METEOROLOGICAL HANDBOOK FOR PILOTS AND NAVIGATORS (SECOND EDITION)

CONTENTS 

Introduction : Meteorology and air crews 

STAGE A 

I. The atmosphere, 

II. Wind

III. Cloud and fog 

IV. Weather

STAGE B

V. Clouds 

VI. Visibility

VII. Wind

VIII. Pressure, temperature, humidity

IX. Altimeters..

X. Air density 

XI. Introduction to the weather map

STAGE C 

XII. R.A.F. meteorological service 

XIII. Flight weather reports and forecasts 

XIV. Routine weather forecasts and warnings

XV. The basis of forecasting 

XVI. Meteorological codes

STAGE D

XVII. Air massen, depressions and fronts 

XVIII. Other fronts 

XIX. Other types of pressure distribution

XX. Clouds and precipitation 

XXI. Visibility 

XXI. Ice accretion

XXIII. Thunderstorms 

XXIV. Flying in cloud

XXV. Wind 

XXVI. Meteorology and operational tying

Glossary : Terms and formulae in daily use

Appendices

This small manual published during the war, for the use of pilots and navigators of the R. A F. contains a substantial precise of what they must know of aeronautical meteorology. Conceived on a simple and strictly utilitarian plan, it consists of 4 well illustrated parts the first two give, one of the generalities on the atmosphere and the time, and the other, an overview of what must be known to the airmen on the clouds, the visibility, the wind, pressure, temperature, humidity, altimetry; the other two parts are devoted, the first, to the effective organization of intelligence services and the second, to all meteorological phenomena of interest to air traffic, as well as aerial tactics in relation to meteorology.

As a whole, it is remarkably well written and adapted to the purpose pursued; it would be put usefully in the hands of all those who begin to fly, both civilian and military, by making the slight restriction that it is, in principle, intended for R. A. F. aircrew and should be adapted to the current organization of international aviation meteorology.

Lucien PONCELET.

(Source : adsabs.harvard.edu, trad. libre)