Aircraft icons

The aircraft icons describe weather for normal aircraft activity at an airfield or strip. The assessment uses separate, more tolerant wind, gust, and direction-variation thresholds than the paraglider profile.

Aircraft icons

The aircraft icons describe weather for normal aircraft activity at an airfield or strip. The assessment uses separate, more tolerant wind, gust, and direction-variation thresholds than the paraglider profile.

Good thermal window
Steady approach with good visibility and an orderly wind picture.
Watch conditions
Normal aircraft silhouette with a clear caution marker.
Flyable but rough
Disturbed air around the aircraft and more demanding wind conditions.
Stable / weak
Quiet, weak conditions with low energy in the air.
Avoid right now
Red aircraft icon for conditions that should be avoided.
Rain
Aircraft icon with a darker cloud and clearer rain.
Night
Aircraft icon with a moon to show night or darkness.
Waiting for data
Neutral aircraft placeholder while enough data is not available.