CAA Safety Initiative - MetFlight-GA
The CAA is meeting the cost of providing enhanced meteorological services free of charge to pilots flying for recreation and flight training organisations. Pilots in these two categories operating at or below 10,000 feet, under either Visual Flight Rules or Instrument Flight Rules, will now have access to the new MetService product, MetFlight-GA. The CAA expects to see improved safety performance and increased use of flight planning as a result.
How to Use MetFlight-GA
Access is through two fields: Username and Password.
Username
For CAA Licensed (Part 61) pilots, the username is their pilot licence
number. For pilots who are a member of a Part 149 Aviation Recreation
Organisation, it is their membership or pilot certificate number, but
with a prefix in front of the membership number.
The Gliding New Zealand prefix is 'GNZ', the New Zealand Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association prefix is 'HP', the Recreational Aircraft Association of New Zealand prefix is 'R', and the Sport Aviation Corporation prefix is 'S'.
Password
For CAA Part 61 pilots, the password is the initial issue date of their
licence but input in the form d/mm/yyyy, ie, with no leading zero on the
day but with a leading zero on the month (eg, 5/12/2003 or 21/01/1991).
Note: The 'Initial Issue Date' will change if your licence is upgraded
from a PPL to a CPL, or from a CPL to an ATPL.
For Part 149 pilots, the password will differ between organisations. Some
will use issue or birth dates, while other organisations will generate
passwords specifically for MetFlight-GA. Part 149 Aviation Recreation
Organisations will notify members of their Username and Password
information.
| Organisation | Username | Example | Password | Examples |
| CAA Pilot Licence issued under Part 61 |
Licence number | 12345 | Initial Issue/ Initial Grant date d/mm/yyyy |
5/09/1982 30/11/2002 |
| New Zealand Gliding Association |
Membership number with "GNZ" prefix |
GNZ1234 | Member's birthday d/mm/yyyy |
5/09/1977 30/11/1981 |
| New Zealand Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association |
Membership number with "HP" prefix |
HP1234 | A five letter password issued by the organisation | AKQCZ HMYVB |
| Recreational Aircraft Association of New Zealand |
Membership number with "R" prefix |
R1234 | A four letter password issued by the organisation | AFLY ENSP |
| Sport Aviation Corporation Ltd |
Membership number with "S" prefix |
S123 | Membership date d/mm/yy |
8/11/95 13/03/04 |