Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This was an amazing operational IFR experience - I planned the heck out of this flight, prepared for all the expected threats (mostly icing risk and high winds)... and then BOOM - thunderstorms in late February in Ohio.
NONE of the models or forecasts saw that coming...
Mid way through the flight the TAFs updated while we watched the storms populate on the radar thanks to SiriusXM Aviation data on the Garmin avionics and right beside me on ForeFlight. It was somewhat tense, but easy to handle and divert to wait it out in calm conditions ~30 miles away. (also a huge shout out to ATC - the controller working our flight was top notch!)
Watch for a full episode covering this flight soon!
This was an amazing operational IFR experience - I planned the heck out of this flight, prepared for all the expected threats (mostly icing risk and high winds)... and then BOOM - thunderstorms in late February in Ohio.
NONE of the models or forecasts saw that coming...
Mid way through the flight the TAFs updated while we watched the storms populate on the radar thanks to SiriusXM Aviation data on the Garmin avionics and right beside me on ForeFlight. It was somewhat tense, but easy to handle and divert to wait it out in calm conditions ~30 miles away. (also a huge shout out to ATC - the controller working our flight was top notch!)
Watch for a full episode covering this flight soon!
