CHAPTER 6 - MISCELLANEOUS 

6-1.  Applicability of Rules, Directives, Regulations.

Flight crew members are responsible for operating an aircraft in accordance with all laws, rules, regulations, FAA Orders, and directives ("rules") in effect at the time of a mission.  AR 95-1, para 5-1, says, in part, "Specific paragraphs in FAR Part 91, subparts A and B, that do not exempt military aircraft or flight crew members apply to flights in the National Airspace System (NAS)…" While this is accurate, flight crews must recognize this statement does not completely describe the responsibilities involved, i.e., that flight crews must comply with all the rest of the rules.  As an example, taping the position lights on an aircraft and performing night vision goggle flight training may violate 14 CFR part 27.  Every flight crew member must be aware of his responsibility to be familiar with the rules of the nation in which he operates.  This legal obligation applies worldwide, and varies depending on the airspace rules for the sovereign country.

6-2.  Military Aircrew Information Service (MAIS).

         a.  MAIS.  MAIS is a web-based, flight weather and notice to airmen (NOTAM) capability for active and reserve aircrews to receive rapid updates on flying weather for flight planning.  MAIS is designed as an acceptable ALTERNATIVE flight weather briefing to help facilitate the flight weather briefing process.  However, MAIS is not intended to replace current USAF aircrew flight weather briefing support at Army facilities . The Army priority for obtaining a formal DD Form 175-1 weather brief is: 

            (1)  US Military weather forecaster

            (2)  Combat weather team (CWT) or operational weather squadron (OWS)

            (3)  Regional weather hub or OWS

            (4)  Military aircrew information service (MAIS)

            (5) Other military or government weather service

MAIS is currently available for use.

b.  Operation.  To use MAIS, the user must have laptop or PC with a minimum 100 MHz processor, 16 MB of RAM, VGA monitor, and a 28.8 KPS modem.  Operating system requirement is Windows 3.1 or higher.  MAIS satisfies the intent of AR 95-1 as an alternative military source of weather information.

6-3.  Use of Comm Card.  The form shown at Figure 26 below may be used for submitting changes, additions, or deletions to the Army Aviation Flight Information Bulletin and the DOD Flight Information Publication (FLIP).  These pre-addressed COMM CARDS are available on request.  Contact USAASA, USAASDE, the EUSA ATC Coordination Office, or download from the USAASA web site.  See AR 95-2 for more information.

NOTE: DO NOT use the white NIMA Quality Feedback Card found in the FLIP Enroute Supplements to submit changes to FLIP.  USE the NIMA card for quality issues such as quality of paper or print.  Submitting changes to FLIP via the NIMA card will delay publication by as much as 3 months.

Figure 26.  COMM Card

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