Hold yourself accountable
PlaneWX never recommends GO or NO-GO. You make the call as PIC. The risk loop gives you a structure for that call, then a way to look back at how it actually went.
The four beats
1. Weather Briefing
Watch early. Get precise. The briefing and WX Score are the weather half of the loop - days out, then hours out.
2. FRAT
The form that records your risk assessment. Underneath, the PAVE checklist covers Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, and External pressures. PlaneWX unlocks FRAT in the last 4 hours. Fatigue and pressure are about you today, not the night before.
3. GO / NO-GO
The decision. You stay PIC. The courage to stay is part of the loop, not a failure of it. If you cancel, you can still write down why.
4. Self Debrief
How it actually went - while the flight is still in your head. The debrief is a PlaneWX Labs feature for Pro Plus. It does not change your WX Score. It feeds the next trip: FRAT look-back, lessons, currency, Insights.
Mentors sit beside the loop
Hold yourself accountable first. You can also open the door to a mentor. Same briefing. Same FRAT. After you land, they see the debrief only if you grant it.
Today that is a one-flight call - you ask. Standing Mentors - a person you choose, on a cadence - is coming soon. We never assign a mentor.
What this is not
PlaneWX is not a substitute for a complete, independent pre-flight weather briefing. Pull one from a source you already trust before you fly. The loop above is what PlaneWX adds around that call.
PlaneWX is an experimental decision-support tool. Always obtain a full briefing from an independent source before any flight. Read the full disclaimer