BendixKing AV8OR Ace - Users Guide - Manual (Page 185)

Honeywell Bendix/King AV8OR Ace User’s Guide8
D200904000003 Aviation Mode Operation
Rev 3 Mar 2012 Page 2-141
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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.
Figure 2-149: WX – Text METARs
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)