Tutorial
Aviation Weather
1. Introduction
2. Atmosphere
3. Wind
4. Moisture
5. Clouds
6. Weather Services for Pilotage
1. Introduction
Weather
is an interesting phenomenon of nature that influences our lives and yet, is
something we have absolutely no control over. Most of the weather that occurs
on our planet happens below 15,000 feet. That's great if you are flying a commercial
jetliner at a high altitude of perhaps 30,000 feet where there is hardly any
significant weather. For the majority of us we are "under the weather"
most of the time. Weather is the utmost consideration of all pilots when planning
a flight. Whether the pilot is flying a small airplane or flying a commercial
jetliner, the weather at the departure airport, all along the route and at the
destination airport must be constantly monitored. We will consider here the
major weather conditions that affect pilots whether flying under conditions
of VFR (visual flight rules) or IFR (instrument flight rules).
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