Severe Weather Flying (AOPA/McGraw-Hill series in general aviation) Book

Describes how to anticipate hazardous weather conditions, avoid them in flight, and get out of them when encountered. Among the topics covered in clear detail are: The Ups and Downs of Air: showing that fronts, low pressure areas, mountains and jet streams really do only one thing - lift air. Stability: Explaining the relationship of atmospheric stability to observed weather. Air-Mass Thunderstorms: Describes what they are, how to avoid them and how (if you must) to fly through them. Steady-State Thunderstorms: Presents all you need to know about these fearsome tornado-spawning thunderstorms. Lightning: The dangers to airplanes, and which fuels and systems are most valuable (and vulnerable). Icing: The hows and whys of structural icing, with icing avoidance and other aspects of this flight-crippling condition. Nocturnal Thunderstorms: Takes the mystery our of the cause and effect of these beautiful killers. Downburst: Discusses the downdraft-shear phenomena which caused the 1975 Eastern airlines crash at JFK.Read More