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Weather radar overlay / user specified height for planning


Weather radar overlay / user specified height for planning
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kobaje
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posted 11/10/2013 2:32:49 PM HOT
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Hi,

I use SD as a professional Helo-Pilot and I think it is the best solution for flight planning/navigation available in europe. There are two things I miss right now:

  • there a lot of free sources for weather radar overlays. It would be really nice to be able view precipitation radar on the map during flight (perhaps even with lightning data)
  • it would be very nice to be able to specify a standard height over ground (not altitude) for flight planning. every leg is automatically calculated with a user defined height over the highest point below a leg corridor.
Thank you!

Jens
Edited 11/10/2013 3:30:54 PM by kobaje
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posted 11/18/2013 1:10:07 PM
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A rainfall radar that updated in flight would require an in-flight internet connection, which most subscribers do not have. Do you have a reliable internet connection in flight, then?
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posted 11/18/2013 8:27:50 PM
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My preferred altitude when making a somewhat longer trip is btn 2500' and 3000'. Sometimes my iPad gets updates regarding metar and taf inflight.

Eric
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Weather radar overlay / user specified height for planning
kobaje - 11/10/2013 2:32:49 PM
     I second Jens request for a weather radar overlay. Eric
efrenken - 11/16/2013 5:08:28 PM
     A rainfall radar that updated in flight would require an in-flight...
Tim Dawson - 11/18/2013 1:10:07 PM
             My preferred altitude when making a somewhat longer trip is btn 2500'...
efrenken - 11/18/2013 8:27:50 PM
     Thanks for the explanation. Although I can see how useful a rainfall...
Tim Dawson - 11/19/2013 1:04:54 PM
             The reception quality depends on altitude and infrastructure for...
kobaje - 11/20/2013 9:48:09 AM
             Tim, I understand your reservation and accept it, but would it be...
efrenken - 11/24/2013 11:34:11 AM
                 Hi, i second this request. I'm currently int he 30 day trial and...
jan.schreiber - 6/1/2014 10:42:57 PM
     Hi there, I already had suggested this feature, but I find also...
Focha - 6/25/2014 4:12:57 PM
             I'd love too have an inflight weather radar too. A possibility to...
radma011 - 6/25/2014 5:32:14 PM
     A possible solution for weather data inflight, although not cheap, is:...
efrenken - 6/26/2014 7:34:38 PM

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