Contact Approach

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:37:05 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
news

Why and when did they cease taking observations?


About a year ago; because he was no longer in the flying business for
personal reasons.


That is unlikely. A/FDs from 1997 and 2001 show nothing more than AWOS-A
under Weather Data Sources for EPM. It should show LAWRS if surface weather
observations are being taken.

What you've described here for EPM simply does not fit NWS requirements for
weather observations. It's not even close. It's not just observers that
require NWS certification, stations require it as well. The instruments and
procedures used in taking observations must meet NWS standards, a program of
maintenance and calibration is required. There is quality control,
observations taken must meet the requirements established, observations are
required to be taken at scheduled times and records must be maintained and
archived. Your buddy at EPM certainly wasn't adhering to any schedule.

I phoned the local NWS office and asked if he could find out if a specific
location had ever had weather reporting, he checked a couple of sources for
EPM and found nothing. I relayed to him what you described of EPM and he
concurred that it was very unlikely such an operation could maintain NWS
certification. I think your guy's a faker.


KEPM is an SAWRS and has been so designated since 1994.
Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)