{"product_id":"weather-reports-forecasts-flight-planning-9780071354561","title":"Weather Reports, Forecasts \u0026 Flight Planning","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Terry Lankford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McGraw-Hill\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Aviation - Piloting \u0026amp; Flight Instruction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWEATHER REPORTS, FORECASTS \u0026amp; FLIGHT PLANNING \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for previous editions: \"The best new book on the subject...comprehensive, authoritative, and filled with examples and illustrations...beneficial to student pilots and pros alike.\"--AOPA Pilot \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lankford's book does a much better job of helping pilots understand reports and forecasts than Aviation Weather Services. In addition, Lankford explains quite a bit of meteorology as he shows you how to understand written material and charts.\"--Flight Training magazine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're flying into 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn WEATHER REPORTS, FORECASTS \u0026amp; FLIGHT PLANNING, you'll find more than weather theory and simple assessment information. Terry Lankford gives you: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Hands-on advice on pilot interpretation and application of diverse weather information \u003cbr\u003e* The voice of experience in applying real-life techniques to specific information \u003cbr\u003e* Pilot-tested, best-practice procedures for all types of conditions, forecasts, and flight planning \u003cbr\u003e* Vital information on challenges such as vorticity, icing, low-level wind shear, thunderstorms, and turbulence \u003cbr\u003e* A pilot-savvy understanding of the limitations and evolution of weather forecasting \u003cbr\u003e* Clarifications of dangerous misunderstandings and misconceptions about weather forecasts and terminology \u003cbr\u003e* The most efficient ways to get the meteorological information you needand make maximum use of FAA automated services \u003cbr\u003e* Decoding of weather and NOTAM abbreviations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNEW IN THIS EDITION: \u003cbr\u003e* Coverage of satellite imagery \u003cbr\u003e* Completely updated to METAR format \u003cbr\u003e* NEXRAD and Leading-Edge radar products \u003cbr\u003e* National Weather Service procedures, techniques, reorganization \u003cbr\u003e* Aviation Weather Channel web page help \u003cbr\u003e* Mountain Wave Forecasts information \u003cbr\u003e* Wind chill\/comfort index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding the equivelant of in-depth experience in gathering, interpreting, and applying meteorological information, this book puts the goal of weather-wise piloting within easy reach. WEATHER REPORTS, FORECASTS \u0026amp; FLIGHT PLANNING will raise your confidence level as it raises your skills.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408367870103,"sku":"9780071354561","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780071354561.webp?v=1767309735","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/weather-reports-forecasts-flight-planning-9780071354561","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}