From jerry.rosendahl at gmail.com  Sun Dec  1 12:03:48 2024
From: jerry.rosendahl at gmail.com (Jerry Rosendahl)
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2024 12:03:48 -0600
Subject: [Pilots] AMO Monthly Report
Message-ID: <CADB6+yq9ej6jG2b0c9Umg0JkiEha6-De-S=G+ZaXvdUPSTO9WQ@mail.gmail.com>

*MN Wing Aircraft Maintenance Officer Report:*

*1. Current aircraft discrepancies and short term maintenance due:*
The current list is attached. Over 1/2 of the list is for known scheduled
maintenance. The other items range from inoperative lights to radio
communication issues to a rough running magneto. A reminder that for the
winter months when Stanton Airfield gets snow and ice, you'll likely be
dropping airplanes coming into maintenance off at the Wing aircraft
maintenance hangar. Assistant AMO Tom Fitzhenry and I will coordinate with
John Quilling on any flying into Stanton.

*2. Speaking of Winter operations:*
The squadron operations officers should be well into providing the Winter
Flying Safety briefings for all pilots. At the start of the colder weather
we had a few dead battery/starting issues come up. Cowl blankets, prop
blankets, engine heaters, bug eyes, oil cooler plates, cowl plugs, some
heated hangars - they are all provided so your flying goes as well as you'd
like. Plan ahead for the upcoming cold weather flights, including being
aware of our Wing supplement on temperature extremes.

*3. Squadron Operations Officers monthly status reports (new):*
I mentioned this last month but it missed a few people - the new report is
on the Wing intranet under Operations. It includes a couple new areas that
we need your action on. Date of last flight and who is responsible for
updating the nav database are new on this form along with the cowl plugs
and tie down ropes (not out yet). Wing DO Greg Bestul is following up on
any issues we see in these reports. By the way, the current nav database
expiration date is December 26. You don't have to wait until that day or
afterwards to upload the new one. The website has the new one available
about a week before the expiration of the current one.

*4. MN Wing will be getting 2 new C172 G1000 airplanes:*
I believe sometime this month we have pilots flying to Cessna to pick up
these new airplanes. We will be losing 2 airplanes though so the size of
the fleet will stay the same. N98424 is nearing engine and prop overhaul
tach time, so that'll go away, probably to be sold. N98175 will be
transferred to the South Dakota Wing. This will bring us to 5 C172S models
in the fleet, making it easier to spread around the C172 airplanes with
G1000 avionics. This updating of our fleet is due to the leading number of
flying hours and training hours that MN Wing has. Keep up the great work!

*5. New drop-down menu items for A9 flights in WMIRS:*
NHQ has recently updated the definitions of what flights can be considered
A9 (maintenance) flights. When flying an A9 now, you'll have to choose from
MX crew transport, MX aircraft drop off, MX engine break-in, MX factory
pickup or MX aircraft pickup.

*6. I bet you didn't know....:*
For every discrepancy that is filed in AMRAD, there are 7 steps involved
from start to finish. *Step 1* Enter the discrepancy. This is either done
by a pilot or by me. I'm guessing that I do about 90% of them. *Step
2* Validate
the discrepancy. As the AMO I have to validate that it has been entered
correctly, hitting all the boxes it needs to. And yes, this step must be
done separately even when I entered the discrepancy. *Step 3* Contact the
maintenance contractor to make him aware of this, talk about scheduling,
and whether or not this may be over the $750 threshold which requires NHQ
approval. *Step 4* If this will be over the threshold, get an estimate of
the cost and update the discrepancy with that information and check the box
that requires NHQ approval. *Step 5* Schedule the work to be done with the
contractor and advise if NHQ approval has been received if necessary. As
part of that approval, an acknowledgement must be made in AMRAD that I've
received NHQ approval. Schedule the necessary movement of the airplane into
maintenance. *Step 6* Update a description of the work done in the
discrepancy in AMRAD. *Step 7* Close out the discrepancy in AMRAD.

