航空英语教学课件：Weather.ppt

SIGMET Weather that’s dangerous for ALL planes 747s can’t fly in severe icing so we sure can’t AIRMET Weather that’s dangerous for smaller airplanes PIREP Only direct weather observation METAR Weather observation for a specific place and time TAF Forecast for a specific place and time Winds and Temps Aloft Doesn’t affect go/no-go decision Order of checking weather Phonetic Alphabet Automatic Terminal Information Service Continuous broadcast of recorded?information in airport areas ATIS broadcasts contain essential information weather information which runways are active available approaches any other information required by the pilots We listen to ATIS before contacting ATC ATIS Updated at fixed intervals or when there are significant changes Every hour When runway changes When weather changes ATIS Has a letter designation from the ICAO alphabet Starts with Alpha and goes down the alphabet with every update When you contact ATC, say you have “information” and the identification letter to let the controller know you have the current information ATIS KMRY 141615Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3001 Monterey Tower information Quebec. One six one five Zulu. Wind calm. Visibility one zero. Sky condition clear. Temperature one four. Dewpoint one one. Altimeter three zero zero one. Visual approaches in use. Landing runways two eight left and right. Advise on initial contact you have Quebec. ATIS CYVR 221355Z 33008KT 5SM FEW005 SCT012 OVC030 15/08 A2987 Vancouver International information Bravo one three five five Zulu. Wind three zero zero at eight. Visibility five. Five hundred few, one thousand two hundred scattered, ceiling three thousand overcast. Temperature one five. Dew-point eight. Altimeter two niner eight seven.?Landing runway two six left and two six right.? VFR?aircraft say direction of flight. Read back all hold short instructions. Advise controller on initial contact you have Bravo ATIS KPRC 041253Z 22014KT 8SM FEW045 SCT100 34/04 A3001 Prescott airport infor