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1 1. TYPE 2. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION VFR IFR DVFR 8. ROUTE OF FLIHT Aeronautics PILOT INFORMATION CARD CRUISIN ALTITUDES (MSL) FOR MANETIC COURSES IFR IFR EVEN Thousands ODD Thousands VFR EVEN Thousands+500 UNICOM and MULTICOM Frequencies UNICOM Airports without Towers Airports with Towers Or FSS MULTICOM Temporary, Seasonal, or Emergency Activites Forestry, Fire, Fish & ame Air to Air Air to Air (Helicopter) Aviation Instruction, lider and Hot Air Balloon AIRCRAFT TYPE/ SPECIAL EQUIPMENT 4. TRUE AIRSPEED VFR ODD Thousands+500 Aircraft Equipment Suffixes /X - No Transponder /Y- No Transponder/RNAV /T - Transponder, no Mode C /C - Transponder, no Mode C/RNAV /U - Transponder/Mode C /I- Transponder/Mode C/RNAV /D - No Transponder/DME / - Transponder/Mode C/PS /B - Transponder, no Mode C/DME /E or /F - Aircraft with FMS systems (see AIM) /A - Transponder/Mode C/DME FLIHT PLAN TIME TO UTC (ZULU) Daylight Standard Savings EST+5 EDT+4 CST+6 CDT+5 5. DEPARTURE POINT 6. DEPARTURE TIME Z 7. CRUISIN ALTITUDE PROPOSED ACTUAL 9. DESTINATION 10. ESTIMATED TIME ENROUTE 11. REMARKS HOURS MINUTES 12. FUEL ON BOARD HOURS MINUTES 13. ALTERNATE AIRPORT(S) 14. PILOT'S NAME, ADDRESS & TELEPHONE NUMBER 15. NUMBER ABOARD 17. DESTINATION CONTACT/TELEPHONE 16. COLOR OF AIRCRAFT FSS For Fast File Dial 3 Michigan Dept. of Transportation October 2003 Note: Information on this card is subject to change. Always check current publications and NOTAMS prior to each flight. 8

2 VOR NAV ATIS/ TWR ND/ APCH/ CNTR LOCATION NDB FREQ AWOS CTAF Rmte CD FREQ Adrian AD 278 Khz TOL Allegan 35D RR Alma AMN 329 Khz MBS Alpena APN APN Ann Arbor ARB DTW CD when twr clsd (DTW app) Au Sable ASP Bad Axe BAX LAN CLE Battle Creek BTL AZO Bay City Clements3CM MBS Beaver Island SJX 382 Khz MSP Bellaire (ACB) CXK 251 Khz MSP Benton Harbor ELX SBN Big Rapids RQB MSP Boyne Falls BFA 263 Khz MSP Cadillac CAD 269 Khz MSP Carleton CRL Caro 78D MBS Charlevoix CVX 392 Khz 392 Khz MSP Charlotte FPK LAN Cheboygan SLH MSP Coldwater OEB AZO Detroit City VQ 230 Khz DTW Detroit rosse IleRYS 419 Khz DTW Detroit Metro DXO E See AFD DTW E 135.0W DTW W Willow Run YIP DTW Drummond Isl. DRM 218 Khz YYZ Escanaba ESC MSP Flint FNT FNT N FNT S CD when twr clsd (CLE cntr) Frankfort 3D MSP Fremont 3FM MK aylord LR MSP ladwin DW 209 Khz MBS rand Haven 3M MK rand Rapids RR RR N RR S CD when twr clsd (CHI cntr) rayling C (CTAF when twr clsd)132.9 MSP Hancock CMX MSP Harbor Springs MN MSP Hillsdale JYM TOL Holland Park Twp HLM 233 Khz MK Holland Tulip City BIV MK Houghton Lake HTL MSP Howell OZW 243 Khz DTW Ionia Y LAN round Communications Outlet (CO) 1

