Safety Recommendation
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority place greater emphasis on the hazards of
low-level flight through thunderstorms and on the effect of
windshear encounter during initial and periodic recurrent training
programs for all pilots.
The following response dated 22 March 2003 was received from the
Civil Aviation Safety Authority:
The Authority acknowledges the intent of recommendations R20020175
and R20020177. It addresses the matters raised in these
recommendations through its education programs. A meteorological
module is included in the Authority's programs. For example, a
module called WeatherWise is included in the Flight Safety
Roadshows. It covers a wide range of adverse weather situations
including thunderstorms and microbursts and emphasises the
importance of pre-flight weather briefings.
