Caution And Danger Areas - INSIGHT STRIKE FINDER Pilot's Manual

STRIKE FINDER

Caution and Danger Areas

Figure 17 shows two special areas; yellow for CAUTION and red for
DANGER. Storm activity in these areas is of particular concern, because
it lies on or adjacent to the aircraft's flight path. Severe weather associated
with the thunderstorm can extend considerable distances from the lightning
discharge.
Long Range 200 nm
When the display is
DANGER area expands. In the 25 nm range view the DANGER area fills
the entire display. Storms plotted while in this range are considered too close
for safe flight.
Short Range 50 nm
Figure 17. CAUTION and DANGER Areas
Note: these colored areas, as graphically shown, do not and will not
appear on your Strike Finder.They are shown here to emphasize the
importance of storm activity in these areas.
PILOT'S GUIDE
zoomed
to the short range settings 25 or 50 nm, the
DIGITAL WEATHER AVOIDANCE
100 nm
25 nm
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