12/2/21
AIM
Aeronautical Information Manual
Explanation of Changes
Effective: December 2, 2021
a. 1
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1
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8. NAVAID SERVICE VOLUMES
1
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1
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17. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYS-
TEM (GPS)
1
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1
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18. WIDE AREA AUGMENTATION
SYSTEM (WAAS)
1
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2
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3. USE OF SUITABLE AREA NAVI-
GATION (RNAV) SYSTEMS ON CONVEN-
TIONAL PROCEDURES AND ROUTES
2
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1
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2. VISUAL GLIDESLOPE INDICA-
TORS
3
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5
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8. WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE
AREA (WRA)
4
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1
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3. FLIGHT SERVICE STATIONS
4
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1
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14. AUTOMATIC FLIGHT INFOR-
MATION SERVICE (AFIS) – ALASKA FSS
ONLY
4
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5
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9. FLIGHT INFORMATION SER-
VICE
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BROADCAST (FIS
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B)
5
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1
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1. PREFLIGHT PREPARATION
5
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1
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3. NOTICE TO AIRMEN (NOTAM)
SYSTEM
5
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5
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1. GENERAL
7
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1
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5. PREFLIGHT BRIEFING
7
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1
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9. FLIGHT INFORMATION SER-
VICES (FIS)
7
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6
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3. OBSTRUCTIONS TO FLIGHT
7
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6
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12. LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY
STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION
(LASER) OPERATIONS AND REPORTING
ILLUMINATION OF AIRCRAFT
10
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2
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1. OFFSHORE HELICOPTER OP-
ERATIONS
This editorial change complies with the Federal
Women’s Program (FWP) suggestions. The acronym
NOTAM is updated from Notice to Airmen to the
more applicable term Notice to Air Missions, which
is inclusive of all aviators and missions.
b. 1
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1
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9. INSTRUMENT LANDING SYS-
TEM (ILS)
Discussion within the PARC Pilot
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Controller
Procedures and Systems Integration (PCPSI) work
group resulted in a recommendation to further clarify
the ILS Expanded Service Volume (ESV) and include
a new figure that better explains how pilots can
identify an ILS ESV when consulting a charted
instrument procedure.
c. 1
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1
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17. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYS-
TEM
The NOTAM subparagraph (g) was deleted so as not
to duplicate. There is a specific NOTAM paragraph
(5
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1
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3) that explains NOTAMs in detail. A few
paragraphs were moved to supplement the RAIM
paragraph. Lastly, in an effort to clarify guidance and
to ensure it supports what is currently being charted
in regards to the missed approach waypoint (MAWP)
and the missed approach holding waypoint (MAH-
WP), a clearer depiction and a minor correction on
how Fly
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by (FB) and Fly
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over (FO) waypoints are
used and depicted on approach charts.
d. 1
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1
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19. GROUND BASED AUGMENTA-
TION SYSTEM (GBAS) LANDING SYSTEM
(GLS)
This change is a complete rewrite of paragraph
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1
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19 to eliminate much of the technical
descriptions and to focus on the operational functions
and descriptions of the GLS system. Emphasis was
concentrated on GLS similarity to ILS, operational
description and additional attention to familiarity
with standard service volumes of GLS procedures.
Explanation of Changes
E of Chg
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