PREFACE – INFO Warehouse

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Preface for Safety Info Warehouse:  

A List of Very Important Pilot Resources and Useful Data

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(Preface Updated 8/2025)

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        Selected CHARTING NOTICES              FAA Safety Alerts and Charting Notice List Here.

Aeronautical Charting Meeting (Charting Group)

  • The Aeronautical Charting Meeting (ACM) is a public meeting held two times every year. The purpose of the ACM is three-fold:
    • Identify issues concerning safety and usefulness of aeronautical charts and flight information products/services.
    • Discuss and evaluate proposals concerning aeronautical charts and flight information publications, digital aeronautical products, database coding, instrument flight procedures, and instrument flight procedure development, policy, and design.
    • Provide an opportunity for government and interested participants to brief and/or discuss new navigation concepts, terminal instrument procedures (TERPS) policy/criteria changes, and charting specifications and methodologies.

    The Aeronautical Charting Meeting is divided into two groups — the Instrument Procedures Group (IPG) and the Charting Group (CG) See Order 7910.5.

    The CG portion of the ACM includes briefings and discussions on recommendations regarding aeronautical charts and flight information products/services. Please visit the ACM Instrument Procedures Group Web Site for information regarding Instrument Procedure issues.

    The meeting is a facilitated discussion of new and outstanding topics. The status of an open issue will be reported from meeting to meeting until a resolution is reached, at which point the issue will be closed.

    Aeronautical Charting Meeting (ACM) — Charting Group

    Next Meeting

    5/16/25: "We are planning to hold ACM 25-02 October 6-9, 2025. The new Recommendation Document submission deadline for ACM 25-02 is September 5, 2025."

    • To be added to the ACM email distribution list, send a message with your first and last name and email address to: 9-amc-avs-acm-info@faa.gov

    • FOR:  ACM Instrument Procedures Group and Charting Group Attendees,

      As a result of the cancelation of ACM 25-01, the new Recommendation Documents (RDs) that were submitted for the April meeting will be added to the agenda for discussion at the 25-02 meeting, planned for October. The 25-01 RDs have now been posted to the IPG and CG websites. Due to other responsibilities, Gary Petty will be handing off the facilitation role for the IPG to Rune Duke, who will serve moving forward as the IPG Chair.

    • ACM Charting Group

    • ACM IPG Group

      Jennifer Hendi, Chair ACM Charting Group  -  Rune Duke, Chair ACM Instrument Procedures Group - Jennifer L. Hendi

Aeronautical Information Services - Charting Products Integration Team, AJV-A25 - Visit Aeronautical Information Services Here

Rune Duke - Aviation Safety - Flight Technologies & Procedure Division, Flight Procedures & Airspace Group - Division Feedback: 9-AWA-AVS-AFS-400-flight-technologies-procedures@faa.gov

Flight Technologies & Procedures Division webpage

New Recommendation Documents for Upcoming ACM (CG)

New submission deadline for ACM 25-02: Close of business September 5, 2025.

Submitted new Recommendation Documents:

                   

                      MANUALS You May Need:

 

        NEWEST AERONAUTICAL CHART USRS GUIDE

The Chart Users' Guide is updated when there is new chart symbology or when there are changes in the depiction of information and/or symbols on the charts. It will be published in accordance with the 56-day AIRAC schedule.

Effective Date: 12 June 2025

Introduction

This Chart Users' Guide is an introduction to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aeronautical charts and publications. It is useful to new pilots as a learning aid, and to experienced pilots as a quick reference guide.

