DGCA Aviation Meteorology Classes
Atmosphere, clouds, winds, fronts, weather reports and aviation hazards, explained one-on-one so the weather makes sense instead of piling up as facts.
- Unlimited 1-on-1 sessions
- Weekly subject-wise tests
- First-attempt pass guarantee
How the Aviation Meteorology class works
Meteorology rewards understanding over memory. If you know why air rises, cools and condenses, then stability, cloud types, fronts and thunderstorms all follow from the same few ideas.
Classes link each idea to what the pilot actually meets: pressure settings, icing, turbulence, visibility and what the METAR and TAF are telling you.
Taught by Nikunj Kariya as part of the full TrueHeading course (₹50,000 for all five subjects, down from ₹80,000), with the student website for practice.
What the Aviation Meteorology paper covers
15 topics, 1,100 practice questions. Tap a topic to practise it.
Key ideas to know
- ISAMean sea level 15 °C and 1013.25 hPa. The temperature falls about 1.98 °C per 1 000 ft up to 36 090 ft.
- Lapse ratesDry adiabatic about 3 °C per 1 000 ft; saturated about 1.5 °C. Stable air has an environmental lapse rate below the saturated rate.
- Cloud baseConvective cloud base ≈ 400 ft × (temperature − dew point).
- Pressure settingsQNH gives elevation on the ground, QFE gives zero, and 1013.25 hPa gives pressure altitude.
- FrontsA warm front slopes about 1:150 and a cold front about 1:50, so cold fronts bring the sharper, shorter weather.
- CAVOKVisibility 10 km or more, no cloud below 5 000 ft (or the highest minimum sector altitude) and no CB, TCU or significant weather.
Common mistakes
- Getting the direction of the altimeter error wrong when flying from high to low pressure.
- Confusing stable and unstable by comparing the wrong two lapse rates.
- Forgetting that METAR winds are in degrees true, while ATIS and tower winds are magnetic.
- Mixing up TAF, TREND and SIGMET validity periods.
Try it yourself
Free tools from the TrueHeading student website.
Cloud base from temperature and dew point
For convective cloud: about 400 ft per °C of spread.
ISA deviation and density altitude
Compare the real temperature with the standard atmosphere.
See it move in a simulator:
Sample Aviation Meteorology questions
Tap an answer.
Surface temperature 36 °C and dew point 30 °C. Using the 400 ft per °C rule, the cloud base of convective cloud is approximately:
Sea surface temperature needed for tropical cyclone formation is at least about:
A break in the monsoon occurs when:
Surface temperature 20 °C and dew point 8 °C. The approximate height of the base of cumuliform cloud formed by convection (above the surface) is:
Aviation Meteorology classes: common questions
What does the DGCA Meteorology paper cover?
The atmosphere and ISA, pressure and altimetry, temperature, humidity and cloud base, stability and adiabatics, pressure systems and depressions, winds and upper winds, jet streams, clouds, fog and precipitation, fronts and air masses, thunderstorms, turbulence and windshear, icing, tropical cyclones, climatology and the monsoon, weather reports and charts, and meteorological calculations.
Will I learn to read METAR and TAF?
Yes. There is a METAR and TAF decoder on the student website so you can see every group decoded, then test yourself.
How can I practise Meteorology questions?
Students get 1,100 Meteorology questions with explanations, topic filters, timed mock tests and flashcards with the key formulas.
Who teaches Meteorology at TrueHeading?
Nikunj Kariya teaches every subject personally in 1-on-1 sessions.
Start Aviation Meteorology with Nikunj
Personal sessions, weekly tests and lifetime access to the student website. First-attempt pass guarantee, or your money back.