3 VOR NAV ATIS/ TWR ND/ APCH/ LOCATION NDB FREQ AWOS CTAF Rmte CD CNTR Iron Mountain IMT MSP Ironwood IWD RB MSP Jackson JXN LAN Kalamazoo AZO AZO W CD 121,2 when twr clsd (CHI cntr) AZO E Keeler ELX Lambertville DUH TOL Lansing LAN LAN N LAN S Litchfield LFD Ludington LDM 341 Khz LAN MSP Mackinac Island MCD RB MSP Manistee MBL MSP Manistique ISQ RB MSP Marquette SAW MSP Marshall (Brooks) RMY AZO Mason (Jewett) TEW LAN Menominee MNM RB Midland (Barstow) 3BS MBS Monroe (Custer) TTF DTW Mt. Pleasant MOP MBS Muskegon MK MK N CD when twr clsd (CHI cntr) MK S Newberry ERY RB MSP Niles 3TR SBN Oakland/SW Y DTW Oakland/Troy 7D DTW Ontonagon OM 375 Khz MSP Oscoda ASP MSP Owosso 5D FNT Peck ECK Pellston PLN LAN MSP Plymouth (Mettetal)1D DTW Pontiac PSI DTW Port Huron PH 332 Khz MTC Pullman PMM Rogers City PZQ 215 Khz APN Romeo State D MTC Saginaw(Browne)HYX 385 Khz MBS Saginaw MBS MBS N MBS S Salem SVM Sault Ste.(ANJ) SSM CYAM Marie (CIU) CI 400 Khz YYZ South Bend IJ (ipper) South Haven 0D CHI Sturgis IRS 382 Khz AZO Three Rivers HAI 407 Khz AZO Traverse City TVC MSP West Branch BXZ LAN MSP BHW 236 Khz White Cloud (42C) HIC MSP Windsor (Ont.) YQ round Communications Outlet (CO) 2

4 ATC Enroute Frequency uide CENTER BOUNDARY CENTER SECTOR... SECTOR FREQUENCY MINNEAPOLIS CENTER TORONTO CENTER RB TERMINAL AIRSPACE BOUNDARY TERMINAL AREA FREQUENCY TERMINAL AREA CEILIN ALPENA 12,000 MSL DETROIT 13,000 MSL FLINT RAND RAPIDS REEN BAY KALAMAZOO LANSIN MUSKEON SAINAW SELFRIDE (MTC) 5,000 MSL SOUTH BEND R MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APN CLEVELAND MBS CENTER CHICAO CENTER MK RR FNT LAN MTC AZO DTW SBN TOL CMX ERY IWD SAW ISQ SSM VOR Location uide FLIHT WATCH FACILITIES State facility name and Remote Location monitoring on initial call. FACILITY LOCATION TIME Princeton Ironwood 12-04Z Princeton Marquette 12-04Z Princeton Traverse City12-04Z Kankakee Muskegon 11-03Z Cleveland Detroit 11-03Z IMT Hazardous In-Flight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) MNM R6903 ESC MBL MK PMM ELX IJ TVC HIC RR AZO BTL C HTL PLN LR MOP LAN JXN R4201& R4202 LFD BXZ MBS FNT PSI SVM CRL R4207 APN DXO ASP ECK YQ BAX

5 KEY to TAF (Aerodrome Forecast) and METAR (Aviation Weather Report) TAF KLAN METAR KLAN Z KT 3SM -SHRA BKN020 FM KT 3SM SHRA OVC015 PROB /2SM TSRA OVC008CB FM KT 5SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 TEMPO KT 1SM -RA F FM KT 5SM -SHRA OVC020 BECM KT P6SM NSW SKC 1955Z KT 3/4SM R28L/2700 TSRA OVC010CB 18/16 A2992 Forecast Explanation Report TAF Message type: TAF-routine and TAF AMD-amended forecast, METAR-hourly and SPECI-special report METAR KLAN ICAO location indicator KLAN Z Issuance time: ALL times in UTC Z, 2-digit and 4-digit 1955Z time for TAF, 4-digit time for METAR Valid period: first 2 digits containing day of the month, second 2 digits specify hour forecast begins and last 2 ends forecast 22020KT Wind: first 3 digits mean true-north direction, nearest 10 degrees, KT (or VaRiaBle;) next 2 digits mean speed and unit, KT, (KMH or MPS); as needed, ust and 2-digit maximum speed; 00000KT for calm; (for reports only, if direction varies 60 degrees or more, Variability appended, e.g. 180V260) 3SM Prevailing visibility: in U.S., Statute Miles & fractions; above 3/4 SM 6 miles in TAF Plus6SM. (Or, 4-digit minimum visibility in meters and as required, lowest value with direction) Runway Visual Range: R; 2-digit runway designation Left, R28L/2700FT Center, or Right as needed; I ; Minus or Plus in U.S., 4- digit value, FeeT in U.S., (usually meter elsewhere); Variability and tendency Down, Up or No change) -SHRA Significant present, forecast and recent weather; see table TSRA BKN020 Cloud amount, height and type: SKy Clear, SCaTtered, OVC010CB BroKeN, OVerCast; 3-digit height in hundreds of feet; and either Towering CUmulus or CumulonimBus. Or Vertical Visibility for obscured sky and height VV004, or unknown height VV///. More than one layer may be forecast or reported. CLeaR for clear below 12 thousand feet at automated observation sites. Temperature: in degress Celsius; first 2 digits, temperature / last 18/16 2 digits, dew-point temperature; below zero reported with Minus, e.g. MO6 Altimeter setting; indicator and 4 digits; in U.S., A-inches and A2992 hundredths; (Q-hectoPascals, e.g., Q1013) Supplementary information for report: (Wind Shear in lower layer, LanDin or TaKeOFf, 2-digit designator, REcent weather of operational significance.) ReMarK: Automated Observation or AOAugmented; wind shear; recent weather and time; and TORNADO, FUNNEL CLOUD, WATERSPOUT. FM2000 FroM and 4-digit time; indicates significant change PROB40 PROBability and 2-digit percent: probable condition during digit beginning and 2-digit ending time period TEMPO TEMPOrary; changes expected for less than 1 hour and in total, 0407 less than half of 2-digit beginning and 2-digit ending time period BECM BECoMin: change expected during digit beginning and 2-digit ending time period Table of Significant Present, Forecast and Recent Weather - rouped in categories and used in the order listed below; or as needed in TAF, No Significant Weather. 4

