NTSB Safety Recommendation A-05-024-029
The Safety Board
recommends the following to the Federal Aviation Administration:
Add a specific requirement for all pilots who do not receive
weather-related recurrent training, that the biennial flight review
include the following: recognition of critical weather situations
from the ground and in flight, procurement and use of aeronautical
weather reports and forecasts, determination of fuel requirements,
and planning for alternatives if the intended flight cannot be
completed or delays are encountered. (A-05-024)
For example, the "standard briefing" section of NWS/FAA site www.aviationweather.gov
contains all of the information cited in AC00-45E, "Aviation
Weather Service," as constituting a standard briefing, as well as
additional graphical weather products, yet it includes a disclaimer
stating that it should be "used for advisory purposes only."
For pilots holding a private, commercial, or airline transport
pilot certificate in the airplane category who do not receive
recurrent instrument training, add a specific requirement that the
biennial flight review include a demonstration of control and
maneuvering of an airplane solely by reference to instruments,
including straight and level flight, constant airspeed climbs and
descents, turns to a heading, and recovery from unusual flight
attitudes. (A-05-025)
Establish a minimum number of weather-related questions that
must be answered correctly in order to pass Federal Aviation
Administration airman knowledge tests. (A-05-026)
Develop a means to
identify pilots whose overall performance history indicates that
they are at future risk of accident involvement, and develop a
program to reduce risk for those pilots. (A-05-027)
Determine optimal information presentation methods and delivery
systems for flight service station weather information briefings,
including the possibility of supplementing or replacing some
portions of the current standard weather briefing with graphical
data. (A-05-028)
Revise guidance materials associated with pilot weather
briefings to include guidance for pilots in the use of Internet,
satellite, and other data sources for obtaining weather information
suitable for meeting the intent of 14 Code of Federal Regulations
Part 91.103 and subsequently inform the aviation community about
this change. (A-05-029)