Gift vouchers Training Adventures Own a plane Contact!
Home	You can buy gift vouchers online or call: 0797 997 1301 now

How to find us How to contact us Scottish Flying Club Weather Social events Local airstrips Links

Weather links for flying lessons ALL types of flying are subject to weather. For flying training, we can only fly in Visual Flight Rules conditions. Legally, we must be in sight of the ground (so no flying in cloud), we can only fly in official daylight (half an hour before sunrise until half an hour after sunset) and we must have at least three miles in-flight visibility. As a result, we keep a pretty good eye on the forecasts! Our operations manual for the C42 Ikarus also suggests 15mph cross-wind limits. Although we have flown in much more, we keep to these limits for your safety. Met Office UK weather and a direct link to their West of Scotland forecast page Met Office Aviation METARs, TAFs, spot wind charts etc. You have to register, with pilot's licence number BBC Scotland Weather page - OK for general picture BBC Weather radar page - See that rain coming XC Weather - Great animated weather reports and decoded METARs. Their WAP service is great for weather on cross-countries. Aviation Weather Europe. I like the US charts with rain and cloud graphics. Flying High Weather  - Good UK-based forecasting service for pilots Aviation Information and Weather Often has TAFs etc when Met Office site down - and no registering! Landings.com - Claims to have "every weather link known" Sun and moon data So we know when it is legally "night"