Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20120816:10:16:00
Southwest has it in 19 planes. it will allow pilots to stop -- spot lightning, hail, and bumps from more than 60 miles away. >> what it gives me is the information to make a better decision sooner. >> reporter: honeywell, the makers of the radar, intentionally flew us into rough weather over north carolina. >> directly facing these. i know that there's hail there. >> reporter: clouds billowing. cabin shaking, to demonstrate the radar scene that identifies lightning cells and hail, flashing bright icons pilots cannot miss. >> it allows me to concentrate on deciding where to go to have the smoot...
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