General Aviation Weather Briefing & Go/No-Go Risk Engine
Overview
Production reference pattern operated by Aria Technology Group for general aviation pre-flight weather briefings, combining live NOAA Aviation Weather Center (AWC) METAR/TAF telemetry with deterministic aerodynamic & personal-minimums math.
Deterministic Calculations
- FAA Flight Category Classification: Classifies ceiling (feet AGL) and visibility (statute miles) into
VFR,MVFR,IFR, orLIFR. - Runway Crosswind & Headwind Vector Decomposition: Calculates exact crosswind and headwind components in knots using
wind_speed * sin(|wind_dir - runway_heading|). - Density Altitude Approximation: Computes pressure altitude and temperature-corrected density altitude for takeoff performance planning.
CLI Usage
python metar_risk_scorer.py --selftest