PIREPs (PIlot REPorts) - A report of in-flight weather by an aircraft pilot or a crew member. Often referred to as a PIREP.
PIREP: Pilot Report: These are weather and other observations radioed by pilots to Flight Service, where they are made available to other pilots.
PPL: Private Pilot License - usually implying no instrument rating.
PIREP (Pilot Weather Report) Voluntary pilot observation of inflight weather conditions radioed to ATC or FSS. Information used by other pilots to avoid adverse weather and by National Weather Service to amend or update forecasts.
PIREP
Pilot (weather) Report
PITCH
Describes the fore and aft attitude of the aircraft. (Nose high or low in comparison to the ground.) Controlled by the elevator (s).
PIREP and radar reports, surface analysis charts. Radar summary charts, prog charts, winds and temperature aloft, freezing lever charts, stability charts, severe weather, outlook, constant pressure charts, high level prognosis charts.
Pilot Report (PIREP)
A report of meteorological phenomena encountered by aircraft in flight.
Precipitation ...
PIREPs are another helpful source of information regarding the location of the jet stream. During a flight, entering and exiting the jet can be detected by rapid change in the ambient temperature.
Communication: airport frequencies: approach, tower and ground, ATIS for local weather, VOLMET for area weather, Flight Service Stations (FSS/AIS) for enroute traffic and weather information as PIREPs ...
PIREP: Pilot report. Weather observations reported by a pilot in flight.
FSS services include providing pilots with preflight briefings including weather and notices to airmen (NOTAMs); filing, opening, and closing flight plans; monitoring navigational aids (NAVAIDs); collecting and disseminating pilot reports (PIREPs); ...
VNAV
Weight-Shift Control Aircraft
Pilot report (PIREP)
FMIS
Air Traffic Service (ATS) Route
Load factor - 14 CFR 1.1
Thrust (aerodynamic force)
Burr
Rated takeoff thrust, with respect to turbojet engine type certification, - 14 CFR 1.1
GSA ...
PAL - Peripheral Station
PAR - Precision Approach Radar
PDC - Pre Departure Clearance
PIREP - Pilot Report ...
(AWS) Â- Automated airport weather station Â- Dropsonde Â- Hurricane Hunters Â- Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data (BUFR) Â- Meteorological Aerodrome Report (METAR) Â- Pilot report (PIREP) ...
 See also: Pilot, Weather, Report, Radar, Aircraft
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