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page 1Aviation publications

METAR
thumb|upright|A METAR processing and transmitting unit installed at Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport, [[Pennsylvania, U.S.]]

NOTAM
thumb|NOTAM for Naval ship
A NOTAM (ICAO & FAA: Notice to Airmen, CAA: Notice to Aviation) is a notice filed with an aviation authority to alert aircraft pilots of potential hazards along a flight route or at a location that could affect the flight. NOTAMs are notices or advisories that contain information concerning the establishment, conditions or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which may be essential to personnel and systems concerned with flight operations.
Aeronautical Information Publication
publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation
electronic flight bag
electronic device intended to provide information support for flight crew in performing flight management duties
instrument approach
aircraft landing procedure
standard terminal arrival route
standard instrument arrival is a procedure performed by aircraft in order to reach a radio aid immediately before approaching an airport
Standard Instrument Departure
departure route from an airport
aircraft flight manual
paper book or electronic information set containing information required to operate an aircraft of certain type or particular aircraft of that type
SIGMET
thumb|A map from the U.S. National Weather Service showing active SIGMETs
Preflight Planning Dispatch Checklist
list of tasks that should be performed by pilots and aircrew prior to takeoff.
pilot report
Firsthand aeronautical condition report
approach plate
publication of an aircraft landing procedure
master minimum equipment list
design document for a particular aircraft type containing a list of the aircraft parts one or more of which is permitted to be unserviceable at the commencement of a flight in certain operating conditions with established limitations or procedures
AIRMET
thumb|Graphical AIRMET showing turbulence high (TurbHi), turbulence low (TurbLo), surface wind (sfcWind), and low-level wind shear (LLWS) over the coterminous United States