Tag: Squall Line
Foggy Days, Foggy Nights
When it comes to weather phenomenon, a deeper understanding of formation allows pilots to better understand the associated risks and prepare more thoroughly for...
Outflow Boundaries
An outflow boundary is also known as a “gust front.” No doubt, each of us knows the importance of recognizing a gust front and...
Heat Bursts!
HEAT BURST
A heat burst is an extraordinarily rapid increase in temperature. Though rare, they often occur at night and can be accompanied by ferocious...
What are You Looking at?
While this title may sound like the opening line of an ensuing barroom brawl, my aim to address radar. Just as your airborne radar...
What you can’t see, can hurt you!
First, the good news: For many years prior to airborne radar technology, pilots safely navigated areas of convection. Fast forward to today, the advent...
How Upset are You?
As the Squall Line columnist, it should come as no surprise that convective weather is my favorite subject. There is something that uniquely links...
The “All Weather” Machine
The very nature of commercial flight and the capabilities of transport category aircraft combine to make flight into the wild blue on a daily...
Inside and Outside Runners
While the terms in this title sound like they’re right out of a gridiron playbook, they are not. Rather, the terms are used to...
Rough Road Ahead!
I am often asked by laymen, “What airplane do you drive?” As pilots, we routinely refer to ourselves as “drivers.” So, what better segue is...
Tropical Cyclones
Our subject this month is tropical cyclones. Rather than delve deeply into myriad reasons behind the formation of tropical cyclones (e.g. hurricanes and related...
