With the growing use of real-time weather by pilots who have access to ADS-B In or other weather services in the cockpit, the FAA is making changes to its weather-related services. In a notice to the Federal Register issued on December 9, the FAA announced its intent to discontinue the Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS).
FAA to Discontinue HIWAS
Key Takeaways:
- The FAA is discontinuing the Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) on January 8, 2020, due to significantly reduced demand and the widespread availability of real-time cockpit weather services.
- HIWAS, implemented in the 1980s, provided continuous hazardous weather information via VOR frequencies as an alternative to contacting Flight Service Stations.
- Despite initial safety concerns raised by groups like AOPA, a Safety Risk Management Panel (including AOPA) unanimously supported the removal, concluding it would not add additional risk to the National Airspace System.
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