In 1974 I had the great experience of flying hail suppression (base seeding and top seeding) in a combined suppression/research project (Alberta Hailstop '74). In 'those days' our understanding of the detailed airflow around these storms was less clear. While I and my colleagues were flying cloud seeding missions, the scientists/meteorologists on the project were flying updraft penetrations in Cessna 414 equipped with cloud physics sensors. I learned a lot about SAFELY maneuvering around thunderstorms and this knowledge proved to be a great advantage for my airline career that followed. Your analysis and radar images here are a great training aid for any pilot. This understanding, along with our industry standard recommendations for circumnavigating this kind of weather, serves us well. My main 'beef' is that airliner radars only pitch upwards to 15 degrees and become somewhat useless for terminal area (close in) weather avoidance. Then we become much more dependant upon ATC 'suggestions,' PIREPS, and our own visual analysis out the front windows. Thanks for sharing this slide show.
Awesome, I understand this a lot better now. A lot of other videos left me scratching my head. "Directional" wind sheer is what made it click for me, didn't realize that before.
what a wonderful job you did! clearly explained. wonderful materials put together!!! thank you so much
In 1974 I had the great experience of flying hail suppression (base seeding and top seeding) in a combined suppression/research project (Alberta Hailstop '74). In 'those days' our understanding of the detailed airflow around these storms was less clear. While I and my colleagues were flying cloud seeding missions, the scientists/meteorologists on the project were flying updraft penetrations in Cessna 414 equipped with cloud physics sensors. I learned a lot about SAFELY maneuvering around thunderstorms and this knowledge proved to be a great advantage for my airline career that followed. Your analysis and radar images here are a great training aid for any pilot. This understanding, along with our industry standard recommendations for circumnavigating this kind of weather, serves us well.
My main 'beef' is that airliner radars only pitch upwards to 15 degrees and become somewhat useless for terminal area (close in) weather avoidance. Then we become much more dependant upon ATC 'suggestions,' PIREPS, and our own visual analysis out the front windows. Thanks for sharing this slide show.
Awesome, I understand this a lot better now. A lot of other videos left me scratching my head. "Directional" wind sheer is what made it click for me, didn't realize that before.
very interesting presentation thanks
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Hu that is interesting
LP Supercells do exist in the Mohave Desert during an active summer monsoon season.
1993 the year y'all started f with the p around them just saying
So if I understand, the heavy rain fall from the anvil altitude!!!! No wonder it hurt.
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