#040 | Strategies To NOT Hit Other Aircraft | Use of Visual Clearing Procedures | AIM 4-4-15
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AIM 4-4-15 As Of Recording
Use Of Visual Clearing Procedures
a. Before Takeoff. Prior to taxiing onto a runway or landing area in preparation for takeoff, pilots should scan the approach areas for possible landing traffic and execute the appropriate clearing maneuvers to provide them a clear view of the approach areas.
b. Climbs and Descents. During climbs and descents in flight conditions which permit visual detection of other traffic, pilots should execute gentle banks, left and right at a frequency which permits continuous visual scanning of the airspace about them.
c. Straight and Level. Sustained periods of straight and level flight in conditions which permit visual detection of other traffic should be broken at intervals with appropriate clearing procedures to provide effective visual scanning.
d. Traffic Pattern. Entries into traffic patterns while descending create specific collision hazards and should be avoided.
e. Traffic at VOR Sites. All operators should emphasize the need for sustained vigilance in the vicinity of VOR’s and airway intersections due to the convergence of traffic.
f. Training Operations. Operators of pilot training programs are urged to adopt the following practices:
1. Pilots undergoing flight instruction at all levels should be requested to verbalize clearing procedures (call out “clear” left, right, above or below) to instill and sustain the habit of vigilance during maneuvering.
2. High-wing airplane. Momentarily raise the wing in the direction of the intended turn and look.
3. Low-wing airplane. Momentarily lower the wing in the direction of the intended turn and look.
4. Appropriate clearing procedures should precede the exicution of all turns including chandelles, lazy eights, stalls, slow flight, climbes, straigt and level, spins, and other combination maneuvers.
AIM 4-4-15