General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflets / Aeronautical Information Circulars  
 

General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflets

On-Track have compiled a list of all the General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflets which should be studied in conjunction with your main reference book(s). They have been listed under the appropriate groundschool subject headings.

Note: These are printed within LASORS or are available from the CAA website www.caa.co.uk

 

Aeronautical Information Circulars (AICs)

In addition to the General Aviation Safety Sense leaflets mentioned above student pilots should also study AICs in conjunction with their main reference book(s). There are 5 different colours, each one represents a different topic:
White - Administration matters
Yellow - Operational matters including ATS facilities and requirements
Pink - Safety related topics
Mauve - UK airspace restrictions imposed in accordance with the temporary restriction of flying regulations
Green - Maps and charts

Note: Important safety related AICs are listed in LASOR. Alternatively ALL the AICs are available from the AIS website www.ais.org.uk

(Updated 4 August 2006)

Air Law and Operational Procedures

General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflet

Leaflet No  Title 
1 Good Airmanship Guide 
2 Passengers
6 Aerodrome Sense 
12 Strip Sense 
15 Wake Vortex 
16  Balloon Airmanship Guide
17  Helicopter Airmanship
19  Aerobatics 
26  Visiting Military Aerodromes 

Human Performance and Limitations

General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflet

Leaflet No Title 
13  Collision Avoidance 
23  Pilots: It's Your Decision 
24  Pilot Health 

Communications - PPL

General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflet

Leaflet No  Title 
8  Air Traffic Services Outside Controlled Airspace 
11  Interception of Civil Aircraft 
22  Radiotelephony 
------- RT Discipline (For pilots and ATC) 

Navigation and Radio Navigation

General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflet

Leaflet No  Title 
5 VFR NAvigation 
10  Bird Avoidance 
18 Military Low Flying 
20 VFR Flight Plans 
25  Use of GPS 

Meteorology

General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflet

Leaflet No  Title 
3 Winter Flying  

Flight Performance and Planning

General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflet

Leaflet No  Title
7  Aeroplane Performance 
9 Weight and Balance 

Aircraft General and Principles of Flight

General Aviation Safety Sense Leaflet

Leaflet No  Title
4  Use of Motor Gasoline (MOGAS) in Aircraft 
14  Piston Engine Icing 
21 Ditching