Quick help...
This map displays current weather, advisories and temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) based on information obtained in real time from NOAA, Aviation Weather Center, FAA, and other resources. See Help for more information about data sources. You can zoom in/out using the +/- buttons in upper left, you can drag the map to scroll your view. Current weather (METARs), Pilot Reports (PIREPs), Terminal Forecasts (TAFs), and Winds and Temperature Aloft information is displayed only for a portion of the map: otherwise the amount of data will overwhelm your network and browser. The current "window" of data is shown on the map using a thick grey circle. You can change this by double-clicking on the map, right-clicking on the map and using the pop-up menu, or setting a value in the Control Panel. Flight paths can also be entered, see Help for details. As you move your mouse over any of these icons, details are shown. Inflight advisories (AIRMETs and SIGMETs), and TFRs are displayed regardless of the current data window. They are visible initially as grey bordered areas. As you move your mouse within an area, the border will change colors and details are shown. NEXRAD precipitation radar can be toggled on or off. Details, based on where your mouse pointer is located, are viewed in a pop-up Information Box. This info will change as you move your mouse over other areas or icons. Initially, the info box will show a data summary. If you single click, the info box will expand to contain details and the info box will disable mouse updates -- that is, it becomes "sticky" and will no longer update automatically as you simply move your mouse around. Drag the Info window if it's in the way. This is explained in the help pages. There are loads of configurable options which you set using the Control Panel (grey box in lower left). It will automatically hide after 30 seconds if you're not using it. You can also right-click on the map or icons to get a pop-up menu of options, including getting translated Area Forecast (FA) reports, assuming you're clicking over the US. Right-click on an airport and you can also get details about that airport. In fact, we have details for over 20,000 US public and private airports, heliports, glider ports, etc. You can browse them here. METARs, PIREPs and TAFs are available world-wide. All times care optionally displayed as ZULU or Local (local to you, not local to the reporting area.) Nifty extras like sunset times, moonphases, density altitudes are also provided. Okay, thanks for reading this far: Email and Help buttons are available at the top of the window. Check out the Help pages for more detailed information on content and usage. Email me if you run into problems or have suggestions. I lurk on a couple of Forums (Fora?):
