Weather for Pilots – Practical Aviation Meteorology
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Weather is one of the most critical factors in flight safety — yet it’s often misunderstood. This practical, easy-to-follow course helps pilots interpret weather data and make better decisions.
From decoding METARs and TAFs to analyzing radar imagery and spotting hazardous conditions, you’ll build the skills and confidence to handle weather like a pro. Designed for student pilots, private pilots, and instructors, the course focuses on operational decision-making — not theory-heavy lectures.
🌦️ Real-world examples and radar images
🧑✈️ For PPL, CPL, ULL and GA pilots
📜 Certificate of completion
📱 100% online & self-paced
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📘 MODULE 1: Introduction to Aviation Weather
🕒 Estimated time: 60–90 minutes
🎯 Objective: Build foundational awareness of how weather affects flight and how to read essential weather data.
🎓 Outcome: After completing this module, the student will understand the five key weather factors, be able to read METARs and TAFs, and identify which tools to use during preflight weather checks. -
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📘 MODULE 2: Radar, Satellite, and Real-Time Weather Interpretation
🕒 Estimated time: 60–90 minutes
🎯 Objective: Teach pilots how to visually interpret real-time weather tools to make tactical and strategic decisions during flight planning and enroute operations.
🎓 Outcome: Students will understand how to use radar, satellite imagery, and tools like Windy.com to identify hazardous weather and make safe routing decisions. -
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📘 MODULE 3: Icing, Thunderstorms, and Turbulence
🕒 Estimated time: 60–90 minutes
🎯 Objective: Teach pilots how to identify, avoid, and respond to the three deadliest weather hazards in general and commercial aviation.
🎓 Outcome: Students will understand where these threats occur, how to recognize their signs in weather data, and how to plan routes that avoid danger. -
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📘 MODULE 4: Preflight Weather Briefing Essentials
🕒 Estimated time: 60–75 minutes
🎯 Objective: Teach pilots how to systematically gather, interpret, and evaluate all necessary weather information for safe flight planning.
🎓 Outcome: Students will be able to perform a complete preflight weather briefing for VFR or IFR flights using official and supplemental tools, and assess risk based on that data. -
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📘 MODULE 5: Real-World Flight Case Studies – “What Would You Do?”
🕒 Estimated Time: 60–75 minutes
🎯 Objective: Apply weather knowledge in realistic pilot scenarios involving marginal VFR, thunderstorms, icing, and alternates.
🎓 Outcome: Students will build judgment and decision-making skills under time and weather pressure — with focus on practical go/no-go and rerouting decisions. -
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📘 MODULE 6: Weather Decision-Making and Personal Minimums
🕒 Estimated Time: 60–90 minutes
🎯 Objective: Help pilots develop the mindset, methods, and checklists to make sound weather-related decisions — before and during flight.
🎓 Outcome: Students will be able to establish personal weather minimums, apply go/no-go frameworks, and reduce risk under pressure. -
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📘 MODULE 7: Regional Weather in Europe – Terrain, Coastlines, and Patterns
🕒 Estimated Time: 45–60 minutes
🎯 Objective: Introduce the unique weather patterns and terrain influences that affect flying in Central, Northern, Southern, and Western Europe.
🎓 Outcome: Students will understand where, when, and why challenging weather occurs in Europe, and how to prepare for it. -
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📘 MODULE 8: Final Knowledge Check and Certificate of Completion
🕒 Estimated Time: 45–60 minutes
🎯 Objective: Review key concepts from the entire course and assess student understanding through a final quiz and practical scenarios.
🎓 Outcome: Students who pass the final assessment receive a certificate confirming their understanding of applied aviation weather knowledge. -
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