April 2018 – WeatherSpork

Newest enhancements to WeatherSpork – version 4.3.0

April 28, 2018April 28, 2018Scott Dennstaedt

WeatherSpork just got even better! WeatherSpork version 4.3.0 is now available in the App Store. In addition to a few bug fixes, we are excited to tell you that we raised the roof of WeatherSpork to FL450. You’ll now enjoy in the Route Profile view a depiction of clouds, wind and en route advisories...

Just raised the roof on WeatherSpork!

April 28, 2018April 28, 2018Scott Dennstaedt

With WeatherSpork version 4.3.0, you now have the option of selecting FL450 as the upper limit on the clouds and weather display. The upper limit on earlier releases was restricted FL200. This will allow you to see winds (speed and direction) as well as clouds and advisories (G-AIRMETs and SIGMETs) that extend higher in...

Cross track distance from fly-by waypoints

April 28, 2018August 24, 2018Scott Dennstaedt

When you’ve defined a proposed route in WeatherSpork you may notice that it picks a number of “proximity” fly-by stations (airports) to include along that route. These show up on the Map view as rounded square icons like those shown below. But how far is KMSV off of your great circle route from KBOS...

New static Imagery from the HREF model

April 28, 2018January 11, 2019Scott Dennstaedt

With WeatherSpork version 4.3.0, we’ve extended the static Imagery to include aviation forecasts from the High Resolution Ensemble Forecast (HREF) model. The HREF is updated four times a day and provides a forecast lead time of 36 hours at one hour time increments. In WeatherSpork you can find these in the Imagery view right...

Release notes for v4.3.0

April 27, 2018April 27, 2018David A. Buser

Route Profile view now supports altitudes up to FL450. Route Profile view now includes cross track distance (XTK). Bug fixes and usability improvements. Added HREF Model to Imagery view....

Thunderstorm planning with WeatherSpork, Part 3

April 15, 2018April 15, 2018Scott Dennstaedt

Part 1 and Part 2 of this three video series showed a window of opportunity to depart Savannah, Georgia during the morning hours between 14Z and 15Z arriving in Charlotte, North Carolina before 17Z. Was this guidance on the money? Watch Part 3 of this video series to see how it all played out. And...

Thunderstorm planning with WeatherSpork, Part 2

April 15, 2018April 15, 2018Scott Dennstaedt

Part 1 of this series of three videos focused on how to use WeatherSpork to find the best time of departure for a trip the following day given a threat of thunderstorms along the proposed route. Part 2 of this series takes place on the morning of this flight. Watch this 20 minute video...

Thunderstorms a threat? Use WeatherSpork to plan your departure, Part 1

April 14, 2018April 15, 2018Scott Dennstaedt

It’s that time of the year again. Snow is finally beginning to melt in the northern tier of states and temps in the deep south are topping 90 degrees on a regular basis. Moreover, G-AIRMETs for for airframe ice begin to morph into convective SIGMETs. WeatherSpork is your best tool to find that perfect...

Release notes for v4.2.16

April 12, 2018April 12, 2018David A. Buser

Minor bug fixes and usability enhancements....

A shortcut from the Route Profile to Airports view

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018Scott Dennstaedt

In WeatherSpork we will be adding a number of shortcuts to cut down on the number of clicks or taps needed to navigate to other important guidance within the app. Here’s a video that demonstrates one such shortcut to get to the Airports view for a specific station identified as a fly-by airport in...

Month: April 2018