METAR related problem
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METAR related problem
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Just been doing a bit of work for me Met progress test (at Hurn College) and am having a problem.
All the info I have says that METAR's are produced by a Met observer at the airfield then subsequently used to form TAF's. This I get. However I've also been told that there are few Met observers at airfields these days. I checked the AIP which confirms its qualified Met observers that produce Metars. Can somebody please help a poor TATC?
Just been doing a bit of work for me Met progress test (at Hurn College) and am having a problem.
All the info I have says that METAR's are produced by a Met observer at the airfield then subsequently used to form TAF's. This I get. However I've also been told that there are few Met observers at airfields these days. I checked the AIP which confirms its qualified Met observers that produce Metars. Can somebody please help a poor TATC?
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At Non-NATS airfields you will probably find the ATCo's or ATCA's are official met observers. They produce the Metars and the Met office produces the TAF based on the Metars. 
