Weather

Pilot Weather Report (PIREP)

Also: PIREP

A report of weather actually encountered in flight, such as turbulence, icing, or cloud tops, that pilots pass to controllers or flight service to help others.

“Report of meteorological phenomena encountered by aircraft.”

FAA-H-8083-25C · Glossary, Pilot report (PIREP)

Tested on

Private Pilot Instrument Commercial

Practice with

METAR & TAF Decoder

Related terms

METAR Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF)

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