If you are new to WeatherSpork, welcome to the family! This e-Newsletter will be sent out at the beginning of each month to keep you updated on the new features and content provided by WeatherSpork. We hope the app has made finding the most opportune time to depart a simple and easy process. The month...
Category: Wheels Up Departure Advisor
Wheels Up Departure Advisor is now patent pending!
Whether you are calling 1-800-WXBRIEF or getting a personalized briefing through many of the common flight planning apps, the briefing process is very rigid and largely single threaded. That is, the weather provided to the pilot in command is strictly based on a known set of initial conditions from the flight plan that specifically...
Using WeatherSpork to find that perfect time to depart
It’s the mid afternoon on Friday and you are planning to depart Bentonville, Arkansas (KVBT) sometime tomorrow (Saturday) headed to Panama City, Florida (KECP) to spend a week at the beach. You have the flexibility to leave anytime tomorrow, but most importantly, you want to minimize your exposure to adverse weather. Watch the 30...
WeatherSpork’s station list has expanded plus METARs!
With the release of WeatherSpork version 4.4.0, you can enter any public-use airport as a waypoint on the route. That includes your departure and destination airports. Be sure to use the four-character ICAO identifier. For example, if you are departing out of Wilgrove Air Park in Charlotte, North Carolina (8A6), be sure to include...
A preview of WeatherSpork version 4.4.0…
As we’re putting the finishing touches on WeatherSpork version 4.4.0 here’s a 5 minute video preview of several new features that will be part of this release. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute subscribe to our YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/weatherspork) as we release new WeatherSpork videos. “Most pilots are weatherwise, but...
WeatherSpork’s simple design
WeatherSpork has a very elegant and simple design that is mission-oriented. Even for the most technically-challenged pilot it will only take you a few minutes to harness its true power. Furthermore, it’s designed to be nearly identical across platforms with very few exceptions. So once you learn how to use the app on one platform, you...