What's new

Changes to Can I Fly Today?, newest first. Thanks to everyone flying with it and sending ideas.

October 16, 2026

The PPG Field Report is now Can I Fly Today?, a field report for paramotor and balloon pilots, at caniflytoday.com. The old ppg.gatewayy.net address and any bookmarks or shared links still work and take you to the same page here.
Your saved field, aircraft (paramotor or balloon) and units come along the first time you open an old link.
Questions or ideas: email hello@caniflytoday.com. Suggestions and problem reports: feedback@caniflytoday.com.

A one-line radar summary now sits right under the go or no-go call, so you see rain nearby without scrolling. It links to the full Radar section.
It's information only. The call still comes from the forecast (wind, gusts, rain chance, storm risk and daylight), and whether to launch with rain around is your decision.

The Radio and phone section now shows current FAA notices (NOTAMs) for each nearby airport that change what you'd hear or who you'd talk to: tower closed or reduced hours, ATIS or automated weather out of service, frequency outages, and airports closed overnight or by prior permission only.
They're written in plain words, with when each one ends, and they're checked every 15 minutes. So if a small-town tower is closed while its only controller is on vacation, you'll see it here, not just the usual hours.
This is not a full NOTAM briefing. Call Flight Service or use an official briefing before you fly.

The nearest airport's report and forecast are now written out in plain words: wind in miles per hour, clouds, visibility, rain and temperature. The coded METAR and TAF are still there under "Raw METAR and TAF" for pilots who prefer them, and the full page remembers if you keep that open.
Each airport in Radio and phone has a one-line "what to use": announce on CTAF at airports with no tower, or listen to ATIS and get Tower's OK at towered airports.
A "What these mean" section explains CTAF, UNICOM, ATIS, AWOS, Tower, NOTAM, TFR and the rest in one line each.
The nearest airport now uses the same FAA name as the Radio and phone section.

A new Radar section says whether it's raining at your field, how far away the nearest rain is, and whether it's getting closer. It reads NOAA's national radar, about 10 minutes behind live.
Under it is a plain flying note: rain at the field means don't launch, showers within 15 miles and not moving away mean gust fronts are possible, and rain within 30 miles means keep an eye on it.
The airspace map now shows radar under the advisory outlines, so you can see storms inside a SIGMET or CWA. Use the Radar checkbox to turn it off. It refreshes every 5 minutes.

Paramotor: hours after dark now show No-go, and the half hour before sunrise and after sunset shows Marginal. Ultralights may fly only between sunrise and sunset; that half hour is allowed only with an anticollision light visible for 3 miles and only in uncontrolled airspace (FAR 103.11).
Balloon: dark hours still show No-go, and the note now points to the position light rule for night flight (FAR 91.209). Whether your balloon is approved for night flight is in its flight manual.

A new Aircraft switch at the top: Paramotor or Hot air balloon. The choice is remembered.
Balloon mode uses balloon limits for surface wind, gusts and winds up to 3,000 feet, flags midday thermals, and favors the calm windows near sunrise and about 2 hours before sunset.
It also shows how much the wind direction changes with height, so you can judge steering.
The airspace note explains the Part 91 rules for balloons, including the transponder and ADS-B Out exemption for balloons with no engine-driven electrical system.

Unstable air is now checked: high instability (CAPE) is flagged as storms possible or thunderstorms likely.
A new Radio and phone section lists nearby airports' tower and traffic frequencies and the phone numbers of their automated weather stations. The data comes from the FAA and is refreshed every 28-day FAA cycle.
Search boxes have a Clear button.

A Share button sends the report with a one-line summary of the current call, and shared links show a preview card.

First version: a go or no-go call for every hour, winds aloft, an airspace map with TFRs, SIGMETs, G-AIRMETs and CWAs, the nearest airport's weather report, and a text version written for screen readers.

Ideas and problem reports are welcome: email feedback@caniflytoday.com.

Fly at your own risk. This site does not replace a proper preflight briefing.