Air Masses
Air masses are large volumes of air with properties of humidity and temperature which remain almost constant in the horizontal. This phenomenon of constant properties arises from the fact that the air in air masses remains stationary over its source for an extended period of time. This essentially means that air masses originate only in […]
Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms are a weather phenomenon that develops from well developed cumulonimbus clouds. It is estimated that every day there are about 44,000 thunderstorms across the planet. Most student pilots will only observe thunderstorms from a safe distance in the air and will never experience flying under one for the purpose of landing. Over 60% of […]