The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel Thursday, January 21st | 3:30 – 4:10 PM and 4:20 – 5:00 PM PRESENTED BY: Bruce Carmichael – Director, Aviation Applications Programs, NCAR John Kosak – Program Manager, Weather, NBAA ATS Judith Reif - Flight Attendant/Consultant, JR Flight Services, Inc. Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference | Tampa, FL | January 19 – 22, 2016

The Weather Channel The NBAA Weather Subcommittee •

Who we are

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What we do –

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Friends & Partners in Aviation Weather

Why we need you! –

Real world business aviation experience

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The Weather Channel When do you begin looking at flight weather? •

Do you look at weather more than 24 hours prior to scheduled departure?

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Less than 2 hours?

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Only if the crew asks for it? – –

Pilots Flight Attendants

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The Weather Channel What tools do you use? •

What tools are you using for: – – – – –

Convective weather? Winter weather? Ceilings & Visibility? Turbulence Winds aloft

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The Weather Channel What’s available now, what’s coming & what’s missing? •

Aviation Digital Data Services

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Aviation Winter Weather Dashboard

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What are the gaps in service? – –

If you could have anything.... Your voice could be the difference • Weather Subcommittee • Friends & Partners in Aviation Weather

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Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) Operated by the Aviation Weather Center of NOAA The Web site now serves over 20M hits per day, to support >500K visits, and >300GB of data.