Q1. What is the idea behind this site?
As a pilot I was never happy with the way that weather data is presented. As a developer I am in a position to do something about that. Initially I thought that the idea was more or less unique. I discovered during development that sites with similar aims already existed though we all have our own ideas about how to best present weather data. I believe some aspects of the presentations on this site are unique and add value over other presentations.

Q2. What are the technical details of this site?
This site is written for ASP.NET in the C# programming language. The database is SQL Server 2005. The weather data itself is a product of the National Weather Service and is available for free. Weather data is downloaded from the National Weather Service every fifteen minutes and loaded into the database. The data is loaded into the map via AJAX calls to a service on our server. The map uses the Google Maps API and is available for use by sites that are free to the public. The site is hosted by GoDaddy.com on a dedicated virtual machine running Windows 2003 Server.

Q3. How can I link to a map for my airport?
In order to link to a map for your specific airport use the following format. Replace "KLZU" with the ICAO (4 character) identifier or IATA (FAA, 3 character) identifier for your airport.:

• Current U.S. Flight Rules - http://www.flyboyweather.com/KLZU/Default.aspx
• Current U.S. Surface Winds - http://www.flyboyweather.com/KLZU/CurrentUSSurfaceWinds.aspx
• Current U.S. Weather - http://www.flyboyweather.com/KLZU/CurrentUSWeather.aspx

Q4. How can I link to a map for my state?
In order to link to a map for your state use the following format. Replace "Georgia" with your state. Exclude any spaces in the state name:

• Current U.S. Flight Rules - http://www.flyboyweather.com/Georgia/Default.aspx
• Current U.S. Surface Winds - http://www.flyboyweather.com/Georgia/CurrentUSSurfaceWinds.aspx
• Current U.S. Weather - http://www.flyboyweather.com/Georgia/CurrentUSWeather.aspx