Meteorology

Question 1

Flights in the vicinity of a thunderstorm (ie. not inside or underneath) may encounter …

Answer 1

hail, lightning, turbulence and wind shear

Question 2

Information about the occurrence or expected occurrence of visibility of less than 5000M in areas of high traffic density, passed to a pilot during flight by ATS, is called …

Answer 2

an AIRMET

Question 3

Refer MSL ANALYSIS

The direction of the gradient wind at HOBART is closest to …

Answer 3

westerly

Question 4

If the air is unstable, you can expect …

Answer 4

bumpy flying conditions and unlimited visibility

Question 5

Refer MSL ANALYSIS

The QNH at PERTH is closest to …

Answer 5

1020 hPa

Question 6

Light wind during the formation of a radiation inversion will cause the inversion to …

Answer 6

increase in depth

Question 7

Refer GAF TAS

The forecast cloud base in Area D1 at 07Z is …

Answer 7

2000 ft AMSL

Question 8

Refer GAF QLD-S

Flying at 4000 ft in AREA C at 0100Z, the turbulence forecast is …

Answer 8

moderate turbulence

Question 9

Warm air is rising adiabatically above a ploughed field, surface temperature +21 degrees C.
If the dew point is +3 degrees C, the cloud base and freezing level respectively are approximately …

Answer 9

6000 ft and 8000 ft

Question 10

Refer PCA and Forecast Area QNH for Queensland

Valid:0100 UTC - 0400 UTC 11 November 2024

Issued:0024 UTC 11 November 2024

Queensland Area QNH

Area 40:S OF YTAM/YGAY/YGYM 1023, REST 1020

Area 41:SE OF HRD/VALDA/YRLL 1022, BETWEEN YMHW/YLRE AND HRD/VALDA/YRLL 1019, REST 1016

Area 43:SE OF MIDEL/YRMD/YKID 1017, REST 1013

Area 44:1017

Area 45:SE OF YCRY/YLRA/YCKN 1014, BETWEEN CHERY/YPMP/YCOE AND YCRY/YLRA/YCKN 1011, REST 1009

The forecast Area QNH for a flight from HERVEY BAY (YHBA) to BUNDABERG (YBUD) departing at 0130Z is -

Answer 10

1020 HPA

Question 11

Refer to the TAF below

TAF AMD YBAS 090130Z 0902/0914 02020G35KT 2500 +RA BKN030
FM090400 25010KT 9999 BKN025
TEMPO 0902/0905 3000 -TSRA BKN010 SCT050CB
INTER 0906/0914 5000 BKN010
RMK
T 18 18 17 15
Q 1003 1003 1004 1008

The amount and height of the lowest cloud forecast for ALICE SPRINGS (YBAS) at 090400Z is

Answer 11

broken cloud at 3000 ft AGL and for periods of less than 60 minutes, broken cloud at 1000 ft AGL

Question 12

Refer to the below TAF:

TAF AMD YJAB 182214Z 1900/2006 18010G20KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT030
FM191000 21015KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT030 SCT050
INTER 1904/1912 23025KT 4000 SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT010
RMK
T 16 19 19 14 Q 1019 1019 1019 1021
TAF3
The forecast wind velocity at 190200Z for BRISBANE (YBBN) is -

Answer 12

180 degrees True at 10 kt gusting to 20 kt

Question 13

An increasing headwind component reduces the maximum range you can fly on a given amount of fuel, shifting the maximum range position closer …

Answer 13

to the departure point

Question 14

3 AM EST on 20nd December 2024, written as a six figure group as used on GAF, would be …

Answer 14

191700

(DDHHMM) Date, Hours, Minutes

Question 15

The freezing level in the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) is …

Answer 15

7500ft

Question 16

Reports of wind direction in MET messages indicate the direction from …

Answer 16

which the wind is blowing expressed in degrees true

Question 17

With regards to the below MSL analysis

A trough extends …

Answer 17

south along the coast of Western Australia

Question 18

With regards to temperature, the inside of a Cumuliform cloud is …

Answer 18

warmer than the environment

Question 19

The latitude at which there would be the greatest difference between the actual wind and gradient wind at 5000 ft AGL is …

Answer 19

5° South

Question 20

A fast moving cold front may sometimes be recognised by …

Answer 20

broken cumulus cloud and rain showers

Question 21

Refer to the below TAF

TAF AMD YXXX 082315Z 0900/0912 31016G41KT 9999 -RA SCT012 BKN030 BKN100
TEMPO 0904/0908 3000 -TSRA SCT010 SCT050CB
INTER 0908/0912 5000 -RASH BKN010
RMK
T 20 20 15 12 Q 1007 1009 1012 1012
TAF3

the earliest and latest planned arrival times respectively than can be used are …

Answer 21

0030Z until 1100Z on the 9th day of the month

Question 22

Refer to the below TAF

TAF YXXX 182315Z 1900/1912 21008KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT025 BKN045
FM190200 15015KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT035
FM190800 22008KT 9999 SCT040
INTER 1900/1903 5000 SHOWERS OF RAIN SCT010 BKN020
T 13 16 15 10 Q 1030 1029 1030 1032

The height and amount of the lowest cloud forecast for an arrival at YXXX at 190900Z is

Answer 22

scattered at 4000 ft

Question 23

Refer to SPECI:

SPECI YDEX 2021Z 33020G32 7000 SCT005 17/15 Q1018

The SPECI has a validity period of …

Answer 23

nil, as there is no validity period associated with the SPECI

Question 24

Refer to TAF

TAF AMD YXXX 160000Z 1600/1612 18020G30KT 8000 SCT005 FEW010 BKN100
INTER 1604/1606 5000 SH+
TEMPO 1606/1608 2000 TS
RMK
T 18 19 17 16 Q 1014 1014 1015 1016
Aerodrome YXXX is outside CTA/CTR and the use of Helicopter VFR is permitted.

