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Publications_______________________________________________________________
References:
1. AC 00-2 (Advisory Circular Checklist)
2. FAA-H-8083-3 (Airplane Flying Handbook)
3. AC 61-23 (Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge)
4. AIM (Airman’s Information Manual)
5. POH (Pilots Operating Handbook)
6. FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual

Objective To develop the students understanding of Publications as they pertain to aviation.

Elements 1. Availability
2. Purpose
3. General content

Schedule 1. Discuss Objectives 03

2. Review Material 02
3. Development 20
4. Conclusion 05

Equipment 1. White Board / Markers

2. FAR/AIM
3. AC Circular

IP’s Actions 1. Discuss lesson objectives

2. Present Lecture
3. Ask and Answer Questions

SP’s Actions 1. Participate in discussion

2. Take notes
3. Ask and respond to questions

Completion This lesson will be complete when the student demonstrates an understanding of the
Standards elements related to aviation Publications.

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Instructor’s Notes: Publications______________________________________________________
INTRODUCTION:
WHAT? –Aviation Publications are those publications that are issued by or approved by the government and
pertain to aviation. Some are regulatory in nature while others merely provide supplemental information for the
pilot.
WHY? –In that it is necessary to regulate aviation, it is also necessary to regulate, at least a portion, the
information provided to the pilot. This regulation serves to insure quality as well as accuracy of information
provided to the pilot in all sorts of matters ranging from pilot certification standards to airspace flight regulations
to medical facts pertaining to aviation.
OVERVIEW - This lesson will cover the basic elements pertaining to Federal Aviation Regulations, including:
1. Availability
2. Purpose
3. General content
DEVELOPMENT:
HOW?
1.) Airport facility directory (AF/D)
A.) Civil flight information publication
B.) Published and distributed every 8 weeks
C.) By the national ocean service (NOS)
1. Division of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA).
D.) It is a directory of
1. All airports
2. Seaplane bases
3. Heliports
4. Open to the public
5. Including:
a) Communications data
b) Navigational facilities
c) Certain special notices and procedures.
E.) Subscriptions to the publication are for sale by the:
1. National ocean service
2. NOAA distribution branch, N/CG33 Riverdale, Md. 20737
telephone: (301) 436-6990
F.) One of these directories published for each of seven geographical districts:
1. Northwest
2. Southwest
3. North central
4. South central
5. East central
6. Northeast
7. Southeast

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The A/FD is an important publication for cross-country planning.
G.) Table of contents of each issue
1. Abbreviations
2. Legend
3. Airport/facility directory
4. Heliports
5. Seaplane bases
6. Notices
7. FAA and national weather service telephone numbers
8. Air route traffic control centers
9. Flight service station communications frequencies
10. FSDO addresses/telephone numbers
11. Preferred IFR routes
12. VOR receiver check
13. Parachute jumping areas
14. Aeronautical chart bulletin
15. Tower en Route control (TEC)
16. National weather service (NWS)
17. Upper air observing stations
18. En route flight advisory service (EFAS)
2.) Aeronautical information manual (AIM)
A.) The AIM provides pilots with a vast amount of basic flight information and air traffic control (ATC)
procedures in the United States.
B.) Chapters and section titles
C.) The AIM has a comprehensive and useful index to help locate topics of interest.
3.) FAA advisory circular (AC)
A.) The FAA issues advisory circulars (AC) to provide a systematic means for issuing non-regulatory
material of interest to the aviation public.
B.) Unless incorporated into a regulation by reference, the contents of AC are not binding and therefore only
advisory in nature.
C.) An AC is issued to provide guidance and information in its designated subject area or to show a method
acceptable to the FAA for complying with a related far.
D.) AC's are issued in a numbered system of general subject matter areas that correspond with the subject
areas in the federal aviation regulations (FARs).
1. The general subject number and the subject areas are as follows:
a) 00 – General
b) 10 -- Procedural rules
c) 20 – Aircraft
d) 60 – Airmen
e) 70 – Airspace
f) 90 -- Air traffic and general operating rules
g) 120 -- Air carriers, air travel clubs, and operators for compensation or hire: certification and
operations
h) 140 -- Schools and other certificated agencies
i) 150 -- Airport noise compatibility planning
j) 170 -- Navigational facilities
k) 180 -- Administrative regulations
l) 190 -- Withholding security information
m) 210 -- Flight information (note: this series is about aeronautical charts and does not relate to a
far part.)
E.) If you wish, you may order a free list of the AC's. It is called the advisory circular checklist, ac 00-2.

