Atmospheric Instability

Stability – tendency of the atmosphere to encourage or resits vertical movement Lifting Forces: Airmass Movements (fronts) Geography wind blowing air up a mountain Surface heating The lifting just start the movement and the atmosphere stability tend to continue the movement once the initial force is gone. When volume of air is lifted it expand … [Read more…]

METARs and TAFs

METAR: Aviation Routine Weather Report Surface observation of current conditions at an airport TAF: Terminal Aerodrome Forecast Forecast of conditions within 5SM of an airport, issued 4 times/day at 0000Z, 0600Z, 1200Z, and 1800Z. FA: Area Forecast Similar to a TAF, but covering an area of several states (Area forecast are 12hr aviation forecasts plus … [Read more…]

Weather Charts for Pilots

Primary Weather Charts: Radar Chart shows precipitation & intensity Satellite Chart shows clouds Surface Analysis Charts shows front (air mass) and area of high and low pressure 4 Types of fronts: Warm front Cold front Stationary front Occluded front H (air circulate right) represent High pressure area and generally is good flying condition L (air … [Read more…]

Density altitude

Density altitude is a measure of atmosphere density int terms of an altitude under standard conditions. Density altitude is a measure of density and the point of reference is standard air pressure and temperature At sea level standard temperature is 59F (15C) and standard pressure is 29.92Hg (inches of mercury) Altitudes: True altitude is the altitude above sea … [Read more…]

Weather Theory Part 2

boundary between two air masses referred to as front: warm front cold front stationary front occluded front Passage of a front is noted by a change in temperature and wind direction isobars connect points of equal pressure when isobars are close together (steep pressure) expect strong winds Common scenario with cold fronts: cloudy hazy in advance, … [Read more…]

How to quiet your mind

From Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-neill/meditation-mind_b_2582546.html Take a few moments to try this simple experiment: Close your eyes for a minute or so and just listen to whatever sounds are going on around you. Be “a rock with ears,” hearing sounds the way a video camera would, without any preference for one sound over another or story about what … [Read more…]

5 technique to quiet the mind

From source: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8716/5-ways-to-quiet-your-mind.html While it’s a wonderful creation, your brain is not the boss of you. It’s there to keep you alive. That’s it. All those circuits and all that neural elasticity was created for your survival. It creates emotions like fear and hate and loveand pain to keep you out of danger and help you thrive. … [Read more…]

Quiet the mind

from source: https://www.fastcompany.com/3026898/why-you-really-need-to-quiet-your-mind-and-how-to-do-it   Peace and quiet is a precious commodity these days, but sometimes we’re our own worst enemies. How many times have you gone to bed only to relive your day in your head or make a mental to-do list for tomorrow? Or maybe you’ve carved out a few minutes to relax and been … [Read more…]

Company insight

PART 1 Ownership certain areas where team or co worker can count on you Ownership is a great tool to empower each member of the team to know few things but know it very well, so when it comes to solving issues or undertaking new requirements you have full understanding of the scope of it … [Read more…]