AVIA 223 - Advanced Weather Planning

Credits: 3
Covers aviation weather planning theory. Practical applications of weather planning as both a pilot or dispatcher. Students will learn not just how to read the weather text, but to interpret weather sources for operational planning purposes.

Enrollment Requirement: AVIA 123

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Identify and interpret aviation weather reports.
Identify the various sources from which up-to-the-minute aviation weather information can be obtained.
Demonstrate their understanding through tests and various critical thinking tasks.

Program Outcomes

Prepare for an entry-level position as an Aircraft Dispatcher.
Employ understanding of the integral parts of the global aviation industry through practical application of comprehensive aeronautical principles.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.