How to use a route planner
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Still trying to get a feel for this for flights. Guess I just need to play with it more.
Two basic question.
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While the VFR planner shows all sorts of good information, the IFR planner is very bare. I wonder what went into the decision that IFR pilots don't care about cloud bases and surface visibility.
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I'm trying to reconcile METAR/TAF discrepancies with the planner. Fore example, the TAF at Florence, SC (KFLO) at 3 pm today is winds 240 at 10-17 knots, 3,500 overcast with visibility >6 statute miles and light rain showers. If I am reading the Windy chart correctly, while the winds are consistent, I'm seeing a cloud base substantially lower at 1800-2000' and visibility only 1.7 statute miles
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@midlifeflyer
The planner shows data as they come directly from the models.
TAF is written down by a meteorologist.
Meteorologists can add value to the model data.
A human forecaster has knowledge of the local topography, as well as historical knowledge
of how the land affects the wind, the visibility, cloud bases etc in an area,
and can therefore predict the weather with accuracy.
For flight decisions, is better to rely on TAFs. -
@Gkikas-LGPZ said in How to use a route planner:
@midlifeflyer
The planner shows data as they come directly from the models.
TAF is written down by a meteorologist.
Meteorologists can add value to the model data.
A human forecaster has knowledge of the local topography, as well as historical knowledge
of how the land affects the wind, the visibility, cloud bases etc in an area,
and can therefore predict the weather with accuracy.
For flight decisions, is better to rely on TAFs.Thank you. Depending on the model, I can see similar differences between MOS and TAF forecasts. Switching models in Windy, I can also see differences.
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As a pilot I'd like to be able to input speed on route. With that I'd like to see the weather as it will be when I get to that location. For instance if I start at 1 PM on a 3 hour flight I'd like to see the weather at my destination at 4 PM, not 1 PM. And likewise all along the route.
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That is an interesting question. I don't know how to do that lol.
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@CraigM-0 @mmmmmichael Hello, the speed factor cannot be added into the Route planner yet, but we consider it. Nevertheless, you can still move the timer above the route details bar and see what the weather will be like when you arrive.
Korina
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Hi. You can do that with my plugin. windy.com/plugins -> select flightplanner
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@Korina That would be super helpful. Hope you can do it!
Thanks!
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@mmmmmichael Yes, as I can see, plugin from @rittels enables that. Great work!
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@rittels I've been playing with it. Pretty cool.
Thanks!
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@rittels Does import of .gpx work? I wrote a gpx out from skyvector and tried to import it to your plug-in and it didn't do anything.
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@CraigM-0 hi
Should work. Let me check.
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Try now. skyvector uses rtept, now added.
Thanks, appreciate feedback. Post it here: https://community.windy.com/topic/8745/windy-plugin-fp/
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@CraigM-0 I'm glad we figured it out for you!
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@Korina Great work? I was just trying to help. Thank you though!
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@rittels Works! Thanks!
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I wish you could do something similar for boat-trip planning!! The speed parameter is essential for a planner to be of any use.
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@chrisanifadis I have been thinking about it. Thus include current in vector sum and also perhaps use polar diagrams to calculate speed for sailing boats. Maybe oneday.
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How come when I use the app I don’t get the horizontal planner showing the IFR, VFR, boat etc. I seem to be able to get view on the web site also if I have not logged in? Is there a setting in my personal set up that is stopping me getting this view when logged in with my user ID?
