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Datalink WeaTher
Sometimes You Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows
Latency is certainly a known issue for datalink. It varies with the systems, but generally, latency impacts the recency of an image with any location errors due solely to the time lag in image delivery. It is important to fathom. Absent the knowledge of how and why these disparities occur and how to gauge the differences could spell disaster for your customers.

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he view on the brand-new tablet computer showed calm weather and clear skies outside the door of an office at Wittman Regional Airport in Wisconsin. But, what we saw was not what we got. A literal hell-on-earth, level 4 thunderstorm battered and rattled the building as it swept across the grounds of AirVenture 2011. One of the sheltered pilots watched the storm sweep in via an Internet weather site playing on his notebook computer, which, in turn, spawned some “you-should-see-mine” action from a couple of pilots. One of those fliers emerged from another room clutching his popular tablet computer to challenge the notebook’s view. Invited to stick his head out the door, he quickly discerned the dramatically erroneous graphics of his device. Meanwhile, another datalink weather feed playing on a dedicated electronic flight bag nearly matched the notebook’s online weather, which both accurately reflected the office-window view of a storm cell with lightning, thunder and savagely gusting winds driving the rain nearly horizontal.

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Avionics News April 2012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News April 2012

Point of Communication
AEA Now
The View from Washington
International News and Regulatory Updates
Datalink Weather
Member Profile
Where Are They Now?
Before & After
Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie
A Conversation With...
Aircraft Electrical Wiring
Meet the AEA Staff
Member Profile
The AEA Ambassador Program
Business Basics
Pro-to-col
Industry Profile
Theory & Practice
What's New
Marketplace Classifieds
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Avionics News April 2012 - Point of Communication
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Avionics News April 2012 - AEA Now
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Avionics News April 2012 - The View from Washington
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Avionics News April 2012 - International News and Regulatory Updates
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Avionics News April 2012 - Datalink Weather
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Avionics News April 2012 - Member Profile
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Avionics News April 2012 - Where Are They Now?
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Avionics News April 2012 - Before & After
Avionics News April 2012 - Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie
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Avionics News April 2012 - A Conversation With...
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Avionics News April 2012 - Aircraft Electrical Wiring
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Avionics News April 2012 - Meet the AEA Staff
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Avionics News April 2012 - Member Profile
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Avionics News April 2012 - The AEA Ambassador Program
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Avionics News April 2012 - Business Basics
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Avionics News April 2012 - Pro-to-col
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Avionics News April 2012 - Industry Profile
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Avionics News April 2012 - Theory & Practice
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Avionics News April 2012 - What's New
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