Weather for Pilots
 
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Quiz 12 is due Wednesday morning December 13. **Case Study note**. Do NOT use the Submit form at the end of each section. Compose your answers into one final email or word document. The final case study is due by the end of day, December 20.

Lesson 12
Do the reading for Lesson 12. Chapter 13, and the information in this lesson will focus on icing.

Lesson 11
Do the reading for Lesson 11. Chapter 11, 12, and the information in this lesson will focus on wind shear and turbulence.

Lesson 10
Do the reading for Lesson 10. Chapter 10, and the information in this lesson will focus on local wind basics.

Lesson 9
Do the reading for Lesson 9. Chapter 9, and the information in this lesson will focus on thunderstorms.

Lesson 8
Do the reading for Lesson 8. Chapter 8, and the information in this lesson will focus on the relationships between airmasses and fronts.

Lesson 7
Do the reading for Lesson 7. Chapter 7, beginning of 8, and the information in this lesson will focus on general atmospheric circulation.

Lesson 6
Do the reading for Lesson 6. Chapter 6 and the information in this lesson will focus on visibility.

Lesson 5
Do the reading for Lesson 5. Chapter 5 and the information in this lesson will focus on atmospheric stability, vertical motion, and the basics of turbulence.

Lesson 4
Do the reading for Lesson 4. Chapter 6, and the information in this lesson will cover the basics of atmospheric motion, as well as cloud, fog, and precipitation formation.

Lesson 3
Do the reading for Lesson 3. Chapter 4, the appendix, and the information in this lesson will cover how to read and interpret weather maps and decoding weather reports.

Lesson 2
Do the reading for Lesson 2, material in Chapters 3 and 4 cover topics of the wind and the forces that generate the wind.

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Lesson 1
This week we discuss and learn basic weather elements. We cover the definitions of Temperature, Pressure, Density, Wind and Moisture. We also introduce methods of transferring energy in the atmosphere.

It is important to know what the standard atmosphere is and how it differs from the atmosphere you are flying. When flying, you will want to avoid turbulent regions of the atmosphere. Many times turbulent regions are areas where energy is being transferred, so it is important to know how energy is transferred. This first lesson introduces you to these concepts.

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