Description »
Weather remains a major cause of aviation fatalities worldwide. There is no "safe" area to penetrate a thunderstorm, so pilots must fully understand their weather radar so they can effectively navigate around a weather system. Learning how to identify and best avoid a potentially dangerous storm will keep you, your crew and your aircraft flying safely.
Course Objectives »
With FlightSafety's Airborne Weather Radar course, pilots will learn how to read the weather radar and interpret the display with greater accuracy. The course reviews summaries of aviation accidents attributed to inaccurate analyses of the weather radar and covers the following topics:
- Introduction and Course Overview
- Airborne Weather Radar
- The Weather Radar System
- The Radar Beam
- The Radar Display
- The Weather Radar Display, Display Colors, and Gradients
- Reflectivity in relation to a target's density, size, and shape
- The Weather
- Preflight Weather Planning
- Weather: Stratiform vs. Convective Weather
- The Tropopause
- Thunderstorms and their Hazards and Storm Shapes, Squall Lines, Hazardous Winds, Turbulence, Hail, and Lightning
- Hazardous Weather Avoidance
- The Weather Radar Controls
- Weather Radar Control Panel
- Tilt Management
- Gain Control
- Weather Radar Phenomena and Anomalies
- Attenuation
- Ground Clutter and Ground Painting
- Radar Shadows
- Beam Smearing
- Post-Course Assessment (Exam)
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Features and Benefits »
- Learn the features of the Weather Radar and its importance to safe aircraft operation
- Interactive, engaging, and self-paced
- Available anytime and anywhere via the internet
- Employs an operationally-oriented, scenario-based approach that reflects FlightSafety's experience with Weather Radar usage
- Resource documents available for download
- Many user friendly enhancements including a search engine, glossary, bookmarks, notepad and more
- Obtain a FlightSafety Certificate of Completion
Additional Information »
- Price: $250 USD/person
- Target Audience: Pilots
- Duration: 2.0 hours
- Delivery: 100% web-delivered and self-paced
- Credit: Once you have completed the course and successfully passed the test, you are awarded a FlightSafety International certificate of completion. If you are an existing FlightSafety customer, you can also pick up your record of training in myFlightSafety.
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