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Airplanes
The ads there have pictures with them, and are sorted by type.
http:// www.aso.com.

Cessna:
http://www.cessna.textron.com

For a look at the latest Pipers:
http://www.newpiper.com/aircraft/line.htm

Gene Whitt, Instructor: 925 376-5875

Airplane Scheduling NRI:
CCR ATIS: 925 685-4567
Navajo Aviation 925 685 1150 (fuel)

Concord Tower:925 685-5743 585-5744 weekends
Buchanan Airport office: 646-5722
Staff paper 925 210-5332

Byron airport
8:30 to 4:30 925 634-0147
CTAF 123.05

Livermore Tower: 925 443-0666
IFR FLIGHT PLANS WITH TOWER CLOSED 707-437-4702
Oakland Center (510) 797-3200
FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Universal FSS number 1-800-992-7433 (1-800-WX BRIEF)
Weather Bureau 5 day forecasts
1-408 656-1724
FSS LOCAL NUMBER
FSS Supervisor 273 6111 (EMERGENCY NUMBER)
IFR NUMBER 1-800-272-0128
ATIS:
CCR 925 685 4567 OAK 510 635 5850
HWD 510 786 3988 LVK 925 447-9516
BAY TRACON (APPROACH)
510 273 6115
FAA General aviation (FISDO)
510 273 7155

DUATS
DTC 800/245-3828
GTE 800/767-9989

GTE DUATS is at:
http://www.gtefsd/com/aviation/gteaviation.html

http://www.skycentral.gte.com/

Free weather graphics, weather charts with weather decoder using Cirrus software. Input requests can be made off-line and the data automatically downloaded.

GPS Companion...Gives location of non-aviation places. 800/532-3462.

Aviation TV channel:

Wingspan: Air and Space channel on cable and satellite. (301) 718-0700

 The site provides information about Pilots Guide to California Airports,
Pilots Guide to Southwestern Airports (published by RGR Publications) as
well as other products and services from Optima Publications. Pilots Guide to California Airports subscribers will also find useful Revision information and Page Checklists to make sure your Guide is complete and up-to-date.
Optima Publications http://www.pilotsguide.com
Pilots Guide to California Airports info@pilotsguide.com
180 Second Street
Los Altos, CA 94022-2860
(415) 941-4333

Publications
AOPA Online - Home Page
http://www.aopa.org/

Safety Highlights" (the first in the series) was mailed to more than 27,000 Cessna 172 owners and operators. Each edition of "Safety Highlights" will be available free on the ASF http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/
or ordered online at
http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications.

Textron Lycoming believes that shock cooling is a problem. Browse through their web site: http://www.lycoming.textron.com/main.htm and you will find at least one article (in the engine operation section) which gives techniques for avoiding it.

Summit Aviation has all FAA material in computerized data base on CD ROM
http://wwwsummitaviation.com or 800/328-6280. CFIs save money

Source of books on flight training featuring most of Bill Kershner's and Robert Gardner's work plus 150 other aviation books and videos in various categories.
http://www.utilecon.com/library/training.htm

Callback
The 20th Anniversary edition was especially good. It highlights some of the more interesting submissions. Check it out at
http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/callback_issues/cb_241.htm .

Other issues can be found online at
http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/callback_nf.htm

Radio Procedures
http://www.pilotage.com/student/radio.htm

Mnemonics
A collection of mnemonics for VFR GeneralAviation
http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/SuburbanSt/d_w_brooks/avmnem.htm

I just found this pageof mixed VFR and IFR mnemonics:
http://www.aopa.org/pilot/mnemonics.html

Morse Code
On-line morse code practice page:
http://www.biochem.mcw.edu/Postdocs/Simon/radio/exam.html
Follow the Morse Code link on the left hand menu, or go directly to the page via:

Navigation
Windcalc.exe download it by clicking here!! (only 40k)
http://www.home-fires.com/bluemarble/PAGES/FLIGHT/windcalc.exe

Featuring instantanious calculation of up to a 16 leg flight. Tells you corrected course, grounds speed and leg time. Change the wind speed, direction, or your cruise speed and all legs are
refigured. Makes it easy to see what effect these parameters have on your flight. Convert all miles and speeds from statute to nautical with one motion.

http://www.biochem.mcw.edu/Postdocs/Simon/radio/morse.html
Found a web site with some nav instruction (geared to a flight sim but the concepts the same) plus quite a history lesson.It covers time and distance to station calculations for an NDB.

http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/

It has the look and feel of a regular navigation log. Check it out at
http://www.geocities.com/sridhar007/flying.htm
(Follow links Planning-> navigation log - javascript version)

Making your computer into an E6B
http://www.best.com/~williams/avform.htm

I pulled the formulas out of
http://prestwick.simplenet.com/aviation/aviaform.htm
and built a spreadsheet-based nav log that does all of the grunt work for me. It's great.

