Has anyone done or considered doing the following courses? And if so can anyone offer any feedback or insight otherwise
The courses are:-
Met for Aviators
Weather decision making
To be honest having looked at the descriptions, I personally think that they are an excellent idea. They are held in Exeter but the courses can be held at flying clubs if there is reasonable interest (spoke to a MET office rep the other day)
These courses are obviously not free and do come at a price, but surely the better understanding a pilot (at all levels) has of weather phenomena the better. Particularly in the Highlands where the combination of rising high ground and variable weather is a reality unless you only go flying the very few "CAVOK" days.
One final but important point, I'm not suggesting that these weather courses in any way replace the need for IMCr or instrument training,but that they would perhaps compliment them well.
Any Feedback welcome