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Weather Services

Pilot & Weather Information:

Weather Briefing

National Weather Service Western Region

Airmets & Sigmets
Airmets Java Tool (ADDS)
Graphic Airmets (ADDS)


Radar & Lightning Strikes

Web Site California U.S.
AccuWX    
Unisys  
Intellicast LAX Start US Start
ADDS radar (free and realtime)

Lightning strikes (LightningStorm.com)

Current Weather
METAR Java Tool (ADDS)
Current METAR text box (ADDS)
METAR trends: use "decoded" format (pilotwx)

PIREP Java Tool (ADDS)
PIREP graphics (ADDS)

Forecast Weather
TAF Java Tool (ADDS)
TAFs, by state or ID (pilotwx)
Graphic TAF maps (MVFR/IFR) (ADDS)

Area Forecasts, text (NOAA)
Area Forecast, San Francisco (NOAA)

Winds Aloft, graphic maps (ADDS)
Winds Aloft, text (NOAA)

Prog Charts (ADDS)

Seasonal Weather
Thunderstorm probability (wx channel)

Icing Forecast (ADDS)

Snowfall Forecast (wx channel)
Current Snow Cover (wx channel)
Snow Quality (wx channel)

NOTAMS & Temporary Flight Restrictions
TFR's (AOPA)
TFR's (aerochart)
NOTAMS (DOD)

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TFR's (Sectional chart format, US Forest Service)

DUAT Briefing

Enflight color coded duats
CSC DUAT
DTC DUAT

More!

Canadian Weather
Nav Canada weather page
Nav Canada home page

Free WX home pages
Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)
Accuweather
Intellicast
Unisys

The Weather Channel (www.weather.com)




NOAA standard weather briefing
Aviationweather.com
WX.com

Pages of more wx links
Dispatchers wx briefing
AvWeb wx links
University of Michigan (300 links!)
Landings wx links

Advanced
FAA prog charts (NOAA)
DIFAX maps (accuwx)
GOES Satellite Icing Images (NOAA)

HELP
Weather symbols (ADDS)
Definition of VFR/MVFR/IFR (ADDS)

 

FAA Publications for Pilots
Airplane Flying Handbook
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
Instrument Flying Handbook
Aviation Weather Services
PTS Private
PTS Instrument
PTS Commercial
PTS Flight Instructor (CFI)
PTS Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII)

 

FAA Advisory Circulars for Pilots  
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AC 00-46D Aviation Safety Reporting Program
AC 20-35C Tiedown Sense
AC 60-22 Aeronautical Decision Making
AC 61-65D Certification: Pilots and flight and ground instructors
AC 61-67C Stall and Spin Awareness Training
AC 61-84B Role of preflight preparation
AC 90-23F Aircraft Wake Turbulence
AC 90-42F Traffic Advisory Practices at airport without operating control towers
AC 90-48C Pilot’s Role in Collision Avoidance
AC 90-66A Recommended Standard Traffic Patterns and practices at uncontrolled airports
AC 61-9B Pilot Transition Courses for Complex Single Engine and Light, Twin Engine Airplanes
AC 91-13C Cold Weather operation of Aircraft
AC 91-67 Minimum Equipment Requirements For General Aviation Operations under FAR Part 91
AC 61-91H Pilot Proficiency Award Program (WINGS)
AC 61-98A Currency and Additional Qualification Requirements for Certificated Pilots