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Introduction
This lesson focuses on visibility, which is very important if you are
not instrument rated. Poor visibility is a non-starte fro pilots wioth
the appropriate rating on their licence. We will discuss what causes
poor visibilty and some inflight problems that
can
occur
without
warning.
Learning
Objectives
- Understand what conditions can cause low visibility.
- Learn why it is important
to know the standard atmosphere.
- Learn methods of transferring energy
in the atmosphere: radiation, conduction, convection, and advection.
Later we will discuss latent heat transfer
and turbulent eddies.
- Make sure there are no problems
with submitting material over the web and running Java applets.
How
to Proceed
- Review Chapter 6 material on visibility.
- Review the summary material under Lesson Content. This summarizes
some of the most important concepts of visibilty.
- Do the Learning Activities to prepare
you for this weeks quiz.
Time
Requirement
Approximately one
hour.
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