| Branch | U.S. Air Force |
| Series | AFMAN |
| Publication date | 2026-04-16 (0.4 years ago) |
| Status | Current |
| Proponent / OPR | 439AW |
| Source of record | AF e-Publishing |
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This manual provides broad guidance for aircraft operations. It is consolidated to help aviators to identify and synthesize potentially applicable standards and procedures, and to understand application and waiver authority. General guidance cannot address every situation, therefore, Major Commands (MAJCOMs) and wing commanders should provide additional guidance further supporting safe aircraft operations. In the absence of specific guidance, aircrew will seek clarification and use sound judgment.
Major changes include: (1) incorporating GM 2021-01; (2) departure procedure clarifications (Chapter 5); (3) IFR DER crossing restrictions in Table 5.1 and paragraph 5.10; (4) FLIP Decision Tree (Attachment 6); (5) IFR Filing Tree (Attachment 7); (6) Departure Decision Tree (Attachment 8); and (7) changes since 10 June 2020 version are tracked in the document with a black bar in the left margin. (AMC) This document has been rewritten to integrate into the current AFMAN 11-202V3. Major guidance changes include: Tactical/Receiver AAR maximum Flight Duty Period (FDP) (Table 3.1 Notes), added required designation of enroute alternate for unsuccessful AR, added guidance for enroute alternates with GNSS-only approaches, added guidance for use of Jeppesen® products, change to the 10-minute plot requirement, added CAT II ILS RVR guidance, added Opportune Air Refueling guidance, reorganized Chapter 29 (separated Aircrew Member Duties into new Chapter 30), changed briefing requirement for Stabilized Approach Criteria. (439AW) This document is revised and must be completely reviewed. This revision supplements Air Mobility Command (AMC) supplemented guidance in this manual; clarifies computer flight plan (CFP) annotations; identifies further weapons handling requirements; highlights passenger manifest acceptance. 4 AFMAN11-202V3_AMCSUP_439AWSUP 16 APRIL 2026
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