Weather codes

18/10/2007 by Pudsey.

The day after the birthday… and now it all seems so flat… and Debs is just old!! Went to the flying club - but again no flying - just what is wrong with 2007 - the number of no fly days has been huge - far more than any other year it seems… typical when it’s my flying year As it’s been bad weather I thought I’d learn about forecasts… they have TAF’s and METARs… yes I know - what??!! Apparantly TAFs are forecasts of a particular aerodrome whereas METARs are the actual weather at the aerodrome… Oh I see!! When you go flying you need to check both the TAF and the METAR of where you are and where you are going… and anywhere in the local area! Then when you’ve got them, you need to understand what they mean… it’s all about PROB30 and PROB40 and TEMPO and lots of numbers… ooohhh I think I need to go back to my book and learn what they all mean… it’s double dutch to me!! Nigel just gives me the look and laughs

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