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Safe flying with the Met Office experts

MET OFFICE News Release issued by The Government News Network on 12 August 2008

Produced by the Met Office in association with the CAA, the latest edition of the pilot weather guide 'GETMET' is now available.

Full with essential information on where to get your weather details to enjoy safe low-level flying, both in the UK and the near continent, 'GETMET' is free of charge.

The latest 2009 edition includes information for the Met Office on-line weather briefings, fax & telephone services, weather reports and en route information to help with flight planning.

'GETMET' also includes important information on the forthcoming TAF changes due in November.

Copies of the pocket-sized booklet can be requested or downloaded from the Met Office website free of charge at: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation

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Note to Editors:

* The Met Office is a world-leader in aviation meteorology, a World Area Forecast Centre (WAFC) and contracted by the CAA under Single European Skies (SES) as the sole provider of aviation weather in the UK.

* The Met Office provides training in aviation meteorology for private, glider and balloon pilots.

* The CAA is the UK's independent specialist aviation regulator. Its activities include economic regulation, airspace policy, safety regulation and consumer protection. http://www.caa.co.uk

* The Met Office is the UK's National Weather Service, providing 24x7 world-renowned scientific excellence in weather, climate and environmental forecasts and severe weather warnings for the protection of life and property.

* The Met Office Hadley Centre is the UK's foremost centre for climate change research. Partly funded by Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and the Ministry of Defence.