Weather Patterns and Phenomena
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (526 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 007065607X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 309 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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.. 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. Turner provides matchless coverage of the causes and workings of weather conditions and apply weather data to actual flight. No resource supplies a stronger how-to-knowledge of this often tricky proficiency than this now expanded bestseller
. No resource supplies more how-to knowledge of this critical topic than this expanded bestseller. WEATHER FROM A PILOT'S PERSPECTIVE. Reading it is one of the best decisions a pilot will ever make. Weather training is not standard in pilot instruction, yet over 40% of general aviation accidents involve weather factors. From the Back Cover THE COMPLETE WEATHER GUIDE FOR PILOTS. This new edition of the bestselling pilots' weather guide covers everything pilots need to know. 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. 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 fl
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. . Thomas P. Turner (Cleveland, TN) is a former instructor of Flight Safety International and a test pilot fo
Needs editing The book is, I think, intended to add depth to existing federal advisory circulars. But the huge number of errors in it defeat it. Most are typos and homonyms and are probably not going to lead a pilot into a dangerous situation, but they are pretty tedious and confusing.