Weather CAMS - CASA has no interest?
Kyneton in Victoria.
Something like this setup would be nice in a lot more places:
http://yktn.avmet.nz
Something like this setup would be nice in a lot more places:
http://yktn.avmet.nz
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Kyneton in Victoria.
Something like this setup would be nice in a lot more places:
http://yktn.avmet.nz
Something like this setup would be nice in a lot more places:
http://yktn.avmet.nz
Take weather data for what it is.......a cheaper weather station
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Agree Squawk - Kyneton & a host of others
Just dropped this on the Dick Smith hangar wake thread - worth a look
RE: the Weathercams they have merit - suggest local company Captiveye (captivaction.com) is worth having a chat to regarding a trial - their product is better than the Transport Canada camera system and offers a range of features that would greatly benefit GA. (& they are less expensive)[/I]
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Just dropped this on the Dick Smith hangar wake thread - worth a look
RE: the Weathercams they have merit - suggest local company Captiveye (captivaction.com) is worth having a chat to regarding a trial - their product is better than the Transport Canada camera system and offers a range of features that would greatly benefit GA. (& they are less expensive)[/I]
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If I may suggest, I don't think a camera that can be moved or zoomed by users is at all the way to go.
My experience is someone is using it to look for their girlfriend on the airport and it is not showing weather at all, and they have control for a few minutes. Meanwhile there can be a queue of internet users waiting to gain control, so it can be a long time before pilot able to get weather info.
Need something we can access in flight using internet on tablet (eg Ozrunways or Avplan) to look at weather in near real time.
Need fixed camera's.
Simple is best.
My experience is someone is using it to look for their girlfriend on the airport and it is not showing weather at all, and they have control for a few minutes. Meanwhile there can be a queue of internet users waiting to gain control, so it can be a long time before pilot able to get weather info.
Need something we can access in flight using internet on tablet (eg Ozrunways or Avplan) to look at weather in near real time.
Need fixed camera's.
Simple is best.
Last edited by rjtjrt; 15th Jul 2016 at 22:32. Reason: Typo
The link to the setup I posted above would be more than adequate for most scenarios. Agreed, tilt and pan is not required especially when there are multiple cameras in different direction.
http://yktn.avmet.nz
http://yktn.avmet.nz
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MetService in NZ has installed web cams at most of the airports we write TAFs for. Not all are made available on MetFlight though (not sure why). They are a great supplement to auto METARs, but the user does need to be aware of the limitations.
At night, they switch to infra-red.
At some airports (mostly the internationals) there are several cameras pointing in different directions.
At night, they switch to infra-red.
At some airports (mostly the internationals) there are several cameras pointing in different directions.
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Just seen Dick Smith has reportedly included a donation from his recent sale of his CJ3.
Taken from report on by Ben Sandilands (not sure if I am allowed to put url of his web blog site here).
"He has today made out a cheque for $160,000 to AirServices Australia in the hope, he says that they will copy the Nav Canada system and provide the weather cams at their existing ground installations around Australia, as this could obviously be done at the lowest cost."
Taken from report on by Ben Sandilands (not sure if I am allowed to put url of his web blog site here).
"He has today made out a cheque for $160,000 to AirServices Australia in the hope, he says that they will copy the Nav Canada system and provide the weather cams at their existing ground installations around Australia, as this could obviously be done at the lowest cost."
Just seen Dick Smith has reportedly included a donation from his recent sale of his CJ3.
Taken from report on by Ben Sandilands (not sure if I am allowed to put url of his web blog site here).
"He has today made out a cheque for $160,000 to AirServices Australia in the hope, he says that they will copy the Nav Canada system and provide the weather cams at their existing ground installations around Australia, as this could obviously be done at the lowest cost."
Taken from report on by Ben Sandilands (not sure if I am allowed to put url of his web blog site here).
"He has today made out a cheque for $160,000 to AirServices Australia in the hope, he says that they will copy the Nav Canada system and provide the weather cams at their existing ground installations around Australia, as this could obviously be done at the lowest cost."
at their existing ground installations around Australia
Such facilities are better put in by AD OPRs, aeroclubs etc. and leave government authorities out of it.
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Nav Canada provides a great setup,
AsA has places like Mt Boyce and Kings tableland with power , buildings and links.
I just thought that AsA may be interested in doing something practical to improve safety in the industry,
Time will tell!
Maintenance cost would be next to nothing .
AsA has places like Mt Boyce and Kings tableland with power , buildings and links.
I just thought that AsA may be interested in doing something practical to improve safety in the industry,
Time will tell!
Maintenance cost would be next to nothing .
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It's a start. Needs to have a time stamp I think.
Also need more like Kilmore Gap .
I was hoping to assist the safety of en route VFR as well as IFR at airports!
Also need more like Kilmore Gap .
I was hoping to assist the safety of en route VFR as well as IFR at airports!
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Dick, click on the image, DTG is on the top right corner. 
Steerable at Mt Boyce would be good instead of using the steerable at Scenic Skyway.
Steerable at Mt Boyce would be good instead of using the steerable at Scenic Skyway.
I think Dick meant more sited at places similar to Kilmore Gap (where there is already one). E.g. Bowral/Mittagong, Mount Victoria (near Katoomba).