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CA.IV.G.R4FAA-S-ACS-7B · Nov 2023Risk management

Collision hazards.

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Collision hazards.

Bottom line

Any aircraft that appears to have no relative motion and stays in one scan quadrant is likely to be on a collision course.

FAA references

  1. AIM 8-1-8 (Judgment Aspects of Collision Avoidance) — AIM Basic 2/20/25 w/ Change 1 (8/7/25) & Change 2 (1/22/26)
  2. PHAK ch. 14 (p. 14-28) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  3. AIM 7-6-7 (Mountain Flying) — AIM Basic 2/20/25 w/ Change 1 (8/7/25) & Change 2 (1/22/26)
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