diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PirepController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PirepController.php
index 488b13d0..72a5dbfb 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PirepController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/PirepController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
 
+use App\Http\Requests\Acars\UpdateRequest;
 use Auth;
 use Log;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
@@ -114,6 +115,33 @@ class PirepController extends RestController
         return new PirepResource($pirep);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new PIREP and place it in a "inprogress" and "prefile" state
+     * Once ACARS updates are being processed, then it can go into an 'ENROUTE'
+     * status, and whatever other statuses may be defined
+     *
+     * @param $id
+     * @param UpdateRequest $request
+     * @return PirepResource
+     * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\BadRequestHttpException
+     * @throws \Prettus\Validator\Exceptions\ValidatorException
+     */
+    public function update($id, UpdateRequest $request)
+    {
+        Log::info('PIREP Update, user ' . Auth::id(), $request->post());
+
+        $pirep = $this->pirepRepo->find($id);
+        $this->checkCancelled($pirep);
+
+        $attrs = $request->post();
+        $attrs['user_id'] = Auth::id();
+
+        $pirep = $this->pirepRepo->update($attrs, $id);
+
+        PirepResource::withoutWrapping();
+        return new PirepResource($pirep);
+    }
+
     /**
      * File the PIREP
      * @param $id
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Acars/UpdateRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Acars/UpdateRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f874e901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Acars/UpdateRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests\Acars;
+
+use Auth;
+use App\Models\Pirep;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+
+/**
+ * Class UpdateRequest
+ * @package App\Http\Requests\Acars
+ */
+class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    public function authorize()
+    {
+        $pirep = Pirep::findOrFail($this->route('pirep_id'), ['user_id']);
+        return $pirep->user_id === Auth::id();
+    }
+
+    public function rules()
+    {
+        $rules = [
+            'airline_id'            => 'nullable|exists:airlines,id',
+            'aircraft_id'           => 'nullable|exists:aircraft,id',
+            'flight_id'             => 'nullable|exists:flights,id',
+            'flight_number'         => 'nullable',
+            'dpt_airport_id'        => 'nullable',
+            'arr_airport_id'        => 'nullable',
+            'route_code'            => 'nullable',
+            'route_leg'             => 'nullable',
+            'distance'              => 'nullable|numeric',
+            'planned_distance'      => 'nullable|numeric',
+            'planned_flight_time'   => 'nullable|integer',
+            'flight_time'           => 'nullable|integer',
+            'level'                 => 'nullable|numeric',
+            'zfw'                   => 'nullable|numeric',
+            'fuel_used'             => 'nullable|numeric',
+            'block_fuel'            => 'nullable|numeric',
+            'route'                 => 'nullable',
+            'notes'                 => 'nullable',
+            'source_name'           => 'nullable|max:25',
+            'landing_rate'          => 'nullable|numeric',
+            'flight_type'           => 'nullable|integer',
+            'created_at'            => 'nullable|date',
+        ];
+
+        return $rules;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Routes/api.php b/app/Routes/api.php
index 87300ff0..8bf16b2d 100755
--- a/app/Routes/api.php
+++ b/app/Routes/api.php
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ Route::group([], function()
 
     Route::get('pireps/{pirep_id}', 'PirepController@get');
     Route::get('pireps/{pirep_id}/route', 'PirepController@route_get');
+    Route::get('pireps/{pirep_id}/comments', 'PirepController@comments_get');
     Route::get('pireps/{pirep_id}/acars/position', 'PirepController@acars_get');
     Route::get('pireps/{pirep_id}/acars/geojson', 'PirepController@acars_geojson');
-    Route::get('pireps/{pirep_id}/comments', 'PirepController@comments_get');
 
     Route::get('status', 'StatusController@status');
     Route::get('version', 'StatusController@status');
@@ -38,9 +38,14 @@ Route::group([], function()
 Route::group(['middleware' => ['api.auth']], function ()
 {
     Route::post('pireps/prefile', 'PirepController@prefile');
+    Route::post('pireps/{pirep_id}/update', 'PirepController@update');
     Route::post('pireps/{pirep_id}/file', 'PirepController@file');
+    Route::post('pireps/{pirep_id}/comments', 'PirepController@comments_post');
     Route::delete('pireps/{pirep_id}/cancel', 'PirepController@cancel');
 
+    Route::post('pireps/{pirep_id}/route', 'PirepController@route_post');
+    Route::delete('pireps/{pirep_id}/route', 'PirepController@route_delete');
+
     Route::post('pireps/{pirep_id}/acars/position', 'PirepController@acars_store');
     Route::post('pireps/{pirep_id}/acars/positions', 'PirepController@acars_store');
 
@@ -48,11 +53,6 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => ['api.auth']], function ()
     Route::post('pireps/{pirep_id}/acars/log', 'PirepController@acars_log');
     Route::post('pireps/{pirep_id}/acars/logs', 'PirepController@acars_log');
 
-    Route::post('pireps/{pirep_id}/comments', 'PirepController@comments_post');
-
-    Route::post('pireps/{pirep_id}/route', 'PirepController@route_post');
-    Route::delete('pireps/{pirep_id}/route', 'PirepController@route_delete');
-
     Route::get('settings', 'SettingsController@index');
 
     # This is the info of the user whose token is in use