Weather, FAA Private Pilot certification 2026

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