It’s often suggested in the pilot community that as you add more hours to your logbook, all that weather knowledge you forgot or were never taught during your primary training will magically take root.
While some experience is absolutely necessary, more experience alone isn’t the answer for most general aviation pilots. In fact, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a safety notice in October 2005 that states, “It appears that pilots generally require formal training to obtain weather knowledge and cannot be expected to acquire it on their own as they simply gain more flight experience.”
