space weather advisories

[Klauss]

Hi, at the beginning of the year, IFALPA issued a paper regarding the fact that the space-wx advisories arenīt seen by most pilots.
Still not getting them - does anyone have a clue as to why ? Any action by some authority ??
Klauss

[Fly3]

In my experience we only got them for polar routes. They were important because the company SOP did not permit polar flight if the forecasts were R3 and/or G3 or higher.

[Klauss]

Hmm .... never seen any of those, and also none of the newer advisories. Donīt know whatīs going on.
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Originally Posted by Fly3

In my experience we only got them for polar routes. They were important because the company SOP did not permit polar flight if the forecasts were R3 and/or G3 or higher.

[Auxtank]

We're on a War Footing at present so the info might be held back a little in terms of NOW.
Patience.

Something to look forward to.

[Klauss]

Hi, what War ? Sorry, donīt see the connection to space weather stuff.
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Originally Posted by Auxtank

We're on a War Footing at present so the info might be held back a little in terms of NOW.
Patience.

Something to look forward to.

[Fly3]

I agree. The briefings we received had no implications for "war". They just forecast the quality of radio comms and cosmic radiation in the polar regions.

[amc890]

Originally Posted by Fly3

In my experience we only got them for polar routes. They were important because the company SOP did not permit polar flight if the forecasts were R3 and/or G3 or higher.

Same at the company I work for.

[Klauss]

hi, i chanced upon the advisories in the new FAA weather handbook - makes me happy.
Chapter 26
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/fi...28_FAA_Web.pdf
Wondering when they will show up in the flight papers....

[Fly3]

I don't think they will appear in normal flight briefing papers as space weather is only really affects polar flights. If we were flight planned to fly a polar route then a flight dispatcher would give us a separate briefing to cover it.

[Denti]

I do get space weather alerts from my union. My employer probably doesn’t care as we do mostly medium length european flights.