Ron Natalie wrote:
Newps wrote:



wrote:

What, exactly, is a "legal briefing"?



AFSS or DUATS. It's a standard weather briefing.


That's no less or more legal than anything else.

I remember the FAA saying some other outlets were now legal, don't
recall what they are.


You're screwed if you don't get all the appropriate information.
The fact that a government or government-contracted provider was
contacted and they failed to provide the information will not
save your hide in an enforcement action.

What they give you is proof. Having said that I only get a provable
briefing when I'm on the road and away from home. 95% of my flying I
simply look out the window. I will look at the TAF's on NOAA.gov the
night before but that's about it. We don't have TFR's here except for
fires and if the Prez is going to show up I'll know it several days
before the press does. If a runway is closed I hope they put X's on the
runway like they're required to.



If we're talking weather DUAT/FSS isn't more enlightened than
many other outlets. Where do you think the FSS gets it's weather
from? (I'll give you a hint, it's not another government agency).

I use NOAA because I like how it's presented. I occasionally use ADDS
for a cross country because I like the JAVA app. I use the Intellicast
surface analysis chart and radar loops. I use a Unisys VFR/MVFR chart.