Knowledge Requirement: Wind

In plain language

You must understand how pressure differences create wind, how surface heating changes wind in the friction layer, and how local terrain or city buildings create specialized wind patterns (like land/sea breezes, slope winds, and urban wind tunnels).

Requirement as structured

RPAS pilots must understand wind concepts, including pressure gradients, friction layer changes, diurnal effects, wind shear, land/sea breezes, anabatic/katabatic winds, and urban airflow effects.

Original regulatory text

- Explain the effect of pressure gradient on the horizontal movement of air. - Explain how wind changes in the friction layer due to surface heating. - Define wind shear and its effect on turbulence. - Explain the formation of land/sea breezes. - Use a picture to explain anabatic and katabatic winds. - Explain the effects of urban airflow.

Applies when

country

Canada

min mtom g

250

max mtom kg

150

regulatory category

General