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Text: Aviation Weather - AC06
The field trip for Aviation Weather will be the Burke Lake Front Airport in
Cleveland, Ohio. We will meet at 6:30 on Friday March 30, 2007 in the airport
lobby. After touring the control tower we will go to the 100th Bomber Squadron
restaurant by Cleveland Hopkins Airport. A van will leave Hiram College in front
of the Hinsdale Building at 5:30 pm. If you want to ride in this van, let me
know.
Syllabus
Session One:
Text: Chapter One - The Earth’s Atmosphere
Chapter Two - Temperature
Chapter Three - Atmospheric Pressure and Altimetry
Lecture: Introduction to course
What is Air Pressure?
Air Speed Vs. Ground Speed
Film: Flight
Session Two:
Text: Chapter Four - Wind
Chapter Five - Moisture, Cloud Formation, and Precipitation
Lecture: Altimeters and Airspeed Indicators
Film: To be Announced
Session Three:
Text: Chapter Six - Stable and Unstable Air
Chapter Seven – Clouds
Lecture: Cloud Formations and Types
Test: One hour exam on Session One and Two
Film: Coriolis Effect & Satellite Views
Activity: Pizza Party
Session Four:
Text: Chapter Eight - Air Masses and Fronts
Chapter Nine – Turbulence
Lecture: Aircraft Performance Factors
Film: Tornado, Hurricane, and Flood
Session Five:
Text: Chapter Ten - Icing
Chapter Eleven - Thunderstorms
Chapter Twelve - Common IFR Producers
Lecture: Thunderstorms
Test: One-hour exam on Session Three and Four
Film: Aircraft Accidents
Activity: Appetizers Party
Session Six:
Film: Global Warming
Take-home final exam issued
Lecture: Forecasting the Weather
Weather Charts
PowerPoint Aviation Weather Presentations
(allow time to load)