STRIKE FINDER
DIGITAL WEATHER AVOIDANCE
PILOT’S
GUIDE
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Rule-Of-Thumb ............................................................................... 29
Compensate For Wind Drift .............................................................. 29
Drift Near Air Mass Thunderstorms .................................................. 29
Drift Near Frontal Thunderstorms ..................................................... 30
Estimating Distances From Strike Dots ............................................ 30
Estimating Distances Between Cells ................................................ 31
STORM EXAMPLES ........................................................................... 32
Storm 1 ............................................................................................. 32
Storm 2 ............................................................................................. 33
Cell Stretch ....................................................................................... 34
Cell Smear ........................................................................................ 35
STORM AVOIDANCE MAPPING ........................................................ 36
WEATHER AVOIDANCE CONCEPTS ................................................ 39
What Is A Thunderstorm? ................................................................. 40
Thunderstorm Process ..................................................................... 40
Thunderstorm Stages ....................................................................... 41
Thunderstorm Types ......................................................................... 42
Air Mass Thunderstorm .................................................................... 42
Severe Thunderstorm ....................................................................... 42
Squall-Line Thunderstorm ................................................................ 42
HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS ........................ 43
Lightning ........................................................................................... 43
Downburst ........................................................................................ 44
Wind Shear ....................................................................................... 45
Tornado ............................................................................................ 45
Hail ................................................................................................... 46
Airframe Icing ................................................................................... 46
WEATHER AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS ................................................... 47
Strike Finder System ........................................................................ 47
Strike Finder Advantages ................................................................. 47
Weather Radar ................................................................................. 48
Precipitation Rate Table .................................................................... 49
Radar Advantages ............................................................................ 49
Radar Disadvantages ....................................................................... 49
Attenuation ....................................................................................... 50
Limited Antenna ............................................................................... 50
APPENDIX .......................................................................................... 51
Appendix A Troubleshooting .......................................................... 51
Appendix B Factory Service Procedures ....................................... 56
Appendix C Technical Specifications ............................................. 57
Appendix D Relative Bearing Stabilizer (RBS) .............................. 58
Appendix E Questions & Answers ................................................. 60
Appendix F Helpful Insight ............................................................... 61
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