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June 23rd, 2004, 14:35
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ATL
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|  Re: In cruise flight along the Atlantic Route I would say to do the 180 and backtrack. The declare "minimum fuel" to see if you can get some more direct routing once clear of the T-storms. Perhaps you can get a direct routing and make up a portion of the time. |
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June 23rd, 2004, 23:24
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| Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ft.lauderdale FL
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| Re: In cruise flight along the Atlantic Route Would it be possible to slow down the A/C and enter a hold? ok, please, i just started my IR. Give me a some leeway.  |
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June 26th, 2004, 14:36
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| Re: In cruise flight long the Atlantic Route If there was a way I would climb over the weather or find an alltitude when the weather wouldn't be so severe. It is not like the severe weather is going to go from 5,000FT to like FL390. There has to be a FL that the weather is not so severe. |
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June 26th, 2004, 16:03
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
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| Re: In cruise flight long the Atlantic Route [ QUOTE ] If there was a way I would climb over the weather or find an alltitude when the weather wouldn't be so severe. It is not like the severe weather is going to go from 5,000FT to like FL390. There has to be a FL that the weather is not so severe. [/ QUOTE ] Actually, that's exactly what T-Storms do, Brian! They go from low altitudes allllll the way up!!! Pretty incredible stuff!!! |
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June 26th, 2004, 21:55
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN
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 | Re: In cruise flight long the Atlantic Route Yeah. I think SkyWestChris had some pictures not too long ago from around FL390, and he was looking UP at the T-storms. They can go WAY higher than most aircraft. |
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June 26th, 2004, 23:02
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| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
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| Re: In cruise flight long the Atlantic Route IF you check out this radar summary chart, Brian, you'll see some good examples of crappy convective activity. This was just a couple of hours ago. Activity in TX, NM and OK with tops well above the altitude that most airliners can handle!! If you look over North-Central Florida, climbing over FL560 is out of the question!!!!  |
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June 26th, 2004, 23:09
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| Re: In cruise flight long the Atlantic Route Thanks for the lesson. It is some amazing stuff how high these storms go. Now I would change my perspective. Maybe I could head directly West and then north and work my way around the storm. |
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June 27th, 2004, 08:07
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL
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| Re: In cruise flight long the Atlantic Route Many storms can go from 3000-6000 feet at the bottom to 35000 to 70000 at the top. Yes, I've seen tops reported at FL700! |
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June 27th, 2004, 11:02
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| Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN
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| Re: In cruise flight long the Atlantic Route [ QUOTE ] If you look over North-Central Florida, climbing over FL560 is out of the question!!!! [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, and I can tell you first hand, those clouds were DARK! Lots of lightning, but very little rain. Guess that's a good thing since I was working yesterday. |
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July 21st, 2004, 07:41
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: abe
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| Re: In cruise flight long the Atlantic Route [ QUOTE ] Yeah. I think SkyWestChris had some pictures not too long ago from around FL390, and he was looking UP at the T-storms. They can go WAY higher than most aircraft. [/ QUOTE ] heres a view from FL370 i got flying right seat in a citation a couple weeks back. We were deviating for storms that entire trip     (click for bigger) |
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