For iPhone and iPad

FAR/AIM Search

The Federal Aviation Regulations, the Aeronautical Information Manual and the Pilot/Controller Glossary, with search that finds what pilots type.

Type 91.155(b), AIM 6-4-1 or just “lost comms” and go to the paragraph that covers it. All of the text is stored on your iPhone or iPad, so search and reading work without a connection, including in flight.

Availability

Coming to the App Store. Free, with no in-app purchases, no subscription and no account to create. For iPhone with iOS 18 or later and iPad with iPadOS 18 or later.

What you can type

91.155(b)
14 CFR 91.155(b) Basic VFR weather minimums
AIM 6-4-1
AIM 6-4-1 Two-way Radio Communications Failure
lost comms
14 CFR 91.185 IFR operations: Two-way radio communications failure
AIM 6-4-1 Two-way Radio Communications Failure
BasicMed
14 CFR Part 68 Requirements for Operating Certain Small Aircraft Without a Medical Certificate
Part 107
14 CFR Part 107 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
  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.

§ 2 Kept current between app releases

New regulation, AIM and glossary text can reach the app without waiting for a new version of the app. When you open the app, at most once a day, it checks for a newer edition of the content and downloads it over Wi-Fi. Settings shows the edition you have, and Check for updates looks for a new one at any time. The app checks each download before using it, and your highlights and notes carry over to the new text.

Every document shows its source and edition, and each CFR section shows the date it was last amended and the date its text is current through. Once a newer AIM edition or change has taken effect, or the regulation text is more than 45 days old, the app says so.

§ 3 Reading

  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. Amendments from the last two years can be viewed as a comparison of the earlier and current text. 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.

§ 4 Highlights and notes that follow the text

Highlight in five colors and add a note to any passage. Bookmark sections and organize them into folders, for example one per checkride.

  • Yellow
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  • 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.

§ 5 Sync through your own iCloud account

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.

§ 6 What it covers

  • 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

    Parts 172 and 175 (hazardous materials and their carriage by aircraft), Part 830 (notification and reporting of aircraft accidents and incidents), Part 1544 (aircraft operator security) and Part 1552 (flight training security program).

    eCFR, current through October 27, 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 30, 2026. Content updates replace them with newer text, and the app shows the edition it holds in Settings, under Content.

§ 7 Sources

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.

Disclaimer

The eCFR is an editorial compilation of CFR material and is not an official legal edition of the CFR.

FAR/AIM Search is an independent app by Motomatic LLC. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA, and it is not sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration or any other government agency. Nothing in the app is legal advice.