Welcome to a guide through the FAR/AIM!

Just some insights, and nice things to know about the pilot's bible:

(some of these questions could be asked in a checkride)

This arcticle will discuss the FAR part of the FAR/AIM. Another articel will cover the AIM part.

     What is the FAR?

•  It's a collection of Aviation related Regulations, the Federal Aviation Regulations.

     Where are those Regulations from?

• The Regulations in the FAR/AIM are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) which contain the Regulations of the United States. The Regulations in the FAR/AIM are located in Parts 14 (Aeronautics and Space) and 49 (Transportation) of the CFR. Part 3 of the CFR for example concerns the office of the President.

     Until when is my FAR/AIM current?

• If you just bought a new one, even if you did so the day it was published, it's going to be outdated already. You can check the currency date on page ii, which is the page right after the cover sheet.
  For the FAR/AIM 2011, for example, it states: " This publication contains current regulations as of July 30, 2010. The Aeronautical Information Manual is current through August 26, 2010"

     How can I update my FAR/AIM?

• You can get all the updates to your FAR/AIM via the ASA Homepage.

     If I quote out of the FAR/AIM how do I say all those numbers?

• Let's say the place you're looking at is 91.126 (b) (2) in the FARs.
  This would then be 14 CFR 91.126 (b) (2) in the CFR and would be said:
  "Title 14 CFR, Part 91, Section 126, Paragraph (b), Subparagraph (2)"

Bookmarking

I like to go through the FAR/AIM once I get it and update all my bookmarks, highlights and notes and thought it might be interesting to share my list with you guys, so here it is.

While certainly a tedious task I consider doing this manual labeling a great review of the regulations and time well spent.

The list features things all the way from Student Pilot through CFII, so it could be pretty interesting to read.

Of course it's not a complete list, so don't rely on it and of course I invite you to post comments with stuff you bookmarked and I didn't yet.

After spending some time with the FAR/AIM, often times you will know the chapter the information you are looking for and about where to find my information in the chapter. So for newer Students it is a great practice to try to read through the FAR/AIM once to get familiar with it.

The first thing I do is to bookmark all the top-level Sections of the FAR (e.g. 1,43,61,.....,142) to find them faster.

I will then add bookmark individual sections that I often refer to.

I know that some people use the tabs that are printed on the book and are happy with those but I just like the extra comfort of having those bookmarks.

I do the same thing for the AIM.

Ok, let's look at my bookmarks/highlights:

Part 1 Definitions and Abbreviations

Part 43 Maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, and alteration

   Appendix A to Part 43 (c): Preventive Maintenance

Part 61 Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors and Ground Instructors

   SFAR No.73 to Part 61 1-3: Robinson R22+R44 SFAR

   61.1 (b) (v): Cross Country flight time for ratings

   61.2: Exercise of privilege

   61.3: Requirement for certificates, ratings and authorizations (Required to carry aboard)

   61.17: Temporary certificate

   61.19 (a)-(g): Duration of pilot and instructor certificates

   61.23 (a)-(d): Medical certificates: Requirement and duration

   61.29: Replacement of a lost or destroyed airman or medical certificate or knowledge test report

   61.31: Type rating requirements, additional training, and authorization requirements

   61.35: Knowledge test

   61.39: Prerequisites for practical tests

   61.43: Practical tests: General procedures

   61.45: Practical tests: Required aircraft and equipment

   61.51: Pilot logbooks (Logging flight time)

   61.56: Flight Review (BFR)

   61.57: Recent flight experience: Pilot in Command (Carrying passengers, Instrument Proficiency Check)

   61.60: Change of address

   61.64: Use of a flight simulator and flight training device

   61.65: Instrument rating requirements

   61.75 Private Pilot certificate issued on the basis of a foreign pilot license

   61 Subpart C: Student Pilots (Requirements, Maneuvers, Privileges, Limitations)

   61 Subpart E: Private Pilots (Requirements, Maneuvers, Privileges, Limitations)

   61 Subpart F: Commercial Pilots (Requirements, Maneuvers, Privileges, Limitations)

   61 Subpart G: Airline Transport Pilots (Requirements, Maneuvers, Privileges, Limitations)

   61 Subpart H: Flight Instructors Other than Flight Instructors with a Sport Pilot Rating  (Requirements, Maneuvers, Privileges, Limitations)