08/13/2025   The LATEST CHART GUIDE INFORMATION - SEE CHARTING NOTICE HERE

 

The FAA is the source for all data and information utilized in the publishing of aeronautical charts through authorized publishers for each stage of Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) air navigation including training, planning, and departures, enroute (for low and high altitudes), approaches, and taxiing charts. Digital charts are available online at:

Paper copies of the charts are available through an FAA Approved Print Provider. A complete list of current providers is available at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/print_providers/

The FAA Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) Pilot/Controller Glossary defines in detail, all terms and abbreviations used throughout this publication. Unless otherwise indicated, miles are nautical miles (NM), altitudes indicate feet above Mean Sea Level (MSL), and times used are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

The Notice to Air Missions Publication (NOTAM) includes current Flight Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs. NOTAMs alert pilots of new regulatory requirements and reflect changes to Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), flight restrictions, and aeronautical chart revisions. This publication is prepared every 28 days by the FAA, and is available by subscription from the Government Printing Office. For more information on subscribing or to access online PDF copy, http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/notices/

In addition to NOTAMs, the Chart Supplement and the Safety Alerts/Charting Notices page of the Aeronautical Information Services website are also useful to pilots.

Keep Your Charts Current

Aeronautical information changes rapidly, so it is important that pilots check the effective dates on each aeronautical chart and publication. To avoid danger, it is important to always use current editions and discard obsolete charts and publications.

To confirm that a chart or publication is current, refer to the next scheduled effective date printed on the cover. Pilots should also check NOTAMs for important updates between chart and publication cycles that are essential for safe flight

Reporting Chart Discrepancies

Your experience as a pilot is valuable and your feedback is important. We make every effort to display accurate information on all FAA charts and publications, so we appreciate your input. Please notify us concerning any requests for changes, or potential discrepancies you see while using our charts and related products.

FAA, Aeronautical Information Services
1305 East-West Highway
SSMC4, Room 3424
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281

Telephone Toll-Free 1-800-638-8972
Aeronautical Inquiries: http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/Aeronautical_Inquiries/

 

        CHARTING NOTICE - DISCONTINUED CHARTS

Date:  May 30, 2025
To:  Users of: All Aeronautical Products and Digital Services
From:  Aeronautical Information Services, AJV-A
Subject: Discontinuation of selected charting products and services beginning August 7, 2025

Please be advised that the FAA is discontinuing the following products:

Aeronautical Chart Users’ Guide
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/aero_guide/

VFR Class B Enhancement Graphics
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/vfr_class_b/

U.S. VFR Wall Planning
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/productcatalog/planningcharts/VFRWall/

Alaska VFR Wall Planning
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/productcatalog/planningcharts/AKVFRWall/

U.S. IFR/VFR Low Altitude Planning Charts
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/productcatalog/planningcharts/US/

The final publication date for these products will be June 12, 2025. As each of the current versions of the above products expires or becomes outdated, they will be removed from the FAA website.

Questions or concerns about the discontinuation of these charting products can be submitted on the web or by phone using the FAA Hotline. See
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/aae/programs_services/faa_hotlines.

View Aeronautical Information Services Safety Alerts and Charting Notices at (https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/safety_alerts/) for awareness of chart and data corrections. A page subscription service is available.

For awareness or participation in a public forum to identify issues concerning safety and usefulness of aeronautical charts and flight information products/services, and discuss change proposals to specifications and methodologies visit Aeronautical Charting Meeting
(Chart Group) at (https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/acf/).
A page subscription service is available.

For aeronautical data or charting inquiries visit the Aeronautical Information Portal
(https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/controllers/PublicSecurity/nfdcLogin)
May 2025
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
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        AVIATION MX HUMAN FACTORS QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

The Aviation MX Human Factors Quarterly is no longer published but was written by maintenance human factors professionals dedicated to identifying and optimizing the factors that affect human performance in maintenance and inspection and is still relevant.

2021

  • September (PDF), Volume 9, Issue 3
  • June (PDF), Volume 9, Issue 2
  • March (PDF), Volume 9, Issue 1

For a COMPLETE LIST of  MX HUMAN FACTORS QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS 2021-2013 and ARTICLES on TOPICS that Include, Past Issues of the MX Fatigue FOCUS NEWSLETTERS,  GENERAL FATIQUE, MAINTENANCE FATIQUE, & FATIQUE RISK MANAGEMENT -  CLICK HERE.

 

        FATIQUE RISK MANAGEMENT

Publications and Articles - View publications and articles about human fatigue, shift work, maintenance personnel fatigue, and fatigue risk management.

