Weather Flying

Most examples given apply to US weather, US airports, US procedures, etc. If you can't say right out of your head where Portland (OR) or Bridgeport (CT) is, you'll find the examples difficult to imagine and map to your european experience.

Buy it if you are an actual pilot, with many chances to apply learned stuff in your everyday practice. If you want something on weather, but you're just an occasional pilot on sunny summer days, look for something simpler.


The real-world truth about IMC   July 31, 1999
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Buck entertains and teaches. Alone, that is a talent, but add to that Buck's experience and his ability to observe and anticipate our weaknesses as pilots, and this book becomes a valuable down and dirty reality check. If you are a high-time pilot or just getting under the hood for real, read this book.

There is a particular joy to flying with the clouds. The style of Buck's writing captures this uniqueness. It also warns the pilot of the consequences of not preparing for the same event.

Weather Flying is a fast read, yet might just save you from being tangled up in a ball of scrap aluminum.


Very Enjoyable and Understandable Reading   July 1, 1999
A very informative and easy-to-read book on weather flying. Being a student pilot, I found the book very helpful in understanding the weather around us. Makes you "think" before you "fly". Definitely enjoyed the book ;)


The best book on the subject I've ever read!   December 7, 1998
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An indispensable guide to flying in real-world weather. No book can teach good judgement, but this one comes close.


A pilot's perspective of flying the weather.   September 27, 1997
Bob Buck is a retired airline captain who spent over 30 years flying for Trans World Airlines. He is also regarded as first person to make reading about weather interesting. This is the book he wrote to convey the pilot's perspective of flying through fronts, circumnavigating thunderstorms, and surviving icing conditions. If you are a pilot desirous of learning about how to predict weather, learning the tricks of the pros, and how to get there through the 'muck', this is the book to read. It is not an easy read, and Buck assumes you already know some weather basics, but it puts together all that you learned reading those boring FAA manuals, and Buck makes it interesting. (This is a review of the first edition, Weather Flying is now in its fourth edtion.)