How to Log Your PIREPs (Pilot Reports)

[JoaoPaz]

How to Log Your PIREPs (Pilot Reports) at Alaskan Winds
(Note: at the time of this writing flight codes are still being added to the various sections here)

1. At the forum: sharing your flight — in the Logbooks > > >
   * Sharing your fllight here on the Logbooks is great, we hope you do it!
   * On the Lobooks there are no strict PIREP format rules.

2. At the website: sending your flight for time calculations — at the Website form > > >
   (Note: security reasons, this link is not visible on the public website — please bookmark it)
   * Sending your PIREP is not mandatory — but only those PIREPs sent will have their flight time calculated and published.

3. Before You Submit
  * Make sure your flight follows our Ops Manual values > > >
  * Make sure you're using correct Flight Code and Flight Time formats.

4. Aicraft ICAO codes
   * To find your aircraft's ICAO code just google something like "Beechcraft 1900D ICAO aircraft type designator googles AI will give it to you: "B190" in this case.
  * For a more professional approach use ICAO's search form at > > > https://www2023.icao.int/publications/DO...earch.aspx
  * Example: Beechcraft 1900D → B190

5. Flight Code Format: TTTNNN (3 letters + 3 numbers)
  * Example: TRA011 → The Real Alaska, Flight 11
 
         Available Codes
         • FBF – Flight Board
         • FSE – FSEconomy
         • TRA – The Real Alaska
         • GAT – The Great Alaskan Tour
         • IDI – Virtual Iditarod
         • YUK – Virtual Yukon Quest
         • PFF – Pilot's Free Flights (always use PFF000)

Flight Time Format: NNN (3 digits)
  Example: 134 = 1 hour and 34 minutes


PIREP Line Format: AWID ACtype YYYYMMDD FlightCode FlightTime
  Example: AW001 DHC2 20250813 TRA011 134

All submitted PIREPs are calculated and published at the start of each calendar month.
Be careful up there!