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Urgent PIREPs and ugly weather
We're having quite the afternoon here in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks to a sizeable Low pressure and associated cold front, we're having wind shear and SLD causing some interesting PIREPS. Here's one just 60 miles north of our base in Seattle...
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16 Mar 2010 15:45
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I'm still in southeast South Dakota and have been hearing about a monster snowstorm coming our way. I went on ADDS ( adds.aviationweather.gov ) and sure enough, it's going to be interesting. I'm presently sitting exactly where the middle of...
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IFR Alternates: Can you really do that?
A while ago, Luke received an email from a client who had been chatting with him about the regs as they pertain to filing an alternate on an IFR flight plan. What most instructors say about alternates is probably not worth more than a quick mention here...
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My Experience with Mountain Waves
By Austin Kemink Early in my instructing career I was teaching at the University of Alaska in Anchorage when I had my first experience with a true mountain wave. Why do I call it a “true” mountain wave? Simply put, our aircraft didn't...
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If they're right...
We're in for a fun weekend here in Seattle. Have a look: If anybody is planning on flying themselves up this way, I might suggest making an alternate plan. Safe flying! John Fiscus Chief Pilot, The Flight Academy www.theflightacademy.com
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