Thunderstorm Avoidance

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Thunderstorm Avoidance

General Subject Course

Overview

Avsoft’s Thunderstorm Avoidance online aviation course explores important definitions, limitations, components, and procedures related to this important aviation general subject.

Learning objectives include:

  • Thunderstorm formation
  • Anatomy of a thunderstorm
  • Life cycle of a thunderstorm
  • Types of thunderstorms
  • Associated weather phenomena including gust fronts, roll clouds, gustnados, wall clouds, and tornadoes
  • Associated hazards including microbursts, wind shear, turbulence, precipitation, icing, and lightning strikes
  • Thunderstorm avoidance techniques including using airborne weather radar
  • Thunderstorm penetration techniques

Each module concludes with a test, and when all the modular tests are successfully completed, a certificate of completion is generated.

Customers also have the option of creating a final exam.

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Modules

  • Anatomy of a Thunderstorm
  • Microbursts
  • Thunderstorm Hazards
  • Thunderstorm Avoidance

Details

Duration

This course is designed to provide around

3 hours

of comprehensive Thunderstorm Avoidance training.

Compliance

This course is designed to comply with EASA, FAA, IATA, and Transport Canada regulations.

Versions
Imperial
Metric
Target Audience

This course is designed to provide initial training for ATP/ATPL students and recurrent training for pilots and flight dispatchers.

Customization

This couse can be customized for Airlines and ATOs.

Platforms

This course can be viewed on Mac and Windows using any major internet browser. With the Portable Classroom app, this course can be viewed on Android and iPad tablets.

Thunderstorm Avoidance

General Subject Course