Description
Product Overview
Understanding the Sky by Dennis Pagen is widely regarded as the definitive meteorology guide for sport aviation pilots. This newly updated edition (August 2022), published by Cross Country International, offers a comprehensive deep dive into the atmospheric conditions that affect flight. Written in an accessible yet authoritative style, it bridges the gap between scientific theory and practical application, making it an essential resource for paraglider, hang glider, paramotor, ultralight, and RC pilots who wish to fly safer and further.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Weather Analysis: Covers meteorology from the micro to the macro scale, helping pilots understand global systems and local phenomena.
- Wing Neutral Content: Designed to be applicable to all forms of recreational flight, including paragliders, drones, balloons, and sailplanes.
- Micro-Meteorology Focus: detailed explanations of air flow over obstacles, eddies, and turbulence generated by buildings and trees.
- Practical Flight Insights: Strategies for predicting thermal formation, understanding cloud development, and identifying lift sources.
- Updated Visuals: Features a completely new set of full-color illustrations by free-flight artist Steve Ham to visualize complex concepts.
- Safety Oriented: dedicated sections on predicting thunderstorms, gust fronts, and dangerous coastal or mountain micro-climates.
Technical Specifications
- Author: Dennis Pagen
- Publisher: Cross Country International
- Edition: New Edition (August 2022)
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 316
- ISBN: 978-1-838017-37-8
- Illustrations: Full-color diagrams and photographs