Text Display
FIS text messages are available on the text display and
include METARs, TAFs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, and
TFRs. Individual text messages are updated every five
minutes and composed of four parts:
message type,
location, time and message body.
Text Information Examples:
TYPE
LOCATION
TIME
MESSAGE
BODY
METAR
KSLE
191534Z
METAR TEXT
METAR
KMMV
181423Z
METAR TEXT
TAF
KSLE
171423Z
TAF TEXT
The upper portion of the FIS Function page is used for
displaying the contents of an individual FIS message
while the lower portion of the screen is used for
categorization and sorting of different message types, such
as METARS, TAFs, SIGMETS, etc.
The lower portion of the screen is divided into three
distinct columns to provide simple categorization of
received text messages. The columns are loosely defined
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Detailed Operation