8.2.2 How to Access MetFlight web-site

URL – http://metflight.metra.co.nz

To get access to MetFlight GA you need to enter your: Username  and  Password …

Username:

The first input field in the logon process (Username) is the pilot licence number for CAA Licensed (Part 61) pilots, or the membership or flying certificate number for those people who are a member of a Part 149 Aviation Recreation Organisation.

Note: For the Part 149 Aviation Recreation Organisation members, a prefix is needed in front of the membership number (usually the first letter(s) of the name of the organisation) to avoid confusion between membership numbers of different Part 149 organisations. No prefix is required for CAA Part 61 pilot licence numbers.

Password:

The second field in the logon process (Password) for CAA Part 61 pilots is the INITIAL GRANT DATE of their license (lower right side of license) as set out on the reverse side of the license, but input in the form d/mm/yyyy – ie; with NO leading zero on the day but WITH a leading zero on the month (eg; 5/12/2003 or 21/01/1991).

Do not forget the ‘/’ in the password as shown in the previous example.

Decoder Trainer

METAR and TAF Decode Trainer

How the mountain range lifts the air, cools and causes rain

How the mountain range lifts the air, cools and causes rain

How the air moving across the ocean picks up water vapour

How the air moving across the ocean picks up water vapour

The process that leads to the creation of clouds and rain

To understand this process we are going to have a look at how the air flows across the ocean, up and over a mountain range.

How the air moving across the ocean picks up water vapour

How the mountain range lifts the air, cools and causes rain

[vfr_Model p1=”humidity” p2=”background=slope” p3=”temp=100″ p4=”vapour=50″ p5=”temp1=100″ p6=”vapour1=70″ p7=”temp2=100″ p8=”vapour2=70″]

Effect of ELR and (SALR / DALR )

[vfr_Model p1=”tempaltgraph”]

012345Temperature (C')051015Altitude(000 ft) ELR : 2DALR : 3SALR : 1.5

[vfr_Model p1=”tempaltgraph” p2=”elr=4″]

012345Temperature (C')051015Altitude(000 ft) ELR : 4DALR : 3SALR : 1.5

[vfr_Model p1=”tempaltgraph” p2=”elr=1″]

012345Temperature (C')051015Altitude(000 ft) ELR : 1DALR : 3SALR : 1.5

All Meteorology starts with condensation

All Meteorology starts with condensation,

Condensation is water vapour condensing back the liquid water. 

Visibility is greatly reduced due to cloud, Mist, fog etc.  

Plus releases heat and warm the air  and this is the start to all weather on earth.

Condensation in a warn environment,

Warm environment is Air mass moving over New Zealand  from north or Warm Fronts etc.

A warm air in a warm environment means not much movement or stable conditions.

Cloud that is formed tends to be Stratus / layer re type clouds.

Any rain will be widespread drizzle



Condensation in a cold environment,

However warm air in a cold environment is a completely different ballgame 

The warm air created by condensation will tend to rise rapidly creating towering type clouds which can grow into thunderstorms with heavy rain,  hail, lightning, etc… 

Enough towering Cumulus type clouds can create a low pressure area on the Earth’s surface this pressure change causes the wind to flow.

And these low pressure areas can grow into spinning cyclone / storm.


Departure Controlled Airport

Read AC91-9 & AC172-1.

You need to put a couple of section together….

  1. Make Contact
  2. Request Taxi Instructions.
  3. Take off Clearance.

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2.4
Transceivers

* * * Basic Radio Wave Propagation * * *

2.2
Basic Radio Wave
Propagation