Title:
Hazards of Winter Flying
Topic:
Topic: 'Hazards of Winter Flying'
Speaker(s):
Steven Van Horn
Brief Description:
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IN PERSON SEATING LIMITED TO 50.
Join us in person at Darcy's or on Zoom, Wednesday, January 19 at 7:00pm for our General Meeting and WINGS presentation on "Hazard of Winter Flying". Social hour at Darcy's begins at 6PM.
Title of Talk: "Winter Weather Hazards"
Synopsis: Winter weather can result in a lot of different hazards. No more so to pilots flying their airplanes. In this talk, I will describe how weather systems are formed and where they typically come from and why they do so. Large scale weather events that span across hundreds of miles occur with what are referred to as mid latitude cyclones. These cyclones are associated with areas of low pressure that ride the Polar Jet Stream. The orientation of the jet stream will play a big role on the weather types that we see. Not all of our winter weather occurs with mid latitude cyclones though. Smaller scale features on the order of tens of miles also can produce impactful weather. Forcing mechanisms for weather disturbances on this scale are commonly referred to as perturbations or low pressure areas on the mesoscale. I will discuss synoptically forced precipitation with mid latitude cyclones along with precipitation forced on the mesoscale. How pilots can use satellite, radar, and automated weather instrumentation to identify these patterns and keep themselves weather ready.
Select Number:
NM13119516
Location of Seminar:
Darcy's Restaurant and Spirits
10502 E SPRAGUE AVE
Spokane Valley, WA
Spokane, WA 99206
Directions to Venue:
Join us at Darcy's or via Zoom for our General Meeting and WINGS Presentation. Social hour begins at 6PM at Darcy's and the program begins at 7PM.
Seating:
50
seats at the facility,
35
remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Seminar has passed.
Sponsoring Division:
SPOKANE FAASTEAM
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
Seminar and Webinar sponsored by the Spokane Chapter of the Washington Pilot's Association.
For additional information and registration for the ZOOM Link, visit Washington Pilots Association - Spokane Chapter on Facebook or visit their website at: https://www.wpaspokane.org
Personal Speaker Info: Steven Van Horn is a California native and has a Master’s Degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). His National Weather Service career began at the Los Angeles/Oxnard office as a Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) student. He was hired on as a Meteorologist Intern at the Spokane Weather Forecast Office in January of 2009 and then promoted to a forecaster position in May of 2012. Steven is the aviation program leader at the Spokane Weather Forecast Office. In his spare time, he enjoys adventuring: camping, hiking, rock climbing and snowboarding.
Steven Van Horn
National Weather Service, Spokane WA
Forecaster, Incident Meteorologist (T) & Aviation Program Manager
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Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
FAASTeam Project Information:
FSDO Spokane
National Project:
Any Safety Event held based upon data/risk
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