Mountain Flying Weather
When flying in this exciting and beautiful environment, it is imperative to know that performance, comfort and safety truly pivot around how well you understand your environment. A lesson in extremes, a flight on a calm, clear day is breathtaking, but finding yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time can test the limits of your knowledge and skill.
The unmistakable effect mountains have on weather is the focus of this course. Covering everything from small to large scale systems, you will learn how to forecast, read and fly a range of weather phenomenon.
Course Objective
UNDERSTAND A RANGE OF MOUNTAIN WEATHER SYSTEMS
MASTER THE LATEST BRIEFING TOOLS
MAKE RELIABLE FORECASTS
READ THE SIGNPOSTS INFLIGHT
Ground Lessons
Airflow in Complex terrain
Learn the many nuances of how air flows in complex terrain, how to forecast and anticipate flight conditions, and ultimately, how to take advantage of the energy in the atmosphere. ⇢
Convective weather
Learn about the many components of a convective day, invaluable weather briefing skills, inflight weather assessment skills, and how to fly convective weather. ⇢
mountain wave
Learn fundamentals of structure and formation, what to look for in your weather briefing, what to look for from the cockpit, and finally, strategies and tactics used to fly in and around mountain wave systems. ⇢
This course is covered in 6 hours of ground instruction.
Below is an example of the Mountain flying Weather Course covering a condensed portion of the Mountain Wave presentation.