Lesson 7

GROUND LESSON 7: AVIATION WEATHER

Objective

To develop the student’s knowledge of the fundamentals of weather, as associated with the operation of an airplane.


Pilot Handbook, Study Unit 7, “Aviation Weather”

7.1         The Earth’s Atmosphere

7.2         Temperature

7.3         Atmospheric Pressure

7.4         Wind

7.5         Moisture, Cloud Formation, and Precipitation

7.6         Stable and Unstable Air

7.7         Clouds

7.8         Air Masses and Fronts

7.9         Turbulence

7.10 Icing

7.11 Thunderstorms

7.12 Fog


Private Pilot FAA Knowledge Test Prep, Study Unit 7, “Aviation Weather”

7.1         Causes of Weather

7.2         Convective Currents

7.3         Fronts

7.4         Thunderstorms

7.5         Icing

7.6         Mountain Wave

7.7         Wind Shear

7.8         Temperature/Dew Point and Fog

7.9         Clouds

7.10 Stability of Air Masses

7.11 Temperature Inversions