GO-NO GO
Student / Instructor Name ________________-_______________Date__ /___/__ Lesson # ______
WEATHER BRIEF– 1800 WX-BRIEF (800 992-7433)
PROMP: Briefer/Texas/Eastern…..Give Briefer This Info:
1. Your qualifications - Student or Sport pilot
2. Type of flight-VFR
3. Your Aircraft N # or your name
4. Aircraft type- Light Sport or Experimental - PPC
5. Departure point- Caddo Mills Airport (7F3)
6. Your proposed route of flight- local or cross country
7. Your destination _________
8. Your flight altitude ________
9. Your estimated time of departure_______
10. Your estimated time en route________
11. Type of briefing-Standard or abbreviated
Regional Weather
Surface Analysis:
Fronts-____ none, ____warm, ____cold, ____ approaching, ____past
Air mass- ____warm (unstable), ____cold (stable)
Squall lines- ____ none, _______mi., moving ______o at _____mph.
Isobars- ____close, ____far, ____few
Local Airport Conditions
Radar- ____ none, rain ______, Thunderstorms_____, moving _____o, at _____mph.
Air Moisture- ____high, ____med, ____low, ____ fog
Reported Surface Winds ____o _____mph., gusts ____mph, winds aloft ____@____3000’, ____@____6000’
Temperature Inversion/Wind Shear- ____ none, ________’_________mph.
Temp. _____o, Barometric Pressure- _____.____”, Field Elevation (560’)_______’, Relative Humidity _____%
Density Altitude__________’, Aircraft performance- _____better, ______normal, _____worse
Site Observations
Winds -speed _____mph, direction _____o, gusts _____mph, down runway# _____, crosswind _____o
Mechanical Turbulence Potential- ____none, ____some, ____high, wind shear @ ____’
Clouds– ______’ base, ____stratus/stable, ____cumulus/unstable, movement ___fast, ___, mod, ___slow
Visible Thunderstorms– ____ none, location _____o @_____mi., movement ____@_____mph, height _______’
Gust fronts possible ____ none, From _____o @ _____mph.
Thermals- ____low (AM/PM), ____medium (mid AM/PM), ____high (afternoon)
Visibility– ____ less than 1 mi., ____1-3 mi., ____ more then 3 mi., forecast _____mi., dew point spread ____o
P-A-V-E:
PILOT– I’M SAFE- ___Illness, ____Meds., ____ Stress, ____ Alcohol, ___ Fatigue, ___ Eating, ___Experience
AIRCRAFT- fuel/oil -____, weight/CG ____, maint./annual/documents ____, take-off/landing distance req.______’
ENVIRONMENT- wx now____, wx in route ____, wx landing ____, runway lengths____’,
cond. ______
Obstructions____’ temperature in Flight- (surface temp - 25 degrees) _____o, _____coat/gloves? Airport Frequency ______, Landing Frequency _____
EXTERNAL PRESSURES– Schedule? _____, Peer Pressure? _____, Purpose of flight _____
Weather To Fly
Pilot Predictions ____calm air, ____light bumps, _____ windy, _____ thermally
Changes During Flight ____Improvement, ____Same, ____Degrade
WEATHER TO FLY DECISION ______GO, ______NO GO
The Flight- ____uneventful ____interesting Explain______________________
Analysis- _____weather as predicted _____not as predicted
Briefing Info
ADVERSE CONDITIONS-
SYNOPSIS-
SURFACE WINDS-
VISIBILITY-
CLOUDS-
TEMP/DEWPOINT-
ALTIMETER-
FORCAST CODITIONS-
WINDS ALOFT-
NOTAMS/TFRs-
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