iPad Pilot News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

SkewTLogPro releases version 3.0upgrade your weather briefing today iPad Pilot News It seems like there are two types of pilots: those who have never heard of Skew-T log (p) charts and true believers who know they are the source of all truth and knowledge about weather. In this case we have moved out five hours, to 2000 UTC.

Weather 85

Weather Wind Shear Ceiling Knot 85

Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

A few seconds later, at 07:49 UTC, “all hell broke loose” as passenger Andrew Davies said to CNN. It probably only lasted a few seconds, but I remember vividly seeing shoes and iPads and iPhones and cushions and blankets and cutlery and plates and cups flying through the air and crashing to the ceiling. Stay safe folks.

Turbulence 98

Turbulence UTC Weather Airlines 98

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

For pilots and anyone involved in aviation, understanding AIRMETs and SIGMETs is invaluable. SIGMETs alert pilots to more severe weather events like thunderstorms, volcanic ash, or strong turbulence that could pose serious risks to any flight. SIGMETs alert pilots to severe weather, such as thunderstorms. What Is a SIGMET?

UTC 52

UTC Turbulence Weather Knot 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Cloud ceilings below 1,500 feet or cumulonimbus clouds can trigger a SPECI. Tornadoes, funnel clouds, volcanic ash, or dust storms are extremely dangerous to all pilots. This information is vital for determining cloud ceilings, especially during landing approaches. As a pilot, you should pay close attention to this section.

Altimeter 52

Altimeter Weather Wind Shear Runway 52

Learn to Fly

MARCH 12, 2024

Some of the most important jargon you’ll learn as a pilot has to be how to read a METAR. These “aviation routine weather reports” provide pilots with an accurate depiction of current weather conditions at an airport. The last four digits are the time of the METAR/SPECI, which is always given in coordinated universal time (UTC).

Weather 40

Weather Knot UTC Ceiling 40

AeroSavvy

JANUARY 16, 2024

By number, pilots and dispatchers are the primary consumers of METARs. The weather observations in METARs provide pilots with the information to determine what takeoff or landing procedures should be used. Green – VFR ( Visual Flight Rules ) Ceiling > 3,000 ft. They all follow the same format. C ( 12°F)/-11.0°C Washington!

Weather 52

Weather Ceiling Knot Visual Flight Rules 52

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 1, 2025

With the rise in the prevalence of drone flight, drone pilots are now at a stage where they are expected to operate within long-established aviation standards. To this end, drone pilots are expected to understand weather forecasts in the form of METAR and TAF reports. Key Takeaways METAR and TAF provide vital weather info for pilots.

Turbulence 98

Turbulence AGL Weather UTC 98