Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
MTO 438 Aeronautical Meteorology Turkish Compulsory
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
3 5 3 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites None
Class Restriction None
Course Description
Introduction, some meteorological expressions used in aviation, ICAO standard atmosphere, pressure and pressure measurement in aviation (QFE, QNH, QNE values, altimeters), actual weather report and weather forecast in aviation (Metar, speci, taf), importance of wind on the aerodrome, clear air turbulence prediction, importance of jet stream in aviation, icing in aviation, contrails in aviation, fog prediction methods (Sounders and Krick), sigmet report, flying in front, emergency reports, early warning systems, briefing methods and applications.