This document provides the syllabus for an aviation weather course. The objectives are to establish a foundation in aviation weather and apply weather principles to flight planning. Topics include the earth's atmosphere, temperature, pressure, wind, moisture, clouds, fronts, turbulence, and more. Requirements include student presentations, facility visit reports, exams, attendance, assignments, and participation. The textbook is an FAA publication on aviation weather. Students are assigned specific topics to present and dates. The grading rubric and agreement form are also included.

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A.E. 525
OPERATIONS ENGINEERING
B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, 5th Year
A.Y. 2013-2014
PRELIMINARIES
Objectives:

Establish a solid foundation in Aviation Weather which is very important in different
operations/processes of the aviation industry.
Expected outcomes:
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Solve for the values of temperature, pressure and density at different flying altitudes/flight
levels
Explain the motion of the atmosphere that includes but not limited to cloud formation,
precipitation and humidity
Apply aviation weather principles in constructing accurate and reliable flight plans and
procedures
Coverage:
1. The Earth’s atmosphere
2. Temperature
3. Atmospheric pressure and altimetry
4. Wind
5. Moisture, cloud formation and precipitation
6. Stable and unstable air
7. Clouds
8. Air masses and fronts
9. Turbulence
10. Icing
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11. Thunderstorms
12. Common IFR producers
13. High altitude weather
14. Arctic weather
15. Tropical weather
16. Soaring weather
Requirements for the preliminaries:
a. Student presentation (20%)
-The instructor will assign a topic to a student of the course and the student will prepare a
maximum of 20 slide presentation plus slide/slides for references. The discussion must be
comprehensive and engaging to all. Proper citation of references will be strictly observed during the
class. Students who failed to properly cite their sources during their reports will not be entertained for
presentation. The reporter must take note of all the comments and suggestions raised during his/her
presentation and include all relevant inputs to the paper he/she will submit at the end of the semester.
Student presentation will be graded based on the rubrics attached at the last page of this paper.
b. Facility visit report (5%)
-There will be facility visits that will be conducted during the course. A report must be submitted
by students after the facility visit.
c. Exams (Quizzes, Major Exam)(55%)
- Quizzes will relate to current and previous topics. A quiz may be given at any time during any
class period -- immediately after a lecture, at the beginning or end of a class, etc. There will be no
make-up quizzes -- none even later during the same class period. Quizzes will be given only to those
students who are present when the quizzes are passed out. Anyone caught cheating during exams
will automatically get a grade of 5.
- Major Exams will be given according to the assigned schedule of the college. There will be no
make-up exams -- none even later during the same class period. Anyone caught cheating during
exams will automatically merit a grade of 5.
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d. Attendance (10%)
Attendance will be graded as follows:
No absences
One absence
Two absences
Three absences
Four or more absences
Four consecutive absences
1
1.5
2
3
5
F.A.
Four or more absences will automatically merit a grade of 5. Absences for which a medical or court
excuse is provided (professional letterhead required) will be recorded but not figured in the
attendance grade. Likewise, one absence for which advance notice is given by phone or in person will
not be figured in the attendance grade. Significant tardy and early departure will be marked as
absent.
e. Recitation and Assignments (10%)
- Student recitation will be graded according to his/her active participation during class.
Emphasis will be on how relevant and verse the student answer during class discussions.
-Assignments will be given at any time during the class period. Assignments will be graded
according to its neatness and content.
f. Facebook Account (for class purposes only)
Textbook:
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Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration Flights Standards Service and
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather
Service. (Revised 1975). Aviation Weather for Pilots and Flight Operations Personnel. ASA
Publications.
Washington
D.C.
United
States
of
America.
Retrieved
at
http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.informatio
n/documentid/22268. Date retrieved: November 17, 2013.
Suggested reading materials:

