CAP To Equip New Aircraft With SiriusXM Aviation Weather

The U.S. Air Force's volunteer auxiliary is set to outfit 36 new aircraft with SiriusXM aviation weather and information services.

Kimberly Johnson

Monday, August 29, 2022 at 02:04 PM ET

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Civil Air Patrol operates the world’s largest fleet of piston aircraft including hundreds of Cessna 182s. [Courtesy: Civil Air Patrol]

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Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has partnered with SiriusXM to expand the provision of aviation weather and information services to its aircraft fleet.
This partnership will equip dozens more CAP aircraft, including 36 new ones, with critical weather capabilities, enhancing pilot safety and supporting missions like search and rescue and disaster response.
The SiriusXM service provides CAP pilots with high-resolution radar, lightning strike data, METARs, TAFs, and TFRs, proving especially valuable where ground-based weather services are unavailable.

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Dozens of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) aircraft will soon be equipped with SiriusXM aviation weather and information services through a new partnership between the U.S. Air Force’s volunteer auxiliary and the satellite radio company.

CAP, which has 58,000 volunteers, operates the world’s largest fleet of single-engine aircraft for the purpose of search and rescue and disaster response, as well as for aerospace education and youth aviation initiatives, according to the organization.