Staying aware-preflight and in flight THOSE NEW TO FLYING may not realize the wealth of predictive information about thunderstorms. Come to think of it, the same might be said about those of us who learned to fly a long time ago but haven't kept up with storm-forecasting developments. It's a huge subject, but let's go over some of what I think are " must see " items during preflight preparations. And since so many of us use datalink weather imagery, we'll have a look at some classic storm signatures-some are easy to understand and avoid, others not so much. BY THOMAS A. HORNE PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE FIZER 74 AOPA PILOT / July 2022