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Ground Strike
Airports have multiple defenses against the harm that can accompany lightning strikes within their boundaries.
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Accident/Incident Investigation, Aviation Weather, General Aviation, News
Safety News
The FAA has ordered permanent changes in helicopter routes around the site of a fatal…
Accident Investigation, Aviation Weather, News
Lightning and a Hard, Bounced Landing
Investigators cited the captain’s ‘uncoordinated control inputs’ after a lightning strike as the cause of…
Aviation History, Aviation Weather, News
80 Years of Aviation Safety
Wind shear: A potential killer now better understood, detected, and avoided.
Avoiding Bolts From the Blue
Researchers are seeking new ways to measure electricity in the atmosphere and guide pilots away…
Invisible Threat
Low-level wind shear can turn a normal approach into an emergency in just seconds.
Aviation Weather, Flight Planning, News
Forecasting Flight Trajectories
Developers of trajectory-based operations say the concept will enable forecasting of an aircraft’s exact position…
Accident Investigation, Aviation Weather, Helicopter Safety, News
‘Like a White-Out’
The pilot of the EC130 was attempting a 180-degree turn to exit a ‘wall of…
Seeing the Weather
The FAA is refining its Weather Camera Program, designed to give pilots a better understanding…