Weather Flying Tip of the Week
CARE Checklist Items
Consequences
Be alert to worsening weather conditions. Check on any suspicious indicators of changing weather:
· Are the ceilings and visibilities getting better, worse, or staying the same?
· Are there any unexpected wind shifts?
· Are the ceilings and visibilities getting better, worse, or staying the same?
· Are there any unexpected wind shifts?
Alternatives
As a flight progresses, both the fuel and your energy level diminish—which means that your circle of possible alternatives keeps getting smaller and smaller.
Reality
After leveling at cruise:
· recheck your groundspeed
· recheck your destination and alternate weather
· compare actual weather to forecasts
· recheck your groundspeed
· recheck your destination and alternate weather
· compare actual weather to forecasts
External Pressures
Be aware that external pressures influence you to ignore or minimize other risk factors and to continue into worsening weather.
Practical Risk Management For Weather
For Both The VFR and IFR Pilot, weather-related accidents cause, by far, the highest level of fatalities in general aviation. That's because weather flying places the greatest demands on a pilot. Learn how to manage the risks associated with weather and its constantly changing reality and recognize your options quickly so you can make the right decisions, right away.
Price: $49.00
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