Transcript Know your airplane. PA28-181 Piper Archer II

WEATHER
VFR – MVFR - IFR
Tailwinds Flying Club
Spring (Summer) Safety Session – 2009
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Weather, to fly or not to fly? That is the question.
Low ceilings and visibility, which can catch pilots unaware or lure pilots to
fly further, are the most deadly killers.
AOPA Air Safety Foundation
“One thing that has unfortunately not changed as much is the role that
weather plays in fatal airplane accidents. Even after a century of
flight, weather is still the factor most likely to result in accidents with
fatalities.”
FAA - GA Pilot’s Guide to Preflight Weather Planning, Weather SelfBriefings, and Weather Decision Making
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Pilot Requirements
FAR 91.103 Preflight action.
Each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with
all available information concerning that flight.
FAR 91.153 VFR flight plan: Information required
(a) No person may begin a flight in an airplane under VFR conditions unless
(considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is enough fuel to fly to
the first point of intended landing and, assuming normal cruising speed –
FAR 91.155 Basic VFR weather minimums.
FAR 91.157 Special VFR weather minimums.
FAR 91.167 Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions.
FAR 91.169 IFR flight plan: Information Required.
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Plane Requirements
FAR 91.205 Powered civil aircraft with standard
category U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument
and equipment requirements.
(b) Visual flight rules (day).
(c) Visual flight rules (night).
(d) Instrument flight rules.
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Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
AIM – Chapter 7 Safety of Flight
Section 1 Meteorology
7-1-29 Thunderstorms
No flight path through an area of strong or very strong
radar echoes separated by 20-30 miles of less may be
considered free of severe turbulence.
7-1-30 Thunderstorm Flying
Do’s and Don’ts
Section 2 Altimeter Setting Procedures
7-2-3 Altimeter Errors
+ / - 75 feet
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Weather Effects
Weather effects you need to understand
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Icing
Snow showers
Thunderstorms
Temperature inversions
Fast-moving fronts producing high winds
Fog
Be aware of changes in the weather before and during
your flight
Listen to your inner voice and know your minimums
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Weather Sources
Preflight
• Online
– AOPA Weather
(www.AOPA.com)
– DTN – Meteorlogix
(http://aviation.dtn.com)
– ADDS –
(http://adds.aviationweat
her.noaa.gov)
• FSS (800.992.7433)
• FBO – Valters Aviation
(www.valtersaviation.com)
• ASOS (STP – 651.298.1410)
In flight
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FSS – 122.2
AWOS (21D – 120.075)
ATIS – (STP – 118.35)
Enroute: 122.0
Tower
ATC
HIWAS (MSP Gopher 117.3)
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Personal Minimums
The FAA has published its “General Aviation Pilot’s Guide
to Preflight Weather Planning, Weather Self-Briefings
and Weather Decision Making”.
This document may be retrieved from the FAA Web site
at: tinyurl.com/cocyyf . Appendix 4 of the Guide in
includes a matrix for developing your own personal
weather minimums.
The following are forms from this document for personal
VFR and IFR weather minimum development.
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Developing Personal Minimums
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Weather Analysis Checklists – VFR
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Weather Analysis Checklists – IFR
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Additional Reporting Resources
• DTN meteorlogix http://aviation.dtn.com/dtnaviation/
• AOPA Flight Planning http://www.aopa.org/flightplanning/
Additional Resources – Web-enabled Services
• PilotGEEK - http://www.pilotgeek.com/
• AvWx Weather - http://avwx.net/
CUSTOMS REPORTING - eAPIS
New Customs Reporting Requirements
A requirement to file passenger manifests and flight
information online for all international flights goes
into effect May 18, 2009.
The penalty for noncompliance is stiff--$5,000 the first
time and $10,000 subsequent instances.
AOPA Air Safety Foundation’s new interactive course,
Understanding eAPIS: A Pilot’s Guide to Online
Customs Reporting.
CUSTOMS REPORTING - eAPIS
New Customs Reporting Requirements
CUSTOMS REPORTING - eAPIS
New Customs Reporting Requirements
Flight information must be submitted through
eAPIS at least 60 minutes in advance. This is
because customs will be checking the manifest
against terrorist watch lists as it is required by
Congress. Pilots should receive approval or
denial of their manifest and flight information
within a few minutes of submission.
Thanks!
Questions?