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A few weeks ago I posted some code that would retrieve an aviation metar from the NOAA website and display it within your WordPress blog post or page. As expected, it was followed with a few emails asking how we could output a TAF (or Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) instead. Using the same recycled code, it’s [...]
I published some PHP code about 12 months ago that would output a raw aviation metar onto your website. This code is a variation on a theme and will post a Metar directly into a WordPress post or page with the use of shortcode. It’s simple. I’ve just started to update a blog that I [...]
Thanks to Dave from AirlineReporter.com, here’s a nice little (simplistic) video on aviation weather from a passenger perspective. It looks into turbulence in light aircraft and airliners, icing, windshear, lightning strikes, fog and forecasting. There’s also some interesting footage shot from inside the Boeing 787 simulator. From the King5.com website: When airline pilots are cruising [...]
