View Full Version : What web sites do you go to before you fly?
funfly
29th Apr 2006, 12:47
I tend to use Metoffice, Avbrief and the AIS websit as my regular preflight checks on the internet Notam Plot to get Notams.
Would be interested to hear what web sites others use as a routine before flying.
G-BYZD
J.A.F.O.
29th Apr 2006, 14:08
I check Notam Plot and the Met Office but then go to the BBC Weather website for a decent forecast. :E
IO540
29th Apr 2006, 17:45
http://www.avbrief.com for short term weather (This is about £60/year if you want UK radar data)
http://www.arl.noaa.gov/ready/cmet.html for other weather data, e.g. longer range, en route temperature profiles, weather at a specific point
http://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html for actual skew-t
http://pages.unibas.ch/geo/mcr/3d/meteo/ for forecast skew-t (to get cloud tops, temperature profiles, etc)
http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/auth.html for cloud cover images if you want nice VMC
http://www.ais.org.uk to get notams (narrow route briefing)
http://rfinder.asalink.net/free/ to generate an IFR route
http://www.cfmu.eurocontrol.be/chmi_public/ciahome.jsp?serv1=ifpuvs to validate an IFR route
http://www.homebriefing.com to file an ICAO flight plan (Euro 36/year flat rate)
http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/ for some national AIPs, usually to get free approach plates
That's for starters :O
I should add that if I can drive there quicker, then I drive. The above is for longer trips, obviously.
Gerhardt
30th Apr 2006, 03:24
I go to wifelovers.com occasionally before I fly to relieve the stress.
172driver
30th Apr 2006, 11:24
Most used:
www.homebriefing.com (subscription)
euro.wx.propilots.net (excellent colllection of weather data)
Others depending where I fly.
maggioneato
30th Apr 2006, 11:34
Notams, then all the weather sites till I find one with weather I like. :E
007helicopter
30th Apr 2006, 16:44
http://www.flyingineurope.be/ good for european weather & info
Gerhard - very funny, made me laugh
Ian_Wannabe
1st May 2006, 12:04
Hey - useful websites..... Just a quick question that I should probably know the answer to but what does "PIB" stand for?
I'm reffering to the Notamplot software under the "Purpose" heading within a Notam
Thanks
Aussie Andy
1st May 2006, 20:06
Pre-flight Information Bulletin - defined within the help file (and probably elsewhere): http://www.ais.org.uk/aes/en/image/PIBGuide.PDF
Ian_Wannabe
2nd May 2006, 12:19
Cheers Andy :ok:
I use some or all of the following depending on the trip:
www.ais.org.uk
www.eurocontrol.int/ais/links/europe.htm
www.metoffice.gov.uk
www.avbrief.com
euro.wx.propilots.net
www.theyr.net