Mumbai: From February 10, pilots will receive online real-time data on weather updates on-board a flight with the help of the Aviation Weather Observation System (AWOS) that will be inaugurated at the Juhu Airport. According to K S Hosalikar, Deputy Director-General of meteorology, IMD Mumbai, said such a standalone system that allows direct communication with pilots, providing weather data, will be used for the first time in the country.
With the AWOS system, pilots and helicopter agencies registered with it will have access to continuous information on visibility, pressure, wind pattern, temperature and type of clouds. The system, which is being coordinated by IMD Mumbai and Pune, will send messages to pilots through a wireless mode in the range 50 nautical miles.
Till now, visibility at the Juhu airport was reported during visual assessment, said Hosalikar. “With AWOS, visibility will be monitored continuously. It will be of great importance to the city during monsoons, the period during which visibility is most affected. It is a great leap in aviation meteorological forecasting,” he said, adding that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) had given clearance for the installation of the system and operation at the desired frequency.
06/02/14 Anjali Lukose/Indian Express
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With the AWOS system, pilots and helicopter agencies registered with it will have access to continuous information on visibility, pressure, wind pattern, temperature and type of clouds. The system, which is being coordinated by IMD Mumbai and Pune, will send messages to pilots through a wireless mode in the range 50 nautical miles.
Till now, visibility at the Juhu airport was reported during visual assessment, said Hosalikar. “With AWOS, visibility will be monitored continuously. It will be of great importance to the city during monsoons, the period during which visibility is most affected. It is a great leap in aviation meteorological forecasting,” he said, adding that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) had given clearance for the installation of the system and operation at the desired frequency.
06/02/14 Anjali Lukose/Indian Express
