PIREPs Flashcards
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PIREP?
Pilot report
Pilot report?
- A report
- On meteororlogical phenomena.
- Encountered by an aircraft in flight
Urgent PIREP?
- Hazardous or
- potentially hazardous
- weather
- reported
- by the pilot
Routine PIREP?
All PIREPS other than urgent
Weather Coordinator?
- En route position
- Keeps other sectors up to date
- On weather that may affect their areas of responsibility
What are the 2 classifications of PIREPs?
- Urgent
2. Routine
UUA?
Urgent
UA?
Routine
What are some weather conditions that would compel a pilot to file an Urgent PIREP?
- Hail
- Severe icing
- Tornadoes
- Volcanic ash/eruptions
Under what conditions is ATC required to solicit PIREPs from pilots?
- When actual/forecast weather is considered hazardous
- At or below 5,000’
- That reduces visibility to 5SM or less
What are the 6 required pieces of info for a PIREP?
- Position
- Time
- Altitude
- Aircraft Type
- Turbulence
- Icing
When filing a PIREP, what 3 pieces of info are needed regarding turbulence?
- If it is in cloud or clear air
- type
- intensity
When filing a PIREP, what 3 pieces of info are needed regarding icing?
- Type (Clear, RIME, mixed)
- Intensity
- Outside air temp
What is the En route ATC responsibility regarding PIREPS?
Relay operationally significant PIREPs to the facility weather coordinator.
Where/to whom should a Terminal ATC relay operational significant PIREPs to? (3 points)
- Servicing AFSS
- Relevant ATC facilities
- Appropriate intra facility positions
What 3 types of location can be listed on a PIREP?
- Nearby Airport
- NAVAID
- Route Segment
“TM” on a PIREP?
Time
4 possible altitude/FL entries on a PIREP?
- Actual altitude
- UNKN (unknown)
- DURC (during climb)
- DURD (during descent)
PIREP altitude “UNKN”?
Unknown
PIREP altitude “DURC”?
During climb
PIREP altitude “DURD”?
During decent
PIREP “TP”?
Aircraft Type
If a PIREP is about Icing, what other information must it also include?
TP (Aircraft Type)
PIREP “SK”?
Sky Condition
