In a modern glass cockpit, METAR weather observations are typically accessed on which display?

In a modern glass cockpit, METAR weather observations are typically accessed on which display?

• A. MFD
• B. PFD
• C. ND
• D. Engine Monitor

Answer: (A)

METARs are weather observations that come from airports, and in a modern glass cockpit this weather information is centralized in the display that handles weather data—the Multifunction Display. The MFD provides a dedicated Weather (WX) page where you can pull up METARs for various airports, and it can also feed weather overlays to the navigation display if you choose. The primary flight display focuses on instruments and flight data, while the engine monitor shows engine parameters, so they aren’t the places you go to view METAR observations. So the typical access point for METARs is the MFD.

METARs are weather observations that come from airports, and in a modern glass cockpit this weather information is centralized in the display that handles weather data—the Multifunction Display. The MFD provides a dedicated Weather (WX) page where you can pull up METARs for various airports, and it can also feed weather overlays to the navigation display if you choose. The primary flight display focuses on instruments and flight data, while the engine monitor shows engine parameters, so they aren’t the places you go to view METAR observations. So the typical access point for METARs is the MFD.