AeroFeather Home

• A Test Page link.
• Live ATC (via Internet)

• PHF [Last 96 hours (4 days) METARS & TAF]
• FCI [Last 96 hours (4 days) METARS & TAF]
• DAN [Last 96 hours (4 days) METARS & TAF]
• JYO [Last 96 hours (4 days) METARS & TAF]
• PWK (north Chicago IL) [Last 96 hours (4 days) METARS & TAF]
• TUP (Tupelo MS) [Last 96 hours (4 days) METARS & TAF]
• GGG (Longview Tx) [Last 96 hours (4 days) METARS & TAF]

Weather Services

• The National Weather Service Forecast Office, Wakefield VA.
• The Tropical Prediction Center of the National Hurricane Center.
• The NODC Coastal Water Temperature Table.
• The USGS Real-time Water Data to study inland flooding patterns.
• Roadside Cameras on Virginia Highways.
• Windy.com A truly fascinating weather depection method with many options.
• The NOAA Satellite Information Service (imagery).
• USNO Select Sun/Moon Data for One Day.
• Space Weather Prediction Center.

Aircraft Scheduling Services

• Flight Schedule Pro.

Aviation Weather and Flight Planning Services

• The Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS).
  • Large Radar Moasic.
• Flight Service 1800wxbrief flight planning resources.
• SkyVector charts for route familiarization.
• VFR Map charts for route familiarization. Less features but also less bandwidth needed than Skyvector.
• Aviation Weather, not QICP Certified, but an interesting site with many tools.
• Upper Cloud Top Data. These tools can give one an idea of what altitude VFR over the top may be expected occur by the temperature-dewpoint spread.
• The Electronic Map Wall, courtesy of Penn State University.

• FAA Digital Products where one can find:
  • FAA (sourced) Terminal Procedures d-TPP and Airport Diagrams.
  • FAA (sourced) Airport Facility Directory d-A/FD.

• Live ATC (via Internet)
• Google Maps to study the terrain in advance.

Historical Weather Inforation

• A database search for Historical METARS from the Plymouth State Weather Center.
• A Weather Inquiry script form from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM).

• flyGarmin for GPS source data and updates.

• Custis Eads Flight School located at Suffolk Executive Airport (KSFQ).
• Epix Aviation at Chesapeake Airport (KCPK).
• Horizon Flight Center at Chesapeake Airport (KCPK).
• Rick Aviation at Newport News - Williamsburg Intl (KPHF).
• Norfolk Flight Center at Hampton Roads Executive (KPVG)
• Williamsburg Flight Center at Williamsburg - Jamestown Airport (KJGG).

Rules and Regulations

• eCFR, The Code of Federal Regulations

  Note that Aeronautics and Space are under Title 14. Regulations often reviewed are:

  • 91.203 - Civil Aircraft: Certifications required.
  • 91.205 - Powered civil aircraft with standard category US airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements.
  • 91.207 - Emergency locator transmitters.
  • 91.209 - Aircraft lights.
  • 91.211 - Supplemental oxygen.
  • 91.213 - Inoperative instruments and equipment.
  • 91.215 - ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use.

Education and Safety

• Skybrary, a great aero safety page.
• Exams4Pilots, a site with on-line FAA written exams with the emphasis that "smarter pilots are safer pilots".
• The DC SFRA Training Course by Susan Parson.
• The National Transportation Safety Board.
  • Aviation Accident Investigations listed by month. Learn to avoid accidents by reading the contributing factors and outcomes of others.

• Kathryn's Report. Aviation accidents are often a chain of progressive adverse events the pilot-in-command can stop if they have the wisdom. Read and learn.
• FAA Airmen Certification (services).

• The FAA Safety Team (FAAST) page for courses and certifications in the voluntary Wings Pilot Proficiency Program that lead to credit for a Bi-annual Flight Review (BFR) and increase the awareness of proper procedure and safety culture.

  Participation and recognition in the FAA Wings program is highly encouraged for a number of reasons. The courses are top quality and address training where there are currently a statistically high number of incidents in the real world. The courses are updated regularly and adjust to trends in aviation that need emphasis to reduce incidents by voluntary continuing education and then those participants applying lessons learned.

• FAA sourced Regulations, Policies, Handbooks and Manuals.

Weather Resource Education

• Decoding Aviation Weather Formats METAR/TAF.

• A fascinating web article from Virginia Places about Airport Competition: Richmond vs. Newport News/Williamsburg vs. Norfolk.
• Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields in Virginia. (This is fascinating reading with excellent graphical and photo documentation) by Paul Freeman.
  • Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields in the (Hampton) area.
  • Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields in the (Virginia Beach) area.
  • Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields in the (Norfolk) area.

• The Astronomy Picture of the Day.

Regional NASA Centers

• Wallops Flight Facility on the VA Eastern Shore.
• Langley Research Center in Hampton VA.
• Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt MD.

Aeronautical Education

• See How it Flies by John S. Denker.
• The Aeronautics Resources page from Glenn Research Center.
  • Glenn Research Center's Beginners Guide to Aeronautics.
  • Glenn Research Center's Model Rocket Index.

Model Aviation Groups

• The Tidewater Model Soaring Society (TMSS).
• The National Association of Rocketry.

Aviation Groups

• The Tidewater Soaring Society (TSS).

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