Can't figure it out? Turn on Tooltips on the menu
(Menu: Help » Tooltips), and start mousing over everything. Or, you can read some of
the details here:
Overview:
Using clicks, double-clicks, right-clicks...
Same as Menu: Help » Usage Overview
Can I link to this website? Sure, select Menu:
Help » URL for this view.
This will provide you with two codes. The upper code will open maps.AvnWx.com centered
current address (i.e., airport, flight path, latitude/longitude). The weather and viewing settings
will be initiailized to their default values. The lower code will open maps.AvnWx.com to
the current address, with the same configuration as you are currently
viewing (showing or hiding METARs, PIREPs, tooltips, etc. For most purposes, the simpler
first code will be sufficient.
Data Sources
Where does all this data come from, and how often is it updated?
Here's a Table with
all the details, also available
from Menu: Help » Data Sources
Much of this comes from ASOS and AWOS.
Learn about them here.
Additional Weather and Flight Restrictions Details
Stuff your CFI told you, but you're a little fuzzy on the details... This will provide more background on
what some of these weather services cover, how we use and present this information to you.
Known Problems
Other than simply anyone still using IE6, here are some other pointers.
Seriously, flying a 50 year-old airframe is one thing.
A ten year old browser is really scary.
Email...
Please! No point my having a website if you don't understand how it works,
or if it's not working for you. Menu: Help » Contact Us
External links
www.aviationweather.gov/std_brief:
US government weather links for pilot Standard Briefing. It's all here, but
spread across so many different pages.
Suggestions? Questions? Corrections? Let us know!
Email