A decision support tool for weather and terrain avoidance during departure

Hazardous weather can pose a significant threat to aircraft safety and may result in a substantial increase in crew workload, such as during departure manoeuvers. If the weather hazard conflicts with the flight plan, including the Standard Instrument Departure (SID) route, the pilots need to plan and execute an avoidance manoeuver. To date, this is still mostly a manual process, with the crew gathering information from multiple sources (including Air Traffic Control (ATC), weather forecasts and onboard weather radar returns) in order to determine an avoidance route.