IP.V.B.S9
SkillUse displays of digital weather and aeronautical information, as applicable to maintain situational awareness.
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- Chapter 11: Emergency Operations › Situational Awareness
group of nearest airports has been selected. During a typical IFR flight, a pilot operates at varying levels of situational awareness. For example, a pilot may be cruising to his or her destination with a high level of situational awareness ... standard terminal arrival route (STAR). Since the pilot was not expecting the STAR and is not familiar with it, situational awareness is lowered. However, after becoming familiar with the STAR and resuming normal navigation, the pilot returns to a higher…
- Chapter 4: Approaches › Weather Sources
Weather Sources Most of the weather information that flight crews receive is issued to them prior to the start of each flight segment, but the weather used for in-flight planning and execution of an instrument approach is normally obtained ... operators certificated under the provisions of Part 119 (Certification: Air Carriers and Commercial Operators) are required to use the aeronautical weather information systems defined in the OpSpecs issued to that certificate holder by the FAA. These systems may use basic…
- Chapter 3: Aircraft Construction › Chapter Summary › Navigation Instruments
Chapter Summary Figure 3-18. Analog display (top) and digital display (bottom) from a Cessna 172. Control Instruments The control instruments display immediate attitude and power changes and are calibrated to permit adjustments in precise increments. [Figure ... instrument for attitude display is the attitude indicator. The control instruments do not indicate aircraft speed or altitude. In order to determine these variables and others, a pilot must reference the performance instruments. Navigation Instruments The navigation instruments indicate…
- Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services › Weather Briefings
Weather Briefings Prior to every flight, pilots should gather all information vital to the nature of the flight. This includes an appropriate weather briefing obtained from a specialist at a FSS. For weather specialists to provide an appropriate weather briefing ... they need to know which of the three types of briefings is needed—standard, abbreviated, or outlook. Other helpful information is whether the flight is visual flight rules (VFR) or IFR, aircraft identification and type, departure point, estimated time…
- Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-4. Advance Information on Instrument Approach
This information will be broadcast either by a controller or on ATIS. It will not be furnished when the visibility is three miles or better and the ceiling is at or above the highest initial approach altitude established ... altitude IAP for the airport. b. The purpose of this information is to aid the pilot in planning arrival actions; however, it is not an ATC clearance or commitment and is subject to change. Pilots should bear in mind that…
- Chapter 8: Flight Instruments › Electronic Flight Display (EFD)
aircraft AOM/POH for airspeed corrections when utilizing alternate static pressure. Figure 8-11. Blocked static system. Electronic Flight Display (EFD) Advances in technology have brought about changes in the instrumentation found in all types of aircraft; for example, Electronic Flight ... Displays (EFDs) commonly referred to as “glass cockpits.” EFDs include flight displays such as primary flight displays (PFD) and multi-function displays (MFD). This has changed not only what information is available to a pilot, but also how the information…