CP.I.C.K2b
KnowledgeAcceptable weather products and resources required for preflight planning, current and forecast weather for departure, en route, and arrival phases of flight such as:
Surface Analysis Chart, Ceiling and Visibility Chart (CVA)
From the FAA library
- Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services › Weather Charts › Surface Analysis Chart
forecast to be from 230° at a speed of 21 knots with a temperature of –4 °C. Weather Charts Weather charts are graphic charts that depict current or forecast weather. They provide an overall picture of the United States ... should be used in the beginning stages of flight planning. Typically, weather charts show the movement of major weather systems and fronts. Surface analysis, weather depiction, and significant weather prognostic charts are sources of current weather information. Significant weather prognostic…
- 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 ... Weather Flight Categories. These Weather Flight Categories and color codes serve as a means to help pilots visually assess ceilings and visibilities on a map of METARs. Most aviation weather websites use the following color codes and definitions for their…
- Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services › Weather Charts › Weather Depiction Chart
Weather Depiction Chart A weather depiction chart details surface conditions as derived from METAR and other surface observations. The weather depiction chart is prepared and transmitted by computer every 3 hours beginning at 0100Z time and is valid data ... planning by giving an overall picture of the weather across the United States. [Figure 13-12] The weather depiction chart also provides a graphic display of IFR, VFR, and marginal VFR (MVFR) weather. Areas of IFR conditions (ceilings less than…
- 25 Analysis › 25.2 Weather Charts › 25.2.1 Weather Observation Sources
Weather Charts A weather chart is a map on which data and analyses are presented that describe the state of the atmosphere over a large area at a given moment in time. The possible variety of such charts is enormous ... meteorological history there has been a more or less standard set of charts, including surface charts and the constant-pressure charts of the upper atmosphere. Because weather systems are three dimensional (3D), both surface and upper air charts are needed…
- Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services › Weather Charts › Significant Weather Prognostic Charts
Significant Weather Prognostic Charts Significant weather prognostic charts are available for low-level significant weather from the surface to FL 240 (24,000 feet), also referred to as the 400 mb level and high-level significant weather from ... feet). The primary concern of this discussion is the low-level significant weather prognostic chart. The low-level chart is is a forecast of aviation weather hazards, primarily intended to be used as a guidance product for briefing…