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4.) Notice to airmen (NOTAM)
A.) The national notice to airmen (NOTAM) system disseminates time-critical aeronautical information that
either is of a temporary nature or is not sufficiently known in advance to permit publication on
aeronautical charts or in other operational publications.
B.) NOTAM information is that aeronautical information that could affect the decision to make a flight.
C.) NOTAM information is classified into three categories
1. NOTAM (d), or distant
a) Includes such information as airport or primary runway closures, changes in the status of
navigational aids, ILS’s, radar service availability, and other information essential to plan en
route, terminal, or landing operations.
b) This information is disseminated for all navigational facilities that are part of the national
airspace system (NAS), public use airports, seaplane bases, and heliports listed in the A/FD.
c) NOTAM (d) information is appended to the hourly surface aviation observation (SA) weather
reports.
2. NOTAM (l), or local
a) Includes such information as taxiway closures, personnel and equipment near or crossing
runways, airport rotating beacon outages, and airport lighting that does not affect instrument
approach procedure (IAP) criteria (e.g. VASI)
b) NOTAM (l) information is distributed locally only and is not attached to the hourly SA weather
reports.
c) A separate file of local NOTAMs is maintained at each FSS for facilities in its area only.
d) NOTAM (l) information for other FSS areas must be specifically requested directly from the
FSS that has responsibility for the aircraft concerned.
e) Direct user access terminal system (DUATS) vendors are not required to provide NOTAM (l)
information.
3. A flight data center (FDC) NOTAM
a) Is regulatory in nature and includes such information as amendments to published IAPS and
other current aeronautical charts. It also advertises temporary flight restrictions caused by such
things as natural disasters or large-scale public events that may generate a congestion of air
traffic over a site.
b) FSS’s are responsible for maintaining a file of current, unpublished FDC NOTAMs concerning
conditions within 400 nm of their facilities.
c) FDC information that concern conditions beyond 400 nm from the FSS or that is already
published is given to you only when you request it.
d) DUATS vendors will provide FDC NOTAMs only upon site-specific requests using a location
identifier.
D.) The notices to airmen publication (NTAP)
1. Issued every 14 days and is an integral part of the NOTAM system
2. Once a NOTAM is published in the NTAP, the NOTAM is not provided during pilot weather
briefings unless specifically requested by the pilot.
3. The NTAP consists of two sections
a) The first section contains NOTAMs (d) that are expected to remain in effect for an extended
period and FDC NOTAMs that are current at the time of publication.
(1) Occasionally, some NOTAMs (l) and other unique information are included in this section
when they will contribute to flight safety.
b) The second section contains special notices that either are too long or concern a wide or
unspecified geographic area.
4. The number of the last FDC NOTAM included in the NTAP is noted on the first page to assist a pilot
in updating the listing with any FDC NOTAMs which may have been issued between the cut-off date
and the date the publication is received.

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 5. All information contained in the NTAP will be carried until
a) The information expires
b) Is canceled
c) In the case of permanent conditions
(1) Is published in other publications (e.g., A/FD, aeronautical charts, etc.)
6. All new NOTAMs entered, excluding FDC NOTAMs, will be published only if the information is
expected to remain in effect for at least 7 days after the effective date of the NTAP
5.) Practical test standards (PTS)
A.) FARs Specify the areas in which knowledge and skill must be demonstrated by pilot applicants before the
issuance of pilot certificates or ratings.
B.) The FARs provide the flexibility to permit the FAA to publish PTS’s containing specific tasks in which
pilot competency must be demonstrated.
C.) Pts can be purchased from the government printing office or at pilot bookstores.
6.) Pilot's operating handbook (POH)
A.) The FAA requires a pilot's operating handbook.
B.) Sections include:
1. General...........................................description of the airplane
2. Limitations.................description of operating limitations
3. Emergency procedures.........what to do in each situation
4. Normal procedures......................................................checklists
5. Performance............graphs and tables of a/c. capabilities
6. Weight and balance.....equip. List, aircraft empty weight
7. Airplane and system descrip...................descrip. Of systems
8. Servicing and maintenance.............exp. Of what and when
9. Supplements..........usually, descriptions of optional equip.

CONCLUSION

OVERVIEW
Discuss Elements, to include:
1. Availability
2. Purpose
3. General content

PRIVATE PTS
Not Applicable

COMMERCIAL PTS
Not Applicable

COMPLETION STANDARDS:
This lesson will be complete when student has adequate understanding of aviation Publications.

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