      61.189: Flight instructor records

      61.197: Renewal requirements for flight instructor certification

      61.199: Reinstatement requirements of an expired flight instructor certificate

Part 67 Medical Standards and Certification

Part 71 Airspace

   71.9: Overlapping airspace designations

   71 Subpart A: Class A Airspace

   71 Subpart B: Class B Airspace

   71 Subpart C: Class C Airspace

   71 Subpart D: Class D Airspace

   71 Subpart E: Class E Airspace

   71 Subpart H: Reporting Points

Part 73 Special Use Airspace

   73 Subpart A: General

   73 Subpart B: Restricted Areas

   73 Subpart C: Prohibited Areas

Part 91 General operating and flight rules

   91.3: Responsibility and authority of the Pilot in command

   91.7: Civil aircraft airworthiness

   91.9: Civil aircraft flight manual, marking and placard requirements

   91.13: Careless or reckless operation

   91.15: Dropping objects

   91.17: Alcohol or drugs

   91.21: Portable electronic devices

   91.25: Aviation Safety Reporting Program ("NASA Form”): Prohibition against use of reports for enforcement purposes

   91.103: Preflight action

   91.107: Use of safety belts, shoulder harnesses, and child restraint systems

   91.109: Flight instruction; Simualted instrument fight and certain flight tests

   91.111: Operating near other aircraft (Formation flying)

   91.113: Right of way rules

   91.117: Aircraft speed

   91.119: Minimum safe altitudes

   91.121: Altimeter settings

   91.123: Compliance with ATC clearances and instructions

   91.125: ATC light signals

   91.126: Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in class G airspace

   91.127: Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in class E airspace

   91.129: Operations in class D airspace

   91.130: Operations in class C airspace

   91.131: Operations in class B airspace

   91.133: Restricted and prohibited areas

   91.135: Operations in class A airspace

   91.137: Temporary flight restrictions in the vicinity of disaster/hazard areas

   91.139: Emergency air traffic rules

   91.146: Passenger-carrying flights for the benefit of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event

   91.147: Passenger-carrying flights for compensation or hire

   91.151: Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions

   91.153: VFR flight plan: Information required

   91.155: Basic VFR weather minimums

   91.157: Special VFR weather minimums

   91.159: VFR cruising altitudes or flight level

   91.161: Special awareness training required for pilots flying VFR within 60NM of DC VOR

   91.167: Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions

   91.169: IFR flight plan information required

   91.171: VOR equipment check for IFR operations

   91.173: ATC clearance and flight plan required

   91.175: Takeoff and landing under IFR

   91.177: Minimum altitudes for IFR operations

   91.179: IFR cruising altitude or flight level

   91.183: IFR communications

   91.185: IFR operations: Two-way radio communications failure

   91.203: Civil aircraft: Certifications required

   91.205: Powered civil aircraft with standard category U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements

   91.207: Emergency locator transmitters

   91.209: Aircraft lights

   91.213: Inoperative instruments and equipment

   91.215: ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use

   91.225 ADS-B out equipment and use

   91.403: General (Required Maintenance)

   91.409: Inspections (Required Maintenance)

   91.411: Altimeter system and altitude reporting equipment tests and inspections

   91.411: ATC transponder tests and inspections

   91.417: Maintenance records

Part 97 Standard Instrument Procedures

Part 110 General Requirements

Part 117 Flight and Duty Limitations and rest requirements for part 121

Part 119 Certification: Air carriers and commercial operators

Part 135 Operating requirements: Commuter and on demand operations and rules governing persons on board such aircraft

   135.79: Flight locating requirements (Flight following)

