Study: Heavy Duty Weather ...

Had hoped to log some Cross Country time today .. but nearby T storms and low ceilings prevented that. So instead I reviewed a lot of material on weather .. mainly the types of reports ( METAR ) and forecasts (TAF) and how to decode them. Spent a good 8 hours laying on the couch trying to soak it all in.

This got me to wonder how accurate the TAF really is .. I need to begin checking it ( predicted winds vs actual ) ...

If anything the amount of information available is overwhelming and the trick would seem to be to decide which resources to use and get a process defined .. you could easily spend a day trying to go to all the available resources.

I not anywhere near the point of enjoying the actual flying part there's a fear factor .. and I think maybe I'm pushing myself to fast... why not wait for these May winds to settle down? .. and the book work is getting very tedious .. I was hoping it would be over after the written test ....Afterall .. I'm not on any critical schedule .. if it takes another month to get my PPL on a pace I'm more comfortable with .. what the hey? Overall I'm a little down ... but that's probably normal.