Flight Training Central

APRIL 25, 2025

The FAA has announced the next step in its ongoing effort to modernize aviation weather products by further transitioning from traditional area forecasts (FAs) to the Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) tool. The GFA tool , available through the Aviation Weather Center , presents weather data in an interactive, time-based graphical format.

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Simple Flying

JULY 16, 2025

Over its 90-year history, American weathered industry turbulence, including two Chapter 11 bankruptcies , but ultimately, as a phoenix, transformed adversity into altitude. The airline revolutionized commercial aviation with early innovations like operating the iconic Douglas DC-3 and building the world’s first airport lounge.

Turbulence

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 3, 2025

Although modern airports utilize advanced weather monitoring systems, windsocks are still valuable because they provide immediate, visual feedback that you can rely on. As a private pilot, you may fly to or from airports that do not have advanced weather reporting systems. Moving erratically : Conditions are gusty or turbulent.

Knot

Pilot Institute

JUNE 12, 2025

Do you know what kind of weather each type of front provides? Any approaching front means changes in the weather are imminent. Occluded fronts can bring severe weather. Air masses can control weather for a long time, from days to months. However, generalized weather conditions associated with each type of front exist.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 10, 2025

Suffice it to say that 2025 has been a turbulent year so far for airlines, particularly in the United States, given the economic turbulence that we’ve seen. With the exception of United, don’t expect other airlines to weather this situation quite as well. What do you make of Delta’s Q2 2025 financial results?

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

7) The top 20 apps for pilots 2024 There are thousands of apps that are useful for pilots, from flight training and weather briefings to calculators and games. 5) Top 10 weather apps for pilots There are thousands of weather apps for the general public. So well focus on apps that offer more for pilots, both free and paid.

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WayMan

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Weather Avoidance : Cruising at these heights keeps planes above turbulent weather patterns and clouds, ensuring smoother flights. Enhanced Comfort : Flying at higher altitudes means smoother rides with less turbulence.

Turbulence

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2025

Quick estimates improve decision-making Helps with landing technique, wake turbulence, and IFR corrections. Such as Navigation An old, bold pilot once told us that a weather forecast is simply a horoscope with numbers. Even with the best weather data in the world, things can change quickly. And do you know what?

Crosswind

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

Take into consideration that weather reporting, and the dissemination of these reports to pilots, was not as accurate then as it is now. In just six months I would reflect on my training and agonize over how inadequately I had been prepared for the real world of instrument flying, which is weather.

VOR

Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2025

READ MORE: Identify Triggers Before You Leave the Ground The contact number is necessary in the event of a weather cancellation. Some people get mighty cross when they get to the airport and learn the flight has been canceled due to weather. Watch the weather.

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Northstar VFR

JUNE 8, 2025

Wake turbulence hit me in the air, and it felt like I had been T-boned from the left side. Environmental Factors Turbulence : Turbulence from wind shear, mountainous terrain, thunderstorms, or microbursts can put your aircraft into an unusual attitude. Performance degrades and could end in a stall and unusual attitude.

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Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

We consider that reassuring when the weather becomes turbulent. Courtesy: Epic Aircraft] Avionics The big change in the AX is the avionics suite, starting with the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck with synthetic vision, vital traffic, engine monitoring, 3D Safe Taxi and Taxiway Routing, Smart Glide, and weather.

Rudder

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

“The instrument conditions, likely turbulence, and increased workload imposed by beginning the approach phase of the flight presented a situation that was conducive to the development of spatial disorientation and a loss of situational awareness. Communicate sounds self-explanatory, and it mostly is. Is it all worth it? I think so.

Pilot in Command

AV Web

JANUARY 1, 2025

Modern FMS platforms equipped with AI can analyze vast amounts of data, including weather conditions, air traffic, and aircraft performance metrics, to optimize flight paths in real-time. For example, AI can dynamically adjust flight plans to avoid turbulence or adjust fuel consumption, thereby enhancing comfort and operational efficiency.

Air Traffic Control

Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

ACARS can replace tasks such as pre-departure and oceanic clearances, send position reports, and grab weather data for you. Before long, everything from oceanic clearance requests to in-flight weather updates could flow through ACARS. Weather Updates and D-ATIS ACARS can also improve relaying weather information.

Clearance

Pilot's Life Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2024

How Flight Simulators Work A flight simulator typically consists of several core components: Visual Systems : High-definition screens or projection systems create the illusion of flight by showing 3D depictions of the external environment, including weather, terrain, and traffic.

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Plane and Pilot

JUNE 23, 2025

NTSB weather data analysis determined the wind at 7,500 feet (about 700 feet above the runway) was from 210 degrees at 17 knots—a healthy tailwind for base leg. Forecasting models suggest a “hydraulic jump” could produce considerable turbulence. And it’s all so much harder in turbulence. Where is the wind? Am I high or low?

True Airspeed

Professional Pilot

MAY 7, 2025

In many cases, the contact region will be one of turbulent vortices, or eddies the strength of which are the product of the difference in the wind speeds and directions. Approaching the downdraft core, the descending air will produce turbulence and attempt to push the aircraft to a lower altitude.

