RPAS Pilot Knowledge Requirements: Meteorological Services

In plain language

You must know how to access local weather information via FICs, aviation websites, and ATIS, and understand why aviation-specific forecasts are different from general public weather forecasts.

Requirement as structured

RPAS pilots must be able to identify and use meteorological services, including Flight Information Centres (FIC), aviation weather websites, ATIS, and understand the differences between aviation and non-aviation weather sources.

Original regulatory text

Meteorological services available to pilots - Flight Information Centres (FIC) – telephone service - Identify the sources for local weather information. - Describe the differences in cloud base and wind forecasts between aviation and non-aviation sources. - Aviation weather web site - Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) - Non-aviation sources

Applies when

country

Canada

max mtom kg

150

min mtom kg

0.25

regulatory category

General