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Don’t Let Winter Woes Affect Your Flying
Understand the seasonal shift in atmospheric weather conditions and their impact.
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How to Wrap Your Head Around Weather
Pilots may find weather to be one of the most challenging subjects but also the most intriguing.
Something Happened: Wind Shear Takes Down a Grumman Trainer
Remember that an airplane does not instantly recover airspeed that’s lost in a wind shear.
Say Goodbye to the Traditional AIRMET
The sunset of the textual version comes in the wake of mass acceptance of graphical AIRMETs.
Ask FLYING: What is a G-AIRMET?
An aviation meteorologist explains how a graphical AIRMET is different from a traditional one.
