Poster – Anticipate, Detect and Recover From Windshear
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpekvItjrIc Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qD3_utghuk International standard versus real atmosphere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMdfu1-RzFs A focus on tropopause https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2MqvmX7CG0 General circulation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neX3IFHnJ8M Ice crystals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_zbD2EXO2I Airframe icing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4nuOVp8uMo Clouds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRsuGICE1Js Turbulence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSY7STQd4hs Turbulence – Low
Understanding, Anticipating and Handling Windshear
Understanding Windshear Definition Windshear can be defined as a sudden change in wind velocity and/or direction over a short distance. It can occur in all directions, but for convenience, it
Optimum use of weather radar
In recent years, there have been a number of flights where passengers or crew suffered injuries due to severe turbulence. In some other instances, the aircraft structure was substantially damaged following a hailstorm encounter. Clearly adverse weather can pose a threat to the safe and comfortable completion of a flight, thus it needs to be […]
Wind shear: an invisible enemy to pilots?
Weather plays a significant role in aviation safety and is regularly cited as a contributing factor in accidents or major incidents. Wind shear in the form of microbursts particularly, can be a severe hazard to aircraft during take-off, approach and landing.