Document Information
- Number
- 00-57
- Title
- Hazardous Mountain Winds and Their Visual Indicators
- Date cancelled
- 2022-12-23
- Cancelled by
- 00-57
- Cancellation notes
- Canceled per memo: All ACs dealing with weather have been consolidated into a new handbook in order to streamline access to the FAA’s weather documentation for users of the National Airspace System (NAS).
- Date issued
- 1997-09-10
- Office of Primary Responsibility
- AFS-400
- Description
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Assists pilots involved in aviation operations to diagnose the potential for severe wind events in the vicinity of mountainous areas. It provides information on preflight planning techniques and on in-flight evaluation strategies for avoiding destructive turbulence and loss of aircraft control. Pilots, dispatchers, air traffic controllers, and other who must deal with weather phenomena and the routing of aircraft will benefit from the information contained in this advisory circular.
- Content
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- AC 00-57 (PDF)
- Cancels
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Cancels Number Title Date 00-57 Hazardous Mountain Winds and Their Visual Indicators Assists pilots involved in aviation operations to diagnose the potential for severe wind events in the vicinity of mountainous areas. It provides information on preflight planning techniques and on in-flight evaluation strategies for avoiding destructive turbulence and loss of aircraft control. Pilots, dispatchers, air traffic controllers, and other who must deal with weather phenomena and the routing of aircraft will benefit from the information contained in this advisory circular.
1997-09-10