Course detail
Aeronautical Meteorology
FSI-DLM Acad. year: 2024/2025 Summer semester
Applied meteorology is investigating meteorological elements and phenomena respecting their influence on aircraft traffic and technique. The course is focused on atmospheric characteristics and basic atmospheric phenomena, influencing the safeness, efficiency, operation, periodicity and comfort of aircraft traffic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
6
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
The basics of thermodynamics, flight mechanic, regional geography.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The credit is necessary to be admitted to examinations. The examination is of written form.
Lectures and exercises are compulsory, and the attendance (80% at the minimum) is controlled and recorded. The absence (in justifiable cases) can be compensated by personal consultation with the lecturer and elaboration of individually assigned topics and exercises. Individual tasks must be finished and handed in the credit week at the latest.
Aims
The goal is to familiarize students with meteorological conditions of each stages of flight and operation of airports. Students will be prepared for passing the ATPL (A) exam at CAA.
Obtaining theoretical knowledge of aircraft meteorology and the ability to use in practice the aircraft meteorological documentation, which is necessary for professional pilots in airway commerce.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-PRP-P: Professional Pilot, Bachelor's, compulsory
Programme C-AKR-P: , Lifelong learning
specialization CLS: , elective
Type of course unit
Lecture
52 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. The Atmosphere, Pressure, Density
2. Pressure Systems, Temperature, Humidity
3. Adiabatics and Stability, Turbulence
4. Altimetry, Winds, Upper Winds
5. Clouds, Cloud Formation and Precipitation
6. Thunderstorms, Visibility, Icing
7. Air Masses, Occlusions, Other Depressions
8. Global Climatology, Local Winds and Weather, Area Climatology
9. Route Climatology, Satellite Observations
10. Meteorological Aerodrome Reports (METARs)
11. Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs), Significant Weather and Wind Charts
12. Warning Messages
13. Meteorological Information for Aircraft in Flight
Exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1.-2. Distribution of meteorological elements with elevation.
3.-4. Temporal course of selected meteorological elements.
5.-6. Surface and upper-air weather charts.
7.-8. Description and analysis of surface pressure field.
9.-11. Aviation meteorological reports, international codes.
12. Excursion to a meteorological station.
13. Excursion to a meteorological radar station.
NB: Exercises are organised operatively to coincide with lecture topics, they partly have a character of individual student work, and partly a demonstration character.