hand Signals
¶ 4-3-27
ASOS/AWOS Uncontrolled Airport Ops
¶ 4-3-3
Airport Traffic Patterns
¶ 4-3-4
Segmented Circle Indicators
¶ 4-3-5
Unexpected Pattern Maneuvers
¶ 4-3-6
Runways and Declared Distances
¶ 4-3-7
Wind Shear Detection Systems
¶ 4-3-8
Braking Action Reports
¶ 4-3-9
Runway Condition Reports
¶ 4-4-1
ATC Clearance
¶ 4-4-10
Adherence to ATC Clearance
¶ 4-4-11
IFR Separation Standards
¶ 4-4-12
ATC Speed Adjustments
¶ 4-4-13
Runway Separation
¶ 4-4-14
Visual Separation
¶ 4-4-15
Visual Clearing & Scanning
¶ 4-4-16
TCAS I and II
¶ 4-4-17
Traffic Information Service
¶ 4-4-2
ATC Clearance Prefix
¶ 4-4-3
IFR Clearance Items
¶ 4-4-4
Amended IFR Clearances
¶ 4-4-5
Coded Departure Routes
¶ 4-4-6
Special VFR Clearances
¶ 4-4-7
ATC Clearance Readback
¶ 4-4-8
VFR-on-Top Clearance
¶ 4-4-9
VFR to IFR Clearance
¶ 4-5-1
Radar Capabilities and Limitations
¶ 4-5-10
ADS-R Rebroadcast
¶ 4-5-2
ATCRBS Secondary Surveillance Radar
¶ 4-5-3
Surveillance Radar
¶ 4-5-4
Precision Approach Radar
¶ 4-5-5
ASDE-X/ASSC Surface Surveillance
¶ 4-5-6
Traffic Information Service (TIS)
¶ 4-5-7
ADS-B Services
¶ 4-5-8
TIS-B Traffic Service
¶ 4-5-9
FIS-B Weather Broadcast
¶ 4-6-1
RVSM Applicability and Mandate
¶ 4-6-10
Non-RVSM Accommodation
¶ 4-6-11
Non-RVSM Climb/Descent
¶ 4-6-2
Flight Level Orientation
¶ 4-6-3
RVSM Approval Procedures
¶ 4-6-4
RVSM Flight Plan Filing
¶ 4-6-5
RVSM Operating Procedures
¶ 4-6-6
Severe Turbulence & Mountain Wave
¶ 4-6-7
RVSM Wake Turbulence
¶ 4-6-8
RVSM Phraseology
¶ 4-6-9
RVSM Contingency Actions
¶ 4-7-1
Gulf RNP Lateral Separation
¶ 4-7-2
Non-RNP 10 Gulf Operations
¶ 4-7-3
RNP 10/4 Authorization
¶ 4-7-4
Single LRNS Authority
¶ 4-7-5
RNP Flight Plan Requirements
¶ 4-7-6
Oceanic Contingency Procedures
AIM Chapter 5
Air Traffic Procedures
¶ 5-1-1
Preflight Preparation
¶ 5-1-10
IFR High Altitude Destinations
¶ 5-1-11
International Flight Operations
¶ 5-1-12
Flight Plan Changes
¶ 5-1-13
Departure Time Changes
¶ 5-1-14
Closing VFR Flight Plans
¶ 5-1-15
Canceling IFR Flight Plan
¶ 5-1-16
RNAV and RNP Operations
¶ 5-1-17
Cold Temperature Operations
¶ 5-1-2
IFR Procedures While VFR
¶ 5-1-3
NOTAM System
¶ 5-1-4
Operational Information System
¶ 5-1-5
VFR Flight Plans
¶ 5-1-6
IFR Flight Plan Filing
¶ 5-1-7
Military DoD Flight Plans
¶ 5-1-8
DVFR Flight Plans
¶ 5-1-9
Composite VFR/IFR Flight Plans
¶ 5-2-1
Pre-Taxi Clearance Procedures
¶ 5-2-2
Pre-Departure Clearance Procedures
¶ 5-2-3
IFR Clearance Uncontrolled Airports
¶ 5-2-4
IFR Taxi Clearance
