Aviation weather sources?

Here you have a nice guide written by FAA on to how to plan a flight accordingly to weather, and how to use approved weather information systems and what they are.

http://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/media/ga_weather_...

There are many sources for accurate weather information, and different people prefer different sources. I use different sources for different things, whether just before flying or a longer term outlook, local or cross country, etc. The thing about DUAT is that it counts (and is on record) as an "official" briefing, just as if you called FSS on the phone, so if there's any issue caused by lack of the proper information, you can prove you had the briefing... I don't think that's true of other sources.

Like FanMan said, it's about "proving" you collected the information. I don't think search history would do it (you could have remained signed in, etc.) because there's no telling that was you (DUATs records your account tail number). Could question to send to John Yodice at AOPA maybe.

Airmaship:

- You plan a flight

- You get faxes or maps of current and predicted weather for your trip.

The sources are not important, as long as you "trust" them! Faxes and maps for the latest TAFs and METARs.

YOU decide to take off... or not.

THAT is the role of a captain.

If you fly like a lawyer, then, DON'T FLY.

Fly like a Captain.

"My gut tells me yes, as long as I have a good lawyer"

>my< gut tells me you lack airmanship.

your aviation weather sources should be those you won't be ashamed to deploy ad the ramp inspection from a fellow FAA guy.

weather channel does not count as one of those.

having weather channel as an "emergency data source" could be defendable.

"being able to prove you received information" printed weather data from reputable sources make wonders.

at least, a written down VOLMET information broadcast

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