JPATS Weather - NETC

JPATS AVIATION WEATHER BOOKLET
2. Turn on pitot heat. (Also turn on engine anti-ice, if the aircraft is so equipped. Neither the
T-34 nor the T-6 has engine anti-ice.)
3. If able, plan your course to take you through the storm in minimum time, penetrating below
the freezing level or above -20° C to avoid the most critical icing areas.
4. Establish the recommended turbulent air penetration speed and disengage the autopilot to
minimize control inputs that could increase structural stresses.
5. Don’t chase the airspeed and minimize power changes. Expect significant deviations in
attitude and altitude. Keep your eyes on your instruments.
6. Don’t turn back once in the thunderstorm.
Experience in severe weather flying is gained by necessity more often than by design and
planning. Your first flight experience near a severe thunderstorm will make the dangers listed in
this chapter all too real. No pilot should knowingly fly into severe weather if the mission does
not demand it. In making a “go/no-go” decision, consider that it is better to arrive at the
destination late than not at all.
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