Encompassing the viewpoints of a pilot with a special aptitude for and interest in meteorology, this fascinating guide explores the climates and phenomena that can be found in every region of America in every season. With maps, photos, and illuminating text, it explains what to expect, how to prepare for, and how to enjoy the best and the worst of America's flying weather.
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Thomas A. Horne is the past winner of the Earl D. Osborn Award for Excellence in Aviation Journalism, and has written for AOPA Pilot magazine for 18 years. He lives in Silver Springs, Maryland.
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Handy regional weather guide for general aviators,
By Roger Edwards (Norman, OK United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flying America's Weather: A Pilot's Tour of Our Nation's Weather Regions (General Aviation Reading series) (Paperback)
This well-organized volume breaks down the U.S. into 17 distinct regions, including states whose weather is characteristic enough to justify their own chapters (Alaska, Hawaii, California, Texas and Florida). Horne, an experienced pilot, accomplishes something unusual for anyone, scientist or aviator: He explains meteorological terms and weather events in straightfoward, example-laden ways which should be easy for any worthy pilot to comprehend, and cites scientific references for further reading. In the regions where they are most common, various weather phenomena (e.g., downbursts, hurricanes, derechoes, tornadoes, rotors, fog, icing, squall lines, snowstorms, extreme heat and cold, and more) are made relevant to the pilot through plainly written explanations, combined with historic examples of their roles in aviation incidents. While memorizing definitions to pass the FAA knowledge exam may be enough to get one's license; this book takes the pilot an important step beyond by allowing him to *understand* the weather behind those terms on the test. The only significant flaw is the liberal use of website addresses, many of which will change during the several years this book resides on library shelves. Still, Horne's book should be in every general aviator's library.
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Great reference book for students who are pilots, dispatchers, and meteorologist. This book explains the different regional weather patterns of the United States. It's not too technical nor scientific, however, basic knowledge of meteorology is helpful. I found the book most helpful after watching the Weather Channel, and being able to understand why the weather is doing what its doing.
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Predictability is hard to come by when it comes to day-in, day-out weather, but the Hawaiian Islands have some of the world's most regularized meteorological events. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trough aloft, frontal complex, feet overcast, low aloft, constant pressure charts, surface analysis charts, deice boots, troughs aloft, air mass thunderstorms, surface cold front, preflight weather briefing, storm complexes, storm central, instrument meteorological conditions, icing conditions, instrument weather, stationary front, fog season, mean annual number, rain shaft, height contours, missed approach, onshore flow, warm sector, southerly flow Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New England, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, North Carolina, Front Range, Colorado Springs, New Orleans, Santa Ana, Cape Hatteras, New Mexico, Pacific Northwest, North Dakota, Big Island, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Colorado Lows, Mountain Highs, Storm Data, Appendix Page, Flying America, Theodore Fujita, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod New!
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Predictability is hard to come by when it comes to day-in, day-out weather, but the Hawaiian Islands have some of the world's most regularized meteorological events. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trough aloft, frontal complex, feet overcast, low aloft, constant pressure charts, surface analysis charts, deice boots, troughs aloft, air mass thunderstorms, surface cold front, preflight weather briefing, storm complexes, storm central, instrument meteorological conditions, icing conditions, instrument weather, stationary front, fog season, mean annual number, rain shaft, height contours, missed approach, onshore flow, warm sector, southerly flow Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New England, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, North Carolina, Front Range, Colorado Springs, New Orleans, Santa Ana, Cape Hatteras, New Mexico, Pacific Northwest, North Dakota, Big Island, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Colorado Lows, Mountain Highs, Storm Data, Appendix Page, Flying America, Theodore Fujita, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod New!
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- Aviation Weather Services (Advisory circular) in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Thunderstorm in Human Affairs by Edwin Kessler on page 208, and Back Matter
- Aviation Weather (FAA Handbooks) by Federal Aviation Administration on page 176, and Back Matter
- Flying in Northern California by Thomas R. Parker in Back Matter
- Aviation Weather Services (JQ946759) by John M. Holley in Back Matter
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