Put your pilot logbook on the Web and access it from anywhere in the world! And it's free. Log on to
http://www.pilotpal.com/

Official Sources
ASRS Web Site
http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov

The FAA recently released an update of its "Aviation Weather Services" Advisory Circular (AC 00-45E). It's not yet in print, but can be downloaded. This AC explains how to interpret and use coded weather reports.
http://www.faa.gov/avr/afs/afs400/>.

Air Traffic Control Related Sites
http://www.xnet.com/~crisj/links.html

Dallas-Ft Worth Tracon
http://web2.airmail.net/chuck/

A/FD data
http://www.penguinair.com

If the location has a street address, online on MAPBLAST:
http://www.mapblast.com/mblast/index.mb

Organizations
http://acro.harvard.edu/IAC/
International Aerobatic Club Home Page

http://www.warbirds-eaa.org/index.html
EAA Warbirds Division Home Page

Palm Pilot
Use a Palm III, and Air Calc Pro for flight planning, and AvCheck for the checklist. You can find a big list at
http://www.zenithair.com/ppilot/

Contact Hart Aviation at hartaviation.com.
Check out http://www.avionicswest.com/. I got mine from them and was happy with the price and their service.

Places
http://www.warplane.com/
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Reference and General Sources
http://www.avhome.com/
The Aviation Home Page - avhome.com

http://www.cyberair.com/
CyberAir Airpark

The ATC Webring! Upstate Aviation Project Home Page - NYS Aviation Information
http://www.web-flight.com/

AeroLink - Where Aviation Comes To Find It On The Web!
http://www.aerolink.com/

http://rampages.onramp.net/~micheleb/hanger.html
Michele's Virtual Hanger

http://www.pilotweb.co.uk/
Pilot - aviation magazine for pilots (United Kingdom)

http://www.airnav.com/airport/84A

Delorme's Street Atlas
http://www.delorme.com/default.htm

lat./lon. info from
http://www.geocode.com/

Distance to the closest airport for each location
ftp://ftp.tc.faa.gov/nfdc/apt.tar.gz

http://www.pilotpal.com

For anybody who really wants to learn about mags, I recommend John Schwanner's book on the subject available at the Sacramento Sky Ranch page
http://www.sacskyranch.com

Here is a link that explained details about GPS in 1996
http://www.oc.nps.navy.mil/~jclynch/accfact.html

If you're an AOPA member, you ought to see:
http://www.aopa.org/members/resources/medical.html List of FAA-approved medication

http://www.aopa.org/members/files/medical/hotsheet.html Medical subject reports

http://www.aopa.org/members/resources/medical.html Medical information resources

Flying Concepts
www.monmouth.com/~jsd/how/htm/title.html

For a more detailed discussion of short field techniques, see Fred Potts' site and look through his material on bush flying.
http://www.fepco.com/index.html

Weather
Send an email message from any computer, cell-phone, pager, etc... To:
hz@hz.com
With the subject or body:METAR K???
With the ??? being replaced with the airport identifier. You'll get a reply back to the reply to address from where you sent the email. Likewise, you can get a Terminal Area Forecast by sending the following to the same address:TAF K???

Airport Diagrams

http://airports.pilotage.com/

(http://www.michigan.org/)
Michigan nearby landing strips and airports

Thought this was nice. AOPA is offering free airport diagrams online. Check 'em out at
http://www.aopa.org/asf/taxi.

Sales
A list of definitions for the acronyms used in aircraft classified ads.
http://www.pilotweb.co.uk/pterms2.htm

Aero Instruments and Avionics Home Page
http://www.aeroinst.com/

http://aso.solid.com/
Aircraft Shopper Online;

http://ww2.tscentral.com/partners/redirect.jhtml?aid=292
The Aviation Home Page - Companies & Businesses...

