Radar & Satellite Weather Interpretation for Pilots [Paperback]

Terry T. Lankford (Author)

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Paperback: 325 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (Jun 21 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071391185
ISBN-13: 978-0071391184
Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 19 x 2.1 cm
Shipping Weight: 699 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,013,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6 in Books > Nonfiction > Transportation > Aviation > Meteorology
- #89 in Books > Professional & Technical > Engineering > Electrical & Electronics > Antennas & Radar
- #91 in Books > Engineering > Electrical & Electronics > Antennas & Radar

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* Explains how to obtain, translate, and apply weather satellite and radar images and information to flight planning and operations
* Actual weather scenarios are used to teach flight planning strategies
* Case studies provide examples of misinterpretation and prevention techniques
* Provides pilots with solid decision-making base and alternatives

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UTILIZE THE LATEST ADVANCES IN SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGING FOR SMOOTH, SAFE FLIGHT OPERATIONS

Recent breakthroughs in radar and satellite imaging and communications technology have put a tremendous amount of potentially life-saving weather-related data at a pilot’s disposal. This heavily-illustrated, expertly written resource explains how to obtain, interpret, and effectively apply all this information. Radar & Satellite Weather Interpretation For Pilots thoroughly describes the usefulness – as well as limitations – of radar and satellite imaging in flight planning and operations and offers in-depth coverage of key topics such as:
* Geographical Features
* Weather Features
* Interpretation and Application
* Maps and Codes
* Equipment Reviews
* Lightning Detection Equipment
* Image Illustrations
* Flight Planning Strategies
* Risk Evaluation
* And more

You’ll also find reference information and maps to help plot radar locations and lists to decode location identifiers. Although Radar & Satellite Weather Interpretation for Pilots includes an in-depth review of satellite and weather radar fundamentals as applied to flight, it is far more than a collection of facts – it is a working tool that teaches pilots solid decision-making and risk assessment skills. The author, who is a former FAA Weather Specialist and a consultant for NASA includes valuable case study examples of misinterpretation and prevention techniques as well as actual weather scenarios used to apply flight planning strategies.

If you are looking for clear and up-to-date information on satellite and radar weather interpretations for flight operations, your search ends here.

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"A disastrous thunderstorm accident close to Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1943 that involved an American (Airlines) DC-3 started a chain of events that eventually led to the first systematic research into thunderstorm behavior. Read the first page

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Amazon.com: 3.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Ok... nothing special, Mar 8 2007

By Le Q "Know Nothing" - Published on Amazon.com

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This review is from: Radar & Satellite Weather Interpretation for Pilots (Paperback)

This book needs color pictures. The whole premise is to help pilots learn how to decipher sat. and radar images, but you can't tell much about the example pictures due to their quality and their lack of color. However, pilots really need to know this stuff, so something is better than nothing. Buy the used version - not worth "full price."

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding reference guide, Dec 12 2009

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This review is from: Radar & Satellite Weather Interpretation for Pilots (Paperback)

I borrowed this book from our local library and I like it so much I am ordering it. I am adding books to my library of meteorology, one at a time. Not being a meteorologist, there are of course upper limits on what I can understand or wish to learn. Fluid dynamics with differential equations is one of them.
This book is written for pilots. i am not a pilot but enjoy the mechanics of flying-approaches, frequencies, navigating, planes, airport administration, etc. Weather is important to pilots and Lankford devotes 8 chapters to it. See, what I have discovered is, every author explains a subject in a different way. Lankford's explanations of fronts, air masses, clouds, bring a new perspective for me. His three chapters-3-on satellite images and interpretation are unique and are alone worth the price of the book. He has some appendix chapters, but they are of little interest to me.

So, I highly recommend this book to pilots and weather "enthusiasts", because it gets hard to find information that is approachable
and not graduate level tombs.

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