Description:

From 2009 to 2017, the annual number of weather-related General Aviation (GA) accidents was reduced from 65 to 42 with the number of fatalities decreasing from 47 to 32 as a result of advances in weather forecasting and the accessibility of weather information in the cockpit. Despite these improvements, in 2017, weather was a contributing factor in 35% of all GA accidents with 75% of these accidents having fatalities. Still, the reduction of accidents and fatalities is a success story.

This session is seeking presentations on weather research, novel technologies and operational proficiencies that have contributed to the reduction in GA accidents. This may include capabilities to improve weather observing and forecasting, translation of weather information, and communication of data to the cockpit.