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Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2010, 23:03
Replies: 171
Views: 50,766
Posted By robin

They've done it again. The weekend was...

They've done it again.

The weekend was supposed to have been one of damaging gales and floods. It wasn't where I am, as the storm tracked further south. We saw it happening a day before it was...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jan 2010, 11:45
Replies: 171
Views: 50,766
Posted By robin

I can't help thinking the Met Office will be...

I can't help thinking the Met Office will be really grateful for a period of settled weather, given the kicking they've been having recently.

Yesterday we were sent home early to miss the forecast...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Jan 2010, 21:12
Replies: 171
Views: 50,766
Posted By robin

Its the unforecast changes that catch us out. I...

Its the unforecast changes that catch us out. I have been caught out by unexpected changes in weather over the years, despite keeping a constant watch on the wx through my iPhone and by phoning...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Jan 2010, 16:32
Replies: 171
Views: 50,766
Posted By robin

I think the problem is more to do with cancelling...

I think the problem is more to do with cancelling flights on the basis of inaccurately forecast out-of-limits weather.

We had a succession of problems over the past year, where a dire forecast...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jan 2010, 21:18
Replies: 171
Views: 50,766
Posted By robin

I think not. They forecast snow, but got the...

I think not. They forecast snow, but got the location of the falls badly wrong, as I found in the weeks before Christmas.

Their problem is that to justify their existence they are pushing the...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Sep 2009, 22:44
Replies: 171
Views: 50,766
Posted By robin

The problem, as I see it, is that TAFs are...

The problem, as I see it, is that TAFs are limited to what one can expect at a destination. The local TAF for me is in a different weather zone to my home airfield.

Looking at Airmet is less than...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Sep 2009, 09:56
Replies: 171
Views: 50,766
Posted By robin

I'm sitting at the computer looking out the...

I'm sitting at the computer looking out the window at solid low cloud and heavy drizzle

The TAF for an airfield less than 3 miles away is

050803Z 0509/0518 18005KT 9999 SCT035 BECMG 0509/0511...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Sep 2009, 10:29
Replies: 171
Views: 50,766
Posted By robin

Metman Couldn't agree more with your very...

Metman

Couldn't agree more with your very detailed and (in my view) accurate summary.

When I was gliding, the weather forecast was a vital tool in deciding whether or not it was going to be...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Sep 2009, 11:10
Replies: 171
Views: 50,766
Posted By robin

if you listen to the Met Office, they can't do...

if you listen to the Met Office, they can't do that now, either.

Remember, the forecast is always right, it was just the weather that was wrong.
Forum: Tech Log
25th Aug 2009, 21:47
Replies: 171
Views: 50,766
Posted By robin

I too remember that day - I was working in...

I too remember that day - I was working in Central London that night and the storm happened during the small hours over a period of around 40 minutes. The day before was ok, and the day after was...
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