¶ 5-2-5
Line Up and Wait
¶ 5-2-6
Abbreviated IFR Departure Clearance
¶ 5-2-7
Clearance Void Times
¶ 5-2-8
Departure Control
¶ 5-2-9
Instrument Departure Procedures
¶ 5-3-1
ARTCC Communications
¶ 5-3-2
IFR Position Reporting
¶ 5-3-3
IFR Additional Reports
¶ 5-3-4
Airways and Route Systems
¶ 5-3-5
Airway Course Changes
¶ 5-3-6
Changeover Points (COPs)
¶ 5-3-7
Minimum Turning Altitude
¶ 5-3-8
IFR Holding Procedures
¶ 5-4-1
STAR Procedures and Descend Via
¶ 5-4-10
Timed Approaches from Holding Fix
¶ 5-4-11
Radar Approaches
¶ 5-4-12
Radar Monitoring Instrument Approaches
¶ 5-4-13
Simultaneous Parallel Approaches
¶ 5-4-14
Simultaneous Dependent Approaches
¶ 5-4-15
Simultaneous Independent Parallel Approaches
¶ 5-4-16
PRM and SOIA Approaches
¶ 5-4-17
Simultaneous Converging Approaches
¶ 5-4-18
RNP AR Procedures
¶ 5-4-19
Side-step Maneuver
¶ 5-4-2
Local Flow Traffic Management
¶ 5-4-20
Approach and Landing Minimums
¶ 5-4-21
Missed Approach Procedures
¶ 5-4-22
EFVS Instrument Approaches
¶ 5-4-23
Visual Approach
¶ 5-4-24
Charted Visual Flight Procedure
¶ 5-4-25
Contact Approach
¶ 5-4-26
Landing Priority
¶ 5-4-27
Overhead Approach Maneuver
¶ 5-4-3
Approach Control Radar Vectors
¶ 5-4-4
Advance Approach Information
¶ 5-4-5
IAP Chart Interpretation
¶ 5-4-6
IFR Approach Clearance
¶ 5-4-7
Instrument Approach Procedures
¶ 5-4-8
Special Instrument Approach Procedures
¶ 5-4-9
Procedure Turn
¶ 5-5-1
Pilot/Controller Responsibilities
¶ 5-5-10
Traffic Advisories
¶ 5-5-11
Visual Approach
¶ 5-5-12
Visual Separation
¶ 5-5-13
VFR-on-Top Clearance
¶ 5-5-14
Instrument Departures
¶ 5-5-15
Minimum Fuel Advisory
¶ 5-5-16
RNAV and RNP Operations
¶ 5-5-2
Air Traffic Clearance
¶ 5-5-3
Contact Approach
¶ 5-5-4
Instrument Approach Clearance
¶ 5-5-5
Missed Approach Procedures
¶ 5-5-6
ATC Radar Vectors
¶ 5-5-7
ATC Safety Alerts
¶ 5-5-8
See and Avoid
¶ 5-5-9
ATC Speed Adjustments
¶ 5-6-1
National Security ATC
¶ 5-6-10
TSA Aviation Security Programs
¶ 5-6-11
FAA Flight Routing Authorizations
¶ 5-6-12
ESCAT Procedures
¶ 5-6-13
Aircraft Interception Procedures
¶ 5-6-14
Aircraft Interception Signals
¶ 5-6-15
ADIZ Boundaries
¶ 5-6-16
Visual Warning System
¶ 5-6-2
National Security Requirements
¶ 5-6-3
ADIZ Definitions
¶ 5-6-4
ADIZ Requirements
¶ 5-6-5
Civil Aircraft US Airspace Entry
¶ 5-6-6
Civil Aircraft U.S. Airspace
¶ 5-6-7
Civil Aircraft Transit Rules
¶ 5-6-8
Foreign State Aircraft Operations
¶ 5-6-9
FAA/TSA Airspace Waivers
AIM Chapter 6
Emergency Procedures
