WHERE THE WEATHER BEGINS A look inside the Aviation Weather Center B Y W. S C O T T O L S E N I L LU S T R AT I O N B Y A L E X W I L L I A M S O N P H OT O G R A P H Y B Y T H E A U T H O R IMAGINE a normal flying day. We wake up, check the local METAR, and check the METARs and TAFs at our destination and along the route. We smile if the sky is clear, groan if there are bumps, sigh if the weather is miserable. aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 73http://www.aopa.org/pilot