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- 1. Which in-flight advisory would contain information on severe icing not associated with thunderstorms?
- 2. (Refer to Figure 14.) The wind and temperature at 12,000 feet MSL as reported by a pilot are
- 3. (Refer to Figure 12.) What are the wind conditions at Wink, Texas (KINK)?
- 4. A stable air mass is most likely to have which characteristic?
- 5. (Refer to Figure 14.) The intensity and type of icing reported by a pilot is
- 6. Which type of weather briefing should a pilot request to supplement mass disseminated data?
- 7. (Refer to Figure 269, area C.) What cloud layers are forecast in central New York?
- 8. To get a complete weather briefing for the planned flight, the pilot should request
- 9. (Refer to Figure 260, area D.) The visibility in central New York just west of Circle D is mostly
- 10. What information is contained in a CONVECTIVE SIGMET?
- 11. (Refer to Figure 14.) If the terrain elevation is 1,295 feet MSL, what is the height above ground level of the base of the ceiling?
- 12. During the life cycle of a thunderstorm, which stage is characterized predominately by downdrafts?
- 13. (Refer to Figure 15.) In the TAF for KMEM, what does "SHRA" stand for?
- 14. What types of fog depend upon wind in order to exist?
- 15. The destination airport has one runway, "08-26", and the wind is calm. The normal approach in calm wind is a left hand pattern to runway 08. There is no other traffic at the airport. A thunderstorm about 6 miles west is beginning its mature stage, and rain is starting to reach the ground. The pilot decides to
- 16. When warm, moist, stable air flows upslope, it
- 17. What cloud types would indicate convective turbulence?
- 18. (Refer to Figure 15.) During the time period from 0600Z to 0800Z, what visibility is forecast for KOKC?
- 19. If the temperature/dewpoint spread is small and decreasing, and the temperature is 62 °F, what type weather is most likely to develop?
- 20. Cumulonimbus Mamma clouds are associated with
- 21. What is a characteristic of stable air?
- 22. To determine the freezing level and areas of probable icing aloft, the pilot should refer to the
- 23. A weather briefing that is provided when the information requested is 6 or more hours in advance of the proposed departure time is
- 24. SIGMET's are issued as a warning of weather conditions hazardous to which aircraft?
- 25. (Refer to Figure 15.) In the TAF from KOKC, the clear sky becomes
- 26. Where does wind shear occur?
- 27. When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state
- 28. What weather information can a pilot get from a Flight Service Station when enroute?
- 29. A pilot can expect a wind-shear zone in a temperature inversion whenever the windspeed at 2,000 to 4,000 feet above the surface is at least
- 30. What are the standard temperature and pressure values for sea level?
- 31. If there is thunderstorm activity in the vicinity of an airport at which you plan to land, which hazardous atmospheric phenomenon might be expected on the landing approach?
- 32. You plan to phone a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information. You should
- 33. Thunderstorms reach their greatest intensity during the
- 34. What are the processes by which moisture is added to unsaturated air?
- 35. (Refer to Figure 12.) The remarks section for KMDW has RAB35 listed. This entry means
- 36. Which weather phenomenon is always associated with a thunderstorm?
- 37. What would decrease the stability of an air mass?
- 38. What is meant by the term "dewpoint"?
- 39. What causes variations in altimeter settings between weather reporting points?
- 40. (Refer to Figure 12.) The wind direction and velocity at KJFK is from
- 41. Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a
- 42. Crests of standing mountain waves may be marked by stationary, lens-shaped clouds known as
- 43. Clouds are divided into four families according to their
- 44. An almond or lens-shaped cloud which appears stationary, but which may contain winds of 50 knots or more, is referred to as
- 45. What clouds have the greatest turbulence?
- 46. One of the most easily recognized discontinuities across a front is
- 47. (Refer to Figure 15.) The only cloud type forecast in TAF reports is
- 48. A temperature inversion would most likely result in which weather condition?
- 49. (Refer to Figure 12.) What are the current conditions depicted for Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)?
- 50. Which weather conditions should be expected beneath a low-level temperature inversion layer when the relative humidity is high?
- 51. When may hazardous wind shear be expected?
- 52. (Refer to Figure 19.) How are Significant Weather Prognostic Charts best used by a pilot?
- 53. When the term "light and variable" is used in reference to a Winds Aloft Forecast, the coded group and windspeed is
- 54. Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) are weather charts best used to
- 55. (Refer to Figure 269, area A.) What is the forecast ceiling at Delta County Airport (Field Elevation 609 feet MSL) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan southwest of letter A?
- 56. (Refer to Figure 17.) What wind is forecast for STL at 12,000 feet?
- 57. The presence of ice pellets at the surface is evidence that there
- 58. What feature is associated with a temperature inversion?
- 59. Steady precipitation preceding a front is an indication of
- 60. (Refer to Figure 15.) Between 1000Z and 1200Z the visibility at KMEM is forecast to be?
