Welcome to the first edition of Pilot Weather: From Solo to the Airlines. It includes 394 pages, over 400 diagrams and pictures, plus a 550-entry glossary. This book consists of 33 chapters on the A to Z of aviation weather. Not only does it dwell on the theory of meteorology, but includes numerous chapters explaining the details of how to critically decipher many important aviation weather reports and forecasts. Pilot Weather caters to all pilots... from your first solo to flying for the airlines. Whether you are looking to have a career in aviation or just to poke holes in the sky as a private pilot, this book will not only help you pass those exams, but, more importantly, teach you how to minimize your exposure to adverse weather. The book is printed in full color and many “tidbits of helpful weather goodies you won’t find presented in any other aviation book or flight training programs,” the authors promise.
Author(s): Doug Morris, Scott Dennstaedt
Publisher: Doug Morris and Scott Dennstaedt
Year: 2018
COVER
CONTENTS
PREFACE
THE ATMOSPHERE
STABILITY AND LAPSE RATE S
CLOUDS
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
TEMPERATURE , MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION
FOG
VISIBILITY. . . AND THE WEATHER THAT RESTRICTS IT
AIR MASSES
FRONTS, FRONTAL WEATHER , AND THE LI FE OF A LOW!
BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS AND LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR (LLWS)
GENERAL GLOBAL CIRCULATION
AIR FRAME ICING
TURBULENCE
MOUNTAIN WAVES
THUNDER STORMS
METARs (Weather Reports)
TERMINAL AERODROME FORECASTS (TAFs)
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS FOR AVIATION (GFA)
SIGMETs, AIRMETs and CWAs
UPPER WINDS AND TEMPERATURES (FBs)
ALTIMETRY
WEATHER INFORMATION AND SITES
SURFACE CHARTS
THE TROPOPAUSE, THERMAL WIND AND JET STREAMS
UPPER AIR (CONSTANT PRESSURE) CHARTS
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER (SIGWX) CHARTS
WEATHER RADAR
AIRBORNE WEATHER RADAR
SATELLITE WEATHER
HURRICANES—HOW THEY FORM AND THE CURVE BALL S THEY CAN THROW!
SPACE WEATHER AND “OVER-THE -TOP” OPERATIONS
VOLCANIC ASH
WEATHER ACROSS CANADA — SOME CLIMATOLOGY
CRACKING THE CODE
TIME FOR WEATHER
THERE I WAS. . .
GLOSSARY
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S
