FAA - Federal Aviation Administration.
FAO - Forest Aviation Officer. Individual responsible for coordinating, training, supervising and inspecting all phases of aviation activities for their Forests.
FAR - Federal Aviation Regulations.
FAR 121 - Federal Aviation Regulations, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121. Describes the rules governing the certification procedures for products and parts. This includes airworthiness certificates.
FAR 135 - Federal Aviation Regulations, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135. Describes the rules governing all “flight for hire” operations.
FHP – Forest Health Protection. A group within the Renewable Resources staff unit in the USFS Rocky Mountain Regional Office responsible for managing forest insects and diseases and protecting the health of forest ecosystems.
FHTET – Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. A Forest Service group charged with developing and delivering forest health technology services to field personnel in public and private organizations.
Fixed-wing Flight Manager Special-Use – (formerly referred to as Chief of Party) The principal contact for a particular aviation mission responsible for mission safety and communications with appropriate Dispatch Center(s). The flight manager is also responsible for making sure the pilot provides passenger briefings before take-off, as well as immediately reporting all incidents and accidents using the SAFECOM report.
FSH – Forest Service Handbook. Part of the Forest Service Directive System, which codifies the agency’s policies, practices and procedures. Forest Service Handbooks are the principal source of specialized guidance and instruction for carrying out the direction issued in the FSM. The FSH and FSM are available at the following Internet address: http://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives
FSM – Forest Service Manual. Part of the Forest Service Directive System, which codifies the agency’s policies, practices and procedures. The FSM contains legal authorities, objectives, policies, responsibilities, instructions, and guidance needed on a continuing basis by Forest Service line officers and primary staff in more than one unit to plan and execute assigned programs and activities. The FSH and FSM are available at the following Internet address: http://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives
Flight Hazard Maps - Maps kept by Dispatch Centers that show potential aviation hazards such as MTRs, MOAs, helicopter logging activities, fire suppression activities, other working-aircraft project areas, and high suspended power lines.
Flight Following - Communications system where positive aircraft location is continually monitored by a ground station. Flight following may be accomplished by either the FAA, US Forest Service, or an interagency Dispatch Center.
Forest Aviation Hazard Maps – See Flight Hazard Maps. 中国航空网 www.aero.cn 航空翻译 www.aviation.cn 本文链接地址：AVIATION OPERATIONS AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN(16)
