gsengle Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Thank you. We'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantom Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Quite valuable, well constructed, user friendly, and simple to understand. http://weather.aero/tools/desktopapps/flightpathtool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFromCB Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 This is quite amazing. Exactly what I've been looking for all these years... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 I've been using it for years. It is the second place I go when planning a flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainman Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 I tried to click on the link fantom provided, but it won't open?? Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsengle Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlunseth Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Its also available at aviationweather.gov>Java Tools>Flight Path Tool . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsengle Posted October 8, 2012 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlunseth Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 carusoam- It is written in Java, and Apple does not allow Java on the iPad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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