Aviation weather handbook

Comprehensive authoritative text for all levels of pilots. Presents weather theory, weather hazards and weather flying skills used by expert aviators. Covers sight-reading instruments, low ceilings and visibility, i.e., haze smog, dust, sand, smoke and ash, turbulence, icing and cold weather specialties, thunderstorms, wind shear and more. Recognition and flying strategies are given for each. Also, comprehensively presents aviation weather services and resources, how to use them and reporting systems for which pilots are responsible. Easy, immediate look-up organization by weather condition makes Aviation Weather Handbook user-friendly. Flying strategies appear with the hazard, as does fundamental theory needed to put it all together.*Instrument knowledge not required in training or certification for private and recreational flying, but critical to surviving unexpected weather conditions which is included.*Included is information on where to get accurate, up-to-the-minute weather data and what, how and where to file weather reports as a pilot.

Basic Weather Theory. The Realm of Flight. Ever-Changing Weather. Motion of the Air. Signposts in the Sky. Families of the Air. Air Masses in Conflict. Where's the Front? Pilot Weather Resources and Services. Surface Observation (METAR). Pilot Weather Reports. Satellite Images. Radar and Convective Analysis Charts. Air Analysis Charts. Introduction to Forecasts. Weather Advisories. Area Forecasts. TWEB Route Forecasts. Terminal Aerodrome Forecast. Winds and Temperatures Aloft Forecast. FAA Weather Briefing Services. Automated Weather Briefing Services. Strategies for Interpreting and Flying the Weather. Altimetry, Airspeed, and Aircraft Performance. Low Ceilings and Visibilities. Turbulence. Icing. Thunderstorms. Strategies for Weather Systems. Risk Assessment and Management. Abbreviations.