Weather reports, forecasts & flight planning /
"Whether you're flying to the wild blue yonder, gray skies, or pitch-black night, Terry T. Lankford's classic weather guide for pilots is your one indispensable source for clear meteorological information. In this easy-to-understand book, FAA Weather Specialist and 30-year veteran pil...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
McGraw-Hill,
c2000.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: | Practical flying series
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Whether you're flying to the wild blue yonder, gray skies, or pitch-black night, Terry T. Lankford's classic weather guide for pilots is your one indispensable source for clear meteorological information. In this easy-to-understand book, FAA Weather Specialist and 30-year veteran pilot Lankford gives pilots practical weather guidance for safer flights.". "In Weather Reports, Forecasts & Flight Planning, you'll find more than weather theory and simple assessment information. Terry Lankford gives you: hands-on advice on pilot interpretation and application of diverse weather information; the voice of experience in applying real-life techniques to specific situations; pilot-tested, best-practice procedures for all types of conditions, forecasts, and flight planning; vital information on challenges such as vorticity, icing, low-level wind shear, thunderstorms, and turbulence; a pilot-savvy understanding of the limitations and evolution of weather forecasting; and clarifications of dangerous misunderstandings and misconceptions about weather forecasts and terminology."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | Previous ed. published as: Pilot's guide to weather reports, forecasts, and flight planning. New York : TAB Books, 1995. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xix, 470 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to ECHO (Ebrary). |
| ISBN: | 0071354565 (pbk.) : |