gsengle Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 One of the best tools I've ever found for planning cross country flights is one that it seems few people know about. Go to weather.aero, where you'll find an experimental adds site from faa / ncar (national center for atmospheric research). The site is good, but check out the flight path tool under desktop apps. It is a java app that works on mac or pc. The brilliance is that it gives you access to the 3 dimensional current/forecast model of the atmosphere. You put in a route of flight, and you can see VERTICAL cross sections as well as an area view for the weather aspect you choose. If you turn on relative humidity, for instance, you can see where the cloud layers and tops are forecast. It is brilliant. Anyone else been using this? it is the only way I've found to plan long trips particularly where there is imc with chances of icing I'd like to avoid... Greg Quote
MooneyMitch Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 Thank you. We'll check it out. Quote
fantom Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 Quite valuable, well constructed, user friendly, and simple to understand. http://weather.aero/tools/desktopapps/flightpathtool Quote
AndyFromCB Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 This is quite amazing. Exactly what I've been looking for all these years... 1 Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 I've been using it for years. It is the second place I go when planning a flight. Quote
rainman Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 I tried to click on the link fantom provided, but it won't open?? Ray Quote
gsengle Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Posted October 4, 2012 I tried to click on the link fantom provided, but it won't open?? Ray http://weather.aero/tools/desktopapps/flightpathtool worked for me... Quote
jlunseth Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 Its also available at aviationweather.gov>Java Tools>Flight Path Tool . Quote
carusoam Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 Did anyone get it to work with an iPad? I don't recall the tech issue, but couldn't get it to work. Best regards, -a- Quote
gsengle Posted October 8, 2012 Author Report Posted October 8, 2012 Did anyone get it to work with an iPad? I don't recall the tech issue, but couldn't get it to work. Best regards, -a- This is a desktop app that likely will only work on PC and Mac. Quote
carusoam Posted October 8, 2012 Report Posted October 8, 2012 Thanks G., I'll try at home. I am performing my annual research on apps and sites to collect preflight data. This one may be helpful. Best regards, -a- Quote
jlunseth Posted October 9, 2012 Report Posted October 9, 2012 carusoam- It is written in Java, and Apple does not allow Java on the iPad. Quote
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