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Paul Humphries   4th Feb 2011 18:12:32 | I believe as part of ATCO 3 and above training you may need to understand the basics of the METAR Code.
This page makes it a little easier to understand. Bang it in your favorites! http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/01UKAV/METAR.htm |
Christian Smith  4th Feb 2011 19:04:55 | ATCO3 should really be able to decode the location, time, and wind: clouds always useful but not essential.
So just the start :) E.G. 'EGPH 041910Z 26027G51KT SCT004 BKN010 OVC020... etc' An ATCO2 should be able to decode a full METAR. Great link Paul! Thank yooou! I'm putting it in my favourites! :) |
Dave Wave  4th Feb 2011 19:23:42 | if its EGPH shouldn't it say RN or SN somewhere? |
Adrian OLeary  5th Feb 2011 10:04:09 | The met office have something similar but you can also search for the currrent METARs and TAFs.
There is a free service and a Paid one. You only need the Free one though. Just register and away you go. For the PPL trainees this also gives you the Winds at various heights (forms F214,215), full forcast (forms F414,415) for the next 48 hours and others useful stuff. All useful stuff for planning cross country legs. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/ga Adie |
| Christian Smith 5th Feb 2011 15:37:08 | @Dave,
I thought the 51 Gusts and 400ft cloud base covered it ;) |
Stephen Dubbie 5th Feb 2011 21:16:09 | This should be on the test :)
KMCO 171606Z 36009G18KT 3/4SM R35L/5000VP6000FT +RA BR SCT005 BKN025CB OVC040 16/15 A2997 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1550 TSE06 CB OHD MOV NE P0027 T01560150 |
| Christian Smith 5th Feb 2011 23:38:51 |
A2997! Lets try Q shall we! and I dont have a clue as to what T01560150 could even be getting at!! lol. |
| Christian Smith 5th Feb 2011 23:40:33 | Also why do they put the CB after SCT005? Surely its to go in order! :p |
| Christian Smith 5th Feb 2011 23:42:04 | ....Got it...
Overhead MOV North east of T01560150??? |
| Christian Smith 5th Feb 2011 23:49:37 | Oh no... MOV for movement! so Movement to north east of...??
I cant wait to hear the answer to this one ;) lol |
| Christian Smith 6th Feb 2011 00:29:12 | ^ PS. I'm more than aware that the Cloud Base is actually in the correct place -.-
I'm just testing you! Its why some controllers should remain virtual. As a further twist I wrote CB rather than cloud base... ermm balls? Why cant we delete posts to save face! gahahahahaaaa! |
| Christian Smith 6th Feb 2011 00:30:03 | overhead movement North east
Pressure .27 temp 15.6 due point 15.0 I got there first... YEY! |
| Stephen Dubbie 6th Feb 2011 00:33:23 | since our skype call helped you id be more than happy to explain that CLOUD BASE IS ALSO WRONG |
| Stephen Dubbie 6th Feb 2011 00:47:33 | Orlando International Airport, 1/17 1606zulu, wind 360 at 9 gusting 18, 3/4 statue mile visibility, runway 35L RVR 5000 variable to more than 6000ft, heavy rain, mist, scattered clouds 500ft, ceiling broke 2500ft cumulonimbus, overcast 4000ft, temperature 16 degrees Celsius, dewpoint 15 degrees Celsius, altimeter 29.97 inches of mercury, remarks AO2; automated station with precipitation descriminator, wind shift at 1550z, thunderstorm 6 miles east, cumulonimbus overhead moving northeast, precipitation .27 inches, hourly temperature 15.6 dewpoint 15.0
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| Christian Smith 6th Feb 2011 00:49:07 | I KNOW -.- |
| Stephen Dubbie 6th Feb 2011 02:22:30 | :) |
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