Aviation weather explained for general aviation pilots: briefings, weather products, and the judgment calls between them.https://skyfeedapp.com/en-ushttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/best-aviation-weather-apps/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/best-aviation-weather-apps/A capability comparison of ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, Windy, MyRadar, Stationweather, aviationweather.gov and SkyFeed, and which kind of pilot each one fits.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/checkride-weather-questions/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/checkride-weather-questions/What the ACS weather Task actually requires, the products you have to read cold, and how to structure oral answers that show judgment instead of recall.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/vfr-weather-minimums/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/vfr-weather-minimums/The full 14 CFR 91.155 table, verified against the eCFR: visibility and cloud clearance by airspace class, the four Class G tiers, and the airport rules.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/flight-categories-vfr-mvfr-ifr-lifr/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/flight-categories-vfr-mvfr-ifr-lifr/The exact ceiling and visibility bands behind VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR, how a ceiling is determined, and why the category on a map is not the legal minimum.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/graphical-forecasts-aviation-gfa/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/graphical-forecasts-aviation-gfa/What the GFA shows, how its observation and forecast halves differ, how to read the time slider for a real leg, and where the text products still win.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/ifr-alternate-requirements/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/ifr-alternate-requirements/Learn when 14 CFR 91.169 requires an IFR alternate, how the 1-2-3 rule reads the forecast window, and what the 600-2 and 800-2 numbers actually filter.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/notams-weather-briefing/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/notams-weather-briefing/Read the keyword first, then the Zulu time block. Which NOTAMs change a flight, where they collide with the weather, and why TFRs hide from an airport search.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/special-vfr/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/special-vfr/What 14 CFR 91.157 actually allows, why Special VFR is request-only, where it is prohibited outright, and what 1 mile of visibility buys you.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/aviation-weather-hazards/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/aviation-weather-hazards/How thunderstorms, icing, turbulence, wind shear, fog, and density altitude hurt small aircraft, and what each hazard does to your airplane in flight.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/go-no-go-decision/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/go-no-go-decision/Turn go/no-go from a single gut call into a repeatable framework: run PAVE, set personal minimums in advance, build outs, and re-decide en route.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/preflight-weather-briefing/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/preflight-weather-briefing/The full self-briefing sequence for GA pilots: which products to check, what order to read them in, and a weather briefing checklist you can fly with.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/airframe-icing-explained/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/airframe-icing-explained/How structural ice forms, why clear, rime, and mixed ice differ, why carb ice is a separate hazard, what known icing legally means, and how to escape.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/airmets-and-sigmets/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/airmets-and-sigmets/What AIRMETs and SIGMETs each warn about, why G-AIRMETs replaced textual AIRMETs over the CONUS, and how to read a Convective SIGMET before you launch.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/aviation-radar-for-pilots/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/aviation-radar-for-pilots/What aviation weather radar actually shows, how base and composite reflectivity differ, why datalink NEXRAD lags, and how to use radar in your brief.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/crosswind-limits/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/crosswind-limits/Learn what maximum demonstrated crosswind means, why it isn't a legal limit for most light airplanes, and how to set a personal number you'll hold.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/density-altitude-performance/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/density-altitude-performance/Density altitude is pressure altitude corrected for temperature. Learn what it does to takeoff roll, climb, and true airspeed, and how to compute it.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/fog-types-for-pilots/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/fog-types-for-pilots/Radiation, advection, upslope, steam, and frontal fog form differently. Learn how each one behaves, how it shows up in a METAR, and when a burn-off is real.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/how-to-read-and-file-pireps/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/how-to-read-and-file-pireps/Learn to decode every PIREP field, tell a routine UA from an urgent UUA, and file your own report over the radio, with a fully worked example.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/metar-vs-taf/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/metar-vs-taf/Learn what a METAR observes, what a TAF forecasts, how their schedules and coverage differ, and which one to trust at each stage of a preflight brief.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/night-flying-weather/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/night-flying-weather/Night doesn't create weather, it hides it. What changes after dark, the three legal night definitions, Class G night VFR minimums, and wider personal margins.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/personal-minimums-worksheet/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/personal-minimums-worksheet/Personal minimums are the weather and currency limits you set on the ground, above the legal floor. Here's the FAA method for choosing numbers that hold.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/thunderstorms-and-general-aviation/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/thunderstorms-and-general-aviation/What a thunderstorm actually does to a light aircraft, why the FAA says give severe storms 20 miles, and why your datalink radar lies about how old it is.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/turbulence-types-reports/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/turbulence-types-reports/Learn where turbulence comes from, what the AIM's light-to-extreme intensity scale means, and how to report a rough ride other pilots can use.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/vfr-into-imc/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/vfr-into-imc/What the accident record shows about VFR into IMC, where the 178-seconds figure comes from, and how to set a turnaround trigger before the ceiling drops.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://skyfeedapp.com/blog/winds-aloft-forecast/https://skyfeedapp.com/blog/winds-aloft-forecast/Decode the winds and temperatures aloft forecast: the DDff+TT groups, 9900 winds, issuance times, and how to pick a smarter cruising altitude.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT