Best "Aviation weather book" out there?

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This is probably my one area i will be most concerned about after i acquire my PPL hopefully sometime this month. Any great knowledge books out there concerning this topic? Thanks
 
Those are all great books for dealing with weather as a pilot.

Lester's "Aviation Weather" was the textbook for my last college aviation weather class. It's very good for the academic knowledge.

Edit: For the most VALUE in learning about weather, though, after you crunch your way through a book like Lester, then look for Scott D's online learning courses.
 
Legiox said:
This is probably my one area i will be most concerned about after i acquire my PPL hopefully sometime this month. Any great knowledge books out there concerning this topic? Thanks
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Not a book but I recommend Dick Collins' series on weather flying by season. He goes into the theory and prediction and then goes and flies in the weather.

http://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/product/10951

You can get it cheaper as a series of apps, I see:

http://www.sportys.com/PilotShop/product/17283
http://www.sportys.com/PilotShop/product/17285
http://www.sportys.com/PilotShop/product/17284
http://www.sportys.com/PilotShop/product/17286
 
scottd said:
Given my experiences thus far in the aviation weather business, probably never. Unfortunately, there are not enough pilots interested in learning about weather to make such a book worth writing.
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Pre-internet, I would have said that was the wrong attitude to take but obviously the web changes everything as regards communication and mass media.

That said, there is still a market for textbooks.
 
What is it about the weather that you want to know? That is probably a question you don't know how to ask yet.
If you were a glider pilot, you'd want to know all about thermals, ridge winds, mountain waves, rotors and so forth. As an IFR pilot, you would be intensely interested in icing, convection and so forth. As a VFR PPL holder, you see some who want to know if there is one cloud in the sky - then avoid it, while others want to know all the nuances that can cause a VMC day to go IMC so they can fly to the max.
I'm not trying to be unfair, I suspect may not yet have enough awareness of your expected environment (even if you think you do).
And, as others have hinted, there's a big murky area where weather and the systems of providing weather information merge.
Weather Flying by Buck opened my eyes to the importance of the big picture, to seeing trends, to looking for areas where things could get exciting. But, it's probably not necessary for you yet. I'd suggest the two FAA Hanbdbooks on weather as a start. They're online and free.
Then, I'd look for more skill in using weather tools such as are on the AWC site. That takes practice.
 
alfadog said:
Pre-internet, I would have said that was the wrong attitude to take but obviously the web changes everything as regards communication and mass media.

That said, there is still a market for textbooks.
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+1. Get ERAU and UND interested in a book enough to make it part of mandatory curriculum. ;)

(The rest of us could then read it too, thanking the kind folks who are paying through the nose in student loans for funding our learning. Heh.)

I'm half-kidding. I know it'd be a lot of work for little return in many ways.

I need to spend more time on your website now that you've converted your videos to an iPad compatible format. ;)
 
scottd said:
On many levels I've tried to get many of the alphabet organizations excited about the training I can provide. But, they are not interested in what I have to offer. They want to stick with the very basic training. So I've stopped wasting my time beating my head against that wall. :mad2:

My material is a giant leap above where they want to go at this point. That's the main reason I haven't finished my book. There doesn't appear to be a market for it. That's largely true for my website.
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A physics professor/CFII named John Denker wrote a profusely illustrated book on aerodynamics that is, hands down, the best I have ever read (www.av8n.com). It exists only on the web. He has never put it on paper. Doesn't make any money for him, but it is a tremendous service to pilots. How about a web-only book, Scott?

Bob Gardner
 
This is a bit of am old thread but I am hoping to get some advice for someone aspiring to get his PPL but has not started ground school yet..... While many of these books are good for a pilot, I am specifically looking to learn more about what weather is and how it works and how to recognize weather patterns from the ground. That is, not how to fly in it (yet) but what are cirrus, cumulus, thunderstorms, icing, etc. Thank you! !
 
jbwebtech said:
This is a bit of am old thread but I am hoping to get some advice for someone aspiring to get his PPL but has not started ground school yet..... While many of these books are good for a pilot, I am specifically looking to learn more about what weather is and how it works and how to recognize weather patterns from the ground. That is, not how to fly in it (yet) but what are cirrus, cumulus, thunderstorms, icing, etc. Thank you! !
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Start here:
http://www.faa.gov/regulations_poli....cfm/go/document.information/documentid/22268

This is a free publication that will more than get you started.
 
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