Preflight, understanding current capabilities, user requirements and impacts
Publisher: Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Airplanes; Takeoff; Congresses; Weather forecasting; Meteorology in aeronautics
Other titles: Takeoff, the vision for aviation weather; Vectors, support the aviation vision
Description: Contain proceedings of the workshop.
Notes: Title from DVD label.

Shipping list no.: 2004-0006-E.

System requirements: PC-compatible computer; DVD-ROM drive.

Disc characteristics: DVD-ROM.
Table of contents: title: disc 1. Workshop purpose & introduction, housekeeping & announcements, overview of NWS support to the NAS; title: disc 2. System thinking, accident investigation & litigation; title: disc 3. User requirements for general commercial aviation; title: disc 4. Impact of NWS aviation forecasts on customers; title: disc 5. TAF exercise, pt. 1; title: disc 6. TAF exercise, pt. 2; title: disc 7. Importance of accurate forecasts for traffic management, NOAA's role in forecasting for air transportation, 2002 national aviation awards, NWS role in enhancing the safety & efficiency of the NAS; title: disc 8. Aviation vision, FAA vision; title: disc 9. Science & technolgy infusion, meteorological development laboratory, What's ahead for aviation modeling, aviation forecaster preparation system; title: disc 10. Make TAF, future aviation weather support from aviation weather contor and Alaska Aviation Weather Unit, aviation training; title: disc 11. Exercise: FSS utilization of NWS products, pt. 1; title: disc 12. Exercise: FSS utilization of NWS products, pt. 2; title: disc 13. Prototyping & aviation collaboration effort (PACE), developing a world class aviation program; title: dic 14. Coupling science & technology forecast techniques, training & operations to improve weather forecasting for the NAS and to meet user requirements; title: disc 15. UPS fog forecaasting technique workshop & exercise; title: disc 16. TAF statistics on demand, conditional climatology, regional breakout session, review of action items and workshop wrap-up.