In Fiscal Year 2024 MN Wing had 234 discrepancies in AMRAD. That's 1,638
entries in the AMRAD system. We also had over 400 A9 sorties to get
airplanes into and out of maintenance. I just thought you'd like to know
what I do with my spare time!

*7. Contact me:*
Lt Col Jerry Rosendahl
MN Wing Aircraft Maintenance Officer
651.785.8911
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From john.quilling at gmail.com  Mon Dec  2 11:29:17 2024
From: john.quilling at gmail.com (John Quilling)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 11:29:17 -0600
Subject: [Pilots] AMO Monthly Report
In-Reply-To: <CADB6+yq9ej6jG2b0c9Umg0JkiEha6-De-S=G+ZaXvdUPSTO9WQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADB6+yq9ej6jG2b0c9Umg0JkiEha6-De-S=G+ZaXvdUPSTO9WQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAAbnJyd6ok45JWPD2mZzMNeBCdyLdqkX9vfLdkjXQvjFbmMPFw@mail.gmail.com>

Jerry,
Thank you for all you do in your AMO role! Over the past 29 years as the MN
CMX contractor, a lot of people and CAP policies have changed. My continued
support to MN/NHQ can only happen working with dedicated volunteers like
you!
JQ

On Sun, Dec 1, 2024 at 12:04?PM Jerry Rosendahl <jerry.rosendahl at gmail.com>
wrote:

> *MN Wing Aircraft Maintenance Officer Report:*
>
> *1. Current aircraft discrepancies and short term maintenance due:*
> The current list is attached. Over 1/2 of the list is for known scheduled
> maintenance. The other items range from inoperative lights to radio
> communication issues to a rough running magneto. A reminder that for the
> winter months when Stanton Airfield gets snow and ice, you'll likely be
> dropping airplanes coming into maintenance off at the Wing aircraft
> maintenance hangar. Assistant AMO Tom Fitzhenry and I will coordinate with
> John Quilling on any flying into Stanton.
>
> *2. Speaking of Winter operations:*
> The squadron operations officers should be well into providing the Winter
> Flying Safety briefings for all pilots. At the start of the colder weather
> we had a few dead battery/starting issues come up. Cowl blankets, prop
> blankets, engine heaters, bug eyes, oil cooler plates, cowl plugs, some
> heated hangars - they are all provided so your flying goes as well as you'd
> like. Plan ahead for the upcoming cold weather flights, including being
> aware of our Wing supplement on temperature extremes.
>
> *3. Squadron Operations Officers monthly status reports (new):*
> I mentioned this last month but it missed a few people - the new report is
> on the Wing intranet under Operations. It includes a couple new areas that
> we need your action on. Date of last flight and who is responsible for
> updating the nav database are new on this form along with the cowl plugs
> and tie down ropes (not out yet). Wing DO Greg Bestul is following up on
> any issues we see in these reports. By the way, the current nav database
> expiration date is December 26. You don't have to wait until that day or
> afterwards to upload the new one. The website has the new one available
> about a week before the expiration of the current one.
>
> *4. MN Wing will be getting 2 new C172 G1000 airplanes:*
> I believe sometime this month we have pilots flying to Cessna to pick up
> these new airplanes. We will be losing 2 airplanes though so the size of
> the fleet will stay the same. N98424 is nearing engine and prop overhaul
> tach time, so that'll go away, probably to be sold. N98175 will be
> transferred to the South Dakota Wing. This will bring us to 5 C172S models
> in the fleet, making it easier to spread around the C172 airplanes with
> G1000 avionics. This updating of our fleet is due to the leading number of
> flying hours and training hours that MN Wing has. Keep up the great work!
>
> *5. New drop-down menu items for A9 flights in WMIRS:*
> NHQ has recently updated the definitions of what flights can be considered
> A9 (maintenance) flights. When flying an A9 now, you'll have to choose from
> MX crew transport, MX aircraft drop off, MX engine break-in, MX factory
> pickup or MX aircraft pickup.
>
> *6. I bet you didn't know....:*
> For every discrepancy that is filed in AMRAD, there are 7 steps involved
> from start to finish. *Step 1* Enter the discrepancy. This is either done
> by a pilot or by me. I'm guessing that I do about 90% of them. *Step 2* Validate
> the discrepancy. As the AMO I have to validate that it has been entered
> correctly, hitting all the boxes it needs to. And yes, this step must be
> done separately even when I entered the discrepancy. *Step 3* Contact the
> maintenance contractor to make him aware of this, talk about scheduling,
> and whether or not this may be over the $750 threshold which requires NHQ
> approval. *Step 4* If this will be over the threshold, get an estimate of
> the cost and update the discrepancy with that information and check the box
> that requires NHQ approval. *Step 5* Schedule the work to be done with
> the contractor and advise if NHQ approval has been received if necessary.
> As part of that approval, an acknowledgement must be made in AMRAD that
> I've received NHQ approval. Schedule the necessary movement of the airplane
> into maintenance. *Step 6* Update a description of the work done in the
> discrepancy in AMRAD. *Step 7* Close out the discrepancy in AMRAD.
>
> In Fiscal Year 2024 MN Wing had 234 discrepancies in AMRAD. That's 1,638
> entries in the AMRAD system. We also had over 400 A9 sorties to get
> airplanes into and out of maintenance. I just thought you'd like to know
> what I do with my spare time!
>
> *7. Contact me:*
> Lt Col Jerry Rosendahl
> MN Wing Aircraft Maintenance Officer
> 651.785.8911
>
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From fdaly at mncap.org  Wed Dec  4 15:10:20 2024
From: fdaly at mncap.org (Francis Daly)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 21:10:20 +0000
Subject: [Pilots] To TSA Portal...or not...
Message-ID: <MW2PR1501MB1977CD7022B1031657380EF8A9372@MW2PR1501MB1977.namprd15.prod.outlook.com>

