Weather Reporting and Services for Aviation Flashcards
What types of weather events should you research for a flight?
- Large Mesoscale events (Cyclones, frontal thunderstorms)
2. Macroscale events (fog at the destination and alternative destinations)
What are the main weather and briefing services commonly used in flight planning?
- BoM
- ADF Weather
- Airservices and NAIPS
What is used for to give weather forecasting for operations?
Joint Control Centre - Meteorology Operations (JCC-METOPS)
What is the reporting service that are used during training and ESL and PEA?
Defence Meteorological Service Unit (DMSU).
Where is the main DMSU located? Who staffs the local offices?
- Main DMSU located in Canberra
- Offices at airports are staffed by BoM officers.
What is BoM responsible for the preparation of?
- Observations
- Weather forecasts
- Weather warnings/hazard alerts
- Longer-term climatic advice
How does BoM obtain their data?
- International weather satellite data
- Automatic Weather Services (AWS).
- Approved observers
- Pilot or automatic aircraft reports
What are some other services provided to the general public from BoM?
- Agriculture
- Shipping
- Aviation industries.
What is ideal for flying training units on re forecasts?
Local area briefing product on Defence Meteorological services on BoM website.
What is Airservices responsible for?
- Raising NOTAMs
- Preparation and publication of aeronautical information
- Prep and dissemination of all aeronautical and met pre-flight info briefing material
- In-flight updating as required.
What does ATIS stand for?
Automatic Terminal Information Service
What does AWIS stand for?
Automatic Weather Information Service
What does AERIS stand for?
Automatic En Route Information Service
How can NOTAMs be accessed?
- NAIPS
- DRN
- Airservices website
Who are the 3 technical BoM staff that operate a DMSU unit at RAAF Base ESL?
- Officer in Charge
- Forecaster
- Technical officer