I got mine for ABSOLUTE rock bottom from Jim Kantor over at Eastern Avionics International,
http://www.avionix.com is the website. (headset)

Pilot Insurance Center: Lowest Rates for Pilots..
(http://wwwrd.0mm.com/cg/rd.cgi?i=AOP013002)

Tropic Aero Inc.: Discount Pilot Supply
(http://wwwrd.0mm.com/cg/rd.cgi?i=AOP013003)

Comm 1: Radio Simulator--Click Here for More Information
(http://wwwrd.0mm.com/cg/rd.cgi?i=AOP013004)

DTC Duat Services
(http://wwwrd.0mm.com/cg/rd.cgi?i=AOP013005)

MBNA: FBO Rebate Program
(http://wwwrd.0mm.com/cg/rd.cgi?i=AOP013006)

This has a pretty collection of aircraft specifications
http://www.sellaircraft.com/performance.htm

Avialantic - Mid Atlantic Aviation on the Web - flying news, events, airshows,& airports
http://www.avialantic.com/

Free test:
http://web.abnormal.com/faatest

Free
http://www.webexams.com

A friend and I have created a generalized mechanism for delivering exams across the internet.
It is free. We are not charging or requiring e-mail addresses.
http://www.webexams.com

http://www.dauntless-soft.com

http://www.faatest.com
Registered users of the software are welcome, of course, to the new versions at no cost.
Current version 4 test prep software includes:
* Private (and recreational) Pilot (Airplane)
* Instrument Rating (IFR) (Airplane)
* Commercial Pilot (Airplane)
* Flight Instructor (with Fundamentals of Instructing - questions
for the airplane instructor tests, including FIA,BGI,AGI, etc)
* Flight Engineer (FEX/FEJ)
* Transport Canada (PSTAR, Private PIlot, Glider Pilot)
* FCC Test Prep (All Ham exams + 5 professional FCC exams)
*ATP (Airline Transport PIlot) software is also available.

New FAA questions about GPS, mental attitudes, maintenance regs. And scud running (qv).
Nothing is said by FAA regarding flight controls.
http://www.jeppesen.com/onlinepubs/testprep.phtml.

Tower Audio
http://www.cyberair.com/audio/chiapp/index.html
(Chigago Approach)

http://www.abileneaero.com/abi.ram
Abeline Regional, TX

http://www.basair.com.au/basair.ram
Bankstown Airport Tower, Australia

http://www.aviation.wmich.edu/live_BTL_atc.ram
Battle Creek Airport (BTL), MI

http://yyc.calgaryweb.net/yyc.ram
Calgary International Airport (YYC) Approach

http://www.airparts.com/tower.html Centennial Airport (APA) Tower -Englewood, CO

http://www.cyberair.com/audio/chiapp/index.html
Chicago (ORD) Approach Control - West IFR

http://www.broadcast.com/simuflite/
Dallas Fort Worth Area

http://pv801.pv.reshsg.uci.edu/~jfeise/Flying/SNA.ram
John Wayne Airport (SNA) Tower, CA

http://realserver.brooklyn.cuny.edu:8080/ramgen/encoder/jfk.rm
New York Area

http://www.phl.org
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)

http://www.ids.net/airport/airport.ram
Providence, RI Approach

Weather
For those of us in the Northwestern part of the country, here is a great weather site with DUATS accessibility.
www.avwx.com

Bay Area Weather
http://www.nws.mbay.net/map.html

YOUR WEEKEND WEATHER; see Registration and membership required
http://www.aopa.org/members/ftmag/.
http://www.aopa.org/members/wx/.

Fully indexed weather service. Includes DUATS and aviation links
.http://www.tradecrafter.com/tradecrafter/News/Weather/_Layout.asp

Jim Price says, "Check my web site."
http://home.att.net/~jm.price
:http://www.faa.gov/fsdo/orl/forms/8710_1.PDF

This is the NOAA official data. Lots of stuff including low level and weather depiction.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/aviation_weather_center.html
http://204.185.136.10/awc/aviation_weather_center.html

Try searching for Weather1 on this site. I have it set up to show a weather map as my windows wallpaper. It updates automatically. It can be set up to show radar, prognostic etc etc..Paul Cook
www.tucows.com

Free indexed weather service, includes DUATS logon.
http://www.tradecrafter.com/tradecrafter/News/Weather/_Layout.asp

Individual reports that I look at.
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/lolvl.html

