The National Weather Service Office at the FAA Academy National Weather Service FAA Academy Oklahoma City, OK The National Weather Service Office at the FAA Academy Doug Streu- Meteorologist Instructor/Evaluations Officer

Who Are We? 7 NWS Employees Meteorologist-in-Charge Administrative Support Assistant 5 Meteorologist Instructors/Evaluation Officers Funded by the FAA via Memorandum of Understanding

Meteorologist-In-Charge Current Staffing Tom Dulong Meteorologist-In-Charge Renee Norman Administrative Assistant T&A…Property…Library Databases Mike Bender John Jarboe Marco Bohorquez Senior Instr/Eval Senior Instr/Eval Senior Instr/Eval Computer Focal Pt. Test Access Pilot Weather Briefing Webmaster Test Content Doug Streu Robert Prentice Senior Instr/Eval Senior Instr/Eval LAWRS CBI AC00-45 Tower Visibility AC00-6 En Route Course Devlp Course Development

Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center We Are Here 6,000 – 7,000 Staff

FAA Academy Organizational Structure AMA-1 Superintendent AMA-2 Deputy Superintendent Training Services Support Regulatory Standards Technical Operation Training Air Traffic Aviation Security NAS Technical Services AMA-20 AMA-200 AMA-400 AMA-500 AMA-800 AMA-900

Air Traffic Division Organizational Structure AMA-500 Division Manager AMA-510 AMA-520 AMA-530 Initial Advanced Systems Training Training Support AMA-511 AMA-512 AMA-513 En Route Terminal Radar Tower Cab

“Keep pilots out of harms way by supporting the FAA” What is Our Mission? The mission of the NWS Office at the FAA Academy is to: “Keep pilots out of harms way by supporting the FAA” 1. Provide weather training for FAA Air Traffic Controllers 2. Administer NWS Certification exams for Pilot Weather Briefers and Tower Visibility Observers 3. Administer quality assurance for Pilot Weather Briefing Program 4. Write reference material for the aviation community

What Do We Do? Classroom Training FAA Academy Residence Courses Air Traffic Basics - 26 hours of weather training for newly hired Air Traffic Controllers Approximately 1,400 students per year Air Traffic Controller Tower Visibility (4 hours) - Required to become certified to take tower visibility observations Approximately 500 students per year

New Course for En Route Controllers What Do We Do? New Course for En Route Controllers Collaboration between the FAA Air Traffic Training Division and NWS/FAA Academy Major development completed Focus on en route hazards (e.g., thunderstorms, turbulence, icing) Application of pertinent weather information to en route air traffic control decision-making

Computer-Based Training Courses What Do We Do? Computer-Based Training Courses Subject-matter experts for FAA Computer-Based Training (CBT) courses: Limited Aviation Weather Reporting Station (LAWRS) Basic Aviation Weather Weather Graphics Interpretation Adverse Weather Low-Level Wind Shear/Microburst Alerts WSR-88D Radar Image Interpretation Weather Satellite Data Interpretation

Pilot Weather Briefing: Certification What Do We Do? Pilot Weather Briefing: Certification Issue "Certificate of Authority” for Pre-Flight Pilot Weather Briefing (approximately 100 in past year) Briefer candidate must successfully pass the following certification examinations: 1. Weather Analysis (online) 2. Satellite (online) 3. WSR-88D Weather Radar (online) 4. Practical (oral) Pilot Weather Briefing (phone)

What Do We Do? Pilot Weather Briefing: Quality Assurance Random/scheduled Pre-Flight practical pilot weather briefing proficiency checks (phone) Approximately 210 in the past year

En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) Certification What Do We Do? En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) Certification Issue “Certificate of Authority” for En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) Pilot Weather Briefing Approximately 100 in the past year Briefer candidate must successfully pass the following EFAS certification examinations: 1. EFAS Weather Analysis (online) 2. Practical (oral) EFAS Weather Briefing (phone)

Tower Visibility Certification What Do We Do? Tower Visibility Certification Issue a “Tower Visibility Observers Certificate” to ATC personnel when they successfully pass the Tower Visibility Certification written examination. Approximately 1,500 in the past year

Maintain Certification Databases What Do We Do? Maintain Certification Databases Pilot Weather Briefing (approximately 1,000 briefers) Pre-flight and EFAS Tower Visibility (approximately 6,000 observers)

Flight Service Office Evaluation Visits What Do We Do? Flight Service Office Evaluation Visits Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin

What Do We Do? Flight Service Office Evaluation Visits FAA Flight Service Station Hub Flight Service Station (Satellite Office)

Write Reference Documents What Do We Do? Write Reference Documents NWS Instruction 10-809 “Support to the FAA’s Pilot Weather Briefing Program” Review other NWS aviation weather directives FAA/NWS Advisory Circular “Aviation Weather Services” (AC 00-45) FAA/NWS Advisory Circular “Aviation Weather: For Pilots and Flight Operations Personnel” (AC 00-6)

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