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Read aviation weather with confidence.

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Learn to read METARs, TAFs, PIREPs, winds aloft, AIRMETs, and SIGMETs, whether you're getting ready for a checkride or planning your next flight.

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Built for your checkride and your next flight.

Aleks and Colin flying together

We're Aleks and Colin, the founders of Boldmethod. We both used to give checkrides, and we built this course to make weather reports and forecasts quick and easy to read, so you can focus on the decision instead of decoding.

Unsure about weather reports and forecasts? We've all been there.

Whether you're getting ready for a checkride or trying to figure out what the ceilings will be at your destination, reports and forecasts can be hard to read. This course breaks them down piece by piece, so you can read them quickly and stay clear of weather you don't want to be in.

Everything you need to read aviation weather.

Interactive graphics.

Each part of a report or forecast is highlighted as you learn it, so you see exactly what every piece means.

Practice as you go.

Short practice sessions after each section help it stick, even if you only have a few minutes.

Ready for your checkride.

End-of-chapter tests and a final test make sure you know it before your examiner asks.

METAR KDEN 121753Z 34012G20KT 10SM FEW060 BKN250 18/M03 A3002
  • KDEN 121753Z Denver, the 12th day of the month at 1753 Zulu
  • 34012G20KT Wind from 340 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 20
  • 10SM Visibility 10 statute miles
  • FEW060 BKN250 Few clouds at 6,000 feet, broken at 25,000 feet
  • 18/M03 Temperature 18°C, dewpoint minus 3°C
  • A3002 Altimeter setting 30.02 inches
TAF KPAE 121730Z 1218/1318 18008KT P6SM BKN030 FM130200 20012KT 4SM -RA BR OVC012
  • KPAE 121730Z Paine Field, issued the 12th at 1730 Zulu
  • 1218/1318 Valid from the 12th at 1800 Zulu to the 13th at 1800 Zulu
  • 18008KT P6SM BKN030 Wind 180 at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, broken at 3,000 feet
  • FM130200 From the 13th at 0200 Zulu
  • 20012KT 4SM -RA BR OVC012 Wind 200 at 12, visibility 4 miles in light rain and mist, overcast at 1,200 feet
UA /OV PAE180015/TM 1815/FL060/TP C172/SK OVC045-TOP055/TA M02/TB LGT
  • UA Routine pilot report
  • /OV PAE180015 On the 180 radial of the Paine VOR, 15 miles out
  • /TM 1815 /FL060 At 1815 Zulu, at 6,000 feet
  • /TP C172 Reported by a Cessna 172
  • /SK OVC045-TOP055 Overcast layer, bases at 4,500 feet and tops at 5,500 feet
  • /TA M02 /TB LGT Outside air temperature minus 2°C, light turbulence
Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA)
  • Clouds Forecast cloud coverage, bases, and tops along your route
  • Weather Forecast visibility, precipitation, and areas of IFR and MVFR
  • Symbols What each color, line, and symbol on the map means
  • Planning How to use the GFA alongside METARs and TAFs to build a picture of your flight
FT 3000 6000 9000 12000 SEA 1910 2015+07 2124+02 2232-04
  • 3000: 1910 Wind from 190 degrees at 10 knots (no temperature is forecast at 3,000 feet)
  • 6000: 2015+07 Wind 200 at 15 knots, temperature plus 7°C
  • 9000: 2124+02 Wind 210 at 24 knots, temperature plus 2°C
  • 12000: 2232-04 Wind 220 at 32 knots, temperature minus 4°C
AIRMETs, SIGMETs, and Convective SIGMETs
  • AIRMET Sierra IFR conditions and mountain obscuration
  • AIRMET Tango Moderate turbulence, sustained surface winds of 30 knots or more, and low-level wind shear
  • AIRMET Zulu Moderate icing and freezing levels
  • SIGMET Severe icing, severe or extreme turbulence, dust and sandstorms, and volcanic ash
  • Convective SIGMET Embedded thunderstorms, lines of thunderstorms, and severe thunderstorms

Includes a bonus quiz chapter that groups practice questions by topic, so you can review before a checkride or flight review.

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Hear the questions your examiner will ask.

A 21 minute video walks through part of a private pilot checkride oral. We plan a cross country from Paine Field, north of Seattle, to Portland-Troutdale, and you'll hear the examiner ask about the reports and forecasts along the route, with each part of the code highlighted as we go.

Bonus quiz chapter

Practice whenever you have time.

  • The bonus quiz chapter groups questions by topic.
  • Covers every section, from METARs to Convective SIGMETs.
  • Have five minutes? Answer a few questions and pick back up later.
  • Progress saves automatically, so you can switch devices anytime.

What you get.

30-day money-back guarantee. If you don't love the course, we'll refund your purchase, no questions asked.

Will this get me ready for my private pilot checkride?

It covers the weather reports and forecasts you'll be asked about on your checkride, and the oral prep video shows how an examiner asks about them.

Is it just for student pilots?

No. It works well before a flight review, or any time you want to brush up before a flight.

What devices does it work on?

Any web browser on your computer, tablet, or phone. Your progress saves automatically, so you can pick up right where you left off on any device.

What if it doesn't work for me?

You're covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee. Send us an email or give us a call, and we'll refund your purchase.

Start reading weather with confidence.

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