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| ====== AF 201B Unit 13 Orientation Lesson 6 - Wx Theory ====== | ====== AF 201B Unit 13 Orientation Lesson 6 - Wx Theory ====== | ||
| + | {{ :courses:201b:ground:201b-wxtheory.pdf |Syllabus}} | ||
| The student will become familiar with weather theory (fronts, pressure | The student will become familiar with weather theory (fronts, pressure | ||
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| * Composition of Atmosphere | * Composition of Atmosphere | ||
| + | * Troposphere (SFC - 370) | ||
| + | * Stratosphere (370^) | ||
| + | * Tropopause | ||
| + | * Standard lapse rate | ||
| + | * Standard Atmosphere | ||
| * Fronts and Pressure Systems | * Fronts and Pressure Systems | ||
| + | * Low/High Pressure | ||
| + | * Couterclockwise - Low pressure | ||
| + | * Types of Fronts | ||
| + | * Cold Front | ||
| + | * Warm Front | ||
| + | * Occluded Front | ||
| + | * Stationary Front | ||
| * Characteristics of Various Airmasses | * Characteristics of Various Airmasses | ||
| + | * Stable Air | ||
| + | * Unstable Air | ||
| * Characteristics of Various Frontal Systems | * Characteristics of Various Frontal Systems | ||
| * Formation of Fog and Clouds | * Formation of Fog and Clouds | ||
| + | * Types of Fog | ||
| + | * Radiation Fog | ||
| + | * Upslope Fog | ||
| + | * Costal/Steam Fog | ||
| + | * Fog, clouds, or dew form when water vapor condenses | ||
| + | * Type of clouds | ||
| + | * Low (below 6,500ft) | ||
| + | * Mid (between 6,500 & 20,000ft) | ||
| + | * High (above 20,000ft) | ||
| + | * Clouds with vertical development | ||
| + | * Cloud Formation | ||
| + | * Clouds form (typically) where the temp & dewpoint meet | ||
| + | * Lapse Rate: 4.5º F for 1,000ft | ||
| * Formation and Dangers of Thunderstorms | * Formation and Dangers of Thunderstorms | ||
| + | * Stages of a TS | ||
| + | * Safety radius & concerns | ||
| * Inadvertent Encounters with Icing Conditions | * Inadvertent Encounters with Icing Conditions | ||
| * Wind Shear | * Wind Shear | ||
| + | * Most likely during temperature inversions, frontal zone, and/or clear air turbulence | ||
| ===== Reading List ===== | ===== Reading List ===== | ||
| * [[https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/phak/media/14_phak_ch12.pdf|PHAK Ch. 12]] | * [[https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/phak/media/14_phak_ch12.pdf|PHAK Ch. 12]] | ||
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| + | ===== References ===== | ||
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| + | [[http://www.free-online-private-pilot-ground-school.com/Aviation-Weather-Principles.html|Weather Theory]] | ||
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