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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Weather Wind Shear Clearance Turbulence 108

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.

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Airline Airlines Turbulence Runway 59

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 23, 2025

Currently, this airport host both domestic and international flights and have 4 runways in operation. They are runway 01L/19R, 01R/19L, 18R/36L and 18L/36R. Anyway, the Captain updated us on our flight and that includes a warning of turbulence around a particular timing and so far they have been quite accurate.

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Turbulence Final Approach Cabin Crew Runway 59

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Sadly, GA accident reports are littered with singles and twins that land just short of the runway with windmilling props and dry tanks. We often end up at higher altitudes to escape the wind shear layer, cumulus buildups, and turbulence below. So, I am careful to watch the speed heading downhill into the turbulence.

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Descent Approach Final Approach Turbulence 54

Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Flight training doesn’t need to stop in the winter though; in fact the colder months provide some great opportunities to expand your knowledge on weather and aircraft operations in less than ideal conditions. And the most important piece of cold weather gear? A cell phone of course.

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Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Over the last three years, The Bear has expressed great interest in visiting Alton Bay, the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States. Unfortunately, opportunities to get there can be few and often come down to the whimsy of weather. In 2022, Alton Bay did not open the Saturday morning that we anticipated.

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Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 89

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Once on board, we settled down quickly and the announcement was made about my flight including expected turbulence during the take-off and a reminder not to film the crew and passengers without permission. After taking off, we experienced some turbulence during our climb and the ride was better once we were out of Taiwan.

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Turbulence Weather Final Approach Cabin Crew 59

Learn to Fly

APRIL 11, 2024

The saying “ in like a lion out like a lamb ” is most often used for March, but April can also be a crazy weather month. Once the decision is made to divert, the next decision is to return to the departure, continue to the alternate (which was determined as part of flight planning), or pick a new destination to get out of the weather.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

ForeFlight ForeFlight first got its start as a weather app on iPhone and quickly grew into a full-featured EFB app as the iPad gained popularity among pilots. When taxiing on the ground, you’ll be alerted when you approach and enter active runways, and include the runway distance remaining from your position.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Approach 105

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

To demonstrate this magnificent place, I chose horrendously gusty winds by manually editing the weather in both X-Plane 12 (XP12) and MSFS2020. Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

It was nice to hear the Captain making announcement before departure and he warned us of some expected turbulence during our descent towards HND. I continued to observe the cabin and I find the crew's interaction with the passengers to be quite pleasant and when there was turbulence, announcments were made to remind us.

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Airline Airlines Cabin Crew Turbulence 59

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

I cursed my decision to depart in developing low weather, but the only choice now was to press on through the crud, dodging cellular towers lining the highway. Soon, the eagerly expected runway came into view, and the briefest of traffic patterns put us on the pavement, rolling out in relief. We were out of options.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 2, 2024

The airpoort has 4 runways: 09/27, 10/28 , 11L/29R and 11R/29L. It's not easy to arrive early at Mumbai due to the heavy traffic and also the airport operates a single runway for both departure and landing. Anyway we were informed about the turbulence and for this flight, the first officer did the announcements.

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Descent Runway Cabin Crew Weather 102

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

By combining real-time sensor inputs with advanced visual modeling, the SVS highlights runway markers, lead-ins, and airport domes. Paired with the EVS-3000 enhanced flight vision system (EFVS), the avionics deliver real-time imagery of runway lighting, terrain, and obstacles.

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Flight Deck Jet Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 75

Air Facts

AUGUST 30, 2024

Each region presents unique flying challenges, from the gusty winds around Cape Town’s mountains to the humid, turbulent air over Gauteng in Summer. These are often more challenging to navigate due to shorter runways and wildlife on the airstrips, but they provide a unique and intimate flying experience.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

Transatlantic routes While safety is still the primary concern for pilots, today’s challenges are not so much the vastness and weather on this ocean, but traffic density and regulatory compliance. SID (Intl, Amílcar Cabral, Cape Verde) offers a long runway and is a good technical stop on this route. MHz (NAT air-to-air).

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

Transatlantic routes While safety is still the primary concern for pilots, today’s challenges are not so much the vastness and weather on this ocean, but traffic density and regulatory compliance. SID (Intl, Amílcar Cabral, Cape Verde) offers a long runway and is a good technical stop on this route. MHz (NAT air-to-air).

