What is Multicom frequency?
A VHF/AM aircraft radio frequency (122.9 MHz) assigned by the FAA for use in air-to-air communications.
What type of information is in the aim?
These publications contain information on airports, communications, navigation aids, instrument landing systems, VOR receiver check points, preferred routes, Flight Service Station/Weather Service telephone numbers, Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) frequencies, part-time surface areas, and various other …
What is the difference between UNICOM and Multicom?
UNICOM is a licensed non-government base station that provides air-to-ground and ground-to-air communication, and may also serve as a CTAF when in operation. MULTICOM is a frequency allocation without a physical base station that is reserved as a CTAF for airports without other facilities.
What is the TC aim?
The Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM) provides flight crews with a single source for information on rules and procedures for aircraft operation in Canadian airspace. It has been developed to bring together pre-flight reference information of a lasting nature into a single primary document.
What is the CTAF Unicom?
A CTAF is a frequency designated for the purpose of carrying out airport advisory practices while operating to or from an airport without an operating control tower. The CTAF may be a UNICOM, MULTICOM, FSS, or tower frequency and is identified in appropriate aeronautical publications.
What is ASOS frequency?
ASOS works non-stop, updating observations every minute, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Getting more information on the atmosphere, more frequently and from more locations is the key to improving forecasts and warnings.
How often does the far aim update?
every four weeks
The AIM is updated every four weeks, and professionals and students of the aviation world subscribe to the FAA for alerts and links to new documents.
Should I use CTAF or Unicom?
You call “Traffic” on the CTAF when you are self reporting your position. You are not soliciting of expecting a response. You are talking to other aircraft. You call “Unicom” when you are expecting a response from someone at a ground station.
What is ASOS in aviation?
ASOS. ASOS. The Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) program is a joint effort of the National Weather Service (NWS), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Department of Defense (DOD). The ASOS systems serves as the nation’s primary surface weather observing network.
What is tp15263?
Knowledge Requirements for Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 250 g up to and including 25 kg, Operating within Visual Line-of-Sight (VLOS) – TP 15263.
Which small remotely piloted aircraft operations requires a pilot certificate?
Effective June 1, 2019, if you fly drones (UAVs) or Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) with a maximum takeoff weight of 250 grams (g) up to and including 25 kilograms (kg) in Canadian Domestic Airspace, you are required by law to obtain a pilot certificate to operate legally.