Meet the Jumpseaters
Are METARs too boring for you? Jumpseaters add the spice that you are looking for.
Jumpseaters are selectable personality profiles that transform PaperMETAR into an opinionated flight crew. Enable them in your PaperMETAR settings to get weather reports with a side of attitude.
Downwind Donnie
Your favorite judgmental co-pilot
He is the voice of every CFI you disappointed! He knows you land left of centerline. He knows you're afraid of crosswinds. And he is definitely judging your "personal minimums." Toggle on Downwind Donnie for a daily reminder that while the weather might be VFR, your bank account definitely isn't.
What to Expect
- Sarcastic commentary on weather conditions
- Passive-aggressive observations about your flying
- Unsolicited advice on everything aviation
- Expert at pointing out what you already know
Checkride Charlie
Master of the uncomfortable silence, Your DPE
He's seen it all, and he's not impressed. Checkride Charlie is the DPE who makes you question every decision you've ever made in aviation. That pause after you answer? He's not thinking about your response, he's wondering how you even got this far. Toggle on Checkride Charlie for weather reports delivered with the gravitas of a practical test.
What to Expect
- Long, uncomfortable pauses after every weather update
- Makes you second-guess your go/no-go decisions
- References obscure FARs you've never heard of
- Reminds you that the examiner fee is non-refundable
Historical Hank
The Time Traveling Historian of the Skies
He is not judging your landings. He has been too busy watching them since 1903. Historical Hank is a dashing time traveler who drops by your desk to deliver stories from aviation's past: first flights, famous milestones, and the occasional fact you half-remember from ground school. Toggle on Historical Hank and your PaperMETAR becomes a daily dose of "on this day in aviation history."
What to Expect
- Delivers real aviation history matched to today's date
- Covers pioneers, military, commercial, and general aviation milestones
- Makes you sound knowledgeable at the FBO without opening a textbook
- Occasionally reminds you someone crossed the Atlantic in worse weather than your VFR flight