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Show HN: Mobile Aviation Weather

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Re: Show HN: Mobile Aviation Weather

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Post by univacky »

presumeaway wrote: post #20

It might overcomplicate it, but the Worst thing, while quite useful, would be more quickly useful if you could see the location of each element. E.g., show the low ceiling and then the ICAO code for that airport parenthetically, then high winds and another airport code. Quick way to inform intuition about where things are happening. In my region, I saw several items under Worst, but after scrolling down and looking i…

Agree completely. I was a bit confused by worst, and then frustrated that I couldn't find location.

Re: Show HN: Mobile Aviation Weather

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Post by hightowk »

steven777400 wrote: post #7
hightowk wrote: post #5

Great start on combining local data. Do you use flight services? They have made some changes to automatically parse and display this data in an easy to see format, and it is free. https://www.1800wxbrief.com/afss/#!/next-generation-briefing... They can also notify you of changes in your briefing, even when you are in the air. https://www.1800wxbrief.com/afss/#!/adverse-condition-alerti...

So far I only get data from aviationweather.gov's data service. It doesn't support CORS so I have to proxy it (and transform it from XML to JSON), but other than that I don't do anything else server side. Edit: I might have misinterpreted your comment. I do use flight service and their email based easyactivate/easyclose flight plans. I don't usually use them for weather information though.

I believe their API is open, and might be able to give you more info based on your actual route of flight. I use them for briefings and notifications, life savers.
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