Advanced Aviation Meteorology

Catalog description

This course is designed for students who are preparing for careers as professional pilots or others who require advanced knowledge of weather and its impact on aviation operations. Topics include the atmospheric processes causing wind, cloud cover, precipitation, icing, turbulence, thunderstorms, low-visibility phenomena, and other atmospheric hazards to aviation. The course also addresses pressure and altimetry, instrument flight rule weather and operations, radar and satellite imagery, and obtaining, evaluating, and using weather data.