PIREP Procedures

Question 1

What are PIREPable conditions?

Answer 1

> Ceilings at or below 5,000’ (with base/s, top reports)
Visibility (surface or aloft) at or less than 5 miles
Thunderstorms and related phenomena
Turbulence of moderate degree or greater
Icing of light degree or greater
Wind shear
Volcanic ashclouds
sulfuric gases
Braking Action advisories in effect

Question 2

What do you record with PIREPs?

Answer 2

>Time
>Aircraft position
>Type Aircraft
>Altitude
>when the PIREP involves icing include
        1. Icing type and intensity
        2. Air temperature in which icing is occurring

Question 3

What phrase do you use when describing to pilots the effects of wind shear on airspeed?

Answer 3

Gain and/or loss

Question 4

What do you do when wind shear/microburst is reported by pilots or detected on systems?

Answer 4

Issue the alert to all arriving and departing aircraft. Continue the alert until it is broadcast on the ATIS and pilots indicate they have receive the appropriate ATIS code.

Question 5

How long should a wind shear/ microburst statement be included on an ATIS for?

Answer 5

20 minutes following the last report or indication of the wind shear/microburst.

Question 6

What is the phraseology for a wind shear/ microburst alert?

Answer 6

LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR (or MICROBURST as appropriate) ADVISORIES IN EFFECT

Question 7

If multiple alerts are received:

Answer 7

Issue an advisory that there are wind shear alerts in two/several/all quadrants.

Question 8

What do you do if an aircraft under your control informs you that it is performing a wind shear escape?

Answer 8

Do not issue control instructions that are contrary to the pilot actions.

ATC should continue to provide safety alerts regarding terrain or obstacles and traffic advisories for the escape aircraft, as appropriate

Question 9

Once the responding aircraft has initiated a wind shear escape maneuver:

Answer 9

The controller is not responsible for providing approved separation between the aircraft that is responding to an escape and any other aircraft, airspace, terrain or obstacle.

Question 10

Responsibility for approved separation resumes when one of the following conditions are met:

Answer 10

(A) Departures

   (1) A crew member informs ATC that the wind shear escape maneuver is complete and ATC observes that approved separation has been re-established 
   (2) A crew member informs ATC that the escape maneuver is complete and has resumed a previously assigned departure clearance/routing

(B) Arrivals

   (1) A crew member informs ATC that the escape maneuver is complete
   (2) The aircrew has executed an alternate clearance or requested further instructions

Question 11

Pass PIREPs to:

Answer 11

The station and adjacent facilities

Question 12

What 2 PIREPs do you need each hour?

Answer 12

A PIREP from a departure and an arrival

Question 13

When giving a PIREP how do you say -10 degrees?

Answer 13

“Minus 10”

Question 14

How do you type in a PIREP in the FDIO system?

Answer 14

GI GFKT(open circle) PIREP (type PIREP in order you would say it)

Question 15

How do you put a PIREP in the FDIO system?

Answer 15

Ex: GI GFKT(open circle) PIREP @2025Z A319 25NM SW REPORTED THIN LAYER AT 8000 NEG TURB

Question 16

where does the open circle go in a PIREP through the FDIO system?

Answer 16

Behind GFKT `