Intended for pilots of sailpanes, microlights, hang gliders and balloons, this resource contains practical advice and information on both large- and small-scale weather systems. It covers the development of depressions and anticyclones, fronts, convection, cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds, waves, wave flow and how to fly in waves, local winds, airflow over ridges and mountains, visibility, weather maps and forecasting, METAR and TAF reports and MetFAX services.
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Meteorology and Flight,
By A Customer
This review is from: Meteorololgy and Flight: A Pilot's Guide to Weather (Flying and Gliding) (Paperback)
This book covers some very interesting aspects of weather.It is really aimed at pilots, who want a good understanding of what they are flying into. Illustrations and diagrams are excellent. The repoduction of the satellite images is first class. The only real problem with the book is the author seems to have forgotten about the allowing for those who live in the southern hemisphere.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Learn how to read the weather while flying.,
By D. Knapp (Golden, CO United States) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Meteorololgy and Flight: A Pilot's Guide to Weather (Flying and Gliding) (Paperback)
Mr. Bradbury writes clearly and in an organized manner on aviation weather phenomena that pilots should care about. Pilots who have paid attention during their weather training will have adequate background for this presentation. Perhaps this could be considered the next level of aviation weather education for pilots after they finish their certificate. There is a slight European slant evident. If you are still struggling with the metric system, you may wish to put on a pot of coffee before indulging.While this book lacks the eye-catching color graphics of NEXRAD echoes, it teaches us how to read the weather and understand why it behaves the way it does. No introductions are contained on how to read a weather chart; explained are the implications of what you're seeing on your weather chart and what this will mean later on in your flight. Clear black and white illustrations are perfectly adequate for conveying frontal phenomena, orographic features, jets, land-sea-air interaction and convection. "Meteorology and Flight" is not written with full-color, glossy pages for the attention span-impaired. Get this book because you care about the significance of the weather you encounter, and the weather you wish to avoid encountering, while flying.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
