Given the many things to anxiously anticipate in life, the twice-yearly AIM updates do not likely make the list. Grinding through all that turgid prose behind the update is probably even less popular than updating your Jepp charts, if youve ever done that.
The April 2014 AIM update clarifies pilot responsibilities for verifying navigation aid identifiers and explains discrepancies between VOR and GPS courses due to varying magnetic variation sources.
Significant changes were introduced for ATC communication and procedures, including refined speed adjustment phraseology ("resume normal/published speed") and the implementation of "climb/descend via" clearances for SIDs and STARs to streamline instructions for altitude and speed restrictions.
Guidance for weather-related operations was updated, covering requests for deviations, thunderstorm avoidance based on AC 00-24C, and revised Flight Information Service (FIS) policies, while also removing the long-defunct Microwave Landing System (MLS) section.
Given the many things to anxiously anticipate in life, the twice-yearly AIM updates do not likely make the list. Grinding through all that turgid prose behind the update is probably even less popular than updating your Jepp charts, if you’ve ever done that.
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