Safety of Flight
Section 1 Meteorology
- 7–1–1 National Weather Service Aviation Weather Service Program
- 7–1–2 FAA Weather Services
- 7–1–3 Use of Aviation Weather Products
- 7–1–4 Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA)
- 7–1–5 Preflight Briefing
- 7–1–6 Inflight Aviation Weather Advisories
- 7–1–7 Categorical Outlooks
- 7–1–8 Inflight Weather Advisory Broadcasts
- 7–1–9 Flight Information Services (FIS)
- 7–1–10 Weather Observing Programs
- 7–1–11 Weather Radar Services
- 7–1–12 ATC Inflight Weather Avoidance Assistance
- 7–1–13 Runway Visual Range (RVR)
- 7–1–14 Reporting of Cloud Heights
- 7–1–15 Reporting Prevailing Visibility
- 7–1–16 Estimating Intensity of Rain and Ice Pellets
- 7–1–17 Estimating Intensity of Snow or Drizzle (Based on Visibility)
- 7–1–18 Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs)
- 7–1–19 PIREPs Relating to Airframe Icing
- 7–1–20 Definitions of Inflight Icing Terms
- 7–1–21 PIREPs Relating to Turbulence
- 7–1–22 Wind Shear PIREPs
- 7–1–23 Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) PIREPs
- 7–1–24 Microbursts
- 7–1–25 PIREPs Relating to Volcanic Ash Activity
- 7–1–26 Thunderstorms
- 7–1–27 Thunderstorm Flying
- 7–1–28 Key to Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) and Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR)
- 7–1–29 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Weather Formats
Section 2 Barometric Altimeter Errors and Setting Procedures
Section 3 Cold Temperature Barometric Altimeter Errors, Setting Procedures and Cold Temperature Airports (CTA)
- 7–3–1 Effect of Cold Temperature on Barometric Altimeters
- 7–3–2 Pre-Flight Planning for Cold Temperature Altimeter Errors
- 7–3–3 Effects of Cold Temperature on Baro-Vertical Navigation (VNAV) Vertical Guidance
- 7–3–4 Cold Temperature Airports (CTA)
- 7–3–5 Cold Temperature Airport Procedures
- 7–3–6 Examples for Calculating Altitude Corrections on CTAs
Section 4 Wake Turbulence
- 7–4–1 General
- 7–4–2 Vortex Generation
- 7–4–3 Vortex Strength
- 7–4–4 Vortex Behavior
- 7–4–5 Operations Problem Areas
- 7–4–6 Vortex Avoidance Procedures
- 7–4–7 Helicopters
- 7–4–8 Pilot Responsibility
- 7–4–9 Air Traffic Wake Turbulence Separations
- 7–4–10 Development and New Capabilities
Section 5 Bird Hazards and Flight Over National Refuges, Parks, and Forests
- 7–5–1 Migratory Bird Activity
- 7–5–2 Reducing Bird Strike Risks
- 7–5–3 Reporting Bird Strikes
- 7–5–4 Reporting Bird and Other Wildlife Activities
- 7–5–5 Pilot Advisories on Bird and Other Wildlife Hazards
- 7–5–6 Flights Over Charted U.S. Wildlife Refuges, Parks, and Forest Service Areas
Section 6 Potential Flight Hazards
- 7–6–1 Accident Cause Factors
- 7−6−2 Reporting Radio/Radar Altimeter Anomalies
- 7–6–3 VFR in Congested Areas
- 7–6–4 Obstructions To Flight
- 7–6–5 Avoid Flight Beneath Unmanned Balloons
- 7–6–6 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- 7–6–7 Mountain Flying
- 7–6–8 Use of Runway Half-Way Signs at Unimproved Airports
- 7–6–9 Seaplane Safety
- 7–6–10 Flight Operations in Volcanic Ash
- 7–6–11 Emergency Airborne Inspection of Other Aircraft
- 7–6–12 Precipitation Static
- 7–6–13 Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (Laser) Operations and Reporting Illumination of Aircraft
- 7–6–14 Flying in Flat Light, Brown Out Conditions, and White Out Conditions
- 7–6–15 Operations in Ground Icing Conditions
- 7–6–16 Avoid Flight in the Vicinity of Exhaust Plumes (Smoke Stacks and Cooling Towers)
- 7–6–17 Space Launch and Reentry Area