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CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF ATC WEATHER INFORMATION
BY IAN J. TWOMBLY
EVEN MORE THAN VFR FLYING, WHERE
the goal is to avoid all bad weather,
instrument flying requires an in-depth
knowledge of weather theory and
patterns in order to see and interpret
what's happening while flying in marginal
conditions. What's more, good
instrument pilots not only know how
to gather this information, but how to
act on it.
You're no doubt familiar with what
flight service can offer in terms of
weather insights in flight and on the
ground, and other useful places to head
to for various weather products during
the planning phase. But those are only
some of the services available to you.
Properly utilizing air traffic control is a
skill that's often overlooked.
Helping pilots with weather advisories
is a key requirement for controllers,
and without question they want to see
you arrive safely. So, when the information
is available, they will readily offer
it. But that information may not be as
detailed as you would imagine.
Hazardous in-flight weather advisories
are the most broad and top-level
alerts from controllers. When issued,
the controller must broadcast the alert
to all the aircraft on the frequency as
quickly as possible. These broadcasts
are sort of like if Google Maps told you
about an accident that occurred in the
same county. It's general information
that may have no impact on your trip, or
it might be a major thunderstorm right
in the middle of your route. Knowing
which is up to you, but if you've kept
abreast with the weather, or you got a
detailed briefing, hearing the alert probably
won't be a surprise.
Thankfully the resources from ATC
don't end there. Depending on whether
you're working with a tower, approach,
or center facility, the information available
to controllers can vary from detailed
National Weather Service radar imagery
to something that would have been at
home on your 1980s Atari. Most facilities
have high-resolution National Weather
Service radar in the building, but not
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