Rickie C. is a current dispatch student pursing an FAA Dispatcher License and pursing a career in the dispatch industry. He created AviationSixty to help himself and other potential aviation enthusiast to learn more about aviation topics.
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Ever wondered why we only look at visibility for IFR flight plans when determining if the destination airport is at or above landing minimums for Part 121? In Part 121, § 121.613 states that you cannot release an IFR flight plan unless the weather conditions…
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A Star (Standard Terminal Arrival Procedure) is a published instrument approach procedure that are used by pilots and ATC to transition from the en route phase to the approach phase of flight. It streamlines traffic into the airport, like "gates" into a baseball stadium. There…
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A SID (Standard Instrument Departure) is a departure procedure used by the pilot and controller to provide obstacle clearance and provide an uniform departure transition from terminal to the departure control. A SID will include climb, heading, and transitions to a fix in order to…
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AIRMETs, SIGMETs, and CWAs are key in flight advisories that every pilot and dispatchers look at to see any potential dangerous area of flight. These advisories alert pilots of many potential hazardous weather such as turbulence, icing, mountain obscuration, visibility, etc. AIRMETs, SIGMETs, and CWAs…
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A PIREP (pilot report) is an in flight advisory made by pilots to inform ATC, dispatchers, and pilots about conditions in the sky. It is important for pilots to report in flight conditions such as turbulence, visibility, and especially icing because icing can only be…
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