JUNE 2009 AVIATION WEATHER COURSE

The second session of Aviation Weather is coming starting with a 2 hour session on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm, and another 2 hour session on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

The Summer is usually the best time to fly in Minnesota but watch out those VFR forever skies can quickly turn IFR in an instant! Come learn more about thunderstorms and flying - also we will look at NTSB case studies and how weather played a significant role in aircraft accidents.

Contact Thunderbird Aviation for more details.

Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 6/02/2009

Click on the boxes below to view live radar data from the National Weather Service in Minneapolis/St.Paul, Duluth/Superior and Fargo/Grand Forks.

Late Winter / Spring Aviation Weather Course 2009

The second session of Aviation Weather is coming later this month ( February ). The exact date has not yet been determined but it will be in late February so watch for additional details.

It has been a long cold Winter with not too much snow but one of our biggest months of weather is just around the corner - March! March is hands down the month with the biggest weather extremes not only in Minnesota but across the Midwest. One week it can be snow and ice followed by thunderstorms and tornadoes. Details coming soon but our next Aviation Weather Course will cover the wild swings late Winter and spring weather of not only Minnesota but the rest of the U.S.A.

The Aviation Weather classes will meet on Monday evenings from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. in February and March 2009. Contact Thunderbird Aviation for more details.

Monday November 10, 2008

The 4th and last Fall Aviation Weather Class is this Monday November 10th at Thunderbird Aviation at the Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, MN starting at 6 P.M. The class is 2 hours long.

Thank you for all the comments the past week on how to make the class even better and your comments are much appreciated - we now have a better screen !!!

Down below is a list of websites we have been using during the past 2 classes.

Nexlab Weather ( weather obs, radar, satellite, models ) http://weather.cod.edu

Unysis Weather ( weather models / GFS data ) http://weather.unisys.com

Free Lightning Data http://thunderstorm.vaisala.com/explorer.html

NWS Chanhassen http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx

NWS Aviation Weather http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx/aviation.php

Storm Prediction Center ( SPC ) http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook

Google Search http://www.google.com

Youtube Videos http://www.youtube.com

** An excellent book for this course is available for purchase at Thunderbird Aviation - that book is called Weather Forecasting Handbook ( author - Tim Vasquez ) which cost about $28.00 dollars.

I will address questions from last weeks course too and hope you have more too :)

Our topics for this Monday November 3rd:

1. Review past 3 classes ( 850 mb, 700mb, 500mb temps ).

2. Answer questions from last week.

3. Weather Forecasting Handbook by Tim Vasquez and Preflight Weather Analysis Made Easy by Jerry Miller.

4. Weather Station plots review.

5. Satellite and Radar Review.

6. Short and long range models ( RUC, WRF, GFS ).

7. Strong Fall cold fronts.

8. Fall Thunderstorms.

9. Web Sites.

10. On-line weather courses.

11. How to plan a flight using weather maps.

Have questions about weather then sign up for the October and November classes at Thunderbird Aviation and learn everything about weather from the ground up to 50,000 feet! Starting October 20th I will be teaching a 2 hour class on everything related to weather and how it impacts flying.

Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11

Click on the boxes below to view live radar data from the National Weather Service in Minneapolis/St.Paul, Duluth/Superior and Fargo/Grand Forks.