Ground Training Lesson 13
2.0 Hours Ground
by Philip Greenspun and Kasim Te; revised August 2006
Developed for students at East Coast Aero Club which operated under FAR Part 141 from July 2008 through July 2010.
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Objective
To familiarize the student with various aviation weather services.
Elements
- Methods of Collecting Weather Data
- Surface observations
- Upper air observations
- Satellite observations
- Radar observations
- Pilot reports - pireps
- Prior/Current Weather Conditions
- Surface weather chart
- Weather depiction chart
- Radar summary chart
- Winds aloft chart
- Forecast Aviation Weather
- Area forecast - FA
- Terminal Aerodrome Forecast - TAF
- Winds aloft forecast - FD
- Severe weather warnings
- Metar and TAF Codes
- Weather Information Sources
- the best public weather Web sites
- aviation digital data service (ADDS)
- DUATS
- dedicated weather computers at FBOs, e.g., WSI and Meteorlogix
Completion Standards
This lesson will be complete, when by oral examination, the student displays an understanding of the material presented.
Instructor's Evaluation and Recommendations: