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Top Asked Questions Weather How do weather conditions affect a plane? Breanna I have heard that some airplanes can "fly above the weather." How high do airplanes have to fly to be unaffected by weather conditions? What type of condition is the hardest to fly in? Logan When there is a bad storm and the plane has landed what do you do? Brittany How often do pilots report seeing sprites, blue jets, and elvs (those unknown phenomena that are extremely rare and occur at high altitudes above the anvil of a CB cloud, usually after a large cloud-ground stike of lightning)? I've heard that there was so much evidence that NASA actually conluded something was going on and there was videos aboard STS-107 (wich sadly broke-up in the atmosphere in '03) What instruments does an airplane have regarding the weather? How do you land a plane if it is foggy and gusty. What is "icing"? What is "Known Icing Conditions" -- when, where, and how does it occur and when is it a problem? What systems are available to help smaller general aviation planes and homebuilt aircraft deal with icing? Which system works best? How do commercial and military aircraft handle "icing" ? I am currently working toward a degree in meteorology. Is there any way I could become an airline pilot with this kind of background, and how do I go about doing that? My community is experiencing forest fires and we've had a lot of smoke in the air lately. What effect does the smoke have on the fuel-air mixtures of aircraft? Search In 'Weather' : View All Topics

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