Initial Training
Part FCL 050-04 - Clouds, Fog and Precipitation
Contained in plans:
Basic Pilot Training

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This course covers the formation and classification of clouds, fog, and precipitation. It explains how clouds form through the lifting and cooling of air to its saturation point, leading to condensation or sublimation. Key precipitation processes, including the Bergeron-Findeisen and collision-coalescence mechanisms, are discussed.

The course also outlines various precipitation types, such as rain, snow, sleet, hail, and drizzle, and how they vary with air mass and cloud type.

This course covers the following topics:

  • Clouds and Fog
  • Cloud formation and description
  • Precipitation
  • Development of precipitation
  • Types of precipitation
Training areas:

Pilot

Duration: ~ 18 minutes
Example training content:
Categories:
Flight Operations (Flight Crew/Pilot)
Basic Training (Solutions for ATO's)
Part FCL050 - Meteorology