$

[Hilton]

$ means maintenance required on a METAR (and some people thank that the FAA
has no sense of humor)

Anyway, if a $ appears in the METAR, does it mean that:
1. No METAR info should be trusted
2. All METAR info should be trusted but some might be missing
3. It is guaranteed to be VFR anyway

Thanks,

Hilton

[Blanche]

Hilton > wrote:
>$ means maintenance required on a METAR (and some people thank that the FAA
>has no sense of humor)
>
>Anyway, if a $ appears in the METAR, does it mean that:
>1. No METAR info should be trusted
>2. All METAR info should be trusted but some might be missing
>3. It is guaranteed to be VFR anyway

So what does $$ or $$$ mean? And what about the level/quality of
service? Hours of operation? Dinner only or lunch & dinner? Open
on Mondays? How about weekend brunch?

(*sorry, couldn't resist*)

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Hilton > wrote:
> $ means maintenance required on a METAR (and some people thank that the
> FAA has no sense of humor)

The "ASOS User's Guide", http://www.nws.noaa.gov/asos/pdfs/aum-toc.pdf
(linked from http://www.nws.noaa.gov/asos/ ), says that "The $ is used
to indicate that maintenance may be needed but does not necessarily mean
that the data are erroneous." (pg. 2, PDF page 9) Report pages 19, 26,
and 31 (PDF pages 26, 33, and 38) list some conditions under which the $
will appear for problems with various sensors.

Chapter 7 of the AIM tells you how to read a METAR, but doesn't mention
the $ indicator.
http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim/Chap7/aim0701.html

Matt Roberds

[Hilton]

If the METAR says (among other things) "SKC P6SM $" - is it VFR?

Right now I bet most pilots won't even see the "$" and/or know what the
implications are.

Hilton


> wrote in message
...
> Hilton > wrote:
>> $ means maintenance required on a METAR (and some people thank that the
>> FAA has no sense of humor)
>
> The "ASOS User's Guide", http://www.nws.noaa.gov/asos/pdfs/aum-toc.pdf
> (linked from http://www.nws.noaa.gov/asos/ ), says that "The $ is used
> to indicate that maintenance may be needed but does not necessarily mean
> that the data are erroneous." (pg. 2, PDF page 9) Report pages 19, 26,
> and 31 (PDF pages 26, 33, and 38) list some conditions under which the $
> will appear for problems with various sensors.
>
> Chapter 7 of the AIM tells you how to read a METAR, but doesn't mention
> the $ indicator.
> http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim/Chap7/aim0701.html
>
> Matt Roberds
>