Safety Summary
These warnings and cautions appear later in this guide and
are repeated here for emphasis:
Never use your
S
tormscope system to attempt to penetrate a
thunderstorm. The
FAA A
dvisory
C
ircular,
S
ubject:
T
hunder-
storms, and the
A
irman’s
I
nformation
M
anual (
AIM
) recom-
mend that you “avoid by at least
20
miles any thunderstorm
identified as severe or giving an intense radar echo.”
There are several atmospheric phenomena other than nearby
thunderstorms which can cause isolated discharge points in the
strike display mode. Clusters of two or more discharge points in
the strike display mode however do indicate thunderstorm
activity when they reappear after clearing the screen. Avoid the
clusters and you’ll avoid the thunderstorms. In the cell display
mode, even a single discharge point may represent thunderstorm
activity and should be avoided.
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CAUTION
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