I've got to ask...
I did atpl met 10 years ago. Out of academic interest things like saturated and unsaturated lapse rates were interesting and I take my hat off to the chaps who worked it all out. The position of the ITCZ through the yearly cycle made me think mmmmmmm and I can relate it to the position of the monsoon.
But I must say how many airline pilots ( experienced ones) look at a taf/ me tar and say ah yes but because of what I learned 20 years ago I'm not going there 'cos the forecaster must be wrong... Surely most of the points in the met exam apply to forecasters not pilots - all we need to know is how to interpret the output of the forecasters ( taf, metar, high level wind chart etc...). Does an airline pilot really need this exam to this level?? It's a bit like saying grade 8 violin should be part of the atpl - academically interesting but little relevance to flying.....
Oh and sorry, no mnemonics oh hang on Frank Sucks Big Ones ( Few Scattered Broken Overcast) I use that all the time- what ever was wrong with octas???. Good luck!!!
Last edited by 18greens; 15th October 2011 at 23:21.