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CA.IV.M.R2b

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Windshear

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Aeronautical Information Manual p. PCG G-2
Pilot/Controller Glossary › G
lower 48 states and coastal waters. The weather hazards depicted can be: a. Moderate turbulence b. Low-level windshear c. Strong surface winds greater than 30 knots d. Moderate icing e. Freezing level f. Mountain obscuration g. IFR (See AIRMET…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 12-24
Chapter 12: Weather Theory › Air Masses › Turbulence
rapid, and sometimes drastic, change in surface wind ahead of an approaching storm. Advisory Circular (AC) 00-54, Pilot Windshear Guide, explains gust front hazards associated with thunderstorms. Figure 2 in the AC shows a cross section of a mature…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. PCG A-9
Pilot/Controller Glossary › A
when any of the following weather phenomena are occurring or expected to occur: a. Moderate turbulence b. Low-level windshear c. Strong surface winds greater than 30 knots d. Moderate icing e. Freezing level f. Mountain obscuration…
14 CFR Part 121 — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations Open
14 CFR § 121.358 Low-altitude windshear system equipment requirements.
altitude windshear system equipment requirements. (a) Airplanes manufactured after January 2, 1991. No person may operate a turbine-powered airplane manufactured after January 2, 1991, unless it is equipped with either an approved airborne windshear warning and flight guidance system ... following requirements as applicable. (1) The makes/models/series listed below must be equipped with either an approved airborne windshear warning and flight guidance system, an approved airborne detection and avoidance system, or an approved combination of these systems…
14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules Open
14 CFR § 91.1065 Initial and recurrent pilot testing requirements.
including IFR procedures when applicable; (6) Meteorology in general, including the principles of frontal systems, icing, fog, thunderstorms, and windshear, and, if appropriate for the operation of the program manager, high altitude weather; (7) Procedures for— (i) Recognizing and avoiding ... severe weather situations; (ii) Escaping from severe weather situations, in case of inadvertent encounters, including low-altitude windshear (except that rotorcraft aircraft pilots are not required to be tested on escaping from low-altitude windshear…
14 CFR Part 135 — Operating Requirements: Commuter and on Demand Operations and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft Open
14 CFR § 135.293 Initial and recurrent pilot testing requirements.
including IFR procedures when applicable; (6) Meteorology in general, including the principles of frontal systems, icing, fog, thunderstorms, and windshear, and, if appropriate for the operation of the certificate holder, high altitude weather; (7) Procedures for— (i) Recognizing and avoiding ... severe weather situations; (ii) Escaping from severe weather situations, in case of inadvertent encounters, including low-altitude windshear (except that rotorcraft pilots are not required to be tested on escaping from low-altitude windshear…