PiREPs Flashcards
UACN10
PIREP Type - Regular Priority
UACN01
PIREP Type - Urgent Priority
Cxxx (on the first line of the PIREP)
Station Identifier - Issuing Office
032133 (on first line of PIREP)
Date/Time of issue (UTC)
Example PIREP issued on 3rd Day of month at 2133 UTC
YZ on second line of PIREP
Flight Information Region
Toronto FIR
If PIREP extends into an adjacent FIR…
Both FIRs are indicated
With regard to OV (location) how are PIREPs reported?
PIREP location is reported with reference to:
a NAVAID,
airport, or
geographic coordinates (lat/long)
UA /OV YXU 090010 /TM 2120 /FL080 /TP PA31 /SK 020BKN040 OVC110 TA -12 /WV 030045 /TB MDT BLO 040 /IC LGT RIME 020-040 /RM NIL TURB CYYZ-CYHM
“OVER” location
London VOR radial, 10 nm
/TM 2120
Time of PIREP
PIREP reported at 2120 UTC
/FL080
Flight Level
8000’ altitude
How can FL (Flight Level) be described in a PIREP?
FL080 - Flight Level
DURD - DURing Descent
DURC - DURing Climb
UNKN - Unknown
/TP PA31
Aircraft Type - designator of aircraft reporting the PIREP
Piper Navajo
/SK 020BKN040 OVC110
Sky Cover
Two layers: one based at 2000’ with tops at 4000 and second layer of cloud tops at 11,000’
/TA -12
Air Temperature at reported Flight Level
-12 C
/WV 030045
Wind Velocity
Wind Direction 030 degrees true
wind Speed 45 kts
Wind direction is reported in True degrees.
What happens if wind is reported in Magnetic degrees?
It will be converted to True
/TB MDT BLO 040
Turbulence
Moderate Turbulence Below 4,000’ ASL
/IC LGT RIME 020-040
Icing
Light RIME icing (in cloud) reported between 2,000’ ASL and 4,000’ ASL
/RM NIL TURB CYYZ-CYHM
Remarks
No turbulence encountered between Toronto and Hamilton.
