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The Ins and Outs of an AWOS System
by Nate Sievert Airport Operations Program Administrator – MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue Airports around the world provide pilots – and the general public – with current weather and climatology information to … Continue reading →
Posted in Aug/Sept 2022, Columns, Columns, Columns, MN Aeronautics Bulletin
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Tagged airport, Automated Weather Observation System, aviation, AWOS, Metar, Meteorological Aerodrome Report, Midwest Flyer Magazine, MnDOT, MnDOT Office of Aeronautics, Nate Sievert, Pilots, weather sensor, WX
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AWOS: THE WIND OF CHANGE
by John B. Dalton MnDOT Statewide Navigation Systems Engineer Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue It’s 5 AM, and you’re beginning to hear the birds calling in the beautiful day as you sit outdoors sipping your morning … Continue reading →
Posted in Airports, Columns, Columns, Columns, February/March 2022, MN Aeronautics Bulletin
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Tagged Airports, AnyAWOS Inc., aviation, AWOS, Buffalo Airport, Chris Fredrick, Flying, John B. Dalton, Metar, Midwest Flyer Magazine, MnDOT, MnDOT Aero, MnDOT Aeronautics, MnDOT Navigation System Team, Weather Data Collection Devices
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Statewide Automated Weather Observation Systems: Weather Services Available To Pilots & Non-Pilots Alike
by Michael Hartell Navigation Systems Supervisor MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 I started learning how to fly back in 1981–82. One of the things I remember most was trying to understand weather. I … Continue reading →
Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, February/March 2021, MN Aeronautics Bulletin, Technology
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Tagged Automated Surface Observation System, Automated Weather Observation Systems, aviation, AWOS, Flight Service Stations, Flying, FSS, Metar, Meteorological Terminal Air Report, Michael Hartell, Midwest Flyer Magazine, MnDOT Office of Aeronautics, Pilots
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Determining Cloud Tops
Using the Metar at an appropriate airport, first get the temperature. In this example, KOSC. Oscoda, Michigan. KOSC 090216Z AUTO 31010KT 10SM -SN SCT039 OVC050 M08/M11 A2985 The temperature is -8C. Then go to the ADDS.GOV website, and the satellite … Continue reading →