Weather for Private Pilot’s License holders.
LOCATION
Periodicals Section
Central Library
South Kensington Campus
London
SW7 2AZ
UK
The meeting will offer a mixture of informal talks and practical exercises with a focus on improving safety for General Aviation, particularly for advanced PPL (private pilots licence) students and holders. General Aviation Safety Council (GASCo) Safety Evenings are designed to examine the six areas of greatest concern to General Aviation in the UK - the GA Safety Six. Of the safety six, two are significantly affected by weather: Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) is often associated with cloud, and loss of control is often associated with unexpected changes in wind. Therefore this meeting will focus on two topics: visibility/cloud and wind/turbulence.
This will be a fairly informal meeting, with many interjections by “students” during the more formal talks. There will be considerable emphasis on practical exercises using information available on the web and other sources. All participants are required to bring a lap top or equivalent device and will be familiar with TAFs and METARs. During the practical exercises the tutors will act as facilitators for discussion on how best to use the available data to expedite decision making. The meeting will also address conditions in the near continent (particularly France) and more mountainous parts of the UK (Wales, Scotland) including how they cause problems for GA pilots.
A certificate will be issued to those successfully completing the course.
The meeting will offer a mixture of informal talks and practical exercises with a focus on improving safety for General Aviation, particularly for advanced PPL (private pilots licence) students and holders. General Aviation Safety Council (GASCo) Safety Evenings are designed to examine the six areas of greatest concern to General Aviation in the UK - the GA Safety Six. Of the safety six, two are significantly affected by weather: Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) is often associated with cloud, and loss of control is often associated with unexpected changes in wind. Therefore this meeting will focus on two topics: visibility/cloud and wind/turbulence.
This will be a fairly informal meeting, with many interjections by “students” during the more formal talks. There will be considerable emphasis on practical exercises using information available on the web and other sources. All participants are required to bring a lap top or equivalent device and will be familiar with TAFs and METARs. During the practical exercises the tutors will act as facilitators for discussion on how best to use the available data to expedite decision making. The meeting will also address conditions in the near continent (particularly France) and more mountainous parts of the UK (Wales, Scotland) including how they cause problems for GA pilots.
A certificate will be issued to those successfully completing the course.