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Pilot’s ready-to-use,
instant weather guide
Fly safely
in all weather conditions as you master the flying skills and
strategies of expert aviators. Terry Lankford’s Aviation
Weather Handbook gives you flying strategies for every imaginable
weather condition: low ceilings and visibility due to haze,
smog, dust, sand, smoke and ash; turbulence; icing and other
cold weather phenomena; thunderstorms; wind shear and more.
You learn basic weather theory and how to interpret area, TWEB
route, terminal aerodrome, and winds and temperatures aloft
forecasts. Find out how to get the most from FAA and other weather
briefing services…and about the reporting systems for which
pilots are responsible. This user-friendly guide is organized
by weather condition for quick look-up. The appropriate flying
strategies appear with each hazard, as does the fundamental
theory needed to put it all together.
Table
of Contents:
Part 1 Basic Weather Theory and Fundamentals
- The
Realm of Flight.
- Ever-Changing
Weather.
- Motion
of the Air.
- Signposts
in the Sky.
- Families
of the Air.
- Air Masses
in Conflict.
- Wheres
the Front?
Part 2 Pilot Weather Resources and Services.
- Surface
Observation (METAR).
- Piot
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.
Part 3 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.
Appendix A. Abbreviations.
Appendix B. Graphs and Charts
Author Biography
Terry T. Lankford was a Weather Specialist with the Federal Aviation
Administration for nearly 30 years. Now a flight instructor, he
is the author of Weather Reports, Forecasting, and Flight Planning,
now in its Third Edition; Cockpit Weather Decisions; Understanding
Aeronautical Charts, now in its Second Edition; and Aircraft Icing,
all published by McGraw Hill. He lives in Plesanton California. |
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