Airline Pilot Central Forums

Airline Pilot Central Forums (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/)
-   Major (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/major/)
-   -   Delta Meteorology (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/major/73874-delta-meteorology.html)

eraops 03-24-2013 09:36 AM

Delta Meteorology
 
Great clip put out by Delta about the Meteorlogy Dept.

Delta Meteorology - YouTube

KC10 FATboy 03-24-2013 10:44 AM

I like these. Delta needs to keep doing more of this stuff. Makes the airline look more human, instead of some giant company that doesn't care about customers. I would have liked to see in this video how the work they do, makes it to the airplane, and how they communicate back and forth with the pilots. And then how that information is used, in real time, to keep the passengers safe.

iceman49 03-24-2013 12:10 PM

Tom Fahey, is a rock star in the Meteorology world!

Cubdriver 03-24-2013 12:21 PM

Years ago I attended a flying club talk given by a senior Delta weather office guy, it may have been this same fellow. Fascinating talk. I recall his saying that he or another Delta meteorologist has to sign off on every dispatch release, or the flight does not go.

tomgoodman 03-24-2013 12:28 PM

C.L. Chandler
 
Delta old-timers may recall this legendary meteorologist:


This is the 21st anniversary of the C.L. Chandler award. This annual award is the highest honor our chapter can give to an individual or group which advances the atmospheric sciences and excels in meteorology during the past year. It is given in honor and memory of Mr. C. L. Chandler who for decades led the Delta Meteorology Department in the 1950s through the 1980s. His extreme passion for aviation meteorology led the way in the studies of forecasting flight winds and turbulence for safer travel and the use of the jet stream for airline cost efficiency.

--ATL chapter, AMS/NWA

badflaps 03-24-2013 06:45 PM

Hence the endearing name "Chandler chop"...usually around 310-340.

sandlapper223 03-24-2013 07:25 PM

As a degreed meteorologist myself, with a masters in applied meteorology, and many years forecasting experience, I can say these men and women are the spear head of an efficient operation! Any airline would drool at the resource this department provides for their front-line crews.

With that said, and most meteorologists agree, that forecasting is theoretical and an art, and we forecast using all data available - including pilot reports. Please provide these reports to your company even if you think they are inconsequential - but especially if the weather is different than planned! A few keystokes on ACARS will provide the gaps in data your forecasters need.


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:43 AM.


User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Website Copyright ©2000 - 2017 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands