Weather along route
I know Google Maps and CoPilot (and others) have active traffic reporting along your planned route, but I haven't seen any apps that have weather alerts/forecasting along the route. I have had severa...
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If you are, or have ever been a pilot with a valid medical certificate in the past (at least since I discovered DUATS) you have access to the DUATS automated aviation weather system.
Since weather affects recreational aviation even more than it affects us, I needed access to good weather into. Since I was an aviator in the past, I have access and when planning a trip (in the car, still on the beach WRT rving) I check aviation weather. I listen to 122.0 on the aviation scanner in case I hear anyone giving a pirep. I miss it, but RVing is a similar challenge (doing it and maintaining it) and the rewards are the same: travel the average person will never do. Even living a lifestyle that sets you apart.
Many good sources for things like
Satellite Imagery, WEST,
Satellite Images EAST, with access to both visible and several IR channels.
Good, basic groundling weather
Weather Radar for the Masses
There are others. I use these.
Since weather affects recreational aviation even more than it affects us, I needed access to good weather into. Since I was an aviator in the past, I have access and when planning a trip (in the car, still on the beach WRT rving) I check aviation weather. I listen to 122.0 on the aviation scanner in case I hear anyone giving a pirep. I miss it, but RVing is a similar challenge (doing it and maintaining it) and the rewards are the same: travel the average person will never do. Even living a lifestyle that sets you apart.
Many good sources for things like
Satellite Imagery, WEST,
Satellite Images EAST, with access to both visible and several IR channels.
Good, basic groundling weather
Weather Radar for the Masses
There are others. I use these.
