Flight Watch is the common name in the United States for an Enroute Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) dedicated to providing weather to and collecting it from pilots operating at lower altitudes (mostly general aviation).
FLIGHT WATCH or EFAS FSS priority handling of real-time weather information to airborne flights (rather than for preflight planning) on a single national radio frequency of 122.0 MHz (low altitude).
FLIGHT WATCH- A shortened term for use in air-ground contacts to identify the flight service station providing En Route Flight Advisory Service; e.g., "Oakland Flight Watch."
(See EN ROUTE FLIGHT ADVISORY SERVICE.)
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A pilot speaking to Flight Watch is speaking to an FSS.
Glideslope (GS)
The equipment in an ILS that provides vertical (up/down) guidance to a landing aircraft.
Best time to contact Flight Watch for weather updates is at the top of the hour.
Weather changes and trends can be detected by listening to en route ATIS, AWOS and ASOS
Ask Flight Watch to solicit PIREPS.
In addition, at selected locations, FSSs provide En Route Flight Advisory Service (Flight Watch), take weather observations, issue airport advisories, and advise Customs and Immigration of transborder flights.
 See also: Flight, Aircraft, Altitude, Clearance, Route
  
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