Activities
The Aviation Meteorology Committee of the National Weather Association strives to
address current issues of importance to the aviation weather community.
A primary goal of this committee is to improve weather education for
pilots and other operational personnel who have a strong need for
weather information. Emphasis is placed on serving the community
through project leadership roles, advising the general NWA membership
and leadership on applicable issues, and serving as a catalyst
supporting efforts to improve/advance all aspects of aviation weather
research and education. The committee continuously seeks support from
the entire aviation weather community to include interested personnel
(forecasters, observers, pilots, briefers, researchers, etc.) from the NWS,FAA,AOPA, DoD, private airlines, private
aviation weather related companies, and researchers.
The NWA presents an annual Aviation
Weather Award to recognize the outstanding contributions of individuals
or groups that have significantly contributed to improving aviation
weather support. The Aviation Weather Committee encourages you to
submit nominations for this award to the Awards Committee.
2005 Committee Plan
Each year the Aviation Weather
Committee establishes goals in order to support the committee's mission
and the NWA's Vision and
Strategic Plan. The following is the committee's 2005 plan.
Top Goals
- Promote the creation of an "Aviation
Weather Awareness" Day or Week (NWA Goals 2 and 3)
- Complete the development of a
Glossary of Aviation Weather and Related Terms. Place on web site and
consider publishing as a NWA monograph. (NWA Goal 2)
- Develop an online training module on
volcanic ash. (NWA Goal 2)
- Continue development of a PC-based
aviation weather training program. (NWA Goal 2)
Supporting the NWA Vision and
Strategic Plan
- Recruit military and private
aviation meteorologists into the NWA and encourage members from these
communities to join the committee (Goals 1,2,11).
- Increase education outreach efforts
at regional and national "fly-ins." Provide a resource database for NWA
members, and others, developing outreach and education presentations.
(Goal 2)
- Continue to provide the FAA with
suggestions for improving the weather-related written and flight test
questions on their various exams. (Goal 2)
- Continue to improve the visibility
of the NWA within the aviation community, and raise awareness of the
Aviation Weather Committee as a resource for expertise on a variety of
subjects. (Goals 3, 5, 7)
- Encourage the submission of at least
one aviation weather related article to the NWA Digest or Electronic
Journal. (Goals 4, 9)
- Encourage the submission of aviation
weather abstracts for the 2005 Annual Meeting. (Goal 6)
- Improve communication of Aviation
Weather information to NWA members through the use of the newsletter.
(Goals 5, 9)
- Continue to strengthen committee
membership by recruiting dynamic new members from diverse organizations
representing the aviation, academic, operational, and research
communities (Goal 11)
Please forward any comments regarding
the Aviation Weather Committee web pages to: nwaavweb@yahoo.com
Last Updated: 11 Sept 2005
