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 AIM update introduces new "climb via" and "descend via" clearances for SIDs/STARs, clarifying pilot responsibilities for published speed and altitude restrictions, alongside new definitions for "resume normal speed" and "resume published speed."
Pilots receive updated guidance on Computer Navigation Fixes (CNFs) for RNAV, an explanation for magnetic course discrepancies between VOR and GPS due to varying magnetic variation sources, emphasizing that published charts take precedence.
Other revisions include refined procedures for requesting weather deviations (specifying heading/degrees and miles), updated information on Flight Information Service (FIS), and a reminder that pilots are responsible for conventionally verifying navigation aid identifiers.
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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