Aviation Weather

Published jointly by the Federal Aviation Administration's Flight Standards Service and the National Weather Service (NSW), Aviation Weather for Pilots & Flight Operations Personnel is an extremely useful resource for understanding weather phenomena.

Each aspect of weather is discussed as it applies to aircraft operations and flight safety.


Topics discussed include:

Chapter 1 - 3
The Earth’s Atmosphere
Temperature
Atmospheric Pressure & Altimetry
Chapter 4 - 6
Wind
Moisture, Cloud Formation & Precipitation
Stable & Unstable Air
Chapter 7 - 9
Clouds
Air Masses & Fronts
Turbulence
Chapter 10 - 12
Icing
Thunderstorms
Common IFR Procedures
Chapter 13 - 15
High Altitude Weather
Arctic Weather
Tropical Weather
Chapter 16
Soaring weather
Glossary of Weather Terms

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