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Appendix F: General Aviation Flight Scenarios—1994 and 2015
Appendix F: General Aviation Flight Scenarios—1994 and 2015
Pages 86-89
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The following acronyms appear in this appendix: AFSS ARTCC ATC ATCS ATIS CD DUATS EDCT EFAS FAA NOTAM PIREP REAR SIGMET z Date: Departure Airport: Arrival Airport: Aircraft: Automated Flight Service Station Air Route Traffic Control Center Air Traffic Control Air Traffic Control Specialist Automatic Terminal Information Service Clearance Delivery Direct User Access Terminal Service Expected Departure Clearance Time En Route Flight Advisory Service Federal Aviation Administration Notice to Airmen Pilot Weather Report Runway Visual Range Significant Meteorological Information Report Zulu time SCENARIO ONE: 1994 December 1, 1994 Washington National, Washington, D.C. Pittsburgh International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania N1234A, BE30/A Proposed Departure Time: 1045 Zulu (Z)
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The Flight Watch ATCS manually plots the position of the aircraft, based on navigational aid information, to determine the aircraft's position in reference to the thunderstorms depicted on the radar display. The Flight Watch ATCS has the capability of relaying live weather data to the pilot, however, supplemental information such as thunderstorm 87 intensity and movement is now 1 hour old and may not be applicable.
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Simultaneously, the pilot of N1234A receives an ATC clearance to the Pittsburgh International Airport through the predeparture clearance delivery function at the Washington National airport traffic control tower. N1234A receives an EDCT of 1145Z, a 1-hour ground delay at the Washington National Airport due to restricted ceiling and visibility and wet runway conditions at the destination airport, Pittsburgh International.
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The local controller also receives continuous wind, braking action, and RVR information, for ATC planning purposes, from the heads-up display in the tower cab. In retrospect, N1234A and the ATC system received weather information which was complete, consistent, pertinent, and accurate.
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