Decoding the METAR, the Surface Observation Line You Read First and the Remarks Section Everybody Skips
Learn to decode a METAR front to back - from the station ID to the remarks section most pilots skip - so you can brief real weather fast.
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Decoding the TAF, the FM, BECMG, TEMPO and PROB30 Groups, and the Cross-Country Where the Line Between Legal and Grounded Lived in One Change Group
Learn to decode a TAF's FM, BECMG, TEMPO, and PROB30 groups and turn the forecast into a confident go/no-go decision.
PatternThe TAF, the Terminal Aerodrome Forecast, and the FM, TEMPO, and PROB Groups That Tell You When the Weather Is Actually Going to Change
Learn to decode a TAF and its FM, TEMPO, and PROB change groups so weather never surprises you at your destination.
PatternThe Winds and Temperatures Aloft Forecast, the FB Product, and How Four Little Digits Tell You Which Altitude Will Actually Get You There
Learn to decode the Winds and Temperatures Aloft (FB) forecast and pick the altitude that gives you the least headwind or the best tailwind.
PatternAIRMET Zulu, the Freezing Level, and Reading the Icing Layer That Hides Between the Surface Report and the Cloud Tops
How to read AIRMET Zulu, the freezing level, and the icing layer to spot in-flight ice that surface reports never show.
PatternThe METAR Remarks Section, the Coded Notes After RMK, and the Sea-Level Pressure, Peak Wind, and Pressure Tendency Most Pilots Fly Right Past
Learn to decode the METAR remarks after RMK - sea-level pressure, peak wind, and pressure tendency - for smarter go/no-go decisions.
PatternThe Standard Weather Briefing on One Six Zero-Foot Ceilings, Reading a Real ADDS Package for a Short Cross-Country, and the Go No-Go You Build From Winds Aloft, TAFs, and AIRMET Sierra
Learn to build a complete VFR weather briefing and make a confident go/no-go decision using METARs, TAFs, winds aloft, and AIRMETs.
PatternThe Standard Briefing, the Order Flight Service Reads It In, and Why Adverse Conditions Always Comes First
A pilot's guide to the standard weather briefing - the exact order it comes in, and why adverse conditions always leads.
PatternThe PIREP, the One Weather Report Written by a Pilot Instead of a Computer, and How to Read One, Trust One, and File the One That Saves the Next Person
Learn to read, trust, and file a PIREP - the only weather report written by a pilot - and why it can save the next person's flight.
PatternFAR Ninety-One One Oh Three, Preflight Action, and the Two Words 'All Available' That Turn a Fun Cross-Country Into a Safe One
FAR 91.103 requires pilots to review 'all available information' before a flight - here's how to actually do it on your next cross-country.
PatternThe Pilot Report, the PIREP, and Why the One Weather Product Written by Pilots Is the One Most Pilots Never File
Learn how to read, trust, and file a PIREP - the only weather product written by pilots - to turn forecasts into real go/no-go decisions.
PatternThe Temperature-Dewpoint Spread, Radiation Fog, and Reading a METAR to Know When the Airport Is About to Go Down at Dawn
Learn to read the temperature-dewpoint spread in a METAR to predict dawn radiation fog before it grounds your flight.
PatternThe Terminal Aerodrome Forecast, the TAF, and How FM, BECMG, and TEMPO Tell You When the Weather Is Actually Going to Change
Radio Hangar explores The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast, the TAF, and How FM, BECMG, and TEMPO Tell You When the Weather Is Actually Going to Change.
PatternThe Winds Aloft Forecast, Decoding a Line of the FB Product, and How Two-Six-Three-Five-Minus-Oh-Eight Tells You Which Altitude to Actually Fly
Learn to decode the winds and temperatures aloft (FB) forecast and use it to pick the altitude that saves you time and fuel.
PatternThe Pilot Report, the UUA That Means Somebody Is Already in Trouble Up There, and Why You Are the Only Weather Sensor at Seven Thousand Five Hundred Feet
Learn to read and file PIREPs (pilot reports) - the only aviation weather product created by a pilot inside the weather in real time.
PatternReading a Raw METAR From the Top, Decoding One Line of Code Field by Field So the Weather Talks Back to You
Learn to read a raw METAR left to right - station, time, wind, visibility, sky, temp, and altimeter - so the weather talks back to you.
PatternThe TAF and the Change Groups, What BECMG, TEMPO, and PROB Thirty Really Promise You When You Read a Terminal Forecast
Learn what BECMG, TEMPO, and PROB30 actually promise in a TAF so you can read a terminal forecast like a pilot and make smart go/no-go calls.
PatternThe PIREP, the One Weather Report Made by a Human in the Air, and How to Read One and File One on Your Next Flight
Learn how to read and file a PIREP - the only weather report made by a pilot in the air - to sharpen your go/no-go decisions.
PatternThe TAF, the Terminal Aerodrome Forecast, and How to Read the FM, TEMPO, and BECMG Groups Before You Ever Trust the Sky
Learn to read a TAF and decode the FM, BECMG, TEMPO, and PROB change groups so you can plan around what the sky is actually doing.
PatternThe Winds and Temperatures Aloft Forecast, Cracking the Coded FB Line, and How Nine Nine Zero Zero Means Calm Air While Seven Seven Five One Hides a Hundred-Knot Wind
Decode the Winds and Temperatures Aloft (FB) Forecast: read the six-digit code, crack 100-knot winds, and shop altitude for wind and ice.
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