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Aero Linx: Independent Pilots Association Welcome to the Independent Pilots Association. The IPA is the collective bargaining unit representing the more than 3150 professional pilots who fly in service of United Parcel Service, the world's largest transportation company. The IPA is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, home of UPS Worldport, the largest fully automated package handling system in the world.

Approach Light System (ALS) An airport lighting facility which provides visual guidance to landing aircraft by radiating light beams in a directional pattern by which the pilot aligns the aircraft with the extended centerline of the runway on his/her final approach for landing. Condenser-Discharge Sequential Flashing Lights/Sequenced Flashing Lights may be installed in conjunction with the ALS at some airports.

"Unauthorized 135 operations continue to be a problem nationwide, putting the flying public in danger, diluting safety in the national airspace system, and undercutting the business of legitimate operators... (two main pillars of misunderstanding remain) "the misuse and/or misunderstanding of expense sharing between pilots and passengers, and the apparent lack of understanding of pilot privileges and limitations versus operating rules." Source: In a follow on to a May 2020 informational pilot letter, amid a continuing operation to address unlawful and illegal air charter operations, the FAA has published an infographic for use at airports throughout the airport system.