weather for pilots?

I'm sure I don't need to remind you, Margy, of the old maxim that a student
pilot spends literally WEEKS studying about weather, the private pilot
spends DAYS planning a flight, the commercial pilot spends an hour or two
before a long flight, and an ATP can just take one good look at a flight
attendant and tell whether.

Jim

--
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought
without accepting it."
--Aristotle


"Margy Natalie" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:

On Wed, 14 May 2008 07:03:34 -0700, RST Engineering wrote:

the old maxim that a student
pilot spends literally WEEKS studying about weather, the private pilot
spends DAYS planning a flight, the commercial pilot spends an hour or two
before a long flight, and an ATP can just take one good look at a flight
attendant and tell whether.

Jim

It's going to rain?

Huh?

Jim

--
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought
without accepting it."
--Aristotle


"Gezellig" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 May 2008 07:03:34 -0700, RST Engineering wrote:

the old maxim that a student
pilot spends literally WEEKS studying about weather, the private pilot
spends DAYS planning a flight, the commercial pilot spends an hour or two
before a long flight, and an ATP can just take one good look at a flight
attendant and tell whether.

Jim

It's going to rain?

On May 14, 8:03*am, "RST Engineering" wrote:
I'm sure I don't need to remind you, Margy, of the old maxim that a student
pilot spends literally WEEKS studying about weather, the private pilot
spends DAYS planning a flight, the commercial pilot spends an hour or two
before a long flight, and an ATP can just take one good look at a flight
attendant and tell whether.

Jim

--
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought
without accepting it."
* * * * --Aristotle

"Margy Natalie" wrote in message

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Only her hairdresser knows for sure... GG

On Wed, 7 May 2008 16:57:04 -0700 (PDT), Qzectb
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Perhaps.

How would the work you propose differ from this one:http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...ry/rgAdvisoryC...

Well, nicer font for one. Oh, and it wouldn't read like an FAA
training manual but more like a commercial non-fiction book with at
least a little personality, real-life stories, anecdotes, case
studies, etc.

Other than that, the above document looks like it has some pretty
useful (if somewhat dated) information.

Perhaps you'll be able to find some non-fiction stories in the
document below to include in your work:

http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2005/SS0501.pdf
National Transportation Safety Board. 2005. Risk Factors
Associated with Weather-Related General Aviation Accidents. Safety
Study NTSB/SS-05/01. Washington, DC.

Abstract: The goal of this National Transportation Safety Board
study was to better understand the risk factors associated with
accidents that occur in weather conditions characterized by IMC or
poor visibility (.weather-related accidents.). Safety Board air
safety investigators collected data from 72 general aviation
accidents that occurred between August 2003 and April 2004. When
accidents occurred, study managers also contacted pilots of
flights that were operating in the vicinity at the time of those
accidents for information about their flight activity. A total of
135 nonaccident flights were included in the study. All
nonaccident pilots voluntarily consented to interviews and
provided information about their flights, their aircraft, and
details about their training, experience, and demographics.
Additionally, the Federal Aviation Administration provided
information about pilots. practical and written test results and
their previous accident/incident involvement. Statistical analyses
were used to determine the relationships between study
variables and accident/nonaccident status and to identify
variables that could be linked to an increased risk
of weather-related general aviation accident involvement. The
analysis revealed several pilot- and flightrelated factors
associated with increased risk of accident involvement. The safety
issues discussed in this report include: 1) pilot age and
training-related differences, 2) pilot testing, accident, and
incident history, and 3) pilot weather briefing sources and
methods. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were
made to the Federal Aviation Administration.