diff --git a/src/blackcore/vatsim_metar_reader.cpp b/src/blackcore/vatsim_metar_reader.cpp
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+++ b/src/blackcore/vatsim_metar_reader.cpp
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+/* Copyright (C) 2015
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "vatsim_metar_reader.h"
+#include "blackmisc/sequence.h"
+#include "blackmisc/logmessage.h"
+#include <QTextStream>
+#include <QFile>
+
+using namespace BlackMisc;
+using namespace BlackMisc::Weather;
+
+namespace BlackCore
+{
+    CVatsimMetarReader::CVatsimMetarReader(QObject *owner, const QString &url) :
+        CThreadedReader(owner, "CVatsimMetarReader"),
+        m_metarUrl(url)
+    {
+        this->m_networkManager = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
+        this->connect(this->m_networkManager, &QNetworkAccessManager::finished, this, &CVatsimMetarReader::ps_decodeMetar);
+        this->connect(this->m_updateTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &CVatsimMetarReader::ps_readMetar);
+    }
+
+    void CVatsimMetarReader::readInBackgroundThread()
+    {
+        bool s = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "ps_readMetar");
+        Q_ASSERT(s);
+        Q_UNUSED(s);
+    }
+
+    void CVatsimMetarReader::ps_readMetar()
+    {
+        this->threadAssertCheck();
+        QUrl url(this->m_metarUrl);
+        if (url.isEmpty()) return;
+        Q_ASSERT(this->m_networkManager);
+        QNetworkRequest request(url);
+        this->m_networkManager->get(request);
+    }
+
+    void CVatsimMetarReader::ps_decodeMetar(QNetworkReply *nwReplyPtr)
+    {
+        // wrap pointer, make sure any exit cleans up reply
+        // required to use delete later as object is created in a different thread
+        QScopedPointer<QNetworkReply, QScopedPointerDeleteLater> nwReply(nwReplyPtr);
+
+        this->threadAssertCheck();
+
+        // Worker thread, make sure to write no members here!
+        if (this->isFinished())
+        {
+            CLogMessage(this).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO;
+            CLogMessage(this).info("terminated metar decoding process"); // for users
+            return; // stop, terminate straight away, ending thread
+        }
+
+        if (nwReply->error() == QNetworkReply::NoError)
+        {
+            QString metarData = nwReply->readAll();
+            nwReply->close(); // close asap
+
+            CMetarSet metars;
+            QFile outFile ("invalid_metar.txt");
+            if (!outFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text)) { return; }
+            QTextStream out(&outFile);
+
+            QTextStream lineReader(&metarData);
+            while (!lineReader.atEnd())
+            {
+                QString line = lineReader.readLine();
+                if (line.startsWith("MSV 291130Z"))
+                {
+                    qDebug() << "now!";
+                }
+
+                CMetar metar = m_metarDecoder.decode(line);
+                if (metar != CMetar())
+                {
+                    metars.push_back(metar);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    out << line << endl;
+                }
+            }
+            outFile.flush();
+            outFile.close();
+
+            emit metarUpdated(metars);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // network error
+            CLogMessage(this).warning("Reading METARS failed %1 %2") << nwReply->errorString() << nwReply->url().toString();
+            nwReply->abort();
+        }
+    } // method
+
+} // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackcore/vatsim_metar_reader.h b/src/blackcore/vatsim_metar_reader.h
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index 000000000..ea56e1f9e
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+++ b/src/blackcore/vatsim_metar_reader.h
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+/* Copyright (C) 2015
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKCORE_VATSIMMETARREADER_H
+#define BLACKCORE_VATSIMMETARREADER_H
+
+#include "blackcoreexport.h"
+#include "blackmisc/threadedreader.h"
+#include "blackmisc/weather/metardecoder.h"
+#include "blackmisc/weather/metarset.h"
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QTimer>
+#include <QNetworkReply>
+#include <QReadWriteLock>
+
+namespace BlackCore
+{
+    //! Read bookings from VATSIM
+    class BLACKCORE_EXPORT CVatsimMetarReader : public BlackMisc::CThreadedReader
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+        //! Constructor
+        explicit CVatsimMetarReader(QObject *owner, const QString &url);
+
+        //! Read / re-read bookings
+        void readInBackgroundThread();
+
+    signals:
+        //! Bookings have been read and converted to BlackMisc::Aviation::CAtcStationList
+        void metarUpdated(const BlackMisc::Weather::CMetarSet &metars);
+
+    private slots:
+        //! Decode metar
+        //! \threadsafe
+        void ps_decodeMetar(QNetworkReply *nwReply);
+
+        //! Do reading
+        void ps_readMetar();
+
+    private:
+        QString m_metarUrl; //!< URL of the service
+        QNetworkAccessManager *m_networkManager = nullptr;
+        BlackMisc::Weather::CMetarDecoder m_metarDecoder;
+    };
+}
+#endif // guard