PI.III.A.S4
SkillDetermine whether an alternate airport is required, and, if required, whether the selected alternate airport meets regulatory requirements.
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- 14 CFR § 91.169 IFR flight plan: Information required.
required under § 91.153 (a) of this part; (2) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, an alternate airport. (b) Paragraph (a)(2) of this section does not apply if : (1) Part 97 of this chapter prescribes ... special instrument approach procedure has been issued by the Administrator to the operator for, the first airport of intended landing; and (2) Appropriate weather reports or weather forecasts, or a combination of them, indicate the following: (i) For aircraft other…
- 28 Aviation Weather Tools › 28.3 FAA Flight Service’s Interactive Map
Introduction for Dispatchers and Flight Followers Introduction to STOP training for dispatchers and flight followers covers the following topics: • Regulatory basis for the approved program. • Minimum weather requirements. • Dispatch and flight following procedures in accordance with STOP. • Verification ... . • Contents of the weather package. • Civil twilight or nighttime operational requirements. • Fuel requirements. • Briefing requirements. • Airport risk assessment, strip check, or airport condition report. • Flight operation in accordance with STOP. • Airport and runway requirements. • Operations…
- 14 CFR § 91.1039 IFR takeoff, approach and landing minimums.
pilot on a program aircraft operating a program flight may begin an instrument approach procedure to an airport unless— (1) Either that airport or the alternate airport has a weather reporting facility operated by the U.S. National Weather Service ... latest weather report issued by the weather reporting facility includes a current local altimeter setting for the destination airport. If no local altimeter setting is available at the destination airport, the pilot must obtain the current local altimeter setting from…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-9. Traffic Advisory Practices at Airports Without Operating Control Towers
There are two advisory type services provided at selected airports. (a) Local Airport Advisory (LAA) is available only in Alaska and provided at airports that have a FSS physically located on the airport, which does not have a control tower ... where the tower is operated on a part-time basis. The CTAF for LAA airports is disseminated in the appropriate aeronautical publications. (b) Remote Airport Information Service (RAIS) is provided in support of special events at nontowered airports by request…
- Chapter 14: Airport Operations
overall picture and gain an understanding of the weather that affects the safe completion of a flight. Chapter 14: Airport Operations Each time a pilot operates an aircraft, the flight normally begins and ends at an airport. An airport ... small sod field or a large complex utilized by air carriers. This chapter examines airport operations, identifies features of an airport complex, and provides information on operating on or in the vicinity of an airport. The definition for airports refers…
- 14 CFR § 121.631 Original dispatch or flight release, redispatch or amendment of dispatch or flight release.
redispatch or amendment of dispatch or flight release. (a) A certificate holder may specify any regular, provisional, or refueling airport, authorized for the type of aircraft, as a destination for the purpose of original dispatch or release. (b) No person ... allow a flight to continue to an airport to which it has been dispatched or released unless the weather conditions at an alternate airport that was specified in the dispatch or flight release are forecast to be at or above…