Metro-02
Meteorology and Flight Planning
(b) Manual remarks (prefaced with
"OBSERVER WEATHER")
i)
Type and intensity of precipitation
ii)
Direction and intensity of
thunderstorms
iii) Obstructions to visibility when
3 miles or less
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8.
Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)
Automatic Terminal
Information Service
NOTE: ATIS frequencies are incorporated on
individual FLIP Terminal Instrument Approach
Procedures and aerodrome listings in the Enroute
Supplement. Where this service is available, listing
will be found on the COMMUNICATIONS line, e.g.,
(ATIS 276.2). Pilots will be expected to listen to
ATIS broadcasts, when in operation, to obtain
essential but routine terminal information.
a.
ATIS broadcasts are recorded, and the pilot
should notify controllers that he has received
the broadcast by repeating the alphabetical
code word appended to the broadcast.
Example: "INFORMATION ECHO RECEIVED"
b.
When the pilot acknowledges that he has
received the ATIS broadcast, controllers may
omit those items contained on the broadcast if
they are current
NOTE: Rapidly changing conditions will be
issued by Air Traffic Control, and the ATIS will
contain words as follows: "LATEST CEILING/
VISIBILITY/ALTIMETER/(OTHER
CONDITIONS) WILL BE ISSUED BY
APPROACH CONTROL/TOWER."
c.
The absence of a sky condition/ceiling and/or
visibility on ATIS indicates a sky condition/
ceiling of 5,000 ft or above and visibility of
5 miles or more
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