Attention:
- Research a mishap case study:
- Discuss how the initial conditions developed into an incident/accident/mishap
- Relate similar personal experience of the same type of incident/accident/mishap
Motivator:
- Regardless of your experience level, weather is likely to be a key factor in your decision-making process
- A pilot's ability to find and interpret weather is essential to make well-informed decisions
- Failure to recognize deteriorating weather conditions leads to a exceptionally high mishap and associated lethality rate
- Weather service to aviation is a joint effort between federal agencies, the military weather services, and other aviation-oriented groups and individuals
- The National Weather Service operates a network of radar sites for detecting coverage, intensity, and movement of precipitation
- FAA and DOD radar sites in the western sections of the country supplement the network
- Local warning radar sites augment the network by operating on an as-needed basis to support warning and forecast programs
- Think you've got a solid understanding of weather and atmosphere? Don't miss the weather and atmosphere quiz below and the topic summary
Overview:
Topic:
Time:
Introduction:
0:05
Weather Information:
0:10
Training:
0:05
Review (quiz):
0:05
Case Studies:
0:05
Total Ground Time:
0:30
Required Materials:
- Paper, Pen, Marker, Whiteboard
Instructor Actions:
- Review Airman Certification Standards
Student Actions:
- Complete assigned reading (see content above)
- Ask pertinent questions
Instrument Rating - Weather Information Airman Certification Standards:
- To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with obtaining, understanding, and applying weather information for a flight under IFR
- References: 14 CFR part 91; FAA-H-8083-25, AC 00-6; AC 00-45, AIM
Weather Information Knowledge:
The applicant must demonstrate understanding of:-
IR.I.B.K1:
Sources of weather data (e.g., National Weather Service, Flight Service) for flight planning purposes -
IR.I.B.K2:
Acceptable weather products and resources required for preflight planning, current and forecast weather for departure, en route, and arrival phases of flight IR.I.B.K3:
Meteorology applicable to the departure, en route, alternate, and destination under VFR in Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) to include expected climate and hazardous conditions such as:IR.I.B.K3a:
Atmospheric composition and stabilityIR.I.B.K3b:
Wind (e.g. crosswind, tailwind, wind shear, mountain wave, etc.)-
IR.I.B.K3c:
Temperature IR.I.B.K3d:
Moisture/precipitation-
IR.I.B.K3e:
Weather system formation, including air masses and fronts -
IR.I.B.K3f:
Clouds IR.I.B.K3g:
Turbulence-
IR.I.B.K3h:
Thunderstorms and microbursts -
IR.I.B.K3i:
Icing and freezing level information IR.I.B.K3j:
Fog/mistIR.I.B.K3k:
Frost-
IR.I.B.K3i:
Obstructions to visibility (e.g., smoke, haze, volcanic ash, etc.)
IR.I.B.K4:
Flight deck displays of digital weather and aeronautical information
Weather Information Risk Management:
The applicant demonstrates the ability to identify, assess and mitigate risks, encompassing:-
IR.I.B.R1:
Factors involved in making the go/no-go and continue/divert decisions, to include:-
IR.I.B.R1a:
Circumstances that would make diversion prudent -
IR.I.B.R1b:
Personal weather minimums -
IR.I.B.R1c:
Hazardous weather conditions to include known or forecast icing or turbulence aloft
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IR.I.B.R2:
Limitations of:-
IR.I.B.R2a:
Onboard weather equipment -
IR.I.B.R2b:
Aviation weather reports and forecasts -
IR.I.B.R2c:
Inflight weather resources
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Weather Information Skills:
The applicant demonstrates the ability to:PA.I.B.R1:
Use available aviation weather resources to obtain an adequate weather briefingPA.I.B.R2:
Analyze the implications of at least three of the conditions listed in K3a through K3l above, using actual weather or weather conditions in a scenario provided by the evaluatorPA.I.B.R3:
Correlate weather information to make a competent go/no-go decisionPA.I.B.R4:
Determine whether an alternate airport is required, and, if required, whether the selected alternate airport meets regulatory requirements
Re-Motivation:
Closure:
- Advise students that this lesson will be used as a starting point for the next lesson
- Assign study materials for the next lesson