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Do you know what to do if you encounter a dust devil?

By General Aviation News Staff · June 19, 2025 · 2 Comments

In a video, an NTSB meteorologist Paul Suffern notes that dust devils have been present in more than 170 accidents the NTSB has investigated since 1982.

Grassroots effort funds improvements at O61

By Janice Wood · April 24, 2025 · Leave a Comment

With the help of the non-profit Cameron Park Airport Foundation, Cameron Park Airport in California has an upgraded AWOS system and real-time cameras to help increase safety.

iFly EFB integrates SayWeather to enhance weather reporting for pilots

By General Aviation News Staff · October 29, 2024 · Leave a Comment

The collaboration aims to provide pilots with enhanced situational awareness and weather information, promoting safety and efficiency in flight operations, according to company officials.

Picture of the Day: Any port in a storm

By General Aviation News Staff · August 13, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Dan McCully submitted this photo and note: “A twin engine aircraft lands before a squall at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (KTNT) in the everglades of Ochopee, Florida.”

The FAA wants your input on weather products

By General Aviation News Staff · December 21, 2023 ·

The FAA Aviation Weather Division (AWD) is leading an effort to assess convective weather products through user feedback, agency officials noted.

Picture of the Day: It’s raining

By General Aviation News Staff · August 30, 2023 ·

Amirhossein Shirazian submitted this photo and note: “After takeoff it started to rain so we came back and landed at Payam International Airport (OIIP) in Iran.”

Questions from the Cockpit: Color me confused

By William E. Dubois · August 28, 2023 ·

Sammi, a student pilot in Arizona, writes: Next door to my flight school is a ritzy FBO (where I score my morning coffee) that has one of those electric maps in the lobby with colored lights that show the flight conditions across the nation – green for VFR, blue for MVFR, red for IFR, and magenta for LIFR. So cool and so beautiful! But…also so confusing. Uncle Google gave me the ceilings and vis’es for the various flight conditions, but I can’t seem to find them in the regs. What’s the story here?

Prepare for more turbulence ahead

By General Aviation News Staff · August 5, 2023 ·

Changing weather patterns have caused significant increases in turbulence over the past 40 years. Are you prepared for it?

New visibility tool in the works for FAA weather camera program

By General Aviation News Staff · May 22, 2023 ·

The new Visibility Estimation through Image Analytics (VEIA) algorithm uses existing FAA weather cameras to provide visibility estimates based on an automated comparison of current conditions to clear day images. This provides pilots with an easy-to-use online planning tool incorporating real-time visual information to mitigate the effects of weather, according to FAA officials.

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