tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67716979907052047912024-03-13T11:44:21.377-07:00Aviation Weather NewsNews and opinions about Aviation Weather Services and weather station equipment manufacturers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771697990705204791.post-89728726469570275792010-08-26T12:01:00.000-07:002010-08-26T12:01:38.431-07:00FAA non-Federal Commissioned AWOS sitesIt took a FOIA request to get the list (which should be published on the FAA.gov website, but isn't).
Here are the non-Federal (private and/or local government airports) Commissioned AWOS sites sorted by state and city (PDF) -- Commissioned AWOS sites .
Note: this pdf was prepared by scanning and OCR'ing the paper copy received from the FAA in April, 2010. There may be Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771697990705204791.post-79603352139651991882010-03-14T19:01:00.000-07:002010-03-14T19:01:40.253-07:00Weather UniversityThe National Weather Service's JetStream website should really be titled "Weather University", but they modestly call it "JetStream - Online School for Weather".
Spend a few minutes, or spend many hours ... virtually every weather topic is covered in easy-to-read capsules.
NWS JetStream - Topic MatrixUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771697990705204791.post-88095297525040668322010-03-14T18:50:00.000-07:002010-03-14T18:55:24.624-07:00Where do pilot's weather info come from?Interested in who does what (in NWS, NOAA, and weather.gov) for aviation weather?
A slide presentation by National Weather Service - Missoula MT shows which part of which agency does some of the things important to aviators.
Tons of useful website URL's are presented (although they used Flash for the slide show which makes it hard to jump to a reference and back again.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771697990705204791.post-15615889160196008702010-03-14T17:51:00.000-07:002010-03-14T17:56:45.642-07:00FAA Cult of SecrecyDoing research on Non-Federal AWOS for a possible blog entry here on Aviation Weather News ...But it isn't easy!!The FAA is throwing up all kinds of roadblocks, including requiring a Freedom of Information Act request just to get a list of Non-Federal AWOS's. A FOIA request just for the list!I guess the FAA hasn't read Obama's Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, issued on January 21-Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13527514994179002055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771697990705204791.post-32565621796232461032010-02-24T11:54:00.000-08:002010-02-24T11:54:26.121-08:00NWS Books (pdf) for childrenYou may be aware of these, but they were new to me ...
NWS publishes a series of small books in pdf format for school age children. Download them at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures.shtml
The one about Tornadoes, although it uses language suitable for young folks, has some fascinating facts:
"Most tornadoes happen in April, May, and June in the Central and Southeast United States. But Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771697990705204791.post-16587008367177305072010-02-23T18:53:00.000-08:002010-02-24T08:55:02.428-08:00Lock Haven (LHV) airport is now home to a flight school.Dr. H. Paul Shuch, founder and chief flight instructor of AvSport of Lock Haven, introduced his business to City Council at its Monday work session.
AvSport, which opened Jan. 1, specializes in training in modern light sport aircraft, he stated, and students can earn the FAA's new Sport Pilot License with half the training time and at less cost than other licensing.
Shuch said his dream Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771697990705204791.post-31689405979139571632010-02-23T13:24:00.000-08:002010-02-23T13:59:37.222-08:00Garnett Industrial Airport (K68) has new DigiWx systemThe Garnett Industrial Airport (K68), located in Garnett, KS has just completed the installation of the Belfort DigiWx II AWOS AV system.
View the Garnett, KS weather data online.
The Belfort DigiWx II is an automated weather system reporting FAA certified altimeter and FAA certified visibility with advisory winds, temperature and humidity. The real time weather report is available over Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771697990705204791.post-43227016968496886522010-02-23T13:16:00.000-08:002010-02-23T13:58:56.283-08:00AirportIQ 5010 and DigiWxBelfort Instrument Company, a manufacturer of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS AV) and GCR & Associates, a provider of aviation , professional, and technical services, have teamed together to post an airport’s real-time DigiWx weather data on GCR’s FAA 5010 page.
See, for example, Greenville, IL at AirportIQ 5010 - GRE,
or Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771697990705204791.post-32374320730080018512010-02-21T15:02:00.000-08:002010-02-21T15:02:27.128-08:00Aviation Weather Forum Registration PageAviation Weather Forum Registration Page
On Friday and Saturday, March 26th and 27th, 2010, an aviation weather workshop will be held in the Harold White aviation building at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
Among the topics to be discussed are a review of National Weather Service (NWS) products and services; airline, pilot, and air traffic controller needs for aviation weather Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771697990705204791.post-20131130954840818232010-02-17T10:02:00.000-08:002010-02-17T10:03:54.340-08:00DigiWx Weather Stations LocatorDigiWx, from Belfort Instrument, has a web site up that shows the location of DigiWx weather stations across the U.S. Click on a marker and a small window pops up with airport details (Airport name and FAA identifier, city, state, latitude and longitude). Weather stations with an online web site have green markers.
An extra added feature is current METARS from the weather stations Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771697990705204791.post-51985839330408763332010-02-16T15:35:00.000-08:002010-02-16T15:35:56.172-08:00All Weather, Inc. for Pago PagoSafety With AWI AWOS: "All Weather, Inc. (AWI) has been selected to supply the Pago Pago International Airport with an Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS)."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com