      General Fatigue and Maintenance Fatigue Papers   Collection of Important Information from FAA.GOV.  CLICK HERE

Also, see FAASAFETY.GOV Human Factors Training Courses:  ALC-731

 

        IFP Announcements and Reports

The ILS Procedures and Components List (below) is a full list of ILS procedures and related components within the NAS. This list includes all Category I, II, III approaches as well as Special Authorization Category I and II. The sortable list can be downloaded and is updated with the normal instrument procedure charting cycle. The information contained in the ILS Procedures and Components List is extracted from Aeronautical Information Services databases. It should not be used for navigation or flight planning. Information on GPS/WAAS approaches.

 

            Los Angeles County Aviation Commission - Meeting Agendas 2025

The Los Angeles County-owned airports, Brackett Field Airport in La Verne, Compton/Woodley Airport in Compton, San Gabriel Valley Airport in El Monte, General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, and Whiteman Airport in Pacoima not only play a vital role within the nation's integrated system of airports, they are also an integral part of YOUR community, serving the diverse constituents of the County of Los Angeles.   Contact Us: Staff to the Commission:  Van Tran(626) 300-4870  - ACCESS LA County Aviation Commission Meeting CALENDAR HERE  -  AGENDAS HERE  -  ACCESS Commission Meeting Minutes HERE.

 

              Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors - Serving The County of LA Since 1892

Meetings of the Board of Supervisors are held on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. at 500 West Temple Street, Room 381B, at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in Los Angeles. The regular meeting of the Board held on the last Tuesday of the month is primarily for the purpose of conducting legally-required public hearings on zoning matters, fee increases, special district proceedings, property transactions, etc.  ACCESS Meeting AGENDAS HERE, -  ACCESS Board Meeting MINUTES HERE

 

                   What is the Airport Compliance Program?

The FAA Airport Compliance Program is contractually based; it does not attempt to control or direct the operation of airports…rather, the program is designed to monitor and enforce obligations agreed to by airport sponsors in exchange for valuable benefits and rights granted by the United States…
[FAA Order 5190.6B, 1.5]

An Airport Sponsor meets its commitments when:
• Federal obligations are understood
• A program is in place that the FAA deems adequate to carry out the sponsor’s commitments (e.g., preventative maintenance, leasing polices,    rules/regs, minimum standards)
• The sponsor satisfactorily demonstrates that such a program is being carried out
• Past compliance issues have been addressed
[FAA Order 5190.6B, 2.8b

AIP Grant Assurances:

Commitments by airport in exchange for airport
development grant funds
• There are 39 grant assurances (37 based in
statute) (49 U.S. Code § 47107)
• Included in Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
grant application
• Committed when AIP grant is signed
  – Typically in effect for 20 years
  – Exception land grant (forever)

Read: ACO's Role and Compliance Overview FULL Document - FAA - Click arp-aco-airports-compliance-workshop-2024-compliance-overview

05/11/2025   FAA airport grant assurance changes include protection for 100LL - From AOPA - The FAA is standing up for 100LL. The agency posted a notice in the Federal Register regarding several changes to airport grant assurances, including the addition of Grant Assurance 40, which mandates the availability of 100LL fuel through 2030 or a possible earlier date when an FAA-authorized unleaded replacement fuel becomes available. Read More About this Here.

 

                    FAA Land Use Change Policy

Presented to: ARP National Compliance Workshop:

  • This session is about federal obligations on land -- not ALP approval
  • Protection of aeronautical use through federal obligations

Types of Airport Property – Federally Acquired

Land that was acquired with Federal funds including:
– Airport Improvement Program (AIP'),
– Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP),
– Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP), or
– as part of an AP–4 agreement.

• It also includes airport sponsor-acquired land that:

– was used for the airport sponsor match for an AIP project, or
– was swapped for AIP purchased land.

Read: The Detailed FAA Land Use Policy FULL Document - FAA -  Click arp-aco-airports-compliance-workshop-2024-land-use-policy-change

 

                 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Aviation Subcommittee Members

Get the list of new Republicans and New Democratic Members and the Committee Members   -   CLICK HERE

 

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