With an ETA at YXXX of 160745 UTC, the holding fuel you will require is …

Answer 24

45 minutes holding fuel is required if an alternate is not carried

Question 25

A pilot is preparing to land at a coastal airfield. The runway is 09/27, with the ocean situated to the south of the field.d. It is a hot summer afternoon so the pilot would expect the wind to be a ...

Answer 25

Sotherly

Question 26

Using the standard ELR, If an aerodrome with an elevation of 1500 ft reports its temperature as being 17 degrees C, you would expect the freezing level to be at an altitude of approximately ...

Answer 26

10,000ft

Question 27

Thick radiation fog occurs frequently with ...

Answer 27

light winds and clear skys at night

Question 28

Any increase in moisture content will increase density altitude ... True or False ?

Answer 28

True

Question 29

# Refer to below TAF: TAF AMD YXXX 090130Z 0902/0914 02020G35KT 2500 +RA BKN030 FM090400 25010KT 9999 BKN025 TEMPO 0902/0905 3000 -TSRA BKN010 SCT050CB INTER 0905/0914 5000 BKN010 RMK T 18 18 17 15 Q 1003 1003 1004 1008 For operational purposes, the lowest forecast visibilty for YXXX at 090515Z is

Answer 29

3000 mt for periods of less than 60 minutes

Question 30

The cloud from which heavy rain would most likley be falling and reaching the ground is ...

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nimbostratus ## Footnote Part 61 MOS Scedule 3 - 2.6.1 CMTC - Weather Associated with Cloud Type

Question 31

Around a low in the southern hemisphere wind blows ...

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clockwise and inwards ## Footnote Part 61 MOS Scedule 3 - 2.6.1 CMTC - Relationships Between Pressure and Wind

Question 32

A large and sudden increase in the wind speed, lasting for 2 minutes, reaching 32kt and being 20kt greater than the average wing, would be classed as a ...

Answer 32

squall ## Footnote Part 61 MOS Schedule 3 - 2.10.2 CMTC - Difference between Squalls and Gusts

Question 33

Rotor clouds are associated with ...

Answer 33

mountain waves ## Footnote Part 61 MOS Schedule 3 - 2.8.2 CMTC - Weather associated with Rotor Clouds

Question 34

The freezing level in the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) is ...

Answer 34

7500 ft ## Footnote Part 621 MOS Schedule 3 - 2.3.2 CMTC - International Standard Atmosphere Lapes Rates

Question 35

# Refer to the following TAF TAF YXXX 230205Z 2303/2406 35015G32KT CAVOK FM230600 02012KT CAVOK BECMG 2400/2401 35018G32KT CAVOK RMK FM231700 MOD TURB BLW 3000FT TL240200 T 17 17 15 13 Q 1021 1018 1018 1017 TAF3 VALID TL 230500 A VFR flight of 100 nm is planned. The only runway at the destination is RWY26/08. The crosswind limit for your aircraft is 15 kts. For an ETA of 230600Z, the maximum forecast wind strength for determining operational requirements for alternate aerodromes when flight planning is ...

Answer 35

32 kt ## Footnote Part 61 MOS Schedule 3 - 2.10.3 CMTC - With reference to AIP extract decode and apply information contained in TAF

Question 36

The coriolis force in the southern hemisphere acts ...

Answer 36

at right angles to the direction of the wind, causing a deflection to the left ## Footnote Part 61 MOS Schedule 3 - 2.6.1 CMTC - Relationship between Pressure and Wind

Question 37

# Refer to the below TAF: TAF YSCB 061900Z 0620/0708 24014KT 8000 FEW005 BKN015 BECMG 0702/0706 24005KT 9999 BKN025 INTER 0620/0706 4000 DZ BKN004 RMK T 17 18 15 12 Q 1003 1000 1001 1004 The forecast visibility at CANBERRA at 070700Z would be ...

Answer 37

greater than 10 km ## Footnote Part 61 MOS Schedule 3 - 2.10.3 CMTC - With reference to AIP extract decode and apply information contained in TAF

Question 38

# Refer to below GAF: The forecast visibility for ALICE SPRINGS (YBAS) at 0930Z is ...

Answer 38

greater than 10km, reducing to 8000mt in isolated smoke below 10000ft ## Footnote Part 61 MOS Schedule 3 - 2.10.3 CMTC - With reference to AIP extract decode and apply information contained in ARFOR

Question 39

# Rfer to below GAF: The forecast wind overhead PACKSADDLE (303712S, 1415900E) at 5000 ft is ...

Answer 39

060 degrees True at 14 kt ## Footnote Part 61 MOS Schedule 3 - 2.10.3 CMTC - With reference to AIP extract decode and apply information contained in GPWT

Question 40

# Refer GPWT: The forecast ISA deviation overhead NULLAGINE (215446S, 1201155E) at 5000 ft PA at 0000Z is ...

Answer 40

ISA +16 ## Footnote Part 61 MOS Schedule 3 - 2.10.3 CMTC - With reference to AIP extract decode and apply information contained in GPWT