Why is the weather blocking my student's flight?

Why is the weather blocking my student's flight?

When a student flight is held up at check-in over weather, it's hitting the student weather minimums you set in scheduling settings — not a system error.

What's being checked

At check-in, the METAR for the location is compared against the student floors:

Setting Role
student_min_ceiling_feet Warn when the ceiling is below this
student_block_ceiling_feet Block when the ceiling is below this
student_min_visibility_sm Warn when visibility is below this (SM)
student_block_visibility_sm Block when visibility is below this (SM)
student_weather_block_mode warn or block

Warn vs block

  • In warn mode, a below-minimums reading shows a caution but lets the instructor make the Go/No-Go call.
  • In block mode, a reading below the hard floor stops check-in — the flight can't dispatch until conditions come up.

What to do

  • If the call is the instructor's to make, set student_weather_block_mode to warn.
  • If the floors are too tight, adjust the ceiling/visibility values in [[scheduling-check-in-and-weather-requirements]].
  • Remember these are student minimums — they don't gate rated-pilot or rental bookings.

The weather reading uses the primary location's ICAO; confirm it's set correctly in [[scheduling-add-an-operating-location]].

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