Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:30 pm
#1877130
With the growth of the internet the weather information available to pilots has expanded rapidly.
Back then we had the Met Office F214 & 215 plus TAF and METAR for airfields if you could actually get hold of them. For the life of me I can't recall how we did that. Were they on the VOLMET frequencies?
Now with frontal charts, real time weather radar and satellite images, every TAF & METAR imaginable all available at the click of the mouse there is all the information there to help you make your call.
And if you get it wrong, just turn round or opt for a precautionary landing. A nearby airfield if possible, a suitable field if not.
Plus, do more IMC training than the minimum required. I am not talking about the instrument licences here, I am talking about pure VFR pilots getting practice under hoods, or foggles or real IMC with a qualified instructor.
After that the instrument qualifications are a worthwhile investment (says he who doesn't have one)
Rob P
Back then we had the Met Office F214 & 215 plus TAF and METAR for airfields if you could actually get hold of them. For the life of me I can't recall how we did that. Were they on the VOLMET frequencies?
Now with frontal charts, real time weather radar and satellite images, every TAF & METAR imaginable all available at the click of the mouse there is all the information there to help you make your call.
And if you get it wrong, just turn round or opt for a precautionary landing. A nearby airfield if possible, a suitable field if not.
Plus, do more IMC training than the minimum required. I am not talking about the instrument licences here, I am talking about pure VFR pilots getting practice under hoods, or foggles or real IMC with a qualified instructor.
After that the instrument qualifications are a worthwhile investment (says he who doesn't have one)
Rob P
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