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Weather Wise: Air Masses and Fronts
Learn about about the large-scale forces that drive the weather and how to put that knowledge to work before your next flight (approx. 45-60 minutes).
Weather Wise: Precipitation and Icing
Many pilots underestimate the dangers of precipitation and icing and an alarming number become accident statistics as a result. This course provides the basics on how to recognize the hazards of precipitation and ice, develop a strategy for avoidance and how to react appropriately if you encounter unexpected conditions (approx. 45 minutes).
Weather Wise: Thunderstorms and ATC
Learn how ATC describes precipitation, what weather-radar services and controllers can offer, and how to effectively communicate with ATC (approx. 45-60 minutes).
Accident Case Study: Airframe Icing
Ride along for this chilling re-creation and analysis of an accident that occurred when the pilot of a Cirrus SR22 encountered unforecast icing over the Sierra Nevada mountains. (approx. 20-30 minutes).
Accident Case Study: VFR into IMC
VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions is a leading cause of fatla GA accidents. This minicourse re-creates an actual VFR-IMC accident and examines the lessons we can learn from it. (approx. 20-30 minutes).
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