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These pages depict and explain various runway markings and runway lighting. The FAA also lists tips for taxiing an aircraft.

This is a legend for a visual flight rules (VFR) chart. Symbols include airports, airport data, airspace information, communications, radio aids to navigation, obstructions, and topographical information.

This is an example of an approach plate for Bangor International. Pilots use this standardized approach pattern to locate airports in low visibility situations. The specific patterns for each airport may change, which is why there is a specific plate…

This is the cover to an expired Terminal Procedures publication. The cover communicates information to pilots quickly such as: validity, area of coverage, and other resources available to pilots.

This is an example of a navigation log used by pilots. Pilots calculate and record various information such as: wind speed, aircraft speed, weather, heading, total miles, time enroute, and fuel required.

This page lists FAR 91.21 & 91.23. Pilots reference these regulations in order to maintain safety of flight.

This page is found at the begining of the FAR/AIM book. It lists all regulations specific to each type of pilot and/or job in aviation.

This form is a template used by pilots when filing a flight plan. On the bottom there are also boxes to input current and forecasted weather conditions obtained from a weather briefer to make a go/no go decision on the flight.

Picture of a Garmin 430 GPS displaying aircraft information and navigation

sign used to have vehicles stop for moving aircraft on taxiway

A card used in aircraft to define errors in the compass and the correction needed.

This photo depicts two sectional charts put together to show the northeast. To put the chart in perspective: Cape Cod can be seen in the center, right-hand side of the chart, while Lake Ontario can be seen in the top left corner of the chart.

Used to lock the controls from moving when aircraft not in use.

Used to select what fuel tank the engine is running off of.

Used by pilots through every phase of flight to ensure safety and not forget anything

Used by pilots in case of an emergency in flight or on the ground

This is an aerial shot of Plymouth Municipal. While not "technical" in nature, photos like this are extremely useful to pilots in addition to standard FAA materials in that they can show congested areas, hazards around runway approach areas, and…

This is a letter from an FAA official certifying a flight simulator for training use. The FAA maintains oversight concerning flight training in order to maintain a standard of safety.

The walkway resembles a road, with the yellow dashed line in the center. This is a code well known to most people if not everyone who is at least 16 or 18 years old. Its use at a college campus is effective because very rarely would there be someone…

E6B Flight computer that allows pilots to make calculations essential to the safety of fight such as time, fuel, and distance calculations, as well as temperature and altitude conversions and wind corrections.