Originally Posted by
chevvron
The colour states reported are totally unlike the system used here, it being an American system giving visibilities in statute miles and using only 4 'colour states' starting with 'green' as the best weather and having no 'white' or 'yellow 1/2'..
I've pointed out this is a potential flight safety hazard' I don't even know if the system has been approved by the CAA.
To be fair Chevvron - Pilotaware is a civvy pice of kit. When you talk about "the system used here" you are presumably referring to the UK mil colour state system - Not commonly understood, used or trained amongst civvy pilots.
I find the four colour system (which is, incidentally, used on several other aviation apps including aeroweather) to be a good first glance indicator of the weather state at a given airfield. Does that mean that you should go flying without looking at the specifics - of course not.
As fitter says - If you don't RTFI then it ain't the fault of the kit.
As for approved by the CAA - of course it does not have to be approved by the CAA!
I do find your reaction to this to be somewhat disproportionate.