Aeronautical Information Manual

The Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) is the Federal Aviation Administration's official guide to basic flight information and ATC procedures.This manual contains the fundamentals required in order to fly in the United States National Airspace System. It also contains items of interest to pilots concerning health and medical facts, factors affecting flight safety, a pilot/controller glossary of terms used in the ATC System, and information on safety, accident, and hazard reporting. The main body of the AIM contains ten chapters, as follows:Navigation AidsAeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual AidsAirspaceAir Traffic ControlAir Traffic ProceduresEmergency ProceduresSafety of FlightMedical Facts for PilotsAeronautical Charts and Related PublicationsHelicopter Operations
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A primary Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publication whose purpose is to instruct airmen about operating in the National Airspace System of the U.S. It provides basic flight information, Air Traffic Control (ATC) procedures and general instructional information concerning health, medical facts, factors affecting flight safety, accident and hazard reporting, and types of aeronautical charts and their use. (FAA4)