An index to Federal Aviation Administration Office of Aerospace Medicine Reports (1964-2006) and Civil Aeromedical Institute Reports (1961-1963) is presented for those engaged in aviation medicine and related activities. The index lists all FAA aerospace medicine technical reports published from 1961 through 2006: chronologically, alphabetically by author, and alphabetically by subject. A foreword describes the index's sections and explains how to obtain copies of published Office of Aerospace Medicine technical reports. An historical vignette describes some aspects of early toxicological...

This report presents the urban helicopter noise study information that the FAA was required to prepare pursuant to Section 747 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century. Section 1 is the Executive Summary. Section 2 presents an introduction including the general background on the circumstances that led to this legislative mandate. It also outlines the approach implemented by the FAA to perform the study; i.e., seek public input, literature review, and urban source noise measurements. Section 3 presents the current state of scientific research on noise...

The Flight Plan is the strategic plan for the agency, the plan to help us prepare for the future. The majority of FAA's responsibilities are our core functions- our everyday roles and responsibilities- which are not specifically highlighted in this document. For any area of the Flight Plan that you would like more information or see how it flows into our business plans, please look on the internet at www.faa.gov under the "Quick Links" section to the Strategic Flight Plan.

The System Safety Handbook was developed for the use of Federal Aviation Administration employees, supporting contractors and any other entities that are involved in applying system safety policies and procedures throughout FAA.

The content of this handbook is the consolidated effort of the Illumination Engineering Society (IES) Subcommittee on General Aviation Lighting, the Center of Excellence for General Aviation Research (CGAR) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Safety Technology Research and Development Visual Guidance Program personnel. The purpose of the content is to generate awareness of an alternative line of products. This alternative line of products represent the visual lighting presentation of the more expensive, fully FAA-approved lighting systems at a reduced cost while still...

The accident rate for UAVs is higher than for conventional aircraft. A significant proportion of these accidents are associated with human error. If UAVs are to be permitted to operate in the National Airspace System, it will be necessary to understand the human factors associated with these vehicles. Unlike conventional aircraft maintenance, UAV operators must ensure the reliability of an entire system that comprises the vehicle, the ground station, and communication equipment. At present, there have been no published studies of the human factor issues relevant to UAV maintenance. Twenty-two...

The Helicopter Instructor's Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their flight instructor pilot certificate with a helicopter class rating. This handbook contains detailed coverage of aerodynamics, flight controls, systems, performance, flight maneuvers, emergencies, and aeronautical decision-making. Topics such as weather, navigation, radio navigation and communications, use of flight information publications, and regulations are available in other Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publications. This handbook conforms to flight instructor pilot...