Readback: February 2017

Not sure if this is a question or a frustration, but after reading the August 2016 quiz about PIREPs, it made me wonder why there are so few PIREPs in the system. It appears that most reports of icing, tops, and bases that are given to ATC never make it into the PIREP system. Most of us frequently report these conditions when departing or arriving, however I seldom take the time to change frequency and submit an official PIREP. Is there a process or key phrase that we can say to ATC to ask them to submit the PIREP on our behalf. Seems like if a pilot reports icing in climb or in descent to departure or approach, ATC should submit that report as a PIREP.

Key Takeaways:

• Pilots experience practical challenges with avionics compatibility and connectivity, such as older Garmin navigators not displaying TFRs from new transponders and third-party tablet apps failing to interface with Garmin's Bluetooth outputs.
• ATC employs various methods for processing pilot reports (PIREPs); not all reports are filed as official PIREPs, with critical information like icing prioritized, while other data may update METARs or be verbally disseminated due to workload.
• Specific flight operations, like takeoff minimums at certain airports, may uniquely require both explicit weather conditions and a minimum climb gradient due to surrounding obstacles, overriding standard options.
• A previous article's errors regarding the Garmin Flight Stream 510 were corrected, clarifying that only newer EFIS systems (G500/600, G1000 NXi) are compatible with Database Concierge and that only attitude data is streamed to tablets.

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