The purpose of this program is to provide the user with a quick and easy way of obtaining the details of weather, Tracks, and flight plan information for a given flight from a single source. This will allow you to view information on the screen, or to print the information for a crew’s flight package.
The available modes are:
Screen
Hardcopy
Transmit
Quit
Screen Mode
Field | Description |
Stations | Enter the ICAO, IATA, or FAA identifiers for the stations you want weather or NOTAMs reported. |
Type of Report | Enter Actuals <SA>, NOTAMs <NO> and Forecasts <FT>. You only need to enter the first initial, and you may do it in any order. Example: Entering <FSNC> will suffice as the program will figure out what it is that you want. Note: You may also enter <CIRCLE> in this field, in which case the latest Actual and Forecast for each alternate for each airport you have entered will be displayed. The shortcut for requesting <CIRCLE> is to enter <C>. |
FIR NOTAMs | Enter the ICAO code for the FIRs that you want to have NOTAMs reported. 
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OTHER WX | Enter the type of weather you want to have reported (see list below). Then the identifier for the station or area.
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Flight Plan | Enter the Flight Number, Day, and Origin for the flight whose plan you want to see. If you do not want to view a flight plan, simply press <Enter>. Note: Access to flight plans is limited to those flights that have a final or revised final flight plan completed and the flight is still active in flight status. If the flight has an in time stored against it in flight status then the flight plan will not be retrievable via this option. If a flight has been canceled in flight status then the user will receive a message indicating the flight has been canceled at the bottom of the screen; the flight plan data will not be retrieved.
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NAT Tracks (E/W) | Enter <E> or <W> to view the current Eastbound or Westbound tracks respectively. You may enter as few or as many items as you want in this report selector. Example: If you only want a flight plan. Once you have entered the flight’s key, escape using <Ctrl>-E . A confirmation prompt will appear; allowing you to proceed, make changes, or quit. Entering <Y> will generate a report to the screen, or to the printer, depending on the mode you have selected.
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Hardcopy Mode
This mode functions like the Screen mode, except that the report is directed to the system printer.
Transmit Mode
If you select the Transmit mode, the report that you choose will be assembled and written into the Network Message program screen; there you can enter addresses, transmit time, and edit the report as you need. Refer to: Network Message program (FOMS Menu 520) for further details.
Quit Mode
To exit the program, enter <Q> from the command line. You will be asked to enter the menu number of the next program. If you are not sure, pressing <Enter> will return you to the last used menu screen.
Note: The following descriptions represent the typical access and privileges afforded to users designated as Dispatch Managers/Supervisors. Users with dispatcher privileges will have limited access to a subset of the screens presented.