MN Wing Pilots,

This email is intended for CFI's, only, but I'm still working on a "CFI, only" mailing list.

You may have heard about TSA's requirement to register in their Flight Training Provider (FTP) Portal.  There has been much back-and-forth about whether or not it's required by Independant Instructors, and whether or not they plan on instructing "Candidates" - non-US Citizen flight students.

As you may already know, my full time job is with TSA at MSP.  I have a friend who is an Inspector and travels around checking compliance with Flight Schools in Minnesota.  I posed this question to him.

His response is, yes, Independant CFI's must register in the Portal.  His justification lies in 14 CFR 1552.9 which requires all FTPs to designate a "Security Coordinator", which must be designated at the corporate level, and all Security Coordinators are required to register in the Portal.

Of course this makes little sense, but:

As an Independant CFI, you must designate yourself as the Security Coordinator, and thus are required to register with TSA in the Portal.  I have a follow-up question to him about this exact thing, especially as to it relates to the "designated at the corporate level".  I won't hear back from him until I get back to work tomorrow and check my TSA email.

Conclusion:  As Independant CFIs, we need to register ourselves in the TSA Portal.  I might suggest you use an email not connected with CAP.

https://www.fts.tsa.dhs.gov/home

It's a pretty simple process, and, well, CYA, too.  So far CAP NHQ hasn't gotten it this, but if they do, MN Wing will be way ahead of them.

Thank you.

V/R,


Capt. Frank Daly
MNWNG DOV
130th Deputy Commander of Seniors
Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
(M) 970-456-7863
GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/>
MN Wing, 130th Composit Squadron<https://130th.cap.gov/>
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From bswearengin at mncap.org  Wed Dec  4 15:38:31 2024
From: bswearengin at mncap.org (Bob Swearengin)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 21:38:31 +0000
Subject: [Pilots] To TSA Portal...or not...
In-Reply-To: <MW2PR1501MB1977CD7022B1031657380EF8A9372@MW2PR1501MB1977.namprd15.prod.outlook.com>
References: <MW2PR1501MB1977CD7022B1031657380EF8A9372@MW2PR1501MB1977.namprd15.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <PH7PR15MB5401F20BAF2900FF20A8A1B2A4372@PH7PR15MB5401.namprd15.prod.outlook.com>

Frank,

Thank you for the detailed insight into this rule and program.  Based on your reasoning of a required security coordinator would it be acceptable if you served as the corporate security coordinator for MN Wing Civil Air Patrol thus alleviating the need for all CFI?s to register for this?  CAP instructors are already under the CAP corporate umbrella for instruction.  This would make CAP MN HQ the corporate level.  With your role at the TSA this seems like an easy way to satisfy the requirement.

