Cockpit weather radar is awesome BUT…

Posted by on Jun 25, 2012 | Comments Off on Cockpit weather radar is awesome BUT…

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