Covering both large- and small-scale weather systems, and illustrated with line drawings, graphs and satellite photographs throughout, this new edition of Meteorology and Flight has been fully revised and updated. Practical and comprehensive, it includes: the development of depressions and anticyclones fronts convection, cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds waves, wave flow and how to fly in waves local winds airflow over ridges and mountains visibility weather maps and forecasting METAR and TAF reports MetFAX services.

About the Author

Tom Bradbury served in the British Meteorology Office for over 40 years on many RAF airfields overseas. He has acted as a Met. forecaster at gliding and microlight contests, and has accompanied the British Gliding Team to Finland, France and Germany.

Prizes

'an excellent book which is a must for the general and aviation meteorologist, full of clear and simple, but very informative, diagrams.' Weather'should encourage both novices and experienced pilots to take a healthy interest in meteorology.' Light Aviation