PRO
TOOLS #
In your FlightLog logbook, go to TOOLS > ATMOSPHERE & SPACE.
WEATHER #
In your logbook go to TOOLS > WEATHER and a weather radar map will be displayed, centered on your GPS location.
A slider below shows the image by 10min increments (history = 2hours).
WINDS #
REMOVED Due to satellite data shutdown
tab WINDS will display an animated winds map at surface level. The map is GPS location centered.
You can also access to a wind map centered on your flight plan by taping on the sunrise button inside MY FLIGHTS, then ATMOSPHERE. You’ll have your flight plan displayed over a wind surface map and best speed flight level calculated (by integrating all the atmosphere column winds between FL200 and FL 450).
Select a FL to display wind at selected altitude.
Wind data from NCEP NOAA.
DUST #
REMOVED Due to satellite data shutdown
tab DUST will display a dust map (Dust Aerosol Optical Depth at 550nm).
Data from COPERNICUS.
SNOW #
REMOVED Due to satellite data shutdown
tab SNOW will display a snow map (per cent frozen precipitation on ground).
Snow data from NCEP NOAA.
CAT (Clear Air Turbulence) #
REMOVED Due to satellite data shutdown
tab CAT will display a Clear Air Turbulence map (per cent).
Select a FL to display turbulence at selected altitude.
Snow data from World Area Forecast System (WAFS).
BY FLIGHT #
You can display the same maps by clicking atmosphere icon within any flight, to display flight conditions along your route.
See also :
- Air Quality, see Air Quality.
- Space Weather, see Space Weather.