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Old 12th Nov 2022, 16:28
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Breakthesilence
 
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Official Weather & Notams resources

Good evening,

I have a very basic question but it's annoingly keeping me up
As, when I flew general aviation last time many years ago, there weren't so many internet and app resources, the only official way to obtain WX info, at least in Europe, for a VFR private flight was to contact (or going to) the ARO (Aeronautical Reporting Office).
Working for an airline gives you many benefits but sometimes we lose the basis of some small things we are no longer used to.

So, what I'm asking is:

1- How does a private pilot know where to gather OFFICIAL weather and notams informations?
2- What's the original source of these informations?
3- How do you get these if you are in a remote and unassisted airport?

I know the easiest way is to maybe pay a good planning app or similar but I'm wondering how, in a very basic condition, a pilot is supposed to comply with his duties (so you should have these informations provided by someone officially and legally available in any circumstance).
I hope I've been clear in explaining what I mean

Have a great evening.
BTS
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