TurboWx display on a Palm VII shows nasty weather in the offing, as does the Stormscope 900 and the view out the window.

by Ryan Ferguson

With every passing year, the arrival of summer means more choices for thunderstorm avoidance tools. The result is a wide variety of choices to fit different aircraft, budgets and missions.

The technology bar is ever rising in new airplanes, with the Cessna 182S, Cirrus SR-22, Diamond DA-40, and Mooney Ovation and Bravo now featuring “all glass” panels. These advanced panels contain integrated combinations of datalink weather, lightning strike detection and traffic avoidance in the aircraft’s multi-function display. That’s good for them, but owners of older airplanes can reap many of the same benefits. …