ClearPath fuses real-time fleet behavior, multi-source weather, trend forecasting, and terrain modeling into a single risk score that gives pilots not just what the conditions are, but the clarity to make an informed decision about flight safety.
Join the Early Access ListInadvertent VFR into instrument meteorological conditions remains a leading cause of general aviation fatalities — not because pilots lack the raw data, but because they're left to interpret fragmented, contradictory information under extreme cognitive load.
Pilots today have access to more weather data than ever: METARs, TAFs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, radar, satellite imagery. Yet VFR-into-IMC accidents persist because these data sources are fragmented, often contradictory, and require real-time interpretation under time pressure and cognitive load.
A pilot planning a route must synthesize data from multiple sources, project it forward in time, and make a flight decision while managing pre-flight tasks, crew coordination, and the emotional weight of committing to a flight plan. The interpretation layer — the human making sense of raw data — is where decisions go wrong.
ClearPath moves that interpretation upstream into software, before the aircraft ever leaves the ground.
ClearPath ingests real-time and forecast data from multiple authoritative sources, synthesizes it into a unified model, and outputs a single, actionable risk assessment.
Real-time position, altitude, and ground speed data from thousands of aircraft. What are other pilots doing right now on similar routes?
METARs, TAFs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, and aviation weather graphs. The authoritative baseline for current and forecast conditions.
High-Resolution Rapid Refresh model data showing sub-hour meteorological trends. What will conditions be in 30 minutes? In 2 hours?
Digital elevation and obstacle data integrated with aircraft performance. What's the actual risk at your intended altitude given your aircraft and route?
ClearPath doesn't just tell you about weather. It tells you what conditions will be at each segment of your route at the exact time you'll be there.
ClearPath projects your flight plan forward in time, using HRRR trend data to model what conditions will be when you're actually at each waypoint. Not current conditions — your conditions.
Each leg of your route receives its own risk assessment based on terrain, forecast winds aloft, icing layers, visibility, and thunderstorm probability. Identify problem areas early.
See what other pilots are doing on similar routes right now. Are they climbing out? Detouring? Turning back? Fleet behavior becomes part of your decision calculus.
ClearPath accounts for your aircraft's performance: service ceiling, climb rate, cruise speed, fuel endurance. Generic weather briefings don't; ClearPath does.
Not just data — a clear, comprehensive risk picture delivered in language that cuts through the noise, so you can make the decision with full situational awareness.
Departure area (KRNT) VFR with scattered clouds at 4,500 feet. Visibility 10 statute miles. Surface winds from 210° at 6 knots. Upper-level flow favorable.
Leg 1 (0-40 min): VFR conditions expected through Snoqualmie Pass corridor. Climb to 7,500 feet; winds 220° at 10 knots. Leg 2 (40-80 min): MVFR conditions developing over the Columbia Basin. Visibility reducing to 4-5 SM in light precipitation. Consider 8,500 MSL to maintain VFR margins. Leg 3 (80+ min): VFR improving on approach to Spokane.
Mountain obscuration possible in passes above 5,500 feet. Light turbulence expected 6,500–8,500 feet over the Cascades. Alternates at KEPH and KMLP remain available throughout.
The best decision-making systems in high-stakes environments combine data with social structure. ClearPath adds a structured accountability layer that research shows is one of the most reliable behavioral interventions.
Before departure, you commit your flight plan, intended altitude, and estimated time en route into ClearPath. This shifts your mental state from abstract planning to concrete commitment.
ClearPath sends an SMS to your pre-configured contact (spouse, co-pilot, CFI, friend) with your flight plan and the ClearPath risk score. They now know what you're doing and why.
You affirmatively declare your flight decision in ClearPath. Not thinking about it. Not deciding in your head. Declaring it, with a contact witnessing that declaration via SMS.
When you push back, ClearPath notifies your contact that you've departed as planned. They're invested in your safe return.
"Social commitment devices — public declarations of intent witnessed by a peer — are among the most reliable behavioral interventions in high-stakes decision-making. When others know what you intend to do, the decision becomes harder to reverse."
— Human Factors in Aviation Safety Research
"The presence of a designated emergency contact increases the likelihood of flight decisions based on objective criteria rather than optimism bias or time pressure."
— Studies in Crew Resource Management
The best warning is the one that never needs to be sent.
Traditional accident prevention focuses on in-flight mitigation: terrain warning systems, traffic collision avoidance, stall warnings. But the VFR-into-IMC decision is made on the ground, before the aircraft leaves the ramp. ClearPath intervenes at the source, preventing the accident from ever starting.
The human brain under time pressure makes predictable errors when interpreting fragmented data. Rather than asking pilots to synthesize contradictory weather reports, ClearPath moves that cognitive task into software — infrastructure that doesn't get tired, biased, or optimistic at 6 AM before a departure.
Adding more weather data doesn't make decisions safer if pilots still have to interpret it themselves. ClearPath fuses data into a single, unified risk model, reducing cognitive load and decision latency.
Weather briefing is chaos — scattered reports, technical terminology, conditional statements, uncertainty quantification. ClearPath imposes order on that chaos, synthesizing it into a clear risk picture. That's the Decoded Systems principle in action: bringing calm out of chaos.