Advanced in-cockpit weather technologies have served as both blessing and, arguably, curse to pilots, with the possibility of being overwhelmed by the sheer abundance of information at their fingertips. Helping pilots determine the right data to use was one of the goals of an NBAA-BACE education session titled “Advancing Avionics Weather Information.”
“We reach out to business aviation, general aviation pilots and commercial airlines,” explained Steve Abelman, manager of the FAA’s Aviation Weather Research Team. “We’d like to learn from you about what’s working, and what needs to improve.”
Gary Pokodner, program manager for the FAA’s Weather Technology in the Cockpit (WTIC) Program, said direct engagement with pilots is one of the most valuable opportunities for gathering information about what works with weather products already available, and what improvements are needed to help pilots make better weather-related decisions.
Read more: http://helihub.com/2016/11/10/faa-t...medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
“We reach out to business aviation, general aviation pilots and commercial airlines,” explained Steve Abelman, manager of the FAA’s Aviation Weather Research Team. “We’d like to learn from you about what’s working, and what needs to improve.”
Gary Pokodner, program manager for the FAA’s Weather Technology in the Cockpit (WTIC) Program, said direct engagement with pilots is one of the most valuable opportunities for gathering information about what works with weather products already available, and what improvements are needed to help pilots make better weather-related decisions.
Read more: http://helihub.com/2016/11/10/faa-t...medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
