Plots pilot and air report from PIRP schema point files.
PIRPPLOT parameter map time day
| parameter | ID, IDN, TYPE, ACFT, FLV1, FLV2, T, DIR, SPD,WINDB, WINDV, VIS, CC, ZCL, ZCU, TTYP, TFRE, TINT, ZTL, ZTU, ITYP, IFRE, IINT, ZIL, ZIU, LLWS, WX, CLOUD, TURB, ICE, AIR, PLOT | |
| map | mnemonic | any map mnemonic defined in MAP context table |
| OLAY | navigation from image; no map drawn (def) | |
| SAT | navigation from image; no map drawn | |
| time | hour of observation (def= current) | |
| day | date of obseravtion (def= current) | |
| COLor= | display color of parameter (def=assigned by PIRPPLOT) | |
| DATaset= | dataset names and position (def=RTPTSRC/AIRCRAFT) | |
| DEClut | =YES | use plot decluttering (def) |
| =NO | do not use plot decluttering | |
| FORmat= | display format of parameter (def=assigned by PIRPPLOT) | |
| LAYer= | report layer; either 1 or 2 (def=1) | |
| LSIze= | display height of parameter (def=assigned by PIRPPLOT) | |
| |OFFset= | display offset of parameter (def=assigned by PIRPPLOT) | |
| UNIt= | display unit of parameter (def=see remarks below) | |
PIRPPLOT will form a PTDISP command to display the data.
The table below lists the valid parameter entries under Parameter, their default units under Default Units, and a description of the parameter under Description. Default units enclosed in parenthesis cannot be changed.
| Parameter | Default Units | Description |
| ID | (text) | ARP=airline; UA=reporting station |
| IDN | (text) | ARP=flight number; UA=nothing |
| TYPE | (text) | report type (ARP,ARS,UA or UUA) |
| FLV1 | FT | first flight level |
| FLV2 | FT | second flight level |
| ACFT | (text) | aircraft type |
| T | F | temperature |
| DIR | (degrees) | wind direction |
| SPD | KTS | wind speed |
| WINDB | (barb) | wind barb (of DIR,SPD) where flag=25mps(~50kts), long barb=5mps(~10kts), short barb=2.5mps(~5kts) |
| WINDV | (vector) | wind vector (of DIR,SPD) |
| VIS | MI | visibility |
| CC | (code) | cloud cover for layer |
| ZCL | FT | lower bound of cloud layer |
| ZCU | FT | upper bound of cloud layer |
| TTYP | (CAT,CHOP) | turbulence type |
| TFRE | (CONT,OCNL) | turbulence frequency for layer |
| TINT | (code) | turbulence intensity for layer |
| ZTL | FT | lower bound of turbulence layer |
| ZTU | FT | upper bound of turbulence layer |
| ITYP | (RIME,LLR,MIX) | icing type |
| IFRE | (CONT,OCNL) | icing frequency for layer |
| IINT | (code) | icing intensity for layer |
| ZIL | FT | lower bound of icing layer |
| ZIU | FT | upper bound of icing layer |
| LLWS | low level wind shear | |
| WX | Weather type | |
| CLOUD | (plot) | cloud plot (CC,ZCL,ZCU) for a layer (1 or 2, def=1) |
| TURB | (plot) | turbulence plot (ID,HMS,TTYP,TFRE,TINT,ZTL,ZTU) for a layer (1 or 2, def=1) |
| ICE | (plot) | icing plot (ID,HMS,ITYP,IFRE,IINT, ZIL,ZIU) for a layer (1 or 2, def=1) |
| AIR | (plot) | aircraft plot (ID,IDN,ACFT,FLV1,FLV2,ASIZ) |
| PLOT | (plot) | (IDA,T,WIND,WX,VIS) |