AA.I.C.K5
KnowledgeLow-visibility operations (e.g., surface movement, category II and III approaches). (ATP)(AMEL, AMES).
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- 3 Overview of Aviation Weather Information › 3.4.2 Summaries of Specific Weather Information Contained in Various Weather Products › 3.4.2.4 Products with Visibility Information
Flight Service Interactive Map G Interactive website that includes overlay of AIRMET for non-convective LLWS. 3.4.2.4 Products with Visibility Information Table 3-7. Weather Element: Visibility Type: text (T), graphic (G), image (I), voice (V) Visibility is reported ... body section of the METAR/SPECI. The visibility is reported in statute miles. PIREP/AIREP T, G, V Distance for visibility is reported by the pilot in statute miles. Weather Camera I A rough estimate could be inferred when known distance features…
- 3 Overview of Aviation Weather Information › 3.4.2 Summaries of Specific Weather Information Contained in Various Weather Products › 3.4.2.14 Products with Surface-Based IFR Information
Products with Surface-Based IFR Information For most aviation weather products, IFR refers to ceilings less than 1,000 feet (ft) (i.e., above ground level (AGL)) and/or surface visibilities less than 3 statute miles (SM). But many aviation weather websites ... Aviation Selected Special Weather Reports (SPECI), and sometimes TAFs, using color-coded station plots for various Weather Flight Categories. These Weather Flight Categories and color codes serve as a means to help pilots visually assess ceilings and visibilities…
- Chapter 4: Approaches › Radar Approaches
ensure the approach and landing minimums listed for the approach are appropriate for the existing weather conditions considering personal approach criteria certification and company OpSpecs. Perhaps the greatest benefit of either type of radar approach is the ability ... radar to execute a no gyro approach. Assuming standard rate turns, ATC can indicate when to begin and end turns. If available, pilots should make use of this approach when the heading indicator has failed and partial panel instrument flying…
- 3 Overview of Aviation Weather Information › 3.4.2 Summaries of Specific Weather Information Contained in Various Weather Products › 3.4.2.15 Products with Surface-Based MVFR Information
nontechnical discussion of meteorological events (including surface IFR) causing or expecting to impact the flow of air traffic across an ARTCC. Tools GFA Tool G Interactive website that includes observed and forecast IFR, including AIRMET for IFR. Flight Service Interactive ... Interactive website that includes METAR and TAF station plots depicting surface-based IFR conditions. AIRMETs for IFR are also shown. 3.4.2.15 Products with Surface-Based MVFR Information MVFR is a Weather Flight Category. While the “R” in the acronym means…
- Chapter 4: Approaches › Weather Considerations
Considerations Weather conditions at the field of intended landing dictate whether flight crews need to plan for an instrument approach and, in many cases, determine which approaches can be used, or if an approach can even be attempted. The gathering ... weather information should be one of the first steps taken during the approach-planning phase. Although there are many possible types of weather information, the primary concerns for approach decision-making are windspeed, wind direction, ceiling, visibility, altimeter setting, temperature…
- Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-11. Radar Approaches
When a surveillance approach will terminate in a circle-to-land maneuver, the pilot must furnish the aircraft approach category to the controller. The controller will then provide the pilot with the appropriate MDA. 3. NO-GYRO Approach. This approach ... inoperative or inaccurate. When this occurs, the pilot should so advise ATC and request a No-Gyro vector or approach. Pilots of aircraft not equipped with a directional gyro or other stabilized compass who desire radar handling may also request…