METEOROLOGY

Subjects

Fundamentals of Weather
1 Meteorological services available
2 Factors that determine the weather
3 Meteorological aspect of altimetry
4 Temperature
5 Moisture
6 Stability and instability
7 Clouds/surface based layers
8 Wind
9 Air masses
10 Fronts – types and associated weather

Icing
1 Formation, meteorological factors
2 Types and intensities
3 Effects on aircraft performance
4 Flight precautions and avoidance

Turbulence
1 Mechanical
2 Thermal
3 Frontal
4 Wind Shear
5 Flight precautions

Thunderstorms
1 Conditions for development
2 Structure
3 Classification
4 Hazards – macro-bursts, microbursts
5 Squall lines
6 Flight precautions

Aviation Weather Reports
1 Types and times (METAR, SPECI, METAR AUTO, SPECI AUTO)
2 Decoding
3 Pilot Report (PIREP)