In the early days of commercial aviation, flying was far more unpredictable than it is today. Pilots had limited information about the weather ahead, and thunderstorms were among the biggest threats ...

The author, an experienced pilot who intentionally flies a highly modified aircraft into severe thunderstorms for research, emphatically warns general aviation (GA) pilots that their aircraft are ...

Pilots must prioritize safety by never penetrating thunderstorms and maintaining significant separation (e.g., 20 miles from moderate echoes). Utilize all available resources for thunderstorm ...

One of the major weather hazards pilots have to deal with this time of year is convective weather and resulting thunderstorms ...

Thunderstorms and a balky engine threaten to derail a charter flight headed to Whitehorse. Can Joe get the passengers to their destination or will he admit defeat?

Flying through storms is fraught enough without a lightning strike to worry about I recently joined a tour of Sicily’s Mount Etna that was supposed to include a hike on the Italian volcano’s upper ...

I recently joined a tour of Sicily’s Mount Etna that was supposed to include a hike on the Italian volcano’s upper slope following a roughly 9,500-foot ascent in a 4×4 vehicle. Unfortunately for my ...