Low-Altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation

Committee on Low-Altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Board, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Low-Altitude Wind Shear; 5 3. Aircraft Performance and Operations; 6 4. Conclusions; 7 5. Recommendations; 8 Appendix A: Wind-Shear PIREPs; 9 Appendix B: Example of a Modern Wind-Shear Penetration System; 10 Appendix C: References and Bibliography; 11 Appendix D: Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Text