Aviation Weather
FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 00-6B
Description
Aviation Weather is a comprehensive resource for everything that pilots, students, and instructors need to know about navigating all types of weather safely. This book covers both visual (VMC) and instrument (IMC) meteorological conditions, and does so using detailed illustrations and diagrams. Subjects covered include the earth’s atmosphere, temperatures, atmospheric pressure and altimetry, wind, moisture, precipitation, clouds, air masses and fronts, turbulence, icing, thunderstorms, common IFR producers, high altitude weather, arctic and tropical weather, and soaring weather. A detailed glossary and index are provided for guidance.
Genres
Piloting & Flight InstructionAviationTransportationAll Other NonfictionCommercialAeronautics & AstronauticsTechnology & EngineeringAviationTransportationYoung Adult NonfictionAir SportsSports & RecreationProfessionalStudy AidsTrainingAerodynamicsMechanicsScienceSurvival & Emergency PreparednessSafety & SecuritySelf-helpPractical GuidesLawAviationTransportationJuvenile FictionAeronautics, Astronautics & Space ScienceTechnologyJuvenile NonfictionTest PreparationStudy AidsSports & RecreationReferenceScience & TechnologySubjectsTeachingEducationReferenceSports & RecreationTest PreparationStudy AidsAeronautics, Astronautics & Space ScienceTechnologyVocational
Pages216
Released2017
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSkyhorse
ISBN9781510725515
SellerSimon & Schuster
About the author(s)
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. It regulates and oversees the aviation industry, pilot licensing, and airspace with the goal of providing “the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.”