Capt. Bob Swearengin
Viking Squadron
Operations Officer
Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
(M) 612.849.2070<tel:612.849.2070>
GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/>
[A blue and grey logo  Description automatically generated]<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/>
Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.


From: Pilots <pilots-bounces at lists.mncap.org> on behalf of Francis Daly via Pilots <pilots at lists.mncap.org>
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 3:11?PM
To: pilots at lists.mncap.org <pilots at lists.mncap.org>
Subject: [Pilots] To TSA Portal...or not...
MN Wing Pilots,

This email is intended for CFI's, only, but I'm still working on a "CFI, only" mailing list.

You may have heard about TSA's requirement to register in their Flight Training Provider (FTP) Portal.  There has been much back-and-forth about whether or not it's required by Independant Instructors, and whether or not they plan on instructing "Candidates" - non-US Citizen flight students.

As you may already know, my full time job is with TSA at MSP.  I have a friend who is an Inspector and travels around checking compliance with Flight Schools in Minnesota.  I posed this question to him.

His response is, yes, Independant CFI's must register in the Portal.  His justification lies in 14 CFR 1552.9 which requires all FTPs to designate a "Security Coordinator", which must be designated at the corporate level, and all Security Coordinators are required to register in the Portal.

Of course this makes little sense, but:

As an Independant CFI, you must designate yourself as the Security Coordinator, and thus are required to register with TSA in the Portal.  I have a follow-up question to him about this exact thing, especially as to it relates to the "designated at the corporate level".  I won't hear back from him until I get back to work tomorrow and check my TSA email.

Conclusion:  As Independant CFIs, we need to register ourselves in the TSA Portal.  I might suggest you use an email not connected with CAP.

https://www.fts.tsa.dhs.gov/home

It's a pretty simple process, and, well, CYA, too.  So far CAP NHQ hasn't gotten it this, but if they do, MN Wing will be way ahead of them.

Thank you.

V/R,


Capt. Frank Daly

MNWNG DOV

130th Deputy Commander of Seniors

Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary

(M) 970-456-7863

GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/>

MN Wing, 130th Composit Squadron<https://130th.cap.gov/>

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From fdaly at mncap.org  Wed Dec  4 16:23:57 2024
From: fdaly at mncap.org (Francis Daly)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 22:23:57 +0000
Subject: [Pilots] To TSA Portal...or not...
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Capt Swearengin,

That's a great consideration, and I briefed the Wing people at their meeting Monday night about that.

As you might guess, I have no desire to go there, although, as you suggest, as Wing Stan/Eval, it's likely to end up in my lap.  However, CAP is a National Corporation, and the role of Security Coordinator would probably end up on their desks.

I've learned that some CAP CFIs also teach outside of CAP and would have to register anyway.

Until I hear anything from NHQ, I'm going to leave it with the individual CFIs.

I hesitate having to open this can of worms, it's a lot like taking just a peek at Medusa!


Capt. Frank Daly
DOV MNWNG
130th Deputy Commander of Seniors
Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary

(M) 970-456-7863

GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com>

130th Composite Squadron<https://130th.cap.gov/>


Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

________________________________
From: Bob Swearengin <bswearengin at mncap.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 3:38:31 PM
To: Francis Daly <fdaly at mncap.org>; pilots at lists.mncap.org <pilots at lists.mncap.org>
Subject: Re: To TSA Portal...or not...


