While most apects of cross country flight are generally within the pilot's control, weather is a factor over which the pilot has no control. Visitors to this workstation go outside to make estimates of weather conditions with authentic weather data-gathering equipment.
Additional programs help visitors identify weather data for their destinaion.
One IBM Compatible Computer Software Requirements Assortment of weather software to give the students different options and choices. The basic workstation activity can be run using a web browser or from a MS-Windows help file that was made for this activity. This station challenges students to gather data, to make estimations and predictions using the type of information they collected and to make decisions that will ensure a safe cross country flight. As they gather this vital data to contribute to the team's flight plan, students are also learning about basic scientific principles behind weather conditions. Relation to Flight Knowledge of current and forecast weather conditions is critical to any flight planning activity.