EZTip No. 37 - High values of CAPE = thunderstorms or a clear sky?
In your primary training you may have run across the lifted (or lifting) index (LI). In fact, the FAA has several knowledge test...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- May 8
- 4 min
EZTip No. 35 - Why the Skew-T?
There’s no doubt that the Skew-T log (p) diagram is not for every pilot. That’s fine. It takes a concerted amount of time and effort to...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Apr 24
- 2 min
EZTip No. 34 - Is MOS used in the EZForecast?
It's a common question from EZWxBrief subscribers. What forecast is used to produce the guidance shown for the station markers like the...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Apr 17
- 2 min
EZTip No. 33 - G-AIRMETs versus Forecast Icing Product
If you look at the Graphical AIRMET (G-AIRMET) for icing in the EZWxBrief static weather imagery, it would seem that a flight through...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Apr 10
- 2 min
EZTip No. 32 - The Daily EZ Weather Brief
You may be an avid viewer of The Daily EZ Weather Brief, a YouTube live program that is broadcast Tuesday through Friday at 7:30 a.m....
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Mar 27
- 3 min
EZTip No. 31 - Nonconvective LLWS on the Skew-T diagram
Surface-based temperature inversions can have a significant impact on the weather you might face. This includes the potential for...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Mar 13
- 2 min
EZTip No. 30 - EZRoute Profile time zone display
Now that we've moved into Daylight Saving Time (DST), let's look at how EZWxBrief provides help with time zones for the route you are...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Mar 5
- 2 min
EZTip No. 29 - Personal Minimums EZMap layer in EZWxBrief
Are you trying to determine what airports might make a good alternate if you can't make it to your intended destination? If so, then you...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Feb 19
- 3 min
EZTip No. 28 - The 500 mb chart and clear air turbulence
If you fly at or above 15,000 feet on a regular basis, you need to be checking the 500 mb chart in the EZWxBrief EZImagery during your...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Feb 12
- 3 min
EZTip No. 27 - Extended-range planning in EZWxBrief
There are many pilots that want to plan flights more than a few days in the future. Certainly understandable, especially if you are...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Feb 6
- 2 min
EZTip No. 26 - The EZWxBrief route departure corridor
The personal weather minimums in EZWxBrief include those for the departure airport, en route and destination airport. But where does one...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Jan 29
- 2 min
EZTip No. 25 - Skew-T log (p) options in EZWxBrief
A Skew-T log (p) diagram from NOAA is available through the EZAirport view in the EZWxBrief progressive web app. After signing in, click...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Jan 23
- 3 min
EZTip No. 24 - Center Weather Advisories (CWAs) in EZWxBrief
Center Weather Advisories, or CWAs, are the “front lines” of aviation weather in the U.S. for adverse weather such as low IFR conditions,...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Jan 15
- 3 min
EZTip No. 23 - Snow only over major cities?
It's easy to assume that when you are looking at a reflectivity mosaic like the one below that somehow the cities are the cause of this...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Jan 9
- 4 min
EZTip No. 22 - The 700 mb constant pressure chart
Do you ever look at the 700 mb constant pressure chart forecast as you are planning a flight? If not, then it's likely a good idea to...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Jan 2
- 2 min
EZTip No. 21 - Don't forget to look at the big picture
It is very common for EZWxBrief users to have their EZRoute Profile (and meteogram) set to the maximum altitude view of flight level 150...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
EZTip No. 20 - Wind forecasts used in the EZDeparture Advisor evaluation
There are two forecasts for surface winds that are used in the EZWxBrief progressive web app. This includes a forecast for prevailing...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
EZTip No. 19 - Icing forecasts on the EZRoute Profile with an inversion present
There will be times in the EZWxBrief progressive web app where you may see icing probability (and severity) depicted below the freezing...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
EZTip No. 18 - Time preferences in EZWxBrief
It’s essential to know the valid time of any weather guidance you may use prior to flight. There are two choices in EZWxBrief for time,...
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Dr. Scott Dennstaedt
- Nov 28, 2022
- 2 min
EZTip No. 17 - Accessing the Skew-T in EZWxBrief
Want access to a Skew-T diagram for a particular airport in EZWxBrief? Here's how you can easily accomplish this. Let's say you are...
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