Frank,



Thank you for the detailed insight into this rule and program.  Based on your reasoning of a required security coordinator would it be acceptable if you served as the corporate security coordinator for MN Wing Civil Air Patrol thus alleviating the need for all CFI?s to register for this?  CAP instructors are already under the CAP corporate umbrella for instruction.  This would make CAP MN HQ the corporate level.  With your role at the TSA this seems like an easy way to satisfy the requirement.



Capt. Bob Swearengin

Viking Squadron
Operations Officer
Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary

(M) 612.849.2070<tel:612.849.2070>

GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/>

[A blue and grey logo  Description automatically generated]<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/>

Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.





From: Pilots <pilots-bounces at lists.mncap.org> on behalf of Francis Daly via Pilots <pilots at lists.mncap.org>
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 3:11?PM
To: pilots at lists.mncap.org <pilots at lists.mncap.org>
Subject: [Pilots] To TSA Portal...or not...

MN Wing Pilots,



This email is intended for CFI's, only, but I'm still working on a "CFI, only" mailing list.



You may have heard about TSA's requirement to register in their Flight Training Provider (FTP) Portal.  There has been much back-and-forth about whether or not it's required by Independant Instructors, and whether or not they plan on instructing "Candidates" - non-US Citizen flight students.



As you may already know, my full time job is with TSA at MSP.  I have a friend who is an Inspector and travels around checking compliance with Flight Schools in Minnesota.  I posed this question to him.



His response is, yes, Independant CFI's must register in the Portal.  His justification lies in 14 CFR 1552.9 which requires all FTPs to designate a "Security Coordinator", which must be designated at the corporate level, and all Security Coordinators are required to register in the Portal.



Of course this makes little sense, but:



As an Independant CFI, you must designate yourself as the Security Coordinator, and thus are required to register with TSA in the Portal.  I have a follow-up question to him about this exact thing, especially as to it relates to the "designated at the corporate level".  I won't hear back from him until I get back to work tomorrow and check my TSA email.



Conclusion:  As Independant CFIs, we need to register ourselves in the TSA Portal.  I might suggest you use an email not connected with CAP.



https://www.fts.tsa.dhs.gov/home



It's a pretty simple process, and, well, CYA, too.  So far CAP NHQ hasn't gotten it this, but if they do, MN Wing will be way ahead of them.



Thank you.



V/R,



Capt. Frank Daly

MNWNG DOV

130th Deputy Commander of Seniors

Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary

(M) 970-456-7863

GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/>

MN Wing, 130th Composit Squadron<https://130th.cap.gov/>

[Image removed by sender.]<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/>

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From gbestul at mncap.org  Thu Dec 12 15:37:15 2024
From: gbestul at mncap.org (Greg Bestul)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:37:15 +0000
Subject: [Pilots] CAP December Newsletter
Message-ID: <PH0PR15MB4152702EFFC22BAC80F6E1A3A13F2@PH0PR15MB4152.namprd15.prod.outlook.com>

Hello MN Wing Pilots,

Christmas is just around the corner, and our present from NHQ will be arriving shortly. The two new C172 G1000 airplanes are almost ready to be picked up and head to Minnesota. To keep you up to date on the plan, we have four of our pilots from four different squadrons that will be taking commercial flights from MSP to Wichita Kansas this next Monday the 16th and will fly the airplanes back to MN on Tuesday the 17th (weather permitting, but it looks good now). Once they get to Minnesota, they will stop through maintenance to get their AIF books, loose items, and incoming inspection completed and will then be sent out to the squadrons to fly. I will try to get some pictures of the new planes out to you soon.
We will be losing one plane, N98175 which is currently in for its annual inspection, once that is completed it will be sent to Pipestone and from there transferred to SD wing. We also have N98424 with only about 20 hours left to fly before that plane will also be retired due to the engine reaching overhaul time, and CAP NHQ wanting to sell this airplane to make room for more new airplanes.
A couple of other items to point out to you. First is to use care when entering your sorties into WMIRS, we have had quite a few sorties added to NCR missions. Be careful to enter your sorties under the MN missions.
Secondly, remember to make sure your flights are released before entering the debrief information. When you do enter the debrief information make sure to complete all the items, especially the hobbs, tach, and ATD, ATA times.
We are in the process of setting up a task force to review the form 104?s for all funded flights to make sure all the briefing and debriefing items are completed. This was an item that was pointed out to us as deficient on our last CI inspection, so we want to make sure we are doing a better job completing our sorties in WMIRS
Lastly, I have received several complaints from people at the SGS airport about our airplanes doing run-ups in improper areas. Please do your run ups in the designated areas by the ends of the runways, and be careful which way you are pointed so you do not blow debris at other planes, hangars, buildings, or people.

