INDIANAPOLIS Winter weather can have a significant impact on transportation but how does winter weather impact airlines?

For the answer, I visited the Republic Airways Training Center in Carmel.

The building, located right off US-31, houses a giant floor containing eight flight simulators.

"We're doing training here twenty hours a day, 363 days a year," said Michael Dee.

Dee is the Vice President for Flight Operations for Republic Airways.

Republic pilots travel from all over to train in these flight simulators. Here, they learn how to master a variety of challenges, including weather.

"We train them for all kinds of weather," Dee explained. "We could be training for winter operations in July, or we could be training for thunderstorm operations in December."

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