Category Archives: Weather To Fly

Good Weather Above – Clouds Above and Below

Can you remember the day when you wanted to go flying, the weather report called for good weather, but you woke up to a bad looking sky? This was one of those days. It was winter in the Tahoe Sierra … finish reading Good Weather Above – Clouds Above and Below

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Cumulus Clouds – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Clouds provide us a clear indication of what is happening in the air above us. Cumulus clouds are the result of vertical air movement. The FAA calls them heaped or piled. Normal people call them marshmallow. We will call them … finish reading Cumulus Clouds – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Cold Weather Flying Tips

I love the change of seasons. The leaves turn, snow blankets the mountains. It gets cold. But cold is a relative term. We will define cold as any temperature down to freezing, 32 degrees F or 0 degrees C. We … finish reading Cold Weather Flying Tips

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