AI.VI.B.K4
KnowledgeUse of automated weather and airport information.
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- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-9. Traffic Advisory Practices at Airports Without Operating Control Towers
have the automated weather, request airport advisory. 3. Airport advisory service includes wind direction and velocity, favored or designated runway, altimeter setting, known airborne and ground traffic, NOTAMs, airport taxi routes, airport traffic pattern information, and instrument approach procedures. These ... Unavailability of Information from FSS or UNICOM Should LAA by an FSS or Aeronautical Advisory Station UNICOM be unavailable, wind and weather information may be obtainable from nearby controlled airports via Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) or Automated Weather Observing…
- Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Use of Resources › Workload Management
Workload Management Effective workload management ensures that essential operations are accomplished by…
- Chapter 7. Safety of Flight › Section 1. Meteorology › 7-1-2. FAA Weather Services
surface weather observing program. Airport observations (METAR and SPECI) in the U.S. are provided by automated observing systems. Various levels of human oversight of the METAR and SPECI reports and augmentation may be provided at select larger airports by either ... government or contract personnel qualified to report specified weather elements that cannot be detected by the automated observing system. The requirements to issue SPECI reports are detailed in TBL 7-1-1. TBL 7-1-1 Wind direction changes…
- Chapter 6: Threat and Error Management › Causes of Errors › Insufficient Training & Experience
potential severity of an incident or accident based on identified hazards. The process takes time, thought, and collection of information pertinent to the flight. However, once a planned operation begins, a pilot may encounter unforeseen hazards or threats. In addition ... acceptable levels. Some common threats include: • Malfunction of aircraft systems, engines, flight controls, or automation. • Various unforecast weather hazards. • Collision hazards, including wildlife on airports and birds in the air. • Unexpected sudden reductions in visibility. • Closures of facilities, runways…
- 3 Overview of Aviation Weather Information › 3.3.4 In-Flight Updates › 3.3.4.5 Automatic Flight Information Service (AFIS) – Alaska Only
Information Service (AFIS) provides a continuous broadcast of recorded non-control information at airports in Alaska where Flight Service provides local airport advisory (LAA) service. The AFIS broadcast automates the repetitive transmission of essential but routine information, such as weather…