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- airman's meteorological information
- Definição1
- Information concerning en-route weather phenomena which may affect the safety of low-level aircraft operations.
- Fonte1
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. ICAO abbreviations and codes: procedures for air navigation services. 7. ed. Montreal, 2007. (Doc. 8400)
- Definição2
- Information issued by meteorological watch office concerning the occurrence or expected occurrence of specified en route weather phenomena that may affect the safety of low-level aircraft operations and was not already included in the forecast issued for low-level flights in the flight information region or subarea (ICAO).
- Fonte2
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Nota adicional1
- When radiotelephony is used, the abbreviations and terms are transmitted as spoken words.
- Nota adicional2
- AIRMETs deal with weather of less severity than that covered by SIGMETs (significant meteorological information) or convective SIGMETs. AIRMETs cover moderate icing, moderate turbulence, sustained surface winds of 30 knots or more, widespread areas of ceiling less than 1000 feet (300 m) and/or visibility less than 3 miles (5 km), and extensive mountain obscurement.
- Nota adicional3
- Information regarding this term is a result of researches developed by DECEA in cooperation with ANAC.
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- informações meteorológicas aos aeronavegantes