143 What You Need to Know about Wind Shear + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 143 Max talks about Wind Shear, which is one of the required topics for which student pilots must receive ground instruction in order to get a Private certificate. He talks about what wind shear is, and the accident that led scientists to research wind shear and how they used radar in their research. He also talks about where wind shear is found, how to avoid it, and how to report it. News Stories Positive Drug Rate Rises in Pilots of Fatal Accidents Coronavirus Cancellations and postponements EAA Ford Tri-Motor Tour Temporarily Standing Down AOPA AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE CANCELS SAFETY SEMINARS AOPA URGES FAA TO LIFT 'IMPOSSIBLE' COMPLIANCE BARRIERS FAA says 11 air traffic facilities affected by coronavirus outbreak Free online courses to students and the public Textron furloughs 7,000 workers Massive Damage Left In Wake of Tennessee Tornadoes 2020 CFI of the Year Named New Flight School For Women NTSB: Alaska’s high crash rate warrants a broad review FAA Steps Up Illegal Charter Clampdown Man Arrested For Shooting At San Diego Police Helicopter Mentioned in the Show Wind shear article: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Wind shear escape maneuver Harold Livingston, guest on Airplane Geeks podcast in #348 Doctor uses helicopter to call on Tangier Island Avoid Tangier Island for Now due to COVID-19 The Happiness Lab PodcastJason Blair Book: Buying an Airplane Jason Blair Book: Owning an Airplane US Health Weather Map - smart thermometer dataBackstory on wake turbulence photo Videos Mentioned in the Show DVD: Above and BeyondWake turbulence induced crash If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month,  you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.