What to do in weather delays and flight cancellations Flight delays and worse, cancellations, can really throw a wrench into your travel plans. Here are my go-to tips, websites and apps to help you deal with weather delays and… Johnny Jet , January 20, 2025
This is the hurricane app that Floridians use and travelers should too Hurricane season starts on June 1st in the Northern Hemisphere so it’s always prudent to make sure you’re prepared. One app that is an essential resource is the Max Tracker… Johnny Jet , September 25, 2024
Hurricane Ian: Airlines Cancel Thousands of Flights Wednesday and Thursday According to the Weather Channel, “Hurricane Ian has grown in size over the last 24 hours and has begun to lash southern Florida.” Travelers who are planning to travel Wednesday… Johnny Jet , September 28, 2022
The Most Dangerous Places to Be During a Lightning Storm We went to the beach yesterday to get the kids wiggles out. It’s a good thing we went in the morning because a few hours later, lifeguards closed the beaches… Johnny Jet , October 5, 2021
How to Prepare for and What to Do in an Earthquake If you live in Los Angeles, then no doubt you felt last night’s earthquake. The quake’s epicenter was just under 10 miles from our house so it felt like it was much… Johnny Jet , September 18, 2021
How to Prepare for Hurricane Season During the COVID-19 Pandemic Believe it or not, June 1st marked the beginning of the 2020 North American hurricane season. It seems like it just ended, doesn’t it? (It actually ended on November 30.)… Johnny Jet , June 9, 2020
How to See What the Weather Was Like on the Day You Were Born Dark Sky, which I first wrote about in 2014, is one of my favorite weather apps. It’s crazy accurate, and I love the fact that it warns me when rain… Johnny Jet , November 19, 2019
This App Shows You the Weather Along Your Entire Drive My wife says I’m a weather addict, and it’s true. I can watch the weather forecast over and over and not get tired of it. I find that I’m always… Johnny Jet , April 2, 2019
A Cold Weather Tip From a Meteorologist The weather is plummeting across the country, especially in the Midwest, so today’s tip concerns a way to help you stay warm. It comes from TODAY meteorologist Dylan Dreyer,… Johnny Jet , January 30, 2019
Windy: One of the Best Weather Tools on the Internet Windy was launched by a Swiss man named Ivo. He describes himself as an addicted kiter, helicopter and jet pilot who seeks the wind, waves, METARs, and powder snow almost… Johnny Jet , September 18, 2018
Windy: The Best Free Weather App on the Market? Windy (formerly known as Windyty) is an extraordinary tool for weather forecast visualization. It’s fast, intuitive and detailed, and it’s considered one of the most accurate weather apps out there…. Johnny Jet , September 18, 2018
Be Prepared for Hurricane Florence and Tropical Storm Olivia As you may well have heard, Hurricane Florence is bearing down on the eastern seaboard, prompting mandatory evacuations. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Olivia is powering toward Hawaii (though as of this… Johnny Jet , September 11, 2018
A Brilliant Contraption That Shades the Sun and Shields Rain in Seconds This brilliant contraption showed up in my Instagram feed as a sponsored post. The ad caught my eye, so I looked for it on Amazon—and sure enough, it was there… Johnny Jet , July 10, 2018
Ask a Pilot with Spencer: In-Flight Icing In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers one of your aviation-related questions each week. See past installments here and submit your own to Whitney@johnnyjet.com. Question Hello, Spencer…. Spencer Marker , April 18, 2018
Video: Why Planes Are Deiced Here’s a quick video (screenshot above) from Business Insider‘s Tech Insider team that doesn’t require your sound be turned on, as it’s captioned. It does a good job explaining why… Johnny Jet , January 3, 2018
