Aviation Weather (FAA Handbooks) (Paperback)

by Federal Aviation Administration (Author) "Planet Earth is unique in that its atmosphere sustains life as we know it..." (more)
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Product Description
Earth's atmosphere, common IFR procedures, high-altitude weather, and special area weather considerations are thoroughly discussed. This is FAA handbook AC00-6A, the first revision since 1975.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (October 1, 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560270012
• ISBN-13: 978-1560270010
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #137,890 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource, November 24, 2007

By	Richard Head (Tonganoxie, KS USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This volume is a terrific overview of weather for both pilots and non-pilots. It was obviously written by people who love weather and like explaining it.

The downside is that the printing is cheaply done and is, at times, difficult to read. This is a commercial reprint (done by ASA--Aviation Supplies and Academics) that really should have been done better. Unfortunately the PDF version on the FAA web site is an old photocopy which is simply awful. I downloaded but deleted it because it's almost impossible to read.

Many better products out there. Read the reviews. If you want a good, basic overview of weather and weather reports, look at "Rod Machado's Complete Private Pilot."

The FAA's weather products (including "Aviation Weather Services") are in need of major reformatting. That's unfortunate because their "Airplane Flying Handbook" and "Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge" are superb. Both are available as PDFs on the FAA web site and are required reading for the private pilot certificate.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What the FAA requires you to know as a pilot., September 27, 1997

By	Paladin "And that's the truth" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aviation Weather: Ac 00-6A (Paperback)

Published as an official FAA Advisory Circular, Aviation Weather (and the accompanying book AC 00-45 Aviation Weather Services) contains the info you will be required to know to pass the FAA private, commercial, and instrument rating written examinations. Aviation Weather is written in an easy-to-understand manner. It discusses the various cloud formations, formation of warm, cold, occluded, and stationary fronts, the life cycle of thunderstorms, winds (both surface and aloft), icing, and many other weather phenomena. Profusely illustrated with charts, graphs, photos, and diagrams. Understand this and you will know how to "fly the weather" competently. A classic book that all pilots should have in their library, with info that will never become outdated.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor, October 6, 2002

By A Customer

I had to buy this book for one of my classes and fell asleep many times while trying to read the assigned chapters. I have seen books that are much more interesting and do a better job explaining weather (Jeppesen: Aviation Weather).