FAR/AIM Live

A proposed rule can change before it becomes final. A final rule can have several effective dates. FAR/AIM Live follows those steps and shows what each one means for the text you read.

1. While it is proposed. Read the proposal, see which sections would change and find the comment deadline and the page for submitting comments.
2. When it is final. Compare the published amendments with your current text and check when each change takes effect.
3. On the effective date. At launch, the app will download final amendments ahead of time and update the text when they take effect. Search and reading will use the same updated regulations.

Proposals stay separate from regulations in force. Every section shows its source and edition, and your highlights and notes carry over when the text changes.

1. Citations. Type 91.155(b), 61.57(b), 14 CFR 91.103, Part 107, AIM 4-3-2 or 830.5 (49 CFR) and go straight to that section or paragraph. Citations complete as you type.
2. Pilot vocabulary. Typing “lost comms” finds 14 CFR 91.185 and AIM 6-4-1, and “BasicMed” finds Part 68. Abbreviations such as VFR, IFR and ADS-B match the terms the regulations use.
3. Typos and word forms. Partial words, other forms of a word and small typos still find results, and phrases such as “right-of-way” work as typed.
4. The matching paragraph. Results open at the matching paragraph with your search terms highlighted, and you can step through every match in the section.
5. Scope. Search everything or one source at a time, and pick a reader profile (private pilot, instrument pilot, commercial pilot, flight instructor, airline and charter, remote pilot or aviation mechanic) to rank the parts you use first.

1. Structure. Paragraphs are indented to follow the structure of the rule: (a), (1), (i), (A).
2. Cross-references. Citations in the text are links, and each section lists the sections that cite it.
3. Changes. Most amendments since 2017 can be viewed as a comparison of the earlier and later text. Final rules that are published but not yet in effect, and open proposals, are listed with their dates and a link to comment. Sections that no longer exist say when they were removed and, where it is known, what replaced them.
4. Your place. The Library opens where you left off and lists the parts and chapters you read recently.
5. Themes. Light, dark and sepia themes and adjustable text size, plus Night mode: red text on black to protect your night vision in the cockpit.

Highlight in five colors and add a note to any passage. Bookmark sections and organize them into folders.

• Yellow
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• Blue
• Pink
• Orange

Highlights and notes are anchored to the text itself, so they stay in place when the regulations are updated. If an update rewrites or removes a passage, its notes are kept and listed for your review instead of being deleted.

Highlights, notes and bookmarks sync between your iPhone and iPad through iCloud. There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to.

Sync uses the private database in your own iCloud account, which we cannot read. The app collects no data: there are no analytics and no tracking. The privacy policy describes every connection the app makes.

• 14 CFR Aeronautics and Space

  All of Chapter I, the FAA’s regulations: 83 parts, including Parts 1, 61, 91 and 107.

  eCFR, current through October 27, 2026

• 49 CFR Transportation

  Hazardous materials (PHMSA): Parts 171, 172, 173 and 175, from the general rules and the Hazardous Materials Table to packaging and carriage by aircraft. NTSB: Parts 821, 826, 830, 831 and 845, on accident notification, investigations and certificate appeals. Aviation security (TSA): Parts 1540, 1544, 1550, 1552 and 1562, including the Washington, DC, airports.

  eCFR, current through October 29, 2026

• AIM Aeronautical Information Manual

  The full manual with its figures and tables, and the FAA’s AIM Index from A to Z.

  Basic with Changes 1, 2 and 3, effective July 9, 2026

• P/CG Pilot/Controller Glossary

  The terms pilots and controllers use, A to Z.

  Basic with Changes 1, 2 and 3, effective July 9, 2026

These are the editions in the app as of October 31, 2026. Content updates replace them with newer text, and the app shows the edition it holds in Settings, under Content.

Regulation text comes from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), published by the Office of the Federal Register and the Government Publishing Office. The AIM and the Pilot/Controller Glossary come from the FAA website. Explanatory notes that we add are labeled as not part of the published text.