Aeronautical Information Manual

The FAA maintains an online version of the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM).

AIM 1: Navaids

• NDB | VOR | VOR Check | TACAN - VORTAC | DME | ILS - SDF - MLS | GPS-WAAS | Precision Approaches | RNAV

AIM 2: Lights & Aids

• Airport Lights | Obstruction | Markings & Signs

AIM 3: Airspace

• Dimensions | Controlled Airspace A-E | Non-Controlled Airspace (G) | Special-Use Airspace | Other

AIM 4: Air Traffic Control

• ARTCC - Towers | IFR @ Non-Towered Airports | Phraseology | Traffic Patterns | Clearances | VFR on Top | IFR Separation | Runway Separation | Radar & PAR

AIM 5: Air Traffic Procedures

• Approach Control | Briefing Instrument Approaches | Instrument Approach Procedures | Pilot & Controller Roles and Responsibilities | National Security & Interception Procedures

AIM 6: Emergency Procedures

• General | Services Available to Pilots | Distress and Urgency Procedures | Radio Communication Failure | Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Communications

AIM 7: Safety of Flight

• Meteorology | Altimeter Settings | Wake Turbulence | Bird Hazards & Flight Over Refuges/Parks/Forests | Potential Flight Hazards | Safety, Accident & Hazard Reports

AIM 8: Medical Facts for Pilots

• Fitness for Flights | Effects of Altitude | Hyperventilation | C02 | Illusions in Flight | Vision in Flight | Aerobatic Flight | Judgment Aspects and Collision Avoidance

AIM 9: Aeronautical Charts & Publications

• Obtaining Charts | Charts & Products | Series Descriptions

AIM 10: Helicopter Operations

• IFR Operations | Special Operations

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