Low Level NOAA SIGWX Progs
http://adds.awc-kc.noaa.gov/projects/adds/metars/sfc_msp.gif

NOAA METAR Surface Map with FAA VFR/IFR Designations
http://adds.awc-kc.noaa.gov/projects/adds/airmets/airmets_ALL.gif

NOAA AIRMET/SIGMET map
http://adds.awc-kc.noaa.gov/projects/adds/pireps/pireps_NC_IC.gif"

FAA Pilot Report of Icing for the Chicago area
http://adds.awc-kc.noaa.gov/projects/adds/pireps/pireps_NC_TB.gif

FAA Pilot Report of Turbulence for the Chicago area</A>
http://adds.awc-kc.noaa.gov/projects/adds/pireps/pireps_NC_SK.gif

FAA Pilot Reports of Sky Conditions for the Chicago area
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/goes8e.html

GOES 8 (2 Km) Visible/Fog Image w/ VFR/IFR overlay
http://WWW.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/UnitedStates/Midwest/Illinois/Springfield/RadarLoop/

Intellicast.com Weather - Springfield, Illinois - Radar Loop
http://adds.awc-kc.noaa.gov/

Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)
http://www.skycentral.com/choice.html

GTE DUATS on the Web Sign On
http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/aviation_weather_center.html

Official Forecast Products
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/surface.shtml#sfconus

NWS Surface Analysis / Forecast Fax Charts
http://www.weather.com/weather/us/states.html

Drill down to get the 5 day forecast
http://www.intellicast.com/

http://adds.awc-kc.noaa.gov/projects/adds/index.html

www.avnet.co.uk/tmdg/weather

http://www.met.tamu.edu/weather.shtml 

http://members.aol.com/rlattery/pilotwx.htm 

http://members.aol.com/rlattery/pilot.htm  

http://web.abnormal.com/faatest/  

Icing www.awc-kc.noaa.gov

http://www.weather.com

http://weather.unisys.com/surface/sfc_con_dewp.html

http://asp1.ohio-state.edu/text/wximages/us/natem.gif

http://virga.sfsu.edu/gif/jetsat_00.gif

http://weather.unisys.com

National Weather service storm Prediction Center

http://wwwnssl.noaa.gov/-spc/products/index.html 

Satellite images

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/default.htm

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/software/

http://www1.viaweb.com/avshop/x30403001.html.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/oso1/oso12/metar.htm

http://www.ama500.jccbi.gov/

 Web Sources

Register with American Weather Concepts (AWC) as AOPA member and get basic service for $4 per month.
Log on in Members Only section of AOPA at www.aopa.org.

www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/fax/nwsfax.shtml (TIFF images)
www.faa.gov/aua/ipt_prod/terminal/asos/asos.htm (ASOS/AWOS phone numbers and radio frequencies.)
www.aviationweather.com
http://cimiss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/miscl

Web aviation

( http://www.icct.net/~dyls/flying.html )
For my flight training experience in the US, plus what I found when I did fly in the UK on my US ticket.

http://www.landings.com
http://www.cc.gatech.edu./db1/fly
http://www.aviation.org
http://wwwghgcorp.com/jpurner
http://www.gtefsd.com/aviation/GTEaviation.html
http://www.firstflight.com/index.html

http://www.navaire.com

Searches for N-numbers, pilots, mechanics, flight schools, FAA and medical examiners, aviation museums, and FARs.FAA prep exams for private, instrument, commercial, andCFI
http://www.flightdata.com

Enter the city and state appropriate airports, with fully detailed information about the airport.
www.airnav.com

General

aviationindex@telia.com

For pilot insurance needs see:
http://www.piclife.com/

Download the new pa-28-161 checklist,
http://www.dauntless-soft.com

"See How It Flies" at:
http://www.monmouth.com/~jsd/how/

Performance characteristics of airplanes.
http://www.risingup.com/planespecs/

Graphically displays a wingtip vortex from a landing 747.
http://www.n-w.de/top/pretty/pretty.htm

An online database that lists aircraft specifications and is searchable?
http://208.197.85.141/cgibin/SearchManufac.html 

Excel weight and balance computer and a set of checkllists for the C-172RG to my web page.
http://home.att.net/~jm.price

Personal Minimums Checklist.
http://www.faa.gov/avr/news/pmcp/asppmcp.htm

The Written
http://www.dauntless-soft.com

* private pilot, instrument pilot, ant ATP knowledge test prep software * a /better/ vfr flight planner

* freqsheet, an airport/navaid frequency 'cheat sheet' automation tool.

