Finally a few days of good weather. I’ve done 18 hours so far which is pretty good compared with last month so looking good for 40 hours for the month.
Did a test flight in MBH yesterday after an engine overhaul which involved flying around at redline for an hour. I ended up overhead Waipukarau and then headed back to PM but got a call from op’s near Dannevirke to pick up a couple of guys in FI who’d dropped off EBH for a check. Was a great 1.5 hours of low-stress flying from the left-hand seat.
Crap weather again today though!
PALMERSTON NORTH (NZPM): METAR NZPM 112100Z 10005KT 50KM -SHRA BKN045 OVC060 09/06 Q1007= TAF NZPM 111453Z 111407 04009KT 20KM -SHRA BKN030 TEMPO 1421 6000 RADZ BECMG 2123 34015G25KT TEMPO 2102 3500 +SHRA BKN009 SCT018CB TEMPO 0207 6000 SHRA FEW020CB 2000FT WIND 35045KT BECMG 2224 33030KT =
The weather did arrive as forecast!
Below are the SPECI & SPAR for PM and the associated Rain Radar image taken at 0130z.
SPECI NZPM 120135Z 27004KT 3000S SHRA FEW035 BKN040 BKN055 13/09
Q1003=
SPAR NZPM 120125Z
VIS 30KM RED 8KM SHRA=
...The Future
August 12, 2008 at 11:10 am
Was trying to figure out what the problem with the weather was… thought you would be keen for the IFR action… until I got to the lines with CB’s
August 12, 2008 at 1:59 pm
yeah, still VFR right now though. Should be IFR current again in the next couple of weeks.