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Listing #:
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PB0145011152 |
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Name of the Publication:
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Weather Patterns and Phenomena |
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Author:
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Thomas Turner |
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Price:
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$31.95 |
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Publication description:
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Our Part
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Weather Flying
Author Robert Buck
ISBN: 007008761X
Hardcover, 25 illus. , 304 pages.
Pub date: September 1, 1997
Copyright: 1998
McGraw-Hill |
A thorough update of the only
guide to apply the full spectrum of weather effects to aircraft pilotage and
flight. An understanding of weather is as critical to pilots as stick and rudder
skills. No resource supplies a stronger how-to-knowledge of this often tricky
proficiency than this now expanded bestseller. Turner provides matchless
coverage of the causes and workings of weather conditions and apply weather data
to actual flight. This classic features new insight into weather theory,
reporting procedures, flying techniques, and technology-plus the latest on
hazardous weather conditions, high-altitude and regional weather, and seasonal
variations.
Description Back Cover
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THE COMPLETE WEATHER GUIDE FOR PILOTS.
Weather training is not
standard in pilot instruction, yet over 40% of general aviation accidents
involve weather factors. As important as stick and rudder skills, the ability to
understand weather, make intelligent weather-related decisions, and apply
weather savvy to flying is critical to good piloting. This new edition of the
bestselling pilots weather guide covers everything pilots need to know.
WEATHER FROM A PILOTS PERSPECTIVE.
- Understand the factors
that cause weather: air masses, fronts, wind, and more
- Learn how to determine
if an official forecast is wrong
- Make weather
information to flight dicisions and flying
- Evaluate the risk
factors that impact flight - based on historical accident trends
- Utilize standard
operating procedures and checklists to dramatically improve flight safety
- Get a glimpse of how
technology will change weather reporting in the near future.
No resource supplies more how-to knowledge of this critical topic than this
expanded bestseller. Reading it is one of the best decisions a pilot will
ever make.
No resource supplies more
how-to knowledge of this critical topic than this expanded bestseller. Reading
it is one of the best decisions a pilot will ever make.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Part 1: Weather Theory.
- Air Masses.
- The Atomosphere.
- Clouds.
- Fronts.
- Wind.
- High-Altitude Weather.
- Seasonal Variations.
Part 2: Aviation Weather Hazards.
- Thunderstorms.
- Turbulence.
- Reduced Visibility.
- Ice. Weather-Related
Aircraft Accidents.
Part 3: Regional Weather.
- Regional Weather
Patterns.
- Making the Go/No-Go
Decision.
- Sample Flights.
Part 5: Future Weather Reporting.
- Postscript.
Appendix.
Index.
Author Biography
Thomas P. Turner
(Cleveland, TN) is a former instructor of Flight Safety International and a test
pilot for a small airplane modification company. Turner is the bestselling
author of Cockpit Resource Management, Second Edition (also of the McGraw-Hill
Practical Flying Series), and his aviation safety articles appear monthly in
over 30 aviation publications.
For online orders and shipping
information please visit our website
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2002-12-07 18:02:11 |
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