When it comes to soaring, weather insight is everything. A crisp, high-quality Live Satellite image isn’t just a convenience; it’s a key safety and performance tool. 🌤️
The new Navigator version 3.7 in collaboration with TopMeteo and SkySight weather forecast apps brings clearer, faster, and more reliable weather awareness than ever before. With a current TopMeteo or SkySight subscription and an active internet connection, you can now access real-time satellite visuals directly in your cockpit or during your flight planning session.
Simply open the Layers menu in the top-right corner of SeeYou and enable the Satellite layer under the TopMeteo or SkySight section. New and improved Satellite images now superimpose Rain Radar and Lightning strike images for a highly intuitive picture of cloud cover and precipitation, updated every 5–10 minutes.
Why is satellite image quality so important to Pilots?🤔
1. Understand Cloud Development at a Glance: Satellite imagery provides a bird’s-eye perspective of cloud formation, thickness, and movement. Whether you’re tracking cumulus development or spotting areas of spreadout, it helps you quickly assess which regions are likely to produce lift and which may shut it down.
2. Sharper Thermal and Soaring Forecasting: Sunlit vs. shaded areas make all the difference in thermal generation. Live satellite data shows exactly where the ground is heating, and where it’s not – helping pilots anticipate climb strengths and choose efficient cross-country routes.
3. Early Warning of Overdevelopment and Storms: Radar can tell you where rain is falling, but satellite imagery shows you where trouble is building. Towering cumulus, anvils, and spreading cloud layers are visible from their earliest stages, giving you more time to react and stay safe.
4. Better Route and Task Decisions: Combining satellite images with rain radar gives an incredibly clear picture of safe, flyable corridors. Pilots can see where lift lines are likely, avoid large shaded areas, or adjust tasks around developing weather systems.
5. Enhanced Situational Awareness: Whether planning your next task, watching a competition day unfold, or flying XC, satellite imagery helps you understand the evolving atmosphere in real time. It’s one of the best tools for making confident, informed decisions throughout your flight.
If you haven’t tried it yet, open SeeYou Navigator, switch on the Live Satellite image layer (current subscription for TopMeteo or SkySight is required) and enjoy a clearer view of the weather than ever before.😎
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