Flight Planning

Don't forget to contact the Flight Service Station at 800-WX-BRIEF (1-800-992-7433) for the soaring forecast, most current conditions and TFR's that may have popped up in the area. Quay Snyder has created a form to make it easy to take notes during the call.

• FAA's TFR site
• TFR's and NOTAMs from AOPA
• tfrcheck.com

Weather Resources -- AWOS at Kelly Airpark (303-648-3479 / 134.375)

• Colorado Forecast Discussions
  • Denver National Weather Service Office
  • soaring forecast
  • Pueblo National Weather Service Office
• Satellite images
• Dr. Jack's soaring forecasts
  • Front Range RASP and univiewer courtesy Dave Leonard.
  • Blipmap Univiewer
  • Southwest (AZ-CO-NM-UT-WY) RUC or ETA model
  • Forum: Thermal Soaring Forecasts and Weather
• XC Skies
• Kevin Ford's daily soundings
  • Denver
  • Albuquerque
• NOAA Soundings (java)
• 500 Mb forecast charts
• Winds Aloft
• Surface wind interactive map.
• Nearby surface observations on a Google Map provided by XC Skies
• AWOS Frequencies and phone numbers at Colorado airports and mountain passes CDOT, FAA
  • Get AWOS data
• Sunrise/Sunset information from the US Naval Obervatory.

Follow the action: Many of our pilots carry a SPOT Messenger and share their live tracks.

After Flying: Visit the Online Contest