¶ 6-1-1
PIC Emergency Authority
¶ 6-1-2
Declaring an Emergency
¶ 6-2-1
Radar Service VFR Difficulty
¶ 6-2-2
Transponder Emergency Squawk
¶ 6-2-3
SAR Intercept and Escort
¶ 6-2-4
Emergency Locator Transmitter
¶ 6-2-5
FAA K-9 Explosives Detection
¶ 6-2-6
Search and Rescue
¶ 6-3-1
Distress and Urgency Communications
¶ 6-3-2
Obtaining Emergency Assistance
¶ 6-3-3
Aircraft Ditching Procedures
¶ 6-3-4
Special Emergency Air Piracy
¶ 6-3-5
Fuel Dumping Procedures
¶ 6-4-1
Lost Communications Procedures
¶ 6-4-2
Radio Failure Transponder Code
¶ 6-4-3
Reestablishing Radio Contact
¶ 6-5-1
Discrete Emergency Frequency
¶ 6-5-2
ARFF Radio Call Signs
¶ 6-5-3
ARFF Emergency Hand Signals
AIM Chapter 7
Safety of Flight
¶ 7-1-1
NWS Aviation Weather Program
¶ 7-1-10
Weather Observing Programs
¶ 7-1-11
Weather Radar Services
¶ 7-1-12
ATC Weather Avoidance
¶ 7-1-13
Runway Visual Range
¶ 7-1-14
Reporting Cloud Heights
¶ 7-1-15
Prevailing Visibility Reporting
¶ 7-1-16
Rain and Ice Pellet Intensity
¶ 7-1-17
Snow Drizzle Intensity
¶ 7-1-18
Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs)
¶ 7-1-19
Airframe Icing PIREPs
¶ 7-1-2
FAA Weather Services
¶ 7-1-20
Inflight Icing Definitions
¶ 7-1-21
Turbulence PIREPs
¶ 7-1-22
Wind Shear PIREPs
¶ 7-1-23
Clear Air Turbulence PIREPs
¶ 7-1-24
Microbursts and Wind Shear
¶ 7-1-25
Volcanic Ash PIREPs
¶ 7-1-26
Thunderstorm Hazards
¶ 7-1-27
Thunderstorm Flying
¶ 7-1-28
TAF and METAR Decoding
¶ 7-1-29
METAR and TAF Decoding
¶ 7-1-3
Aviation Weather Products
¶ 7-1-4
Graphical Forecasts for Aviation
¶ 7-1-5
Preflight Weather Briefings
¶ 7-1-6
Inflight Weather Advisories
¶ 7-1-7
Categorical Ceiling and Visibility
¶ 7-1-8
Inflight Weather Advisory Broadcasts
¶ 7-1-9
Flight Information Services
¶ 7-2-1
Altimeter Errors
¶ 7-2-2
Barometric Altimeter Errors
¶ 7-2-3
Altimeter Errors and Settings
¶ 7-3-1
Cold Temperature Altimeter Error
¶ 7-3-2
Cold Temperature Altimeter Pre-Flight Planning
¶ 7-3-3
Cold Temperature Baro-VNAV Effects
¶ 7-3-4
Cold Temperature Airports
¶ 7-3-5
Cold Temperature Altitude Corrections
¶ 7-3-6
Cold Temperature Altitude Corrections
¶ 7-4-1
Wake Turbulence Basics
¶ 7-4-2
Wake Vortex Generation
¶ 7-4-3
Wake Vortex Strength
¶ 7-4-4
Wake Vortex Behavior
¶ 7-4-5
Wake Turbulence Problem Areas
¶ 7-4-6
Wake Turbulence Avoidance
¶ 7-4-7
Helicopter Wake Turbulence
¶ 7-4-8
Wake Turbulence Pilot Responsibility
¶ 7-4-9
ATC Wake Turbulence Separation
¶ 7-5-1
Migratory Bird Activity
¶ 7-5-2
Bird Strike Risk Reduction
