C150J
Well-Known Member
Hi guys, here's a scenario:
You're approaching your destination airport. It's late and the tower has suspended class D operations for the night. You tune in the advertised ATIS frequency (which states that it turns into an ASOS when the tower is closed) only to discover that there is no weather information.
Obviously, at this point, you need to find an alternative source of the CURRENT weather. According to our FOM, we need an ATIS, ASOS, AWOS, or certified weather observer to relay the information when conducting an IFR approach. You ACARS for the current weather and get a METAR-style response containing "A02," indicating that it is an automated report. It contains all the information required (time, winds, clouds, visibility, altimeter setting). You then ask ATC (center) for the weather, and they also give you the current weather at the destination field. It's down to minimums, and you verify the altimeter setting one more time before intercepting the glideslope.
For you veterans out there, was everything done acceptably? No NOTAMs indicated that the ASOS was OTS and center, as well as the ACARs weather provider, had current information.
Thanks!
J.
You're approaching your destination airport. It's late and the tower has suspended class D operations for the night. You tune in the advertised ATIS frequency (which states that it turns into an ASOS when the tower is closed) only to discover that there is no weather information.
Obviously, at this point, you need to find an alternative source of the CURRENT weather. According to our FOM, we need an ATIS, ASOS, AWOS, or certified weather observer to relay the information when conducting an IFR approach. You ACARS for the current weather and get a METAR-style response containing "A02," indicating that it is an automated report. It contains all the information required (time, winds, clouds, visibility, altimeter setting). You then ask ATC (center) for the weather, and they also give you the current weather at the destination field. It's down to minimums, and you verify the altimeter setting one more time before intercepting the glideslope.
For you veterans out there, was everything done acceptably? No NOTAMs indicated that the ASOS was OTS and center, as well as the ACARs weather provider, had current information.
Thanks!
J.