Weather

The drop in airline operations across the US and around the world has had an impact on weather reporting, particular with the input flight crews make to the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Observing System, part of the World Weather Watch program. The WMO provides part of the architecture through which 193 member countries can build […]

An outbreak of severe weather left a wake of devastation in Tennessee on March 4, 2020, causing widespread damage around the Nashville metro area—including significant damage at John C. Tune Airport (KJWN). The airport is closed to the public until further notice, according to the airport website. “Many hangars and aircraft have been destroyed, and […]

Here’s a situation you’ve likely experienced: You drive 45 minutes to the airport, walk out to your airplane and start unpacking your flight bag. As you go through your normal preflight routine and organize your gear in the cockpit, you experience that sinking feeling and realize you left something behind. If you had to pick […]

A simple ILS approach ends in an unexplained disaster.

A few years ago while hosting one of my #Oshbash social media meetup events at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, a couple of guys introduced themselves and gave me a handful of key FOBs that had the name of their aviation weather app on them…NavMonster. As there are seemingly thousands of weather apps out there (and I […]

It was a cold February morning on the way to Europe in a single-engine Cessna 210. I was enjoying the performance and steady rumble of the big-bore Continental IO-55O engine. I had my little red booklet on the dash where I continually scribbled down speeds, fuel burn and temperatures as part of my performance log. […]

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 […]

Rob Ceravalo, CEO of Fort Lauderdale-based Tropic Ocean Airways, has committed his people and aircraft to the post Hurricane Dorian relief efforts mounted by other businesses and NGOs in the South Florida area. His company operates a fleet of 13 Cessna Caravans, most of which are on floats and have come in mighty handy evacuating […]

The scene is brutal: Miles of devastated houses, beaches, and businesses on the main island of Abaco in the Bahamas. Waves lash over the flooded runway at Marsh Harbour airport, clearly closing off the normal means by which people travel here from across the ocean. No ferries, even. Hurricane Dorian churned its way through these […]

A questionable takeoff in fog by the pilot of a Cessna 340 ends in tragedy.