Text Metars (Usa And Canada); Figure 2-149: Wx - Text Metars - BENDIXKing AV8OR ACE User Manual

TEXT METARS (USA AND CANADA)

Tap on the CHOOSE PRODUCT soft key on the Weather Main page
and select Text METARs from the SELECT WX PRODUCT box.
A METAR (Aviation Routine Weather Report) describes the specific
weather conditions at a particular airport at a given time.
A METAR contains elements in the following order:
•
Type of report
•
ICAO station identifier
•
Date and time of issue
•
Modifier (AUTO if automated report or COR if corrected
observation)
•
Wind
•
Visibility
•
Runway visual range (as required)
•
Weather phenomena
•
Sky condition
•
Temperature/dew point group
•
Altimeter
•
Remarks (as required)
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Figure 2-149: WX – Text METARs
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