Crosswind

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

Rather, it is affected by many factors, such as weather conditions and the presence of obstacles. Examples of information that can be communicated by an FSS include weather advisories, traffic advisories, navigational aids, or information from military bases or homeland security. VFR requires minimum weather and visibility conditions.

Pilot

iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 24, 2025

Allowing ForeFlight to show your position on the chart or record your tracklog is great during flight, but you probably don’t need the Weather Channel tracking your location as you routinely drive around your hometown.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Throughout the winter, adverse weather conditions, such as high wind speeds, can wreak havoc and create potentially hazardous conditions for travel. This was the case recently as Storm Darragh battered much of the UK, affecting airports, roads, and railways, and leaving thousands without power.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Aircraft are equipped with advanced systems like collision avoidance, weather radar, and automated landing systems. Weather, construction, and poor infrastructure can all create hazardous driving environments. Pilots use sophisticated tools to navigate weather conditions, ensuring a safer journey for passengers.

Turbulence

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Pilots must master advanced avionics, navigate challenging weather conditions, and ensure passenger safety at all times. From managing autopilot systems to understanding weather radar, mastering these skills is crucial for ensuring passenger safety and efficient flight operations. At Leopard Aviation, we prioritize hands-on learning.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

We often end up at higher altitudes to escape the wind shear layer, cumulus buildups, and turbulence below. Of course, in the descent, we will encounter each of these turbulence producers again, and at a higher airspeed. So, I am careful to watch the speed heading downhill into the turbulence. Image: Shutterstock.

Descent

Air Facts

JULY 28, 2025

For days prior, I studied the weather through multiple sources: Weather Underground, Windy, MyRadarPro, ForeFlight, Aviation.gov, 1800-WXBRIEF, and more. PIREPs in the area were mixed—two for icing and two for turbulence—but none matched my intended altitudes. to allow better weather and ensure a daylight arrival.

Clearance

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

These altitudes minimize fuel use, avoid turbulence, and provide smoother rides for passengers. However, flying a small plane often means operating at much lower altitudes, usually between 5,000 and 10,000 feet, depending on weather conditions, terrain, and air traffic. Flying at high altitudes is a cornerstone of commercial aviation.

Weight-Shift-Control

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

They provide instant feedback and let you repeat challenging maneuvers without fuel costs or weather delays. Realistic Training Scenarios Our sims recreate real weather, traffic, ATC chatter, and system failures. Flexible Scheduling No more waiting for clear weather or aircraft availability. Simulators are available anytime.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

If cold weather operations will be a norm for you, ask other aircraft owners at your same airport what they recommend. Also, ensure the ropes or straps used are designed for aircraft rather than making do with a weathered piece of rope thats been living in the trunk of your car for years.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Turbulent trips reinforce the importance of wearing a seatbelt in flight Extreme turbulence is nothing new in aviation, but 2024 has seen several events that served to shine a light on this dangerous phenomenon. The first, and most attention-grabbing, was Singapore Airlines flight 321 which hit severe turbulence over Myanmar.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The usual welcome announcement and a weather report of some expected turbulence along the way and meal service to be served after taking off was made by the inflight supervisor. There were a bit of turbulence during the flight and at one time, the turbulence was a bit intense. Other than that, the service was nothing.

Airline

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Visual improvements with lighting and weather. Trying to tune the approach frequency with the mouse in turbulence is frustrating. We can’t cover them all here, but here are a few recent improvements we’ve noticed with MSFS: Improved flight models and ground physics. More realistic instrumentation (e.g.,

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Cranky Flier

APRIL 25, 2025

Alaska Posts Loss, but Still Expects Full-Year Profit Next up for Earnings Week is Alaska and its warm-weather brother Hawaiian. Which, for the record, is exactly what one would say if the people who instituted the new policies were standing there as the earnings report was crafted.

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Fear of Landing

MARCH 7, 2025

Their radar weather map showed heavy rain storms, and the crew selected a route round the worst areas, marked in red on the map. But the map showed only the nearest weather, and they encountered heavy rain, hail and turbulence. They were having fun, showing passengers their new, modern, flight deck, which was allowed then.

Flight Deck

Flight Training Central

JULY 14, 2025

For example, a CFI with only 500 hours of instructional experience may not have encountered as wide a range of student errors or weather conditions as one with 1,000 hours, limiting their ability to provide nuanced guidance. Reducing ATP minimum hours would mean that pilots enter airline cockpits with less total flight experience.

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Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Key Takeaways Occluded fronts merge warm and cold front hazards, causing complex, severe weather. Pilots should anticipate heavy rain, storms, icing, and turbulence with occluded fronts. What Is a Weather Front? And when you hear about one approaching, expect a change in the weather soon. There are four types of fronts.

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Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

On the 3rd of March 2023, a passenger in a private jet died after severe injuries in the cabin, which were originally reported as caused by severe turbulence. Incidents of severe turbulence are becoming more common, often leading to injury. There was no turbulence. This accident stood out as fatalities are very rare.

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Aerotime

MARCH 13, 2025

On February 3, 1959, a Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in bad weather near Clear Lake, Iowa, killing four exemplary musicians of the time. By February, the cold weather had begun to take its toll. But a flash advisory issued by the US Weather Bureau at 11:35 pm that night indicated that conditions had worsened.

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