Overview
The Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM) provides flight crews with a single source for information on rules and procedures for aircraft operation in Canadian airspace.
It has been developed to bring together pre-flight reference information of a lasting nature into a single primary document.
Who this manual is for
- Student pilots
- Recreational pilots
- Private and commercial pilots and crew
- Drone pilots
- Air traffic controllers
- Aviation inspectors and Transport Canada staff
- Airport and aerodrome personnel
- Emergency personnel
(PDF, 31.9 MB)
Download individual chapters
- Changes (PDF, 390 KB)
- General (GEN) (PDF, 3.3 MB)
- Aerodromes (AGA) (PDF, 2 MB)
- Communications (COM) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Meteorology (MET) (PDF, 7.1 MB)
- Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Services (RAC)s (PDF, 9.2 MB)
- North Atlantic Operations (NAT) (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Search and Rescue (SAR) (PDF, 1 MB)
- Aeronautical Charts and Publications (MAP) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Licensing, Registration and Airworthiness (LRA) (PDF, 602 KB)
- Airmanship (AIR) (PDF, 3.8 MB)
- Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) (PDF, 2.5 MB)
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Printed copy
TC AIM can be purchased from the following companies
Canadian Flight Trainers
www.myflighttraining.ca
Tel: 1-877-687-7271 ext. 100
VIP Pilot
VIP Pilot Centre Inc.
www.vippilot.com
Tel: 1-800-361-1696
Hammond Aviation Ltd.
Hammond Aviation Pilot Supplies
www.hammondaviation.com
Tel: 1-888-251-1106
Details and history
The TC AIM is updated and published twice a year.
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For assistance
Comments or questions about TC AIM can be sent to: TC.AeronauticalInformationManual-Manueldinformationaeronautique.TC@tc.gc.ca