218 Can I Fly Through that Cloud? Cloud Types and Turbulence with Dr. Scott Dennstaedt + GA News
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218 Max talks with Dr. Scott Dennstaedt about different cloud types and the turbulence associated with each type. An instrument rated listener wrote in to say that he didn’t feel adequately trained on which cloud types were safe to fly in and which were not. Scott talks about the different cloud types and about which ones are most likely to have turbulence. Cloud photos included in the podcast.
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