Aviation Meteorology

Catalog description

This course gives the student an understanding of meteorology related to aviation and flight planning. The curriculum will include examinations of the atmosphere, energy and temperatures, pressure, altitude, density, atmospheric moisture, scales of atmospheric circulations, air masses, fronts, atmospheric conditions, Instrument Meteorology Conditions, and weather hazards. Weather evaluation for flight will include the acquisition and interpretation of weather reports and forecasts that are utilized in the aviation industry including receiving and analyzing weather charts, METARS, and notice to airmen (NOTAMS).