St. Petersburg, Florida. September 21, 2026. I published a new essay on Medium: I Built an Aviation Safety App So I Would Not Kill Myself.
It is the honest version of why PlaneWX exists. I learned to fly at 49. I am risk averse. The weather that actually drives the go/no-go call gets sharp late, after hotels and family plans are already locked in. That pressure is real, and the FAA calls external pressures a major factor in a majority of GA accidents.
PlaneWX is my answer: a high-quality briefing with a WX Score against your personal mins and aircraft, a living FRAT so self-assessment is not a paper checklist you skip, and mentors when you want a second mind on a hard call. Same decision support on Free as on paid. Automation is what you pay for. Safety is not.
Read the full piece: medium.com/@markxwolfgang/fff745833a28
About PlaneWX
PlaneWX is the pilot’s decision support system, founded in 2025 by Mark Wolfgang, a Navy veteran and commercial instrument-rated pilot. Its WX Score synthesizes authoritative weather data against each pilot’s specific aircraft and personal minimums, feeds an integrated flight risk assessment built on the FAA’s PAVE framework, and connects pilots to a peer mentor network so go/no-go planning can start up to 14 days out, not the night before. Tagline: The confidence to go, or the courage to stay™.
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