   135.87: Carriage of cargo including carry-on baggage

   135.93: Minimum altitudes for use of autopilot

   135.99: Composition of flight crew

   135.101: Second in command required under IFR

   135.105: Exception to 135.101: Approval for use of autopliot system

   135.109: PIC or SIC: Designation required

   135.113: Passenger occupancy of pilot seat

   135.115: Manipulation of controls

   135.117: Briefing of passengers before flight

   135.119: Prohibition against carriage of weapons 

   135.120 Prohibition on interference with crewmembers
   

   135.121 Alcoholic beverages

   135.122 Stowage of food, beverage, and passenger service equipment during aircraft movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing

   135.123 Emergency and emergency evacuation duties
      

   135.143 General requirements (Aircraft and Equipment)

   135.144 Portable electronic devices

   135.147 Dual controls required

   135.149 Equipment requirements: General

   135.155 Fire extinguishers: Passenger-carrying aircraft

   135.159 Equipment requirements: Carrying passengers under VFR at night or under VFR over-the-top conditions

   135.160 Radio altimeters for rotorcraft operations

   135.161 Communication and navigation equipment for aircraft operations under VFR over routes navigated by pilotage

   135.163 Equipment requirements: Aircraft carrying passengers under IFR

   135.165 Communication and navigation equipment: Extended over-water or IFR operations

   135.167 Emergency equipment: Extended overwater operations

   135.168 Emergency equipment: Overwater rotorcraft operations

   135.169 Additional airworthiness requirements

   135.179 Inoperable instruments and equipment

   135.183 Performance requirements: Land aircraft operated over water

   135.203 VFR: Minimum altitudes

   135.205 VFR: Visibility requirements

   135.207 VFR: Helicopter surface reference requirements

   135.209 VFR: Fuel supply

   135.211 VFR: Over-the-top carrying passengers: Operating limitations

   135.213 Weather reports and forecasts

   135.215 IFR: Operating limitations

   135.217 IFR: Takeoff limitations

   135.219 IFR: Destination airport weather minimums

   135.221 IFR: Alternate airport weather minimums

   135.223 IFR: Alternate airport requirements

   135.225 IFR: Takeoff, approach and landing minimums

   135.227 Icing conditions: Operating limitations

   135.229 Airport requirements

   135.243 Pilot in command qualifications

   135.244 Operating experience

   135.245 Second in command qualifications

   135.247 Pilot qualifications: Recent experience

   135.263 Flight time limitations and rest requirements: All certificate holders

   135.265 Flight time limitations and rest requirements: Scheduled operations

   135.267 Flight time limitations and rest requirements: Unscheduled one- and two-pilot crews

   135.269 Flight time limitations and rest requirements: Unscheduled three- and four-pilot crews

   135.271 Helicopter hospital emergency medical evacuation service (HEMES)

   135.273 Duty period limitations and rest time requirements

   135.293 Initial and recurrent pilot testing requirements.

   135.297 Pilot in command: Instrument proficiency check requirements.

   135.299 Pilot in command: Line checks: Routes and airports.

   135.301 Crewmember: Tests and checks, grace provisions, training to accepted standards.

   135.413 Responsibility for airworthiness

   Subpart L—Helicopter Air Ambulance Equipment, Operations, and Training Requirements

      135.601 Applicability and definitions

      135.603 Pilot-in-command instrument qualifications

      135.605 Helicopter terrain awareness and warning system (HTAWS)

      135.607 Flight Data Monitoring System

      135.609 VFR ceiling and visibility requirements for Class G airspace

      135.611 IFR operations at locations without weather reporting

      135.613 Approach/departure IFR transitions

      135.615 VFR flight planning

      135.617 Pre-flight risk analysis

      135.619 Operations control centers

      135.621 Briefing of medical personnel

   Part 136 Commercial Air Tours and National Parks Air Tour Management

   Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operations

   Part 141 Pilot Schools

   49 CFR Part 830 Notification And Reporting Of Aircraft Accidents Or Incidents And Overdue Aircraft, And Preservation Of Aircraft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo, And Records