I generally think that a Synoptic chart tells a thousand words .....
That combined with a selection of TAFS and METARS, sat rainfall pictures all of which are freely available on the web and anyone with a 'pilots understanding' of WX should be able to self brief.
It does amaze me how many pilots have no understanding of wx systems and launch off into approaching WX, often without even being bothered to check the TAF at destination, or who get a 'verbal actual' from the destination and assume its going to remain like that ......
Last edited by noblues; 17th Jul 2004 at 09:41.