ALMOST 25% OF reported aircraft accidents are turbulence-related, claims Reading, USA-based meteorological equipment manufacturer TASC, which offers operators a system for clear-air turbulence (CAT) prediction.
Known as the SCATR (specific clear-air-turbulence risk predictor), the screen-displayed system uplifts data from the world's primary meteorological centre at Bracknell, UK.
Unlike ordinary pre-flight forecasts which indicate jetstream presence and form the basis of area warnings for possible severe CAT, the SCATR's display shows contoured diagrams in the horizontal and vertical planes, giving predicted CAT-risk indices and enabling operations departments to plan for re-routing around, above or below CAT-risk areas.
Source: Flight International
