If you're trying to think ahead for your next flight at the VFC, this is a good site when you just want to take a quick look at what's happening over the next two weeks. Victoria Weather Quick View: A comprehensive, quick look at Victoria, BC Weather, including Current Day, Five Day and Two Week Forecasts. This is a black and white moving map depiction of clouds as they move over a 3 hour time period.

Recommendation 9: On-board weather radar, installation of latest generation. This is the 'no cost site' when you are planning to fly in the USA.ĪDDS Satellite Visible Moving Map: NOAA / Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) USA - VIS (Visible) Imagery is depicted by showing the area that clouds occupy. EASA European Union Aviation Safety Agency: The European Union Authority. How much water is in the air? Where is it? All the Information comes from Radar Sites on the ground.Įnvironment Canada Weather Quick View: 7-day ForecastĪmerican Aviation Weather: NOAA / Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) USA - The Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) makes available to the US and Canadian Aviation Community text, digital and graphical forecasts, analyses, and observations of aviation-related weather variables. Talk to Flight Services for that.Įnvironment Canada Weather Radar Imagery : Radar Imagery provides pilots with 'big picture' precipitation information. It does not show cloud tops, layers or bottoms. GOES Satellite Imagery shows you where the clouds are from a Geostationary Satellite (top down view). Where are they? How are they moving over time? Animated (moving) Satellite Imagery Maps are usually updated in 3 hours increments. NAV Canada Satellite Imagery: Satellite Imagery provides pilots with cloud information. NAV Canada Aviation Weather Website: This is the primary Canadian Aviation Weather Resource pilots go to when preparing to fly within Canadian Airspace.

Pilots also know that surmounting stupidity is knowing when to stay on the ground.' VFC Instructors Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.' Epictetus 'The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it.

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