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Chapter 10 — Chapter 10

Chapter 10 — Chapter 10

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Chapter 10. Helicopter

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U.S. Department

of Transportation

Federal Aviation

Administration

AERONAUTICAL

INFORMATION

MANUAL

Change 2

January 22, 2026

DO NOT DESTROY

BASIC DATED

February 20, 2025

1/22/26 AIM

Aeronautical Information Manual

Explanation of Changes

Effective: January 22, 2026

a. 3−5−5. PUBLISHED VFR ROUTES

This change adds a link to the VFR Helicopter route website.

b. 4−1−21. AIRPORT RESERV ATION OPERATIONS AND SPECIAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

PROGRAMS

This change adds guidance regarding Prior Permission Required (PPR) when conditions exist that may affect

operations at an airport.

c. 4−7−1. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL POLICIES

4-7-2. ACCOMODATING NON-RNP 10 AIRCRAFT

4-7-5. FLIGHT PLAN REQUIREMENTS

Editorial changes were made to update Flight Information Region/Upper Control Area (FIR/UTA) and Control

Area (CTA), to CTA/FIR.

d. 5−1−1. PREFLIGHT PREPARATION

7−1−2. FAA WEATHER SERVICES

This change adds a new contact telephone number for flight service stations in Alaska: 1−833−AK−BRIEF.

e. 5–3−1. ARTCC COMMUNICATIONS

This change adds new uplink and downlink messages sets in Chapter 5 of the AIM.

f. 5−3−1. ARTCC COMMUNICATIONS

APPENDIX 3. ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS

This change updates references to “Initial Services” in the body of the paragraph and updates the message set

tables to reflect the currently available CPDLC messages in the domestic operation. TBL 5–3–1 through 5–3–19

was added to and updated to extend to TBL 5–3–23. New abbreviations were added to Appendix 3.

g. 5−4−14. SIMULTANEOUS DEPENDENT APPROACHES

5−4−16. SIMULTANEOUS CLOSE PARALLEL PRM APPROACHES AND SIMULTANEOUS

OFFSET INSTRUMENT APPROACHES (SOIA)

This change removes erroneous notes stating KSFO uses SOIA procedures.

h. 5−4−20. APPROACH AND LANDING MINIMUMS

This change clarifies pilot guidance to reinforce compliance with 14 CFR 91.126, consistent with Office of Chief

Counsel interpretations.

i. 7−4−9. AIR TRAFFIC WAKE TURBULENCE SEPARATIONS

7−4−10. DEVELOPMENT AND NEW CAPABILITIES

This change aligns the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) with the FAA effort to recategorize the existing

fleet of aircraft and modify the associated wake turbulence separation minima. All prior references to Wake

RECAT are removed due to this effort.

j. 7−7−4. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (UFO) REPORTS

This change retitles 7−7−4 to “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Reports,” deletes the reference to

non−governmental UFO data collection entities, and adds a link to the AARO website for reporting UAP activity.

Explanation of Changes E of Chg−1

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