Flight Planner
I have an updated version (1.10) of my VFR excel flight planner at my website. The URL is
http://members.home.net/snarayan/aviation.html

A set of DEMO Excel planners at:
http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/i-fly/index.html

http://www.g-point.com/xpcity/fms2/

http://members.home.net/snarayan/aviation.html

www.faa.gov/avr/afshome.htm FSDO (Flight Standards District Offices)

http://www.faa.gov/asos/asos.htm gives status and phone numbers of AWOS and ASOS.

http://members.home.net/snarayan/aviation.html or directly for Tyler's version http://members.tripod.com/s_narayan/aviation/tk_fltpln.zip

http://home.att.net/~jm.price

Site that has all the FAA databases (airports, airman, a&p, ame's, etc) Has a live flight plan filing and closing feature.
http://www.flightdata.com

http://wwwfedworld.gov
Search via 'Pick from List'
'FAA Information and Documents'
File Directories:
LFAA-ASI about maintenance
FAA-ATT training and tests
FAA-CAI Ads
FAAOAI Order, notices and Acs
FAA-RI FAR information
 FAA Flight Standards Service Aviation Information Web Site
Airline Certification

NTSB Accidents
FAA Incidents
FAA Enforcements
Airworthiness Directives
Aircraft Information
Aviation Schools
Public Aviation Sites
FAA Homepage
Other Government Sites
FedWorld
Forms
AFS Directory
Regulatory Support Division
AA's AAI (Office of Accident Investigation) and NTSB both have web sites with summaries of accident reports.

AAI: http://www.faa.gov/avr/aai/aaihome.htm

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/months.htm

AIM at: gopher://venus.hyperk.com:2101/1/

Texas A&M University Meteorology

thttp://www.met.tamu.edu/class/Metr151/

http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/Aviation_Weather_Center.html

Transport Canada has a page on Regulation and Standards: Winter Operations which has links to various studies, etc.

http://adds.awc-kc.noaa.gov/

GPS
TeleType GPS offers touchscreen gps for aviation.
http://www.teletype.com/gps/uses.

According to Joe Mehaffey, it is Y2K compliant. See
http://joe.mehaffey.com/y2kunits.htm Joe's site is a very reliable one for all GPS questions.

IIMorrow Gps Site,

http://www.iimorrow.com/download.htm

GPS fixes

http://www.airnav.com

Software for the GPS. Waypoint+ at:

http://www.tapr.org/~kh2z/Waypoint/

You can find cables at:

GPS References:
TSO C-129a, "AIRBORNE SUPPLEMENTAL NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT USING
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)"
http://www.faa.gov/avr/air/AIR100/tsocur/Current.htm

8110.60, GPS AS A PRIMARY MEANS OF NAVIGATION FOR OCEANIC/REMOTE OPERATIONS.
http://www.faa.gov/avr/air/air100/8110-60.doc

There is no AC on how to get approval to use GPS for primary IFR navigation. Only use of GPS is approved as a "supplemental means" for IFR navigation.

 Simulator of a HSI
http://www.pctestpilot.com

Palm Pilot references
www.zenithair.com

www.wavefront.com/~dd/av8r www.palmpilot.com

http://www.zenithair.com/ppilot/

The 200LX palmtop PC with a GPS unit a program called LXGPS

http://www.jps.net/renda/greg

. http://www.pctestpilot.com

www.airnav.com

http://www.visi.com/~mim/nav/index.html

http://www.asa2fly.com/www-asa2fly-com/interact_ot.chk

 Medical
Answers to your questions and has a search feature to locate AMEs. (Aviation Medical Examiners)

http://www.cami.jccbi.gov/AAM-300/amcdfaq.html

Coor blindness in aviation.

http://aopa.com.au/topics/medical/colourvision.html

 Live Audio

ATC feeds are available live on the internet.You usually need the free REALPLAYER plug-in at

http://www.real.com/products/player (the PLUS version is the full retailproduct).

