SV-MAP-270 Navigation Mapping Software
7-70 SkyView Pilot’s User Guide - Revision Q
Depending on the setting chosen in MAIN MENU > MAP > MAP MENU > WEATHER OPTIONS >
METAR/TAF TEXT, the METARs and TAFs on the WX page can be in raw or decoded form:
Figure 140 – METAR - Decoded
Figure 141 – TAF - Decoded
Figure 142 - METAR/TAF – RAW
Figure 143 – Winds Aloft Forecast Text
Flight categories for METAR and TAF reports are the same as described in the above Nearest
Weather section.
The age of METARs and TAFs are explicitly stated via the OBSERVED line of the report. Reports
are considered:
METAR
o Current (white): Data is between 0 and 70 minutes old.
o Stale (yellow): Data is between 70 and 120 minutes old.
o Expired (red): Data is at least 120 minutes old.
TAF
o Current (white): Data is newer than the end of the TAF forecast period.
o Stale (yellow): Not applicable.
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