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Jet Weather True Airspeed Turbulence 98

Professional Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Understanding turbulence can be key to a smooth flight. Both pilots had heard stories of smaller aircraft being upset by wake turbulence from the massive A380s. Turbulence intensity table. Intensity is somewhat subjective to the aircraft and pilot, but pilots are encouraged to report any turbulence they encounter.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The weather briefing we had reviewed a half hour earlier promised a 20-knot headwind that would require two fuel stops on the 130-mile trip from our home airport in Kennett, Missouri (KTKX), to Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) in Arkansas. The landing was uneventful, and we were soon taking on fuel for the second leg of the journey.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

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. It took off from Saturn Boulevard, built on top of a World War II era runway, for Moisant Field.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In aviation, staying ahead of the weather is a must. When weather conditions shift unexpectedly, that’s when a SPECI report comes in. A SPECI (or Special Report) offers a quick weather update between the routine METARs. Let’s explore how SPECIs are going to help you plan around unexpected weather twists.

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Altimeter Weather Wind Shear Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

I cursed my decision to depart in developing low weather, but the only choice now was to press on through the crud, dodging cellular towers lining the highway. Soon, the eagerly expected runway came into view, and the briefest of traffic patterns put us on the pavement, rolling out in relief. We were out of options.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The two most useful benefits have been ADS-B datalink weather and a real-time traffic display in the cockpit, delivered by the network of ADS-B ground stations in the U.S. How is the weather developing? After takeoff, you can use the datalink weather component of NextGen to stay ahead of ATC when flying near convective weather.

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Clearance Weather Approach Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

However, a forecast for low IFR weather in that part of Maine led us to cancel it. I had no interest in flying one hour north only to be shut out of our destination by weather below minimums for the available instrument approach procedure. We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order.

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Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

ABEAM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

We took off from runway 25 (via backtrack) southbound IFR to Shefferville via DIRECT. Weather was good along the way but the closer we got to our destination, the worse the weather below. At Shefferville , the weather was really bad in rain and landed via the RNP runway 17… the airport was completely empty !

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Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

The heading contains the city, state, airport, runway, and approach name. The weather can change, and approach equipment can fail. Are there runway closures? ATIS broadcasts usually include active runways, available approaches, important NOTAMs, and the weather. Get the destination weather as soon as possible.

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Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 28, 2024

In addition, the airport has 2 runways, runway 10/28 and 16/34 and operates 2 terminals. The map of Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) (Photo: Wikimedia) On the day of departure After spending about 40 minutes on the public bus, I reached the airport in this gloomy weather. Unfortunately the weather wasn't good that day.

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AV Web

JANUARY 8, 2025

My first major consideration is weather. Routing around thunderstorms or changing altitude for icing or turbulence are options I like to exercise, which require a little extra fuel for breathing room. Good forecasted weather. Some of you may be thinking that the legal floor seems a little low, and I agree.

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Payload Airplanes Approach Descent 105

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

But landing it safely on the runway is a skill. Weather It’s a good idea to brief any weather that could make your landing more challenging. Brief that you will use the right rudder to align the aircraft straight with the runway and the left aileron to counteract drift. Brief the runway conditions.

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Airplanes Descent Approach Runway 52

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Students also undergo ground school to learn about aerodynamics, weather, regulations, and aircraft systems. Take-off involves accelerating along a runway to achieve lift-off speed, followed by climbing to a designated cruising altitude. Unlike airplanes, they can hover, move sideways, and land without a runway.

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Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 28, 2024

This is the area of Rossio Santa Maria Maior The view is absolutely stunning especially in good weather. Although the weather looks good, it was also another windy day. While taxing to the runway, it started raining and off we went! Unlike my first day in Lisbon, the weather was gloomy. Goodbye Lisbon, until next time!

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AV Web

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Handling Emergencies and Unpredictable Scenarios Automation excels at managing routine tasks, but in abnormal situations—such as severe turbulence, mechanical failures, or sudden changes in weather—two human pilots are essential. They collaborate to troubleshoot, make decisions, and manage the workload during emergencies.

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Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Corporate pilots who had seen nothing but gray or rain outside the windshield suddenly could see the terrain, obstacles, runways, approaches, their own flightpath ahead, and even traffic in 3D. Airports and runways will be clearly marked, and could be even textured to represent asphalt, grass, and other surfaces.

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Flight Deck Primary Flight Display Approach Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

This year, a promising weather forecast featuring high freezing levels (expected to be 9,000+ feet) led to a decision to fly myself. The day before departure, satisfied that days of consistent weather forecasts reasonably assured a successful flight, I cancelled the rental car reservation. Runway and raindrops.

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Air Facts

JANUARY 3, 2025

They call these storm track predictions the spaghetti models and every updated weather forecast I watched looked like a big plate of spaghetti over Georgia for the next few days. I read every NWS Forecast discussion in the southeastern US, and looked at every weather app I could.

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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 should make more pro-active use of our radios to warn other aviators of threatening weather. They are also not limited to summer soaring weather. Are dry microbursts really invisible?

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Wind Shear AGL Lift Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

While instructors idly watch, airplanes go off the runway, landings become too harsh, structure gets overstressed, and tolerances are exceeded. No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings.

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