What is a PIREP?
Acronym for &Pilot Report&. Acts as a means for one pilot to pass on current, potentially useful information to other pilots such as turbulence. Pireps are essential to maintaining a real-time weather picture for both the pilot and the controller. The importance of PIREP’s is to provide inflight advisories, and weather avoidance information to en route aircraft. The Air Traffic Control Tower uses the reports to expedite the flow of air traffic in the vicinity of the field and for hazardous weather avoidance procedures. The Air Route Traffic Control Center uses the reports to expedite the flow of en route traffic, to determine most favorable altitudes, and to issue hazardous weather information within the center’s area. The National Weather Service uses the reports to verify or amend conditions contained in aviation forecast and advisories. The National Weather Service, other government organizations, the military, and private industry groups also use Pireps for research activities in t
Acronym for “Pilot Report”. Acts as a means for one pilot to pass on current, potentially useful information to other pilots such as turbulence. Pireps are essential to maintaining a real-time weather picture for both the pilot and the controller. The importance of PIREP’s is to provide inflight advisories, and weather avoidance information to en route aircraft. The Air Traffic Control Tower uses the reports to expedite the flow of air traffic in the vicinity of the field and for hazardous weather avoidance procedures. The Air Route Traffic Control Center uses the reports to expedite the flow of en route traffic, to determine most favorable altitudes, and to issue hazardous weather information within the center’s area. The National Weather Service uses the reports to verify or amend conditions contained in aviation forecast and advisories. The National Weather Service, other government organizations, the military, and private industry groups also use Pireps for research activities in t
Before the creation of the Flight Dispatch system, which keeps a record of your individual flights, WestWind pilots updated their total flight hours by periodically reporting their current total time through the web site. This update was called a “PIREP”, which is an aviation term for “pilot report”. A minimum of one PIREP per month was required in order to stay on the active roster, however, many pilots would file a PIREP after each individual fight.
