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FAA Advisories concern how to comply with airworthiness regulations. This collection was published from 1957 to 2000. The FAA Advisory Circular System was established for the publication of nonregulatory guidance and informational material to the public. Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_faacirculars or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530829.

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  • AC 150534015 Taxiway Lighting System
    AC 150/5340-15: Taxiway Lighting System
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1965-11-18 | PDF
    This advisory circular describes standards for the design, installation , and maintenance of a taxiway lighting system. These standards are required for Federal-aid Airport Program projects.
  • AC 20103 Aircraft Engine Crankshaft Failure
    AC 20-103: Aircraft Engine Crankshaft Failure
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1978-03-07 | PDF
    This advisory circular provides information and suggests procedures to increase crankshaft service life and to minimize crankshaft failures.
  • AC 256 Ground Proximity Warning Systems GPWS
    AC 25-6: Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWS)
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1974-12-31 | PDF
    This circular outlines acceptable ground proximity warning system performance. System performance, other than that described, may also be acceptable when adequately substantiated.
  • AC 15050003C Address List for Regional Airports Divisions and Airports Districts Offices
    AC 150-5000-3C: Address List for Regional Airports Divisions and Airports Districts Offices
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1975-12-09 | PDF
    This advisory circular transmits the address list for all regional Airports Divisions and Airports District Offices.
  • AC 150534544A Specification for L858 Retroreflective Taxiway Guidance Signs
    AC 150/5345-44A: Specification for L-858 Retroreflective Taxiway Guidance Signs
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1971-07-30 | PDF
    This advisory circular describes the specification for retroreflective taxiway guidance signs. These signs may be lighted or unlighted.
  • AC 9117 the Use of View Limiting Devices on Aircraft
    AC 91-17: the Use of View Limiting Devices on Aircraft
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1968-02-20 | PDF
    This advisory circular alerts pilots to the continuing need to make judicious and cautious use of all view limiting devices on aircraft.
  • AC 20110B Index of Aviation Technical Standard Orders
    AC 20-110B: Index of Aviation Technical Standard Orders
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1984-04-12 | PDF
    This advisory circular (AC) describes the public procedure the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will use to develop and issue Technical Standard Orders (TSO's) for aeronautical products to be used on c i v i l aircraft. The AC presents an index of the FAA TSO's which contain the minimum performance standards for specified materials, parts, pro ...
  • AC 21172 Type Certification FixedWing Gliders Sailplanes Including SelfLaunching Powered Gliders
    AC 21-17-2: Type Certification - Fixed-Wing Gliders (Sailplanes), Including Self-Launching (Powered) Gliders
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1989-07-13 | PDF
    This advisory circular (AC) describes three acceptable criteria, but not the only means, for the type certification of fixed-wing gliders (sailplanes) including self-launching (powered) gliders, that may be used by an applicant in showing compliance with new section 21.17(b) of Part 21 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). General guidance rel ...
  • AC 0022 ADVISORY CIRCULAR CHECKLIST AND STATUS OF OTHER FAA PUBLICATIONS
    AC 00-2.2: ADVISORY CIRCULAR CHECKLIST AND STATUS OF OTHER FAA PUBLICATIONS
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1988-10-15 | PDF
    This circular transmits the revised checklist of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circulars (AC's). It also lists the current status of certain other FAA publications sold by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). This checklist is published on an annual basis in October.
  • AC 150534023B Supplemental Wind Cones
    AC 150/5340-23B: Supplemental Wind Cones
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1990-05-11 | PDF
    This advisory circular (AC) describes criteria for the location and performance of supplemental wind cones.
  • AC 6152B Flight Instructor of the Year Award Program
    AC 61-52B: Flight Instructor of the Year Award Program
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1974-01-05 | PDF
    This advisory circular provides the details of the Flight Instructor of the Year Award Program. This program is a joint effort of the Federal Aviation Administration, AOPA Air Safety Foundation and the aviation community.
  • AC 15053708 Grooving of Runway Pavements
    AC 150/5370-8: Grooving of Runway Pavements
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1971-03-16 | PDF
    This advisory circular provides guidance for the design, installation, and maintenance of grooves in asphaltic concrete and Portland cement concrete runway pavement at airport facilities.
  • AC 2087 Airborne Homing and Alerting Equipment for Use with Emergency Locator Transmitters
    AC 20-87: Airborne Homing and Alerting Equipment for Use with Emergency Locator Transmitters
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1973-05-07 | PDF
    This advisory circular sets forth the availability of recommended basic characteristics for airborne homing and alerting equipment for use with emergency locator transmitters (ELT).
  • AC 20105A Engine PowerLoss Accident Prevention
    AC 20-105A: Engine Power-Loss Accident Prevention
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1980-11-20 | PDF
    This advisory circular updates statistical information and Brings to the attention of aircraft owners, operators, manufacturers, and Maintenance personnel the circumstances surrounding engine power-loss Accidents with recommendations on how, through individual effort and Consideration, those accidents can be prevented.
  • AC 9043G Operations Reservations for High Density Traffic Airports
    AC 90-43G: Operations Reservations for High Density Traffic Airports
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1993-12-08 | PDF
    This circular provides information for obtaining instrument and visual flight rule (IFR/VFR) reservations at the High Density Traffic Airports (HDTA). For reservation purposes, user groups are classified as air carriers, commuters, and others.
  • AC 61102 ComputerAssisted Airmen Knowledge Testing
    AC 61-102: Computer-Assisted Airmen Knowledge Testing
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1989-05-03 | PDF
    This advisory circular announces the implementation of a prototype computerized airmen knowledge testing method applicable to all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot and flight engineer certification areas and disseminates information to all interested commercial vendors desiring to qualify as FAA-approved computer testing designees (CTD's) ...
  • AC 9136B VFR Flight Near NoiseSensitive Areas
    AC 91-36B: VFR Flight Near Noise-Sensitive Areas
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1982-03-19 | PDF
    This advisory circular encourages pilots making VFR flights near noise-sensitive areas to fly at altitudes higher than the minimum permitted by regulation and on flight paths which will reduce aircraft noise in such areas.
  • AC 701A Approach Procedures Obstruction Criteria
    AC 70-1A: Approach Procedures Obstruction Criteria
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1965-04-07 | PDF
    This Circular announces an interim policy to supplement criteria applicable to structures adjacent to instrument approach procedure areas.
  • AC 6523A Certification of Repairmen Experimental Aircraft Builders
    AC 65-23A: Certification of Repairmen (Experimental Aircraft Builders)
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1987-07-22 | PDF
    This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance to builders of experimental aircraft concerning certification as repairmen.
  • AC150532010 CHG 1 Change 1 to Advisory Circular 150532010 Environmental Enhancement at Airports Industrial Waste Treatment
    AC-150/5320-10 CHG 1: Change 1 to Advisory Circular 150/5320-10, Environmental Enhancement at Airports - Industrial Waste Treatment
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
    1974-11-18 | PDF
    This circular provides basic information on the nature and treatment of industrial wastes produced at airports.
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