To develop the student’s knowledge of the fundamentals of weather, as associated with the operation of an airplane.

Study Unit 7 Contents

7.1 The Earth’s Atmosphere

7.2 Temperature

7.3 Atmospheric Pressure

7.4 Wind

7.5 Moisture, Cloud Formation, and Precipitation

7.6 Stable and Unstable Air

7.7 Clouds

7.8 Air Masses and Fronts

7.9 Turbulence

7.10 Icing

7.11 Thunderstorms

7.12 Fog

7.1 Causes of Weather

7.2 Convective Currents

7.3 Fronts

7.4 Thunderstorms

7.5 Icing

7.6 Mountain Wave

7.7 Wind Shear

7.8 Temperature/Dew Point and Fog

7.9 Clouds

7.10 Stability of Air Masses

7.11 Temperature Inversions

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