General Aviation Pilot’s Guide
Preflight Planning, Weather Self-Briefings, and Weather Decision Making
Foreword…………………………………………………………… ii
Introduction……………………………………………………… 1
I Preflight Weather Planning…………………………………… 2
Perceive – Understanding Weather Information…………………..... 2
Process – Analyzing Weather Information ………………..………... 7
Perform – Making A Weather Plan.…………………………………... 11

II In-flight Weather Decision-Making…………………………… 14
Perceive – In-flight Weather Information…………………….......... 14

Process – (Honestly) Evaluating In-flight Conditions…………….. 16
Perform – Putting It All Together…………………………………… 20

III Post-Flight Weather Review…………………………………... 22
IV Resources………………………………………………………… 23
Appendix 1 – Weather Products & Providers Chart……………... 24 Appendix 2 – Items for Standard Briefing…………………………. 25 Appendix 3 – Automated Weather Systems (definitions)………... 26 Appendix 4 – Developing Personal Weather Minimums. ……….. 27 Appendix 5 –Aviation Weather Analysis Worksheets…..…………. 31 Appendix 6 –Weather Analysis Checklists (VFR)…………………. 32 Appendix 7 – Weather Analysis Checklists (IFR)………………….. 34 Appendix 8 – Estimating In-flight Visibility & Cloud Clearance…….. 36

Foreword
This guide is intended to help general aviation (GA) pilots, especially those with relatively little weather-flying experience, develop skills in obtaining appropriate weather information, interpreting the data in the context of a specific flight, and applying the information and analysis to make safe weather flying decisions.
　
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