- 61. (Refer to Figure 12.) Which of the reporting stations have VFR weather?
- 62. What feature is normally associated with the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?
- 63. What should pilots state when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?
- 64. The Low-Level Significant Weather Prognostic Chart depicts weather conditions
- 65. Which weather phenomenon signals the beginning of the mature stage of a thunderstorm?
- 66. What is the approximate base of the cumulus clouds if the surface air temperature is 70 °F and the dewpoint is 48 °F?
- 67. The conditions necessary for the formation of cumulonimbus clouds are a lifting action and
- 68. (Refer to Figure 14.) The base and tops of the overcast layer reported by a pilot are
- 69. (Refer to Figure 269, area B.) You're starting your trip in northeast Indiana. What kind of cloud coverage can you expect in this area?
- 70. Which type weather briefing should a pilot request, when departing within the hour, if no preliminary weather information has been received?
- 71. What is indicated when a current CONVECTIVE SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms?
- 72. What conditions are necessary for the formation of thunderstorms?
- 73. When requesting weather information for the following morning, a pilot should request
- 74. At approximately what altitude above the surface would the pilot expect the base of cumuliform clouds if the surface air temperature is 82 °F and the dewpoint is 38 °F?
- 75. (Refer to Figure 17.) What wind is forecast for STL at 9,000 feet?
- 76. (Refer to Figure 17.) Determine the wind and temperature aloft forecast for MKC at 6,000 feet.
- 77. In which environment is aircraft structural ice most likely to have the highest accumulation rate?
- 78. Possible mountain wave turbulence could be anticipated when winds of 40 knots or greater blow
- 79. For aviation purposes, ceiling is defined as the height above the Earth's surface of the
- 80. (Refer to Figure 14.) The intensity of the turbulence reported at a specific altitude is
- 81. (Refer to Figure 17.) What wind is forecast for STL at 12,000 feet?
- 82. What situation is most conducive to the formation of radiation fog?
- 83. AIRMETs are advisories of significant weather phenomena but of lower intensities than SIGMETs and are intended for dissemination to
- 84. (Refer to Figure 15.) In the TAF from KOKC, the "FM (FROM) Group" is forecast for the hours from 1600Z to 2200Z with the wind from
- 85. (Refer to Figure 260, area D.) Immediately to the left of the letter D in western New York, what are the surface winds?
- 86. A nonfrontal, narrow band of active thunderstorms that often develop ahead of a cold front is a known as a
- 87. The wind at 5,000 feet AGL is southwesterly while the surface wind is southerly. This difference in direction is primarily due to
- 88. Clouds, fog, or dew will always form when
- 89. One in-flight condition necessary for structural icing to form is
- 90. When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state
- 91. Thunderstorms which generally produce the most intense hazard to aircraft are
- 92. What are characteristics of unstable air?
- 93. The most frequent type of ground or surface-based temperature inversion is that which is produced by
- 94. (Refer to Figure 19.) Interpret the weather symbol depicted in Utah on the 12-hour Significant Weather Prognostic Chart.
- 95. One weather phenomenon which will always occur when flying across a front is a change in the
- 96. The amount of water vapor which air can hold depends on the
- 97. What measurement can be used to determine the stability of the atmosphere?
- 98. Radar weather reports are of special interest to pilots because they indicate
- 99. Which conditions result in the formation of frost?
- 100. (Refer to Figure 262, area C.) The wind at Circle C is forecast to blow from which direction and at what velocity?
- 101. (Refer to Figure 17.) Determine the wind and temperature aloft forecast for DEN at 9,000 feet.
- 102. Given the following Airport Elevation: 500 feet MSL. Temperature: 23 °C. Dewpoint: 15 °C. Lapse Rate: 2 °C per 1,000 feet. Find the approximate base of the cumulus clouds.
- 103. When speaking to an AFSS weather briefer you should state
- 104. (Refer to Figure 269, area A.) Just southwest of Circle A what cloud layer is forecast to be over Lake Michigan?
- 105. The boundary between two different air masses is referred to as a
- 106. (Refer to Figure 15.) What is the valid period for the TAF for KMEM?
- 107. What are characteristics of a moist, unstable air mass?
- 108. (Refer to Figure 15.) What is the forecast wind for KMEM from 1600Z until the end of the forecast?
- 109. The suffix "nimbus," used in naming clouds, means
- 110. What values are used for Winds Aloft Forecasts?
- 111. (Refer to Figure 260, area A.) What is the predominant visibility around the letter A on the Washington and Oregon coast?
- 112. In which situation is advection fog most likely to form?
- 113. Low-level turbulence can occur and icing can become hazardous in which type of fog?
- 114. If an unstable air mass is forced upward, what type clouds can be expected?
- 115. To update a previous weather briefing, a pilot should request