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PIREPs Flashcards

1
Q

UUA

A

Urgent

1) tornadoes, funnel clouds, waterspouts
2) severe or extreme turbulence
3) severe icing
4) hail
5) LLWS within 2,000’ of the surface and air speed fluctuations of 10 kts or more
6) volcanic ash clouds
7) any other crazy phenomena

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2
Q

UA

A

Routine

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3
Q

/OV

A

Location
Is the position reference where the phenomenon occurred

/OV APE230010 230 degrees at 10 NM from the Appleton VOR

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4
Q

DURC

A

During Climb

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5
Q

DURD

A

During Decent

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6
Q

/TP

A

Aircraft Type

Icing and turbulence reports always include aircraft type

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7
Q

/SK

A

Sky Conditions

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8
Q

/WX

/FV (FV03SM)

A

Flight visibility and Weather

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9
Q

FV99SM

A

Unrestricted Flight Visibility

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10
Q

TA

A

Air temp

Negative temps are prefixed w M (/TA M08)

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11
Q

WV

A

Wind Direction and Speed

TRUE NORTH

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12
Q

TB

INTM
OCNL
CONS

LGT
MOD
SEV
EXTRM

A

Turbulence

Intermittent
Occasional
Continuous

Light
Moderate
Severe
Extreme

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13
Q

CAT/CHOP

A

Clear Air Turbulence

High air turbulence not associated with clouds is reported CAT

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14
Q

BLO

ABV

A

Below

Above

In regards to turbulence/icing

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15
Q

NEG

A

Negative

If turbulence/icing was forecast but not encountered

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16
Q

NMRS

LN
BRK LN
SLD LN

A

Numerous

Line
Broken line
Solid line

In regards to thunderstorms (TS)

17
Q

LTGIC
LTGCC
LTGCG

A

LT - Lightening
LTGIC - in clouds
LTGCC - cloud to cloud
LTGCG - cloud to ground

18
Q

RCA

A

Reach Cruising Altitude

19
Q

TOP or TOC

A

Top of Climb

20
Q

AWC

A

When a PIREP is received from a pilot identifying herself as a SKYSPOTTER aircraft, the additional comment AWC is added at the end of the remark (RM) section

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