On 28 Mar 2006 08:34:28 -0800, "Denny" wrote:

A recorded briefing from 1-800-wx brief puts the ball back on the feds
side of the court if there is a legal dispute...
The government has lost at least one suit by the pilot's widow over a
briefer failing to fully inform the pilot... Recently I wanted only a
specific piece of information from the briefer about fog along the
lakeshore, but he wasn't having any of that... He insisted on going

I request an "abbreviated briefing" and specify what I want. I haven't
had them argue yet although I have had them ask for clarification.
Usually I ask if there are any TFRs likely to pop up along the route,
SUAs , and I may tell them I've already have the weather for the route
and have been following DUATs for the past two days as well as the
current maps.

through wx, SA for the route of flight, forecast, winds aloft, notams,
tfr, etc... I suspect their legal department had a warning out over
condensed briefings...

He ended with the usual VFR flight not recommended so what's new...
I countered with "driving home after working a long shift not

I've mentioned this one before, but...
Maybe it was that the weather was so bad any way, but that time coming
out of Kansans some years back when it was "expect ceilings 1500 or
less, visibility 5 or less with both much less in many instances of
heavy rain", followed by "have a good trip" for a VFR briefing.
Surface winds were 30 G 50 and over a 100 knots at 500 feet with
tornado watches out for the route and warnings out a bit farther.
Around here it they would have said everything except, "don't go".
OTOH I'd been talking with these guys regularly over the previous few
days while flying in some "interesting" weather.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

recommended"... He laughed...

denny