Take Care, and Happy Holidays,
Capt. Greg Bestul
Minnesota Wing Director of Operations
Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
612-251-4786
GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/>
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From jsiegelwx at gmail.com  Mon Dec 23 08:35:21 2024
From: jsiegelwx at gmail.com (Joel Siegel)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:35:21 -0600
Subject: [Pilots] MN AWOS METAR Issues
Message-ID: <CACE6zOvDTMigo2pm1YYivZQic2AMGUXg9fR2G+o-z0DUF0dzaA@mail.gmail.com>

Good morning, MN Wing Pilots.

As some of you may have noticed this morning, we are having an issue here
in MN that is impacting the way Minnesota's AWOS sites are providing
METARs. The data are not reaching NOAA, and therefore not being shown on
AWC, Foreflight, or any other means you may use to view METARs digitally.
This is impacting about *79 uncontrolled airports* across the state,
including SGS, 21D, etc.

This being said, the AWOS are *broadcasting normally on VHF frequency and
are available via calling the associated phone numbers* for those
stations, so please call the AWOS directly for the latest weather if you
are planning to fly today.

The FAA is aware of the issue and are quickly working to diagnose and
correct the issue. I will try to send out an update when I hear more.

V/R,
--

Joel Siegel, M.S., SIP
(770)845-2792 (c)

"The best thing about being both a meteorologist and a pilot, is that you
always have an excuse to have your face to the sky."
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From jsiegelwx at gmail.com  Mon Dec 23 12:07:29 2024
From: jsiegelwx at gmail.com (Joel Siegel)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:07:29 -0600
Subject: [Pilots] *Update* MN AWOS METAR Issues
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Good day, MN Wing Pilots!

As a follow up, there was a telecommunications issue with a service
provider who supports 150+ airports across the country; 70+ of which are
here in MN.

The telco line issue has been resolved, and we have seen the majority of
our AWOS reports coming back online over the past hour. Please check your
airport's AWOS status to confirm you are receiving the most updated
information, and please let me know if you see any issues! Otherwise, have
a very happy Holiday week and stay safe out there!

V/R,
--

Joel Siegel, M.S., SIP
(770)845-2792 (c)

"The best thing about being both a meteorologist and a pilot, is that you
always have an excuse to have your face to the sky."



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From: Joel Siegel <jsiegelwx at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 23, 2024 at 8:35?AM
Subject: MN AWOS METAR Issues
To: <pilots at lists.mncap.org>


Good morning, MN Wing Pilots.

As some of you may have noticed this morning, we are having an issue here
in MN that is impacting the way Minnesota's AWOS sites are providing
METARs. The data are not reaching NOAA, and therefore not being shown on
AWC, Foreflight, or any other means you may use to view METARs digitally.
This is impacting about *79 uncontrolled airports* across the state,
including SGS, 21D, etc.

This being said, the AWOS are *broadcasting normally on VHF frequency and
are available via calling the associated phone numbers* for those
stations, so please call the AWOS directly for the latest weather if you
are planning to fly today.

The FAA is aware of the issue and are quickly working to diagnose and
correct the issue. I will try to send out an update when I hear more.

V/R,
--

Joel Siegel, M.S., SIP
(770)845-2792 (c)

"The best thing about being both a meteorologist and a pilot, is that you
always have an excuse to have your face to the sky."
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