still to come on weather world.
michael, you have some
history there, haven't you?
temperature tradition —
more than 200 years of weather
observing in ireland.
i will go back to the
beginning and see how
it is still being done today.
we have had a look at modern
aviation here at belfast
international airport.
but now i am stepping back in time
to learn a little bit
more about the history
and the relationship
between aviation and the weather.
i have a personal reason
for being here, too.
we will look at that later on.
for now, let's head inside and meet
our guide ernie cromie
from the ulster aviation society.
hi there, ernie.
hi, sarah, it's a real
pleasure to welcome
you to the ulster aviation
collection.
thank you for having us.
so ernie, before the introduction
of modern day satellite and radar
data, aircraft played a vital role
in weather observing
and forecasting.
can you tell us more about that?
yes, indeed, basically what it
involved was the aircraft off
the weather flights...