Title:
'How to Preflight for Weather Crossing the Cascades during the summer'
Topic:
Summer weather problems and their associated hazardous conditions that a pilot may encounter over the Cascades.
Brief Description:
A detailed look at the main summer weather patterns that can cause problems when flying the Cascades during the warmest months and what weather information is available to the pilot.
Location of Seminar:
Whatcom Educational Credit Union
511 E Holly Street WECU
Bellingham, WA 98225
Directions to Venue:
The Whatcom Educational Credit Union is located downtown Bellingham next to FedEx/Kinkos.
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Seating:
84
seats at the facility,
68
remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Seminar has passed.
Sponsoring Division:
FAA Safety Team
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
The FAA Safety Team would like to thank the Washington Pilots Association for their continuous support of the FAA Safety Program and the Whatcom Educational Credit Union for supplying the venue for this event.
The doors open at 6 PM. A short WPA chapter meeting will be held at 7 PM. Mr. Allen Kam's presentation will begin shortly after the chapter meeting.
This seminar discusses the weather information available to pilots when flying the Cascades and the various weather problems that can make flying over the Cascades more hazardous. Weather problems addressed are onshore flow, convection, density altitude, and transient frontal systems. Allen Kam has been a meteorologist with the National Weather Service for over 25 years, with the last 19 years at the Seattle Forecast Office. Allen earned his private pilot license in 1983 at Boeing Field and has kept flying ever since. He received a B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington in 1984.
Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
FAASTeam Project Information:
FAASTeam
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