WEATHER MENU PAGE
The WEATHER MENU Page
allows the operator to select
AFIS TERMINAL WEATHER,
AFIS WINDS ALOFT or AFIS
SIGMETS pages. See Figure
8-7. See Section 7 for a
detailed discussion of these
pages.
HH:MM UTC hours and min-
utes.
DISPATCH MENU PAGE
This page allows the operator
to request various information
via the data link. See Figure 8-
8.
HH:MM UTC hours and min-
utes.
NEED RELEASE: Select to
request release if needed.
Request is sent to a station
printer. An asterisk indicates
the item is selected.
NEED FLIGHT PLAN: Select if a flight plan needs to be refiled. An
asterisk indicates the item is selected.
MANUAL RELEASE: Select if manual release is needed. The
release will be sent to the AFIS display. An asterisk indicates the
item is selected.
AMEND RELEASE: Select if release needs to be amended. An
asterisk indicates the item is selected.
AIRPORT ANALYSIS: Selecting this item will result in the AIRPORT
ANALYSIS Page being displayed.
Two lines of free text can be entered with a maximum of 20
alpha/numeric characters for each line. This field is available if
AMEND RELEASE has be marked with an asterisk.
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NEED FLIGHT PLAN
*MANUAL RELEASE
*AMEND RELEASE
AIRPORT ANALYSIS
TRANSMIT
20:14 DISPATCH MENU
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Figure 8-8
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TERMINAL WEATHER
WINDS ALOFT
SIGMETS
20:12 WEATHER
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Figure 8-7