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Weather Analysis for Delta Flight 1889. Pilots need WX in the cockpit.
Scott Dennstaedt, ForeFlight's weather scientist, analyzes the weather affecting Delta flight 1889. (blog.foreflight.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
It seems foolish to me to count on those holes of less than a hundred miles. Things move too fast.
Were they so tight on fuel they could not turn a hundred miles south? Never mind that decision should have been made way back at the Mississippi.
Were they so tight on fuel they could not turn a hundred miles south? Never mind that decision should have been made way back at the Mississippi.
It will all come down to the money.... Will the airlines pay for it or will the FAA require it... It is needed, but how long will it take to happen.... Keep in mind the FAA pushes legislation and pays for them with Tomb Stones...
Its a nice promo for ForeFlight and sad that GA has better cockpit weather available than 121 carriers. Don't understand why this is happening. Things have to change before we get a headline no one wants to read.
Hi, I cannot speak to what Delta's inflight capabilities are now, but having merged with Northwest, I can say that we had regular updates in the cockpit via ACARS. Most NWA pilots will recall the Turbelence Plots (TPs) and the re-routes we sometimes got enroute. As someone has already stated, the pilot is the final authority.
Really. I was on a Signature Hawker 800 last year, the pilots had Ipads linked to the plane that could show them the weather all the way from BWI to Centennial, not just the 150 mile range of the radar on the plane. (As well as engine status etc.). I felt good about that.
That is 20/20