Many of our planes now automatically and continuously calculate wind velocity from aircraft and ground velocity. And they continuously measure outside air temperature. Can this data be added to the GPS track data in the APRS transmitted packets?
Suppose this were implemented in all APRS transmitters. You'd then have hundreds (eventually) of fairly accurate "measured" wind and temps aloft throughout the day over the USA. Just the raw numbers would be a help for pilots planning a cross-country trip, and the data would have to be useful to the Weather Service for forecasting.
Suppose this were implemented in all APRS transmitters. You'd then have hundreds (eventually) of fairly accurate "measured" wind and temps aloft throughout the day over the USA. Just the raw numbers would be a help for pilots planning a cross-country trip, and the data would have to be useful to the Weather Service for forecasting.