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Sep 08, 2024
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AVT 110 - Aviation Meteorology
Credits: 3
3 Lecture Hours
Co-requisites: AVT 101
Description
This course is a study of weather and safe aircraft flight. Topics include effect of air pressure, temperature, moisture, fronts, thunderstorms and related meteorological phenomena. Students use all available weather forecasting and reporting data to promote safe flight.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Analyze the meteorological principles of pressure, temperature, wind, and moisture and give their effects on aircraft operation.
- Discuss the use of proper altimetry.
- Interpret and analyze the effects of air masses, fronts, cloud classifications.
- Apply FAA rules and regulations for operation in turbulence, icing, thunderstorms and IMC conditions.
- Apply weather principles to the interpretation and use of aviation weather resources to promote safe flight.
Listed Topics
- High pressure and low pressure areas
- Surface temperatures or temperatures aloft
- Basic aerodynamics
- Surface winds or winds aloft
- Atimetry, airplane performance
- Moisture content in the air
- Cloud classification
- Air masses
- Fronts
- Turbulence
- Icing
- Thunderstorms
- Ceilings and visibility
- Safety of flight
- Weather forecasting
Reference Materials
Textbook required, Internet
Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 04/02/2009
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