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The Weather Savvy Pilot in 2009
Presented byScott C. Dennstaedt
A proud product of Chesapeake Aviation Training
http://avwxworkshops.com(803) 802-2591
Owner of Chesapeake Aviation Training Headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina
Former NWS research meteorologistNationwide FAA-certificated instrument flight instructor
Specialize in aviation weather trainingTechnically advanced aircraft
Contributing editor for IFR magazineWriter for Plane & Pilot, Pilot Journal, Aviation Consumer and
Twin & Turbine
04/19/23
Scott C. Dennstaedt
§ 91.103 Preflight action.Each pilot in command shall, before
beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. This information must include - (a) For a flight under IFR or a flight not in
the vicinity of an airport, weather reports and forecasts
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GA pilots have many preflight resourcesNWS (ended)Flight Service Station (FSS)
By phone 1-800-WXBRIEF
In personDUATS (via the Internet)
DTC (duat.com)CSC (duats.com)
Internet weather briefSelf briefingMay include DUATS
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The RDU Flight Service StationThe RDU Flight Service Station
Flight Service is still rather busy
An average of 50,000 to 60,000 calls are handled each week by FSS
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Is a FSS briefing enough?
A standard briefing includes A standard briefing includes Synoptic overview (mainly at the surface)Synoptic overview (mainly at the surface)Radar and satellite overviewRadar and satellite overviewMETARs METARs Area Forecast (FA)Area Forecast (FA)TAFsTAFsAIRMETs, SIGMETs and convective SIGMETsAIRMETs, SIGMETs and convective SIGMETsWinds and temperatures aloft (FB Winds)Winds and temperatures aloft (FB Winds)PIREPsPIREPsNOTAMsNOTAMs
04/19/23 Aviation Weather Center Aviation Weather Center
04/19/23NTSB study done using 4,159 accidents from 1994 through
2003
There are still many weather related accidents attributed to pilots who have done a briefing with a Flight Service Station specialist.
Nearly 50% of these accidents are wind related (crosswinds/gusts).
Some pilots are using the Internet
Online subscription-based websites WeatherTAP
Flight planning software Jeppesen Flitestar
Private collection of miscellaneous sitesNot necessarily specific to aviation
Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)Combination of the above
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ADDS “adds” a graphical element to the briefing and provides many supplemental products (like GTG, CIP, FIP, etc.).
A FSS or DUATS briefing is primarily text-based.
ADDS provides all of the same text-based data that encompasses a standard briefing
ADDS still doesn’t provide “all” of the available (and relevant) information – aside from NOTAMs.
Some pilots are going beyond the basicsInternet is full of relevant
supplemental dataMOSModel-based forecasts
Simulated reflectivityThermodynamic
diagrams Non-standard convective
indicesQPFHigh resolution graphics
Satellite
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Simulated reflectivitySimulated reflectivity
Internet Wx Brief RoadmapSubscription-basedCollection of key
NWS/NOAA websites used as an organized checklistStart at the top and work
toward the bottomLinks directly to the chart
Organized by departure date/timeWithin 12 hoursWithin 24 hoursBetween 1 and 3 daysThree days and longer
Also a teaching tool04/19/23
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