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How to Read a METAR – Our Full Guide to Aviation Weather Reports

Pilot Institute

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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Icing Awareness in IFR Flying: How to Stay Safe in Winter Weather

Pilot Institute

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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Going Commando

AV Web

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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What Is Air Density? A Simple Guide for Pilots

Pilot Institute

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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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

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!