Figure 4-6 Pilot to Metro and Weather Radar Facilities

CHAPTER FOUR

SNFO/SWSO VOICE COMMUNICATIONS

Figure 4-6 Pilot to Metro and Weather Radar Facilities

You must get permission from ATC before switching frequencies, unless your aircraft has

several radios. The radio call for PMSV is "METRO " (e.g., "Eglin METRO"). When

requesting terminal weather, advise the forecaster/observer of your destination and a time of

arrival.

Example

SNFO/SWSO:

"Eglin METRO, BUCK 733."

PMSV:

"BUCK 733, Eglin METRO, go ahead."

SNFO/SWSO:

"BUCK 733, request current weather at VQQ and

a one hour forecast."

PMSV:

"BUCK 733, roger, standby."

PMSV:

"BUCK 733, Eglin METRO."

SNFO/SWSO:

"BUCK 733, go ahead."

PMSV:

"Cecil weather is presently VFR, 5000 scattered,

10,000 broken, visibility 5 miles in haze, surface

winds 010/12, altimeter 29.98. Forecast should

remain the same."

SNFO/SWSO:

"BUCK 733, roger, thanks, switching."

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SPECIAL SITUATIONS