Jet Weather Wind Shear 
Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog
AUGUST 4, 2024
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Flying Magazine
APRIL 25, 2024
Over the last 25 years, I have been asked to speak on various aviation weather topics at dozens of aviation events and gatherings. During these events, it’s quite common for a pilot to walk up and ask me about how I handled my most challenging flight as it relates to weather. I spent an hour looking at the weather before we departed.
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Professional Pilot
MAY 10, 2024
Here, ocean currents and large-scale weather patterns often collide. Climate Scientist Significant weather prognostic chart for the north Atlantic. These charts show areas where thunderstorms, turbulence, and other weather hazards may occur on transatlantic routes. The green lines show the position and height of jet streams.
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Getting a couple of hundred thousand pounds of swept-wing jet down to sea level from 40,000 feet takes a bit of forethought and no shortage of technology. Most of the big jets, when faced with Newtons laws of motion, need a little assistance when going downhill. Speed Demon or Cruiser? Image: Shutterstock.
Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 8, 2025
My time studying the weather proved itself well spent as the flight to Portland was uneventful and a beautiful sight. Most seemed to be using more flaps than normal for takeoff, the idea being to get away from the ground as quickly as possible to minimize their time near the ground, where a wind shear could have serious consequences.
Fear of Landing
MARCH 22, 2024
Airborne Wind Shear Detection During the 1980s and 1990s, NASA led a comprehensive research program to identify the characteristics of dangerous wind shear and validated technologies that can predict its severity while in flight. Chevrons are being implemented on many of today’s aircraft, including the new Boeing 787.
Chess In the Air
JULY 4, 2022
I have tried to wait out a storm only to watch a bigger and badder one to move in and the overall weather situation getting worse. We need to watch out for all markers of high surface winds. We should make more pro-active use of our radios to warn other aviators of threatening weather. Are dry microbursts really invisible?
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