Practical Test Standards
Getting latest FAA changes to PTS Access AFS-600 web site via Scroll down to 'quick jump selection
Select 'Publications:Training,Testing and Technical'
On next page…

'Practical Test Standards (printable)' which has actual PTS including changes
A vertical black line identifies changes. Electronic pages do not match PTS booklet. or
Summary of Practical Test Standard Changes

http://www.mmac.jccbi.gov/afs/afs600

Great source of books on flight training featuring most of Bill Kershner's work at http://www.utilecon.com/library/training.htm plus 150 other aviation books and videos in various categories.

http://www.globalcalendar.com. it's community calendar based -

to schedule their partnered planes.

Sectionals and Terminal Area Charts renewal dates
http://acc.nos.noaa.gov/PriceLists/DOLE/VFRDOLE.pdf

The Map Base
http://mapbase.pair.com/

Understanding the VOR
http://www.visi.com/~mim/nav/index.html

Do check it out under "Planning", in my home page
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/1090/flying.html

There is a program called NuMorse which you can try to use code...
http://www.btinternet.com/~tony.lacy/NuMorse/numorse.htm

On my site under Navigation Simulator, is a link to a great site for
practicing VOR, ADF, RMI and HSI's
http://www.stephenames.com/flying/flying.html

METAR reading tutorial.
http://www.met.tamu.edu/class/Metr151/tut/metar/metarmain.html

RNAV information source
http://brnav.ecacnav.com/

Engine Operation
http://www.lycoming.textron.com/support/publications/
http://www.lycoming.textron.com/main.html
Support/publications/key reprints/Engine Starting Suggestions
www.lycoming.textron.com/support)

http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~laird/flying/flights/nearby_airports
Locates airports

Try this site:http://www.ufly.com/lessons/main1.html
Dutch rolls and other manuevers are explained.

Check out http://www.faatest.com - there is one there, along with some great
software for preparing for various FAA tests.

Passenger briefing card
http://lights.chtm.unm.edu/~sarangan/aviation/pax.pdf

Every formula related to aviation and then some can be found at
http://www.best.com/~williams/avform.htm

www.freeyellow.com/members2/i-fly/index.html
Student website

http://home.cwix.com/~dalfollo@cwix.com/DD_Flying.html
Java software for the Private Pilot, and Instrument Pilot written exam preparation.
http://www.pilotpal.com

Check the FARs for the instrument requirements. If you're training under part 61 it's in 61.65. http://www5.landings.com/cgi-bin/get_file?pass=12345&FAR/part_61/section_61.65.html

If you're training under part 141 it's under 141 Appendix C

Dave Clark headsets upgraded with ANR kit perform well. For more information about our products and service, visit

<http://www.anr-headsets.com/>.

FedWorld via Internet
(703) 321-8020 any time
Help (703)487-4608 normal hours e.s.t.

FSS Codes
SYSTEM NUMBERS
BRIEFER........ *99 INSTRUCTIONS... 311
MENU............200 FAST FILE MENU..201
Tape recorded flight plans Voice activated. 6 second delay system
switches to briefer. 15 minute phone wait required to give FSS time to call back for corrections..
VFR FLIGHT PLAN 401 From 30 minutes to 24 hours
MULTIPLE PLANS 402 Recommend not to use.
Remote outlets: Remote outlets:
Arcata, Big Sur, Fresno, Fort Jones, Friant, Lake
Oakland, Red Bluff, Reno Tahoe, Point Reyes
Miscellaneous:

ROUTE CODES OAK TO...
301 ARCATA 304 SJS TO BKF 307 HOURLY N
302 REDDING 305 SJS TO SBA 308 HOURLY S
303 RENO 306 50 NM OF OAK 316 AIRSPACE PROCEDURES
OAK RCO'S (Remote communications outlets)
122.5 Cow Mountain, Mt. Tamalpais, Mountain View, Oakland
122.2 Is available as universal FSS frequency
OAK ..ARCATA 301 OAK ..REDDING 302
OAK ..RENO 303 SJC ..BKF 304
SJC ..SBA 305 CALIF 307
VALLEY 308 MOUNTAINS 309

OAK FLIGHT WATCH
122.0 LOW ALTITUDE 135.7 HIGH ALTITUDE
Remote outlets: Remote outlets:
Arcata, Big Sur, Fresno, Fort Jones, Friant, Lake
Oakland, Red Bluff, Reno Tahoe, Point Reyes
Miscellaneous:
MILITARY 313 DENSITY ALT 314
SPECIAL 215 AIRSPACE 316

FAA Flight Standards Service
FedWorld via Internet
(703) 321-8020 any time
Help (703)487-4608 normal hours e.s.t.

