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Interestingly, COVID played a big roll in that. Commercial aircraft often report back weather conditions. During COVID, the reduction in commercial air traffic
by SkyPuncher 2y ago
Interestingly, COVID played a big roll in that. Commercial aircraft often report back weather conditions. During COVID, the reduction in commercial air traffic drastically reduced air borne information collection. It just hasn’t seemed to return to its prior quality after that.
I personally find, I’ve had to learn how to read a weather map to get a good understanding of forecasts
- chatmasta 2y ago> Commercial aircraft often report back weather conditions Is this done via some automated system, or do pilots report it manually? I’d be curious to read more about this - do weather companies have partnerships with airlines where they pay them to carry sensors?
- SkyPuncher 2y agoPretty sure it's all automated. Aircraft already have all of the necessary sensors onboard, so it's just a matter of transmitting it back to the ground. > do weather companies have partnerships with airlines where they pay them to carry sensors? Nearly all of the US's forecasts come from the NOAA. Nearly every other "weather company" is simply reformatting this data. I can't remember exactly what video I watched on the topic, but these two may be interesting: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-wvE3iXT-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-wvE3iXT-A * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Xx0E8cs7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Xx0E8cs7U