george wrote in
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On May 6, 10:26 am, "Morgans" wrote:
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ups.com...
http://ww
w.thenewstribune.com/886/story/55281.html

It had waited an hour because of the rain, and so one would think
that the severe part of the thunderstorm had moved out of the flight
path.

So under those qualifications, yes, they take off and land with
thunderstorms in the area, all of the time.

Take a look at this page, and scroll down to the file called "FedEx
Diversions" to see how planes will zoom in close to and around
thunderstorms.

I had this idea that that is why all heavies have doppler radar to
avoid the CU's

No, they don't. Some heavies have it, but not all by any stretch.


Bertie