thankful for ...

... radar and everything else that makes it possible for pilots to safely avoid thunderstorms.



The dark blue line is the flight plan (which I watched change from a more direct line to this more easterly -- thunderstorm avoiding -- route), and the light blue line is where the plane actually was....



Isn't it cool that they can change the flight plan while in the air? We talked to a pilot recently who said that everything in the cockpit nowadays is point and click....

Also cool to be able to watch where the plane is (more or less -- they tell you the image is delayed 10 minutes) while in flight.



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