Project Gutenberg 2018-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 112 Carpenter, Ford A. (Ford Ashman) 1868 1947 Carpenter, Ford Ashman 17025375 The Aviator and the Weather Bureau The Signal Corps aviation school at San Diego, California -- Applied meteorology for the aviator -- Weather observations from an airplane -- Investigating the upper air. E-text prepared by ellinora, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Aviator and the Weather Bureau" by Ford A. Carpenter is a non-fiction account written in the early 20th century, specifically in the context of World War I-era aviation. The book explores the history and development of aviation in Southern California, focusing particularly on the War Department aviation school in San Diego. It delves into the intersection of meteorology and aviation, emphasizing the importance of weather study for aviators, a timely topic given the burgeoning interest in flight during that period. The content of the book is structured around the experiences and observations of Carpenter, who served as a meteorologist at the Aviation School. It includes detailed accounts of the training processes for aviators, lessons in applied meteorology, and firsthand narratives from flight observations. Carpenter discusses the significance of weather conditions for flying, the technological advancements in aircraft, and the collaborative efforts between aviators and the Weather Bureau. Filled with personal anecdotes and technical insights, the book highlights the critical relationship between understanding weather phenomena and successful aviation, making it both an informative and engaging read for those interested in the history of flight and meteorology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Aeronautics Meteorology in aeronautics TL Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 105895 2025-07-23T04:36:00.232024 text/html 99362 2018-07-04T15:53:52 text/html 2868071 2025-07-23T04:36:04.711946 application/epub+zip 2865919 2025-07-23T04:36:01.493959 application/epub+zip 95806 2025-07-23T04:36:00.815009 application/epub+zip 2902624 2025-07-23T04:36:07.002990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2886008 2025-07-23T04:36:03.944951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109346 2022-08-25T18:48:37.559002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72244 2025-07-23T04:35:59.673021 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72232 2020-06-15T00:27:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18732 2025-07-23T04:36:07.157940 application/rdf+xml 11248 2025-07-23T04:36:00.914996 image/jpeg 1953 2025-07-23T04:36:00.866013 image/jpeg 27124 2020-06-15T00:27:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 2599962 2018-07-04T15:58:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 2605814 2025-07-23T04:36:00.314055 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog