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FAA Academy

Oklahoma City, OK

The National Weather Service, FAA Academy is located on the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. Our staff consists of a Meteorologist in Charge, an Administrative Support Assistant, and five senior meteorologist instructors. The unit is administratively part of the National Weather Service, Southern Region Headquarters, Deputy Regional Director's office. Duties of the National Weather Service Office at the FAA Academy include providing required certification, proficiency checks, and supplemental training to FAA Pilot Weather Briefer (PWB) candidates - both contract and government (Alaska AFSS). We also provide formal classroom instruction for the following courses: Air Traffic Basics (Level 1) and Tower Visibility. Tower Visibility also includes testing and certification by the NWS. In addition, we develop training course material and computer based instruction in meteorology for the FAA. We also administer and grade written and oral examinations for PWB candidates; issue Certificates of Authority to PWBs; and maintain a database of PWB certificates. All of the above responsibilites are part of the National Weather Service's "protection of life and property" goal which in this case are the people and aircraft that use private and commercial aviation in the United States.