Objective: To further develop the pilot’s knowledge of weather, as related to flight operations. Additionally, the pilot will be able to recognize critical weather situations and wind shear recognition and avoidance.

Text References: Aviation Weather and Weather Services, Study Units 1-13 (Parts I and II) (149 pages) Commercial Pilot FAA Knowledge Test, Study Unit 7, “Aviation Weather” (23 pages)

Content

Aviation Weather and Weather Services Reading Assignment Pages

The Earth’s Atmosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13

Atmospheric Pressure and Altimetry . . . . . . . . 15-28

Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-44

Moisture, Cloud Formation, and Precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-54

Stable and Unstable Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-62

Clouds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63-72

Air Masses and Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-90

Turbulence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91-102

Icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103-112

Thunderstorms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113-130

Common IFR Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131-140

High Altitude Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143-152

Commercial Pilot FAA Knowledge Test No. of Study Unit 7 Contents Questions

7.1 Causes of Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

7.2 High/Low Pressure Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

7.3 Jet Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

7.4 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

7.5 Clouds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

7.6 Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

7.7 Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

7.8 Thunderstorms and Icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

7.9 Turbulence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

7.10 Wind Shear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Completion Standards

The lesson will have been successfully completed when the pilot answers the questions in Study Unit 7, “Aviation Weather,” of Commercial Pilot FAA Knowledge Test, FAA Test Prep Software, and/or Online Ground School with a minimum passing grade of 80%.