6 ABBREVIATIONS for TAF and METAR REPORTS AMD Amended Forecast (TAF) BECM Becoming (expected between 2 digit beginning hour and 2 digit ending hour) BKN Broken CLR Clear at or below 12,000 feet (AWOS/ASOS report) FEW 1 or 2 octas (eights) cloud coverage NSW No Significant Weather OVC Overcast P6SM Visibility greater than 6 SM (TAF only) PROB40 Probability 40 percent SCT Scattered SKC Sky Clear SPECI Special Report TEMPO Temporary changes expected (between 2 digit beginning hour and 2 digit ending hour) Weather Phenomena Descriptors BR Mist PL Ice Pellets BC Patches DS Dust storm PO Dust/Sand Whirls BL Blowing DU Widespread Dust PY Spray DR Low Drifting DZ Drizzle RA Rain FZ Supercooled/freezing FC Funnel Cloud SA Sand MI Shallow +FC Tornado/Water Spout S Snow rains PR Partial F Fog SN Snow SH Showers FU Smoke SQ Squall TS Thunderstorm R Hail SS Sandstorm Cloud Types S Small Hail/Snow Pellets UP Unknown Precipitation CB Cumulonimbus HZ Haze VA Volcanic Ash TCU Towering Cumulus IC Ice Crystals OBTAININ a TELEPHONE WEATHER BRIEFIN Dial 800-WXBRIEF ( ) to reach a Fight Service Station anywhere in the country. You can also call a specific Fight Service Station by dialing their unique number. Lansing Automated Fight Service Station , reen Bay Automated Flight Service Station , and Terre Haute Automated Flight Service Station reen Bay Automated Fight Service Station TIBS available in upper Michigan 12 Weather Advisories & Synopsis 16 Weather Summaries & Area Forecast (Upper Michigan) 17 Hourly METAR Reports (Wisconsin &Upper Michigan) Lansing Automated Fight Service Station TIBS available in lower Michigan 11 rand Rapids Area TIBS (75 Nautical Mile Radius) PRIOR TO ANY FLIHT CHECK WITH FLIHT 12 Pontiac Area TIBS (50 Nautical Mile Radius) SERVICE FOR THE 13 rayling Area TIBS (75 Nautical Mile Radius) LATEST AIRSPACE 14 Balloon TIBS (Southern Lower Michigan) RESTRICTION NOTAMS 15 Michigan Calendar of Aviation Events 16 Soaring TIBS (During Daylight Savings Time) 17 Saginaw Area TIBS (50 Nautical Mile Radius) 18 Airspace Procedures TIBS (Airspace Procedures & Delays) 19 Michigan Hourly METAR Reports (Lower Michigan) 20 Michigan Terminal Forecasts (Northern & Western Lower Michigan) 21 Michigan Terminal Forecasts (Central & Southeast Lower Michigan) 22 Special (INDY 500, OSHKOSH) 23 Briefing Information (TIBS) ºF PIREP FORMAT 1. ROUTINE/URENT 7. FLIHT VISIBILITY & WEATHER 2. LOCATION 8. TEMPERATURE C 3. TIME 9. WIND 4. ALTITUDE 10. TURBULENCE 5. AIRCRAFT TYPE 11. ICIN 6. SKY COVER 12. REMARKS ºC 5

