ASA
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Newly updated to include the latest NWS procedural changes, ASA-AC00-45F.2 supersedes ASA-AC00-45F and now includes Change 2, effective March 2009. Aviation Weather Services features full-color illustrations throughout, and full coverage of weather-related tools to assist every pilot's flight planning and in-flight decisions.
This text thoroughly explains the many U.S. aviation weather products and services available to pilots. It details the interpretation and application of advisories, coded weather reports, forecasts, observed and prognostic weather charts, and radar and satellite imagery. Weather product examples and explanations are taken primarily from the Aviation Weather Center's Aviation Digital Data Service website http://adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov. Provides hundreds of weather website addresses for weather resources, definitions, and additional information available in other FAA publications. An electronic copy of this printed book is available on the ASA website for pilots to access these clickable links--an unprecedented level of convenience and education for pilots planning their flights and researching weather.
The Aviation Weather Services AC continues to be a definitive resource when studying for pilot certification exams and should remain a part of every aviator's library. Includes weather station location tables, lists of contractions and acronyms, weather symbols, conversion charts, internet links, and more. Soft cover, 8-3/8" x 10-7/8" 400 pages. The Aviation Weather Combo includes newly-updated laminated weather code cards with TAF/METAR and ASOS/AWOS abbreviations and decoding tips.