Pilot Institute

MARCH 19, 2025

So, you will want to know what the air and prevailing weather conditions are doing. You will want detailed and accurate weather information. Key Takeaways A METAR is a standardized aviation weather report for a specific airport. Pilots use METARs for flight safety, runway selection, and weather planning. What Is a METAR?

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Weather Altimeter Runway NOTAMs 84

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

If you’re flying IFR in winter weather, icing is a threat you have to actively prepare for. If you can understand the conditions that lead to icing and know how to react when it happens, you’ll keep yourself ahead of the harsh weather. Provide PIREPs to assist other pilots and enhance weather forecasting.

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Weather Pitot Tube OAT Tail 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

When flying through a high-pressure weather system, the same volume of air contains more molecules. The opposite is true for low-pressure weather systems. Density Altitude = Pressure Altitude + [120 x (OAT – Standard Temperature)] For example, the temperature at a pressure altitude of 5,000ft is 7C.

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Density Altitude Pilot True Airspeed Lift 52

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

ADS-B provides real-time traffic information and almost-live NEXRAD radar and weather data. After takeoff, the SID directs the pilot to fly south to the OATES intersection near Sedona, AZ. When reaching OATES at 10,500 feet or higher, the aircraft can safely turn any direction and continue climbing on course. We did both!

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Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Still, I gave him a new destination near enough to the original to allow him to retain the winds aloft and the weather briefing from his original plan. I was returning him, at least for a day, to an era when getting where you wanted to go was an analog endeavor fraught with the chances of unforecast winds and weather.

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Flight Computer OAT Transponder Weather 98