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FAA ADDS MILITARY AIRFIELDS, APPROACHES TO CIVILIAN GUIDES
You may have noticed that approach chart books and Airport/Facility Directories have gotten thicker. Think safety. The FAA added more than 100 military airfields along with about 750 approaches to the publications. "In the past, pilots who wanted the extra safety benefit of having approaches for military bases in case of emergency had to buy and carry a separate publication," said Heidi Williams, AOPA manager of air traffic policy. Military bases are often underutilized and permitting civilian aircraft to use them for instrument training could ease the burden at overtaxed civilian facilities, Williams added. But there are some cautions for nonemergency operations--military airfields require a written request for permission to land, although instrument approaches may be authorized as long as the aircraft doesn't touch the ground. Pilots should also carefully read the remarks sections in the A/FDs so as not to confuse civilian facilities with new listings for military airfields. "AOPA's Airport Directory Online" will provide the new approach charts early next year.
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FAA ADDS MILITARY AIRFIELDS, APPROACHES TO CIVILIAN GUIDES
You may have noticed that approach chart books and Airport/Facility Directories have gotten thicker. Think safety. The FAA added more than 100 military airfields along with about 750 approaches to the publications. "In the past, pilots who wanted the extra safety benefit of having approaches for military bases in case of emergency had to buy and carry a separate publication," said Heidi Williams, AOPA manager of air traffic policy. Military bases are often underutilized and permitting civilian aircraft to use them for instrument training could ease the burden at overtaxed civilian facilities, Williams added. But there are some cautions for nonemergency operations--military airfields require a written request for permission to land, although instrument approaches may be authorized as long as the aircraft doesn't touch the ground. Pilots should also carefully read the remarks sections in the A/FDs so as not to confuse civilian facilities with new listings for military airfields. "AOPA's Airport Directory Online" will provide the new approach charts early next year.
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