Table of Contents TP 10087 E
- General
- Table of Contents
- 1.0 Air Law and Procedures
- 2.0 Envelopes, Baskets and Burners
- 3.0 Aerostatics
- 4.0 Flight Instruments
- 5.0 Meteorology
- 6.0 Navigation and Radio Aids
- 7.0 Flight Operations
- 8.0 Human Factors
- 9.0 Flight Instructor Rating
- Examination Results - Decoding
- Recommended Study Material
- Enquiries
5.1 THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
- Composition and Physical Properties
- Vertical Structure
- The Standard Atmosphere
- Density and Pressure
- Mobility
- Expansion and Compression
5.2 ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
- Definition
- Pressure Measurements
- Station Pressure
- Sea Level Pressure
- Pressure Systems and their Variations
- Effects of Temperature
- Isobars
- Horizontal Pressure Differences
5.3 METEOROLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ALTIMETRY
- Pressure Altitude
- Density Altitude
- Altimeter Settings
5.4 TEMPERATURE
- Temperature Scales, Farhenheit and Celsius
- Heating and Cooling of the Atmosphere - Convection/Advection/ Radiation
- Horizontal Differences
- Temperature Variations with Altitude
- Inversions
- Isothermal Layers
5.5 MOISTURE
- Relative Humidity Dewpoint
- Change of State
- Sublimation and Condensation
- Cloud Formation
- Precipitation
- Saturated and Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rates
5.6 STABILITY AND INSTABILITY
- Lapse Rate and Stability
- Modification of Stability
- Characteristics of Stable and Unstable Air
- Surface Heating and Cooling
- Lifting Processes
- Subsidence/Convergence
5.7 CLOUDS
- Classification
- Formation and Structure
- Types and Recognition
- Associated Precipitation and Turbulence
5.8 TURBULENCE
- Convective
- Mechanical
- Wind Shear
- Frontal Systems
5.9 WIND
- Pressure Gradient
- Deflection caused by the Earth's Rotation/Centrifugal Force
- Low Level Winds - Variation in Surface Wind
- Friction
- Veer and Back
- Squalls and Gusts
- Diurnal Effects
- Land and Sea Breezes
- Katabatic/Anabatic Effects
- Topographical Effects
- Wind Shear, Types and Causes
5.10 AIR MASSES
- Definition and Characteristics
- Formation
- Classification
- Modification
- Factors that Determines Weather
- Seasonal and geographic Effects
- Air Masses affecting North America
5.1 THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
- Composition and Physical Properties
- Vertical Structure
- The Standard Atmosphere
- Density and Pressure
- Mobility
- Expansion and Compression
5.2 ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
- Definition
- Pressure Measurements
- Station Pressure
- Sea Level Pressure
- Pressure Systems and their Variations
- Effects of Temperature
- Isobars
- Horizontal Pressure Differences
5.3 METEOROLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ALTIMETRY
- Pressure Altitude
- Density Altitude
- Altimeter Settings
5.4 TEMPERATURE
- Temperature Scales, Farhenheit and Celsius
- Heating and Cooling of the Atmosphere - Convection/Advection/ Radiation
- Horizontal Differences
- Temperature Variations with Altitude
- Inversions
- Isothermal Layers
5.5 MOISTURE
- Relative Humidity Dewpoint
- Change of State
- Sublimation and Condensation
- Cloud Formation
- Precipitation
- Saturated and Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rates
5.6 STABILITY AND INSTABILITY
- Lapse Rate and Stability
- Modification of Stability
- Characteristics of Stable and Unstable Air
- Surface Heating and Cooling
- Lifting Processes
- Subsidence/Convergence
5.7 CLOUDS
- Classification
- Formation and Structure
- Types and Recognition
- Associated Precipitation and Turbulence
5.8 TURBULENCE
- Convective
- Mechanical
- Wind Shear
- Frontal Systems
5.9 WIND
- Pressure Gradient
- Deflection caused by the Earth's Rotation/Centrifugal Force
- Low Level Winds - Variation in Surface Wind
- Friction
- Veer and Back
- Squalls and Gusts
- Diurnal Effects
- Land and Sea Breezes
- Katabatic/Anabatic Effects
- Topographical Effects
- Wind Shear, Types and Causes
5.10 AIR MASSES
- Definition and Characteristics
- Formation
- Classification
- Modification
- Factors that Determines Weather
- Seasonal and geographic Effects
- Air Masses affecting North America
5.11 FRONTS
- Structure
- Types
- Formation
- Cross-sections
- Frontogenesis and Frontolysis
5.12 FRONTAL WEATHER
- Cold Front
- Warm Front
- TROWAL and Upper Fonts
5.13 THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES
- Requirements for Development
- Structure and Development
- Types - Air Mass, Frontal
- Hazards - Updrafts, Downdrafts, Gust Fronts, Downbursts, Microbursts, Hail and Lightning
5.14 SQUALL LINES
5.15 TERRAIN EFFECTS
5.16 SURFACE BASED LAYERS
- Fog Formation
- Fog Types
- Haze and Smoke
- Obscured/Partially Obscured
5.17 METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO PILOTS
- Flight Information Centres (FIC)
- Aviation Weather Website
- Pilot's Automatic Telephone Weather Answering Service (PATWAS)
- Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)
5.18 AVIATION WEATHER REPORTS
- Aviation Routine Weather Reports (METAR)
- Speci
- Decoding
- AWOS
- Pilot Reports (PIREP and AIREP)
5.19 AVIATION FORECASTS
- Times Issued and Validity Periods
- Decoding
- Graphical Area Forecasts (GFA)/AIRMET
- Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF)
- Upper Level Wind and Temperature Forecast (FD)
- Significant In-Flight Weather Warning Messages (SIGMET)
5.20 WEATHER MAPS AND PROGNOSTIC CHARTS
- Times Issued and validity Periods
- Symbols and Decoding
- Surface Weather Charts
- Prognostic Surface Chart