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Old 23rd September 2004 | 09:37
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Met Office

I don't have time to bitch again about the met office's ability to "reliably" provide internet based Tafs and Metars.

Can anyone sudgest a "reliable" met site.

The weather being crap is one thing, but a fleet of aircraft waiting to depart because we can't access met is totaly unacceptable.

ps yes we have subscribed
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Old 23rd September 2004 | 10:07
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Hi

I use this site

http://euro.wx.propilots.net/

check the time of the TAFFS n METARS as some times they are a little old.. but generall all the other weather is up-to-date and free

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Old 23rd September 2004 | 17:15
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try www.xcweather.co.uk for cross country flights, has national map of live metars graphically displayed.

also try weatherweb good for planning forecasts.
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Old 23rd September 2004 | 17:42
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As usual, the spams can do it well. Here's my form-based shortcut that gets recent metars and latest tafs for my local stations in a jiffy:


http://adds.aviationweather.gov/meta...=3&chk_tafs=on

Go to the main site for instructions and lots of other met stuff!
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Old 24th September 2004 | 08:11
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Thanks for all the positive feedback. Judging by all the well informed results it seems the spotters have now left the building.

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Old 24th September 2004 | 13:28
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I rather like this site :- Weather

Its aways been pretty reliable.

Does anyone know of a weather site that shows isobars & fronts etc as an animation?
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Old 28th September 2004 | 22:18
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Met Info


I subscribe to http://avbrief.com/
For under £60 pa you get all the Met you want plus Radar, NOtams on a very easy to Use system, Metar Maps using Mil colour code and airfield data plus lots of other goodies.
If you are self employed the £60 can be off set against future tax.
Its allways online even when the Met office and Nats are having there usuall problems. As well as various levels of subscription ther is a guest option as well. (Mod pls dont delete as Avbrief
dont know I'm entering this )

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