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Master Aviation Weather Course
Fundamentals of Aviation Meteorology
This course provides expert insight into the fundamentals of weather forecasting and helps you make more informed decisions in aviation.
It is delivered by professional meteorologists and hydrologists from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Course Information
Duration: 1Â day
Facilitated by: Meteorologist from the Bureau of Meteorology Training CentreÂ
Pre-requisites: Nil; limited science knowledge assumed
Course Overview
The Aviation Weather course will equip you with a broad understanding of the driving forces in our atmosphere, how it is observed and how a range of phenomena are forecast.
The first day explores the role of the sun in driving the weather via the global circulation. The big picture of meteorology (referred to as synoptic-scale meteorology) is then explained using the mean sea level pressure chart and features depicted on these charts as the basis. You will begin to develop predictive skills by relating synoptic-scale meteorology to the resulting weather phenomena. This extends to predicting wind direction and speed, temperature, cloud types and precipitation to name a few. Observation systems such as satellite, radar and surface observations are explained alongside these weather phenomena. Day one concludes with a description of the forecast process used by Bureau weather forecasters.
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During the second day of the course, you will learn how about correctly interpreting precipitation forecasts and how they're put together. You will then learn about thunderstorms and severe weather in Australia, including what causes thunderstorms and how severe thunderstorms and severe weather warnings differ. The rest of this day will focus on specific forecasting services provided by the Bureau.
You will learn more about aviation weather services and how as a pilot you can utilise your new knowledge in aviation.
The course will run from 9am till 4:30pm, leaving some time at the end of the day for questions if you wish to remain a bit longer.
Morning, lunch and afternoon tea are provided each day. If you have a tablet or laptop, feel free to bring it along so you can access our website and complete activities as we cover the different topics.
Course Location
The course will be run near Moorabbin Airport
Course Dates and Cost
The cost of the course, lunch and morning and afternoon tea is $800 inclusive of GST
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The numbers of participants are limited and payment will be required before you have a firm booking.