Technology is wonderful (when it works) and if you fly with some form of in-flight weather up or down link (this is the “XM Weather” type, not true radar) you certainly understand the value these new gadgets bring to the cockpit BUT it is vital you understand what it’s showing you, especially with “radar” images. The time stamp on these images is NOT the true time of the weather condition and can be up to, if not older than 20 minutes. Thunderstorms often travel in excess of 45kts by-the-way. The NTSB recently released a Safety Alert about these weather sources. It can be found at the link below.
Review the NTSB safety alert here
http://www.nbaa.org/s/?7FS
Safe travels…
Billy
A typical lesson (prior to solo) involves approximately 1 hour of ground school going over the planned flight, flying for approximately 1 hour and approximately 1/2 hour ground discussing the flight and planning the next lesson. After soloing, the lessons will focus on cross-country planning and flying and the lessons will be longer (more ground school and longer flights).