PPL Meteorology
Training
Distance
Description
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Type
Training
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Methodology
Distance Learning
This course will enable private pilots to learn more effectively and enjoyably than ever before, all they need to know about the weather, in order to fly safely and expeditiously, and to pass their JAA PPL or UK NPPL theoretical knowledge examinations.
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Course programme
New, revised and updated computer based training for the JAA/EASA PPL and the UK NPPL.
A thorough understanding of weather theory and the ability to interpret weather briefing documents are essential skills for all private pilots, in order to ensure that they make informed and accurate decisions about how prevailing or forecast weather conditions will affect flying operations.
The study of Aviation Meteorology is a fundamental part of any pilot training. A thorough understanding of weather theory and the ability to interpret weather briefing documents are absolutely essential to all private pilots to ensure that, throughout their flying careers, they can make informed and accurate decisions about how prevailing or forecast weather conditions will affect flying operations.
Above all, a full understanding of how the weather influences aircraft operations is crucial to flight safety.
CONTENTS
- The Atmosphere
- Pressure
- Temperature
- Altimetry
- Humidity & Adiabatic Stability
- Turbulence
- Clouds, Thunderstorms & Precipitation
- Low Level Winds
- Visibility
- Aircraft Icing
- Airmasses & Fronts
- METAR's & TAF's
- Spot Wind Charts
- Low Level & High Level Charts
- SIGMET's, AIRMET's, VOLMET's & ATIS
PPL Meteorology