| Notes from AOPA "A
Pilot's Guide to FLIGHT SERVICE"
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Tips Card
Setup a User Profile - with any briefer
To file or close a flight plan dial 1-800-wx-brief then press 1 and say
"any"
Type state abbreviation (66 for Minnesota)
Standard brief
1. Within the next 6 hours
2. Adverse weather
3. VFR not-recommended - if so
4. Synopsis of weather
5. Summary of current conditions (if departure within 2 hours)
6. Enroute forecast
7. Destination forecast
8. Winds aloft
9. Notams & TFRs
10. ATC delays
Abbreviated
Outlook
TIBS - Telephone Information Briefing Service
1. Press 3 or say TIBS
2. 1-877-4-TIBS
3. You specify area
a. You hear recorded weather synopsis
b. METARs of local airports
RCO (remote communications outlet) 1-888-766-8267
Frequencies
1. Local freq is best
2. RCO (Remote Communications Outlet) 122.2
3. When an "R" is after the VOR freq, FSS can only
receive on that freq (122.1R). So pilots transmit on that frequency and
listen on the VOR freq.
4. Address them as "Radio"
5. Tell them where you are and the freq you are listening on |
