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  • Chapter 11: Hand Tools & Measuring Devices › General Purpose Tools › Hammers & Mallets

    encounters many special tools as their experience widens. For example, large transport category aircraft have different maintenance tasks from those of a light airplane, and special hand tools are often required when working on complex aircraft. This chapter outlines ... basic knowledge required when using the most common hand tools and measuring instruments used in aircraft repair work. This information, however, cannot replace sound judgment on the part of the individual, nor additional training as the need arises. There…

  • 28 Aviation Weather Tools › 28.1 Introduction

    This forecast is also available at phone number 636-441-8467 ext. 5. TES 28 Aviation Weather Tools 28.1 Introduction The fifth of five types of aviation weather information discussed in this handbook is aviation weather tools. Aviation weather tools ... weather products into a web-based interactive display. This chapter will describe three web-based interactive displays: the GFA Tool, the Flight Service’s Interactive Map, and the GFA-LA (Graphical Forecasts for Aviation – Low Altitude previously called Helicopter Emergency…

  • 28 Aviation Weather Tools › 28.2 Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) Tool

    Built with modern geospatial information tools, users can pan and zoom to focus on areas of greatest interest. Descriptions of the observations, forecasts, and advisories that are used in the GFA Tool have been presented in other chapters within this ... handbook. This section does not show or describe the many possible overlays for the GFA Tool, since the AWC has produced a very thorough and complete description under the “Info” tab on the AWC’s GFA Tool website, which also…