Weather and the G.A. Pilot

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15% of fatal GA accidents caused by weather

Single Engine Fixed Gear 13.6% fatal due to weather 75% VFR in IMC 19% Icing 6% Lost control in IMC

Single Engine Retract. 11.9% fatal do to weather71% VFR in IMC 29% Thunderstorms

Multi Engine 23% fatal accidents caused by weather11% Lost control 33% Icing 44% Thunderstorms11% VFR in IMC

PRIMARY WEATHER KILLERS

•VFR in IMC

•Thunderstorms

•Icing

Survey Results

•Need better information and forecasts of icing and thunderstorms. (short term convective forecasts)

•More information on cloud tops

•More detail about visibility beyond “better then 6”

•Dislike current FSS setup which may connect to briefers who are hundreds or thousands of miles away with little or no local knowledge.

•Too much information makes it difficult to find the really important information.

•Extended outlook beyond 24 hours with more detail then just VFR/IFR

•36 – 48 surface prog similar to 12-24 low level sig weather prog

•More PIREPS more often and more current

•3D presentation using Google Earth or similar to show simulated weather conditions including clouds, precipitation and visibility at a chosen altitude

•Do away with most codes. Why is 3,000 broken displayed as bkn 030? Why not 3,000 bkn?