Overview

The warmer months of the year bring a range of great flying conditions, as well as a number of challenges. A classic summer morning can bring dead calm air, mid-day offers convective circulation, and afternoon storms roll into the night, where finally the atmosphere takes a breath, and readies to do it all over again the next day.

In this course you will learn about the many components of a convective day, invaluable weather briefing skills, inflight weather assessment skills, and how to fly convective weather.

Objective

UNDERSTAND CONVECTIVE WEATHER

PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING SKILLS

READ THE SKY

STAY AHEAD OF THUNDERSTORMS

MANAGE ENERGY IN THE ATMOSPHERE

RISK MANAGEMENT

Subject Areas

Preflight Weather Briefing
- Forecasting tools
- Radar and Satellite Imagery
Inflight assessment
- Visual Queues of Instability
- Recognize Hazards
- Weather Trends