Recommended Reading

STICK AND RUDDER, Book available in public library.
CALLBACK P.O. Box 189, Moffett Field, CA 94035 FREE
GENERAL AVIATION NEWS--U.S. Government Printing Office $6-7
Area map/location study to become familiar with checkpoints.
Flight Training Magazine (free for 6 months)
(Probably the best aviation magazine for students ever published)
Send, pay, for all back issues.

The Flight Instructor's Manual by Kershner

Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators by Hurt

Robert Buderi 'Invention that Saved the World'; Must read book about history of RADAR

Longitude $11 pocket book about invention of chronometer and much more. 135 pages.

The very best source of need to know but hard to find information is available through the Government Printing Office. Completing the form and getting on their mailing list guarantees even the most unloved of us a continuous stream of mail. First, I want you to request the listed Advisory Circulars to bring your library up to date. Secondly, I want you to complete the "REQUEST FOR MAILING LIST ACTION" form that will, if renewed, give you all the updates and new circulars as they are published.

The AC's have a numbering system with the first set giving the general subject area and the last series the specific subject area. If no cost is mentioned they are free. I have listed those I feel most applicable to my students. Some of the weather and training information is available in commercial publications through FBOs. The ACs that have a cost I have listed at the end. Pay your money and take your choice. I would recommend that you borrow copies from flying friends where possible. ACs are not legally binding or regulatory but they should be heeded since the FAA can use your failure to abide by AC recommendations in any action against you.

For weather information obtain AC 00-6 as a weather textbook. Use AC 00-45 as a guide to interpreting weather charts and forecasts. AC 61-21, AC 61-23 and AC 61-84 are related to FAR Part 61 as it pertains to weather and other aspects of flying.

Advisory Circulars come as FAA manuals such as Flight Training Handbook (AC 61-21B; Aviation Instructor's Handbook (AC 60-14); and Instrument Flying Handbook (AC 61-27. The Airmans Information Manual (AIM) is a must if you begin flying as a career. The FAA publishes an Accident Prevention Program series devoted to information about flight problems deemed to cause accidents. Computer Bulletin board is (800) 426-3814

00-2.6 Advisory Circular Checklist
To receive this circular you must be placed on the AT 00-2 mailing list by completing and mailing the form at the end of this list. Ask for one copy of each. To obtain the "free" AC's you must send this order to:
U.S. Department of Transportation
General Service Section,
M-443.2
Washington, D. C. 20590
Make a Zerox of everything below. Include your return address on a self-addressed Mailing Label. It's free!!

ONE COPY OF EACH.
General

Subject No. 00
00-24B Thunderstorms
00-34A Aircraft Ground Handling and Servicing
00-44DD Status of the Federal Aviation Regulations
Aircraft
Subject No 20
20-5F Plane Sense
20-32B Carbon Monoxide (CO) contamination in aircraft
20-34D Prevention of Retractable Landing Gear Failures
20-35C Tie-Down Sense
20-37D Aircraft Metal Propeller Maintenance
20-42C Hand Fire Extinguisher for use in Aircraft
20-43C Aircraft Fuel Control
20-66 Vibration Evaluation of Aircraft Propellers
20-103 aircraft Engine Crankshaft Failure
20-111 Communication Interference Caused by Unintentional Keyed microphones.
20-113 Pilot Precautions and Procedures to be taken in preventing Aircraft Reciprocating Engine Induction System & Fuel System Icing Problems
20-119 Fuel Drain Valves
20-120 NonDirectional Beacon Frequency Congestion
20-125 Water in Aviation Fuels
43-9B Maintenance Records
43-11 Reciprocating Engine Overhaul Terminology and Standards
43-12A Preventive Maintenance
Airmen
Subject No.60
60-4A Pilot's Spatial Disorientation
60-6B Airplane Flight Manuals...
60-22 Aeronautical Decision Making
61-47A Use of Approach Slope Indicators for Pilot Training
61-67B Stall Spin Awareness Training
61-84B Role of Preflight Preparation
61-101 Presolo Written Test
Air Traffic Control and General Operations
Subject No. 90
90-23E Aircraft Wake Turbulence
90-34 Accidents Resulting from Wheelbarrowing in Tricycle Gear Aircraft.
90-48C Pilots' Role in Collision Avoidance
90-50D Requirements for 760-Channel VHF Radio for Operations
90-58C VOR Course Errors Resulting from 50 kHz channel Mis-Selection
90-66 Recommended Standard Traffic Patterns for Airplane Operations at Uncontrolled Airports.
90-83 Terminal Control Areas (TCA)
91-14D Altimeter Setting Sources
91-35 Noise, Hearing Damage, and Fatigue in General Aviation Pilots
91-36C VFR Flight Near Noise-Sensitive Areas
91-44A Operational and Maintenance Practices for Emergency Locator Transmitters and Receivers
91-46 Gyroscopic Instruments-Good Operating Practices
91-48 Acrobatics-Precision Flying with a Purpose
91-50 Importance of Transponder Operation and Altitude Reporting
91-55 Reduction of Electrical System Failures Following Aircraft Engine Starting
91-59 Inspection and Care of General Aviation Aircraft Exhaust Systems
91-65 Use of Shoulder Harness in Passenger Seats
91-67 Minimum Equipment Requirements for General Aviation Operations Under FAR Part 91
91-83-1B Canceling or Closing Flight Plans

