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Understanding the Sky

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Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

275 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1979

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Dennis Pagen

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1,470 reviews231 followers
November 9, 2023
Somewhat dense, but that is the subject matter. The illustrations are plentiful, very well done and extremely illuminating.
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1 review1 follower
June 27, 2017
One of the best books for general and microscale meteorology that is must have for every light aircraft pilot. It can answer you most of the weather related questions and even the most important one: when I should put out my clothes to dry :)
2 reviews
December 21, 2018
Awesome book. I am about 50 hour paraglider pilot and this book was really eye opening collection of knowledge.
I am planning to put in my harness for reading while parawaiting
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11 reviews
August 21, 2020
A ton of information for ultralight pilots. Pictures are lacking in color/detail... Otherwise, great reference for thermal lore.
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206 reviews5 followers
November 18, 2021
Pretty great for what it is - a textbook on understanding the sky from the perspective of a lightweight aircraft pilot.
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52 reviews16 followers
February 12, 2024
The best book to understand weather. It is dense and full of information. Illustrations are numerous to ease the digest of the content. Suitable for all pilots
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7 reviews
September 4, 2013
Great explanation of how the atmosphere behaves, particularly useful to pilots and especially soaring pilots. The book takes a very complex subject and presents it in organized fashion. The diagrams are excellent. Covers large-scale phenomena (circulation patterns that go from the equator to the poles) all the way down to micro-scale events (fog caused by lakes).
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