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And they say the automated Weather Station problems "ASOS" are insignificant because only light aircraft need Weather Observations and forecasts...
Light aircraft or Recreational flying are going to be around for ever.
Have found some ultra big ego 777 pilots who don't think they need weather observations for safe flying.. Some of these big headed pilots seem to think that only large aircraft have the right to fly at major airports, and it appears that they think they can fly safely without proper accurate weather observations.. The US Military and most foreign nations will not land at an airport without a manned Weather Observer backing up the faulty computerized Weather Observations that ASOS (automated surface observation system) puts out. Pilots have not been serviced like it was in the 1940s through the 1970s. With the demise of several dozen Flight Service Stations, manned Weather Observations, etc.. It is time to stop the removal of service for pilots...write your Senator or Congressman and demand accurate weather observations from a manned weather office at the airport, or at least human augmentation of ASOS (automated weather observations). The ASOS sensor is often at one end of an airport and can't see a low deck of clouds coming in at the other end of the runway. ASOS systems are likely to fail frequently, leaving the pilot to fly by the seat of his or her pants. The FEW, SCT, BKN, OVC values are often not accurte because the sensor has inherent problems. The Freezing Precipitation sensor has inherent problems and often fails to report Freezing Precipitation. The lightning sensor is often not working, or not working properly. White flies, spider webs, dust or airborn seeds can be reported as Snow, and the list of errors continues. No amount of money can make a safe automated weather observing system. Several tens of millions of dollars have been spent to make ASOS work better, but to no avail. It is impossible to make machines see like the human eye. |
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