Weather Observing & Meteorological Observation Encoding

Aviation Weather Observations

Ratings 4.62 / 5.00

Weather Observing & Meteorological Observation Encoding

What You Will Learn!

Ability to decode and understand airport weather observations
Ability to encode airport weather observations
Ability to take accurate weather observations
Learn general meteorological knowledge
Ability to observe, estimate, and encode/decode wind speeds and direction
Ability to observe, estimate, and encode/decode cloud layers, surface visibility, and present weather
Ability to observe, estimate, and encode/decode temperatures, dew points, and pressures
Ability to observe, estimate, and encode/decode all types of weather and other meteorological phenomena
Ability to understand airport weather observations
Knowledge of information necessary to take and pass NWS/FAA weather observing examination

Description

We are excited to introduce an in-depth, 8-hour+ course on Aviation Weather Observing taught by an experienced aviation meteorologist and Certified Consulting Meteorologist.

We didn't cut corners in the development of this course- you'll learn here! This course is specifically aimed at those who want a deeper understanding of how weather fits into the aviation industry and exactly how to observe the current weather conditions and encode them into meteorological aerodrome reports (METARs).

Following successful completion of this class, each student may move forward with pursing a career with the FAA (or contractor) observing weather at commercial airports - with average [USA] pay ranging from $12/hr to over $40/hr. Of course, you'll have to meet their requirements and pass their test - we have no control over that, and have no affiliation with them. However, we recently learned that one of our US students successfully landed a job in weather observing after taking our course.

This course has been taken by students on every continent and has a well-established high rating. It is simply one of the best courses that you can take to further your skillset in meteorology, and is applicable around the globe (although every nation has its own set of encoding rules). Or, you can simply just take to course to better understand the weather in your backyard. We look forward to having you!