<![CDATA[I am not a pilot, but I am curious.]]>I am not a pilot, but I am curious to know what they do when they are near a storm. Does the airplane go through or above the storm clouds, and how do they locate it on the map?

]]>https://community.windy.com/topic/38023/i-am-not-a-pilot-but-i-am-curiousRSS for NodeSun, 17 May 2026 18:28:54 GMTThu, 19 Dec 2024 13:47:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I am not a pilot, but I am curious. on Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:35:33 GMT]]>@Gkikas-LGPZ said in I am not a pilot, but I am curious.:

And here I give you a "real world" example.

69130a21-ee69-484d-979f-90ce3648d13c-εικόνα.png

In the area marked with the red circle, there are thunderstorms (estimated tops 34.000ft).
The aircraft No.1, flying at 32000ft, deviated
while the aircraft No.2, flying at 41000ft, flew over the top of the storm.

How interesting, Windy should include a flight radar on the map.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/205509https://community.windy.com/post/205509Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:35:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am not a pilot, but I am curious. on Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:01:29 GMT]]>And here I give you a "real world" example.

69130a21-ee69-484d-979f-90ce3648d13c-εικόνα.png

In the area marked with the red circle, there are thunderstorms (estimated tops 34.000ft).
The aircraft No.1, flying at 32000ft, deviated
while the aircraft No.2, flying at 41000ft, flew over the top of the storm.

]]>https://community.windy.com/post/205361https://community.windy.com/post/205361Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:01:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I am not a pilot, but I am curious. on Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:25:47 GMT]]>@mbmpc
Usually they circumnavigate the storm
(deviate from the flight path).
If they are high enough (e.g. 35000ft)
they fly over the top of the storm.
They use the airborne weather radar
to avoid areas with strong echoes
usually associated with heavy rain, hail, lightnings, turbulence and icing.
1000011356.jpg

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