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Commuter dispatcher complains about the quality of WX reporting in the bahamas.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 210115 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ghb |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lck |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 210115 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We continually complain about incompetent WX observing. A pilot calls on arinc -- 5 scattered to near broken, VFR departure required. I called ghb (governor's harbor bahamas) company personnel to update WX. Report was 5-10 mins after aircraft departed. The report was 30 scattered with scattered layers above. Crew reported cloud tops 20 MSL. Accurate WX reports from a VFR field are crucial. Refusal to dispatch to ghb commence today on my part with encouragement of others to follow suit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER DISPATCHER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF WX RPTING IN THE BAHAMAS.
Narrative: WE CONTINUALLY COMPLAIN ABOUT INCOMPETENT WX OBSERVING. A PLT CALLS ON ARINC -- 5 SCATTERED TO NEAR BROKEN, VFR DEP REQUIRED. I CALLED GHB (GOVERNOR'S HARBOR BAHAMAS) COMPANY PERSONNEL TO UPDATE WX. RPT WAS 5-10 MINS AFTER ACFT DEPARTED. THE RPT WAS 30 SCATTERED WITH SCATTERED LAYERS ABOVE. CREW RPTED CLOUD TOPS 20 MSL. ACCURATE WX RPTS FROM A VFR FIELD ARE CRUCIAL. REFUSAL TO DISPATCH TO GHB COMMENCE TODAY ON MY PART WITH ENCOURAGEMENT OF OTHERS TO FOLLOW SUIT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.