Aviation Weather Training

A Report on Training for Emerging
and Recently Implemented
Aviation Weather Programs

FCM-R16-2002

(All files are in Adobe Acrobat Format)

FOREWORD and TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO - RESULTS
	Part 1: Overall Results
	Part 2: Tier 2 Training Initiatives
	Part 3: Special Focus Areas
CHAPTER THREE - CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
Appendix A - Master Training Template
Appendix B - Overall Results
Appendix C - Results by Agency/Organization
Appendix D - Completed Training Templates
	Federal Aviation Administration FAA-1 WSP Weather Systems Processor FAA-2 MIAWS Medium Intensity Airport Weather System FAA-3 TDWR Terminal Doppler Weather Radar FAA-4 ADDS Aviation Digital Data Service FAA-5 DDPDA Damaging Downburst Prediction and Detection Algorithm FAA-6 IIDA/IIFA Integrated Icing Diagnosis/Forecast Algorithms FAA-7 In-Situ Turb In-Situ Turbulence Measure and Report FAA-8 ITFA Integrated Turbulence Forecast Algorithm FAA-9 NWP Numerical Weather Prediction FAA-10 NCWF National Convective Weather Forecast FAA-11 SFO San Francisco Marine Stratus Project FAA-12 TCWF Terminal Convective Weather Forecast FAA-13 WSDDM Weather Support to Ground De-Icing Decision Making FAA-14 WVSS Water Vapor Sensing System FAA-15 FIS Flight Information Service FAA-16 IP Internet Policy for Aviation Weather Dissemination FAA-17 MDCRS Meteorological Data Collection and Reporting System FAA-18 CCFP Collaborative Convective Forecast Product FAA-19 ITWS Integrated Terminal Weather System FAA-20 WARP Weather and Radar Processor FAA-21 CDMNET Collaborative Decision Making Network FAA-22 WMSCR Weather Message Switching Center Replacement FAA-23 OASIS Operational and Supportability Implementation System National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA-1 AAAT Advanced Air Transportation Technologies NASA-2 DAT* Design and Analysis Tools NASA-3 AIP* Aircraft Ice Protection NASA-4 E&T* Education and Training NASA-5 AVOSS Aircraft Vortex Spacing System NASA-6 AWIN Aviation Weather Information NASA-7 GIFTS Geostationary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer NASA-8 SVS Synthetic Vision System NASA-9 TDM Turbulence Detection and Mitigation NASA-10 VOLCAM Volcanic Ash Mapper NASA-11 WINCOMM Weather Information Communications NASA-12 OWP Oceanic Weather Project * NASA-2, 3, & 4 are elements within the NASA Aircraft Icing Project. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA-1 AIP Aircraft Icing Product NOAA-2 ASOS Automated Surface Observing System NOAA-3 LCP Low Cloud Product NOAA-4 MWAVE Mountain Wave NOAA-5 NLDN National Lightning Detection Network NOAA-6 VAFTAD Volcanic Ash Forecast Transport and Dispersion Model NOAA-7 VAG Volcanic Ash Graphic NOAA-8 VAP Volcanic Ash Product NOAA-9 WGP Wind Gust Potential Product NOAA-10 WRF Weather and Research Forecast Model NOAA-11 CRAFT Collaborative Radar Acquisition Field Test NOAA-12 DCAFS Dallas/Ft Worth Collaborative Aviation Forecast Study NOAA-13 GRIDS Ground-Based Radar Icing Detection System NOAA-14 PACE Prototype Aviation Collaborative Effort Department of Defense AF-1 CDFS II Cloud Depiction and Forecast System AF-2 OS-21 Fixed Base Observing System 21st Century AF-3 TACMET/OS-21 Tactical Meteorological Observing System Modification AF-4 TWR Tactical Weather Radar AF-5 OPUP Open Principal User Processor (NEXRAD) AF-6 STT Small Tactical (satellite) Terminal AF-7 PGSS Product Generation Server/Scheduler AF-8 N-TFS New-Tactical Forecast System AF-9 AOS Automated Observing System AF-10 OPS II Operational Weather Squadron Production System II AF-11 WWx War Weather AF-12 GTWAPS Global Theater Weather Analysis and Prediction System AF-13 REIP Reengineered Enterprise Infrastructure Program AF-14 SWAFS Space Weather Analysis and Forecast System AF-15 PUFF Volcanic Ash Dispersion Model USN-1 C&V Ceiling and Visibility Forecast USN-2 MWFM Mountain Wave Forecast Model USN-3 NAAPS Navy Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System USA-1 IRP Icing Research Program USA-2 MMS-P Meteorological Measuring Set Profiler USA-3 IMETS Integrated Meteorological System Industry/Universities IND-1 HUBCAPS Project Hub-CAPS IND-2 TPS Turbulence Plot Message System IND-3 AWSA Automated Delivery of Wind Shear Alerts to the Flight Deck IND-4 FFDI Forecasting for De-Icing IND-5 ATLAS Aircraft Total Lightning Advisory System IND-6 WINN Weather Information Network IND-7 WI Datalink Weather Hazard Information for General Aviation (via datalink) IND-8 WI VHF Weather Hazard Information for General Aviation (2-way VHF) IND-9 Route Opt Weather Avoidance using Route Optimization as a Decision Aid IND-10 S-DARS Satellite Digital Audio Radio System IND-11 AWARE Advanced Weather Awareness and Reporting Enhancements IND-12 EWR Enhanced Weather Radar IND-13 LIDAR LIDAR Forward-Looking Turbulence Detection System IND-14 SWIS Satellite Weather Information System IND-15 WIC Weather in the Cockpit IND-16 Div Alrt Divert Alerts IND-17 GLDI Global Lightning Data Integration IND-18 Pilot Ed Aviation Pilot Weather Education UNI-1 AWHCS Aviation Weather Hazard Characterization System Additional Aviation Weather Training Courses - COMET COMET-1 Icing Soundings and Winds COMET-2 Icing Observations and Pireps COMET-3 Icing Type and Severity COMET-4 Fog and Stratus COMET-5 Radiation Fog COMET-6 West Coast Fog
Inside Back Cover