Article: National Association of Air Traffic Controllers, NAATS, Announces: Aviation Weather Avoidance; Pilots Need Weather Avoidance and Navigational Displays.

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WHEATON, Md., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- NAATS is demonstrating W.A.N.D., Weather Avoidance and Navigational Displays, as a "proof of concept," at the National Business Aircraft Association, NBAA, Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. This Friday through Sunday, NAATS will take the demonstration to Palm Springs, CA, to show pilots at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, Convention.

On June 2, 1998, the GAO released, "Aviation Safety. FAA Has Not Fully Implemented Weather-Related Recommendations." This report detailed the poor job the FAA has done in making critical weather data available to pilots. One major source ...

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