Originally Posted by
RetOldPro
Right lots of good stuff. WSI and it’s associated app has a lot of the same charts to reference, it will just be displayed slightly differently either way with their graphics (think like apple vs Samsung)
In addition we have this app now called skypath, which uses crowd sourcing to show areas that aircraft experienced anything other than smooth conditions. Opinions on it will vary, it does have its limitations. I find it does take the subjectivity out of verbal reporting, however I feel it over estimates how bad the conditions are……as well as its crowd sourcing, so just like garbage in garbage out……if nothing goes in, nothing will come out. So depending on time of day,city pairing, along with participating/not participating carriers, your internet not working there may not be anyone else contributing to it……potentially erroneously thinking conditions will be smooth and won’t be and you aren’t not confirming this with other resources (radar, pireps, and wsi)
I will say the AADC tool is very useful, for those in the back row that’s the airport arrival demand chart (accessible on the FAA website) , is a great way to predict if there will be a GDP…hours ahead, a great resource for those 3 leg domestic days. It’s more of a dispatch tool, but once again they may see the same data, but might not think like us when it comes to fuel.