7 AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION STATIONS (AWOS/ASOS) CITY AIRPORT ID FREQMhz TELEPHONE Adrian Lenawee County AD Alma ratiot Community AMN Alpena Alpena County APN Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Municipal ARB ATIS Bad Axe Huron County Memorial BAX Battle Creek W.K. Kellogg BTL ATIS Beaver Island Beaver Island SJX Bellaire Antrim County ACB Benton Harbor Southwest Michigan Regional BEH Big Rapids Roben-Hood RQB Cadillac Wexford County CAD Charlevoix Charlevoix Municipal CVX 392 Khz Charlotte Fitch H. Beach FPK Cheboygan Cheboygan County SLH Coldwater Branch County Memorial OEB Detroit Detroit City DET ATIS Detroit Detroit Metro-Wayne County DTW ATIS Detroit rosse Ile Municipal ONZ Detroit Willow Run ( ASOS) YIP ATIS Escanaba Delta County ESC Flint Bishop International FNT ATIS aylord Otsego County LR rand Rapids erald R. Ford Int'l RR ATIS rayling rayling Army Airfield OV Hancock Houghton Co. CMX Harbor Springs Harbor Springs Municipal MN Hillsdale Hillsdale Municipal JYM Holland Tulip City BIV Houghton Lake Roscommon County HTL Howell Livingston County OZW Iron Mountain Ford IMT Ironwood ogebic County IWD Jackson Jackson Co. - Reynolds JXN ATIS Kalamazoo Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Int'l AZO ATIS Lambertville Toledo Suburban DUH Lansing Capital City LAN ATIS Ludington Mason Co. LDM Mackinac Island Mackinac Island MCD Manistee Manistee County-Blacker MBL Manistique Schoolcraft County ISQ Marquette Sawyer Int'l SAW Marshall Brooks Field RMY Mason Mason Jewett TEW Menominee Menominee-Marinette Twin Co. MNM Monroe Custer TTF Mt Pleasant Mt Pleasant Municipal MOP Muskegon Muskegon County MK ATIS Newberry Luce County ERY Oscoda Oscoda Wurtsmith OSC Pellston Pellston Regional PLN Pontiac Oakland County Int'l PTK ATIS Port Huron St Clair County Int'l PHN Saginaw MBS International MBS ATIS Saginaw Saginaw Browne HYX Sault Ste Marie Chippewa County Int'l CIU Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Municipal ANJ Sturgis Kirsch Municipal IRS Traverse City Cherry Capital TVC ATIS

8 FSS REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS OUTLETS (RCO) T=Pilot Transmits R= Pilot Receives Direction-Finding Service UHF Alpena 122.1T/108.8R T/108.8R Bad Axe Battle Creek Berrien Springs Carlton 122.1T/115.7R Detroit Escanaba 122.1T/110.8R Flint aylord rand Rapids 122.1T/115.95R Hancock Iron Mountain 122.1T/111.2R Ironwood Jackson Kalamazoo 122.1T/109.0R Keeler 122.1T/116.6R Lansing Litchfield 122.1T/111.2R Ludington Mackinac Island Manistee 122.1T/111.4R Manistique Marquette Menominee 122.1T/109.6R Mt. Pleasant Muskegon Newberry Peck 122.1T/114.0R Pellston Pontiac T/111.0R Pullman 122.1T/112.1R Saginaw Salem 122.1T/114.3R Chippewa Co T/112.2R Sault Ste. Marie 122.1T/112.2R Traverse City West Branch White Cloud 122.1T/117.6R On initial contact with FSS, state frequency or navaid being monitored. reen Bay Automated Flight Service Station NAUTICAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS TO OBTAIN IFR CLEARENCES ON THE ROUND DETROIT APCH FLINT APCH RAND RAPIDS APCH REEN BAY APCH KALAMAZOO APCH LANSIN APCH MUSKEON APCH SAINAW APCH SELFRIDE APCH SOUTH BEND APCH FLIHT SERVICE * round Communications Outlet (CO) An unstaffed, remotely controlled, ground/ground communications facility. Pilots at uncontrolled airports may contact ATC and FSS via VHF to a telephone connection to obtain IFR clearences or close an IFR or VFR flight plan. Four "key clicks" on frequency mhz will connect to ATC, and six "key clicks" will connect to FSS. The "key clicks" should be slow and is to be used only on the ground. 7

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