- The document provides contact information for AOPA's Legal Service Plan, including their phone number and website URL.
- It also contains a chart describing visual signaling procedures for aircraft being intercepted by military or law enforcement planes. The chart indicates signals and responses for situations like "You have been intercepted" or "You may proceed."
- The document provides contact information for AOPA's Legal Service Plan, including their phone number and website URL.
- It also contains a chart describing visual signaling procedures for aircraft being intercepted by military or law enforcement planes. The chart indicates signals and responses for situations like "You have been intercepted" or "You may proceed."
For information on AOPA or AOPA’s Legal Service Plan, call 800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) or visit www.aopa.org/legalservices.
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available lights at irregular intervals.
✁ Understood. Performs the breakaway maneuver. In distress. The pilot switches on and off all
available lights at regular intervals.
Understood. Performs the breakaway maneuver. Cannot comply. The pilot switches on and off all TRIM ON breakaway maneuver. while passing over the runway.) DOTTED proceed. Understood, you may intercepting aircraft will perform the To release the intercepted aircraft, the aircraft will also flash landing lights LINE (At night, the pilot of the intercepted
and uses the intercept procedures. airport.
cepting aircraft raises its landing gear 2,000', and continues to circle the to go to an alternate airport, the inter- over runway between 1,000' and Understood, follow me. If the intercepted aircraft is requested This airport is inadequate. Raises landing gear while flying
Meaning Intercepting aircraft response Meaning Intercepted aircraft signal
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FOLD FOLD HERE HERE IN-FLIGHT INTERCEPT PROCEDURES If you are intercepted by a U.S. Military Intercepting aircraft signal Meaning Intercepted aircraft Meaning or law enforcement aircraft, immediately: response Rocks wings. After acknowl- You have Rocks wings and fol- I understand 1. Follow the instructions given by the edgement initiates a slow level been lows. (Also, at night and will comply. intercepting aircraft. (See chart at right.) turn, normally to the left, into the intercepted. flash navigational desired heading. lights.) 2. Notify ATC, if possible. (Also, at night flash the naviga- tional lights.) 3. Attempt to communicate with ATC on the emergency frequency 121.5 MHz, giving Performs an abrupt breakaway You may Rocks wings. I understand the identity and position of your and will comply. maneuver consisting of a climb- proceed. aircraft and the nature of the flight. ing 90 degree turn, or more, 4. If equipped with a transponder, squawk without crossing the intercepted aircraft's flight path. 7700, unless otherwise instructed by ATC. If any instructions received by radio from any sources conflict with those given Circles airport, lowers landing Land at this Lowers landing gear, I understand by the intercepting aircraft by visual or radio gear, and overflies runway in the airport. follows the intercepting and will comply. signals, request clarification while continuing direction of landing. aircraft and lands if the (Also, at night turn the landing runway is considered to comply with the instructions given by the lights on.) safe (Also, at night turn intercepting aircraft. the landing lights on.)