Air Masses
Air Masses: What They Are and Why Pilots Need to Understand Them Air masses are large bodies of air with fairly uniform temperature and moisture across a wide horizontal area. They form when air remains over a single source region long enough to acquire the characteristics of that surface, which is why meteorologists often link […]
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 […]