¶ 7-5-3
Reporting Bird Strikes
¶ 7-5-4
Bird Strike Reporting
¶ 7-5-5
Wildlife Hazard Advisories
¶ 7-5-6
Flights Over National Parks
¶ 7-6-1
GA Accident Causal Factors
¶ 7-6-10
Volcanic Ash Operations
¶ 7-6-11
Emergency Airborne Inspection
¶ 7-6-12
Precipitation Static
¶ 7-6-13
Laser Illumination Reporting
¶ 7-6-14
Flat Light Brownout Whiteout
¶ 7-6-15
Ground Icing Operations
¶ 7-6-16
Exhaust Plume Hazards
¶ 7-6-17
Space Launch Reentry Areas
¶ 7-6-18
Automatic Landing Operations
¶ 7-6-2
Radio Altimeter Anomaly Reporting
¶ 7-6-3
VFR Congested Areas
¶ 7-6-4
Obstructions To Flight
¶ 7-6-5
Unmanned Free Balloons
¶ 7-6-6
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
¶ 7-6-7
Mountain Flying
¶ 7-6-8
Runway Half-way Signs
¶ 7-6-9
Seaplane Safety
¶ 7-7-1
Aviation Safety Reporting Program
¶ 7-7-2
Accident and Incident Reporting
¶ 7-7-3
Near Midair Collision Reporting
¶ 7-7-4
UAP Reporting
¶ 7-7-5
SAFO and InFO Bulletins
AIM Chapter 8
Medical Facts for Pilots
AIM Chapter 9
Aeronautical Charts & Related Publications
AIM Chapter 10
Helicopter Operations
¶ 10-1-1
Helicopter Flight Control Systems
¶ 10-1-2
Helicopter Instrument Approaches
¶ 10-1-3
Helicopter VFR Heliport Approaches
¶ 10-1-4
Gulf Grid System
¶ 10-1-5
PinS Departure Procedures
¶ 10-2-1
Offshore Helicopter Operations
¶ 10-2-2
Helicopter Night VFR Lighting
¶ 10-2-3
HEMS Landing Zone Safety
¶ 10-2-4
EMS Multi-Helicopter Operations
AIM Chapter 11
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
¶ 11-1-1
UAS Operations Overview
¶ 11-1-2
UAS NAS Access
¶ 11-2-1
Part 107 sUAS Operations
¶ 11-2-2
UAS Registration Requirements
¶ 11-3-1
Large Public UAS Operations
¶ 11-3-2
Section 44807 UAS Exemptions
¶ 11-3-3
Large UAS Civil Operations
¶ 11-4-1
Recreational UAS Operations
¶ 11-4-2
Part 107 and Waivers
¶ 11-4-3
Public Aircraft Operations
¶ 11-4-4
UAS Remote ID & FRIAs
¶ 11-4-5
UAS Part 135 and 137 Access
¶ 11-4-6
UAS Airspace Restrictions
¶ 11-4-7
UAS Traffic Management
¶ 11-5-1
UAS Pilot Certification
¶ 11-5-2
PAO Pilot Certification
¶ 11-5-3
UAS Pilot Certification
¶ 11-5-4
Foreign Pilot UAS Certification
¶ 11-6-1
Advanced Air Mobility
¶ 11-7-1
UAS Airport Operations
¶ 11-8-1
UAS Pilot Responsibilities
¶ 11-8-2
UAS ATC Coordination
¶ 11-8-3
UAS Operational Precautions
¶ 11-8-4
UAS Accident Reporting
¶ 11-8-5
SGI Emergency UAS Waivers
¶ 11-8-6
UAS Environmental Best Practices
¶ 11-8-7
UAS Operator Resources
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