reporting conditions to pilots: icing, turb, wind shear, and cb clouds

ATS must take any report of _____ formation seriously pass info onto:

• Concerned aircraft

• Position designated the responsibility for disseminating wx info, if applicable

• Other concerned sectors or units, if the weather is of significance

• The appropriate FIC

When pilots report turbulence, ATS personnel must file a report that should contain:

• Time in UTC

• Location(s) of turbulence

• Duration

• Altitude

• Type of aircraft

• Intensity

• Whether it’s in clouds

• Frequency

What are the frequencies that turbulence can be reported at?

Occasional (OCNL), Intermittent (IMTNT), or CONTUS (continuous)

OCNL turbulence is ____ of the time

<1/3

IMTNT turbulence is ____ of the time

1/3 - 2/3

CONTUS turbulence is ____ of the time

>2/3 of the time

When pilots report wind shear encounters that could be caused by _____, ATS personnel must file a _____ with all available details and must pass it to _____

microbursts, PIREP, other aircraft in the area

While it is very likely the microburst event will be over before another aircraft encounters it, most often, microbursts are ______, which, if properly identified and reported to _____, could save lives

preceded by others, other flight crews

When possible, wind shear report warnings should contain at least: ____, ____, ____

• The direction and speed of the wind on both sides of the front

• The altitude at which the aircraft will penetrate the frontal surface

• PIREPs of turbulence during climb-out or approach

Possible wind shear hazards can be found from _____ and ____ forecasts

SIGMETs, TAFs

Possible wind shear hazards can be found from observances such as ____, ____, ____ or ____

PIREPs, wx reports, unit instruments, visual observations

ATS personnel must always advise pilots of any previous PIREPs concerning ____. Whenever ____ clouds are known to exist, this should be relayed to the pilot as well.

turbulence, CB