Jeppesen Manuals
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Presentation Rubric
Evaluating Student
Presentations
Developed by Information Technology Evaluation Services, NC Department of
Public Instruction
1
2
3
4
Total
Audience
Student
Student
cannot
Audience has
presents
presents
understand
difficulty
information in
information in
presentation following
logical,
logical
Organization because there presentation
interesting
sequence
is no
because student
sequence which
which audience
sequence of jumps around.
audience can
can follow.
information.
follow.
Student
demonstrates
Student does Student is
Student is at
full knowledge
not have grasp uncomfortable ease with
(more than
of information; with information expected
Subject
required) by
student cannot and is able to
answers to all
answering all
Knowledge answer
answer only
questions, but
class questions
questions
rudimentary
fails to
with
about subject. questions.
elaborate.
explanations
and elaboration.
Student
Student's
Student uses occasionally
Student's
graphics explain
superfluous
uses graphics
graphics relate
and reinforce
Graphics graphics or no that rarely
to text and
screen text and
graphics
support text and presentation.
presentation.
presentation.
Student's
Presentation
Presentation has
presentation
has no more
Presentation
three
has four or
than two
has no
misspellings
misspellings
misspellings or
Mechanics more spelling and/or
errors and/or
and/or
grammatical
grammatical
grammatical
grammatical
errors.
errors.
errors.
errors.
Student
Student
Student
Student reads
occasionally
maintains eye maintains eye
all of report
uses eye
contact most of contact with
Eye Contact with no eye
contact, but still the time but
audience,
contact.
reads most of
frequently
seldom
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report.
Elocution
returns to
notes.
Student
Student's voice
mumbles,
Student's voice is clear.
incorrectly
is low. Student Student
pronounces
incorrectly
pronounces
terms, and
pronounces
most words
speaks too
terms. Audience correctly. Most
quietly for
members have audience
students in the difficulty hearing members can
back of class presentation.
hear
to hear.
presentation.
returning to
notes.
Student uses a
clear voice and
correct, precise
pronunciation of
terms so that all
audience
members can
hear
presentation.
Total Points:
Last Update: 10/11/97
Name: Caroline McCullen
Email: Caroline.McCullen@sas.com
*Rubric retrieved at http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/rub.pres.html. Date retrieved: November 17, 2013.
Prepared by / Date
Approved by / Date
Engr. Joefreim A. Delicano
Faculty Member/s
Noted by / Date
DR. RODERICK C. SANTIAGO
DR. JAY JACK R. MANZANO
Dean
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Topics and the designated presenters
1. The earth’s atmosphere- Acupan, Alcantara, Astadan and Almonidovar- Nov. 21, 2013
2. Temperature- Angue, Barbosa and Villaruel-Nov. 21, 2013
3. Atmospheric pressure and altimetry- Batac, Bedeo and Cabe- Nov. 26, 2013
4. Wind- Capuno, Laylo, Dig and Dela Pena- Nov. 26, 2013
5. Moisture, cloud formation and precipitation- Dimaculangan, Dizon and Ebon-Nov. 28, 2013
6. Stable and unstable air- Ferrer, Formento and Gaanan-Nov. 28, 2013
7. Clouds- Gener, Labudahon and Celis- Dec. 3, 2013
8. Air masses and fronts- Manalo, Masalunga and Pagdingalan-Dec. 3, 2013
9. Turbulence- Parcarey, Platon and Romaraog- Dec. 5, 2013
10. Icing- Rosal, Saballo and Saul- Dec. 5, 2013
11. Thunderstorms- Tabucol, Tinasas and Valerozo- Dec. 10, 2013
12. Common IFR producers- Villamor, Ballesteros and Batanes- Dec. 10, 2013
13. High altitude weather- Cortez M.R., Cortez M.J. and Dejeto- Dec. 12, 2013
14. Arctic weather- Dejeto and Guzman- Dec. 17, 2013
15. Tropical weather- Igonia and Barrientos- Dec. 17, 2013
16. Soaring weather- Rio and Valdez- Dec. 17, 2013
*Reports must be posted in Facebook on or before the assigned date. In case the instructor was not
around during the class, the instructor will assign another instructor to grade the presenters during their
reports.
*in case of a “no show” of reporters at their assigned date, they will not present anymore at any time
during the preliminaries. They are still required to post their reports in Facebook for comments and
suggestions. The “no show” also will allow student a maximum grade of 80 percent in their student
presentation. The grade of the group will also be the grade of its members.
*Plagiarized presentations will automatically merit a grade of 5.0 on the preliminaries.
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Student agreement form
I, ____________________, 5th Year B.S. Aeronautical Engineering student of Philippine State College of
Aeronautics, enrolled to the subject A.E. 525, Operations Engineering, am aware of my duties and
responsibilities stipulated in the college student’s manual and course syllabus of the subject. I
understand that negligence in my part will merit failing grades. I will do my best to make the learning
experience fruitful and enjoying not only for me but for the whole class as well. I will also uphold
honesty, integrity and responsibility in all my work for the subject as expected for future professionals
like me.
__________________________________
Student’s signature above printed name
_______________________________________
Parent’s/Guardian’s signature above printed name
Date accomplished: ____________________
Student no.:__________________________
*Students should accomplish this form and submit to the instructor on or before November 22, 2013.
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