Next generation weather capabilities are among the best assets available to General Aviation pilots, use them. I've been doing a fair amount of flying around the Midwest and South over the last few weeks and run into a lot of thunderstorms along the way. These are the big storms, tops at 45,000 feet and spanning 80-100 miles in area. While my fancy airliner has an onboard … [Read more...] about Weather Intelligence
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Weather Brief
It's always better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than in the air wishing you were on the ground. Before you even think of going out and cranking the engine for a flight, get a thorough weather brief. This can be accomplished by calling a Flight Service Station on the phone, or by accessing a number of websites which provide weather data. I cannot stress this … [Read more...] about Weather Brief