Subject No. 120
120-51 Cockpit Resource Management Training

AC 00-2.6
Appendix 6
REQUEST FOR MAILING LIST ACTION ( Advisory Circulars)

MAIL TO; [ ] ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST. ONE COPY
DOT, M-484.1
DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS [ ] ADD MY NAME FOR AC CHECKLIST
SECTION
WASHINGTON, DC 20590
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MAIL AC's TO DATE:___/___/___

Customer' Name and Address.
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Number Subject Copies
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00 GENERAL
00-2.6 Checklist
20 AIRCRAFT
20-43 Maintenance,
60 AIRMEN
61- Certification: Pilots and Flight Instructors

90 AIR TRAFFIC AND GENERAL OPERATING RULES
91 General Operating and Flight Rules
93 Special Air Traffic Rules and Airport Traffic Patterns

(POH) (Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM)
Aging affects aircraft performance. Older POHs have more optimistic numbers. Newer models have more conservative and more complete information. Rule of thumb says that that you get a knot of cruise for each 100 pounds below gross. Manufacture's takeoff and landing performance were done using maximum performance techniques. Expect up to 50% poorer performance when you do it.

Certain items should be memorized such as weights, fuel, time aloft, and oil. Mark your manual so you don't have to fumble looking for airspeed, takeoff, landing, and range charts. Transfer pertinent checklist data to your own checklist. Finally, 'how the systems operate' should be an ongoing study of every increasing awareness and depth. An emergency can grow from nothing when the pilot does not know his aircraft systems and how they work.

Certain parts of the POH may be required by the FAA to be in the aircraft as part of the required papers. Since it is difficult to determine just which parts, keep it all. Better yet, keep your own copy since POHs have legs of their own. The POH is included in the FAA's "All available information" stricture, FAR 91.103, regarding any flight. "Each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight..." Do not rely on the aircraft POH to be current with past factory revisions. These revisions may not be available in published format. (Catch 22) It is best to study while in airplane. Memory will fade so a section by section review, one per flight, is not a bad idea.

Newer POHs of the GAMA form have nine numbered sections:
Inside of front cover is a quick study of performance data.
1. General Information;
2. Capacities
3, Limitations;
4. Engine limits, FAA essentials, weight & balance, placards
5. Emergency Procedures;
6. Normal Procedures;
7. Performance Data;
8. Speeds
9.Weight and Balance charts;
10. Equipment list;
11. Systems
12. Maintenance
13. Modifications or optional installations
(Supplements and maintenance manual may be available)

The FAA expects a pilot to know what is in the Pilots Operating Handbook (POH). A pilot's inability to use and rely on POH information is a common reason given for FAA charges of FAR violation. The FARs and most POHs have built in factors that make the plane safe to fly as limited and unsafe if flown otherwise. Safety factors exist only if all of the operating procedures are followed exactly. Since few pilots are able to conform to exact operating procedures we should always fly with an additional personal safety margin. POH data is often based on gross weights. Below that gross weight a 10% decrease in weight will result is roughly a 5% increase in any performance. Speeds, altitudes, and ranges are based on new aircraft. U. S. General Aviation aircraft are an average of 30 years old. They cannot be expected to achieve POH figures.

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