Su unit 8 Aviation Weather Service

Question 1

When speaking to a flight service weather briefer you should state?

Answer 1

whether the flight is VFR or IFR

Question 2

To get a complete weather briefing for the planned flight, the pilot should request?

Answer 2

A standard briefing

Question 3

Which type weather briefing should a pilot request, when departing within the hour, if no preliminary weather information has been received?

Answer 3

Standard briefing

Question 4

A weather briefing that is provided when the information requested is 6 or more hours in advance of the proposed departure time is?

Answer 4

an outlook briefing

Question 5

What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?

Answer 5

The intended route of flight and destination

Question 6

When requesting weather information for the following morning, a pilot should request

Answer 6

an outlook briefing

Question 7

Which type of weather briefing should a pilot request to supplement mass disseminated data?

Answer 7

An abbreviated briefing

Question 8

What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?

Answer 8

Identify themselves as pilots

Question 9

You plan to phone a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information. You should

Answer 9

Identify yourself as a pilot

Question 10

When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state

Answer 10

the aircraft identification or the pilot’s name

Question 11

To update a previous weather briefing, a pilot should request?

Answer 11

an abbreviated briefing

Question 12

For aviation purposes, ceiling is defined as the height above the Earth’s surface of the

Answer 12

Lowest broken or overcast layer or vertical visibility into an obscuration

Question 13

(Refer to Figure 12 on page 291.) What are the current conditions depicted for Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)?

Answer 13

Sky 700 feet overcast, visibility 1-1/2 SM, rain.

Question 14

(Refer to Figure 12 on page 291.) The wind direction and velocity at KJFK is from

Answer 14

180 deg true at 4 knots

Question 15

(Refer to Figure 12 on page 291.) What are the wind conditions at Wink, Texas (KINK)

Answer 15

110 deg at 12 knots, gusts 18 knots

Question 16

Refer to Figure 12 below.) The remarks section for KMDW has RAB35 listed. This entry means?

Answer 16

rain began at 1835Z

Question 17

(Refer to Figure 12 below.) Which of the reporting stations have VFR weather?

Answer 17

KINK, KBOI, and KLAX

Question 18

(Refer to Figure 14 on page 293.) If the terrain elevation is 1,295 feet MSL, what is the height above ground level of the base of the ceiling?

Answer 18

505 feet AGL

Question 19

(Refer to Figure 14 on page 293.) The base and tops of the overcast layer reported by a pilot are

Answer 19

7,200 feet MSL and 8,900 feet MSL

Question 20

(Refer to Figure 14 on page 293.) The intensity of the turbulence reported at a specific altitude is

Answer 20

light from 5,500 feet to 7,200 feet

Question 21

(Refer to figure 14 on page 293.) The wind and temperature at 12,000 feet MSL as reported by a pilot re

Answer 21

080 deg at 21 knots and -7 deg C

Question 22

(Refer to Figure 14 below.) The intensity and type of icing reported by a pilot is

Answer 22

light to moderate time

Question 23

What is the base of the ceiling in the following pilot report?

Answer 23

There is a broken layer at 6,500 feet

Question 24

What is indicated by the following report?

Answer 24

An urgent pilot report for moderate to severe clear air turbulence

Question 25

(Refer to Figure 15 on page 295.) In the TAF for KMEM, what does "SHRA" stand for?

Answer 25

Rain showers

Question 26

(Refer to figure 15 on page 295.) Between 1000Z and 1200Z the visibility at KMEM is forecast to be?

Answer 26

3 statue miles

Question 27

(Refer to Figure 15 on page 295.) In the TAF from KOKC, the clear sky becomes

Answer 27

Overcast at 2,000 feet during the forecast period between 2200Z and 2400Z

Question 28

(Refer to Figure 15 on page 295.) During the time period from 0600Z to 0800Z, what visibility is forecast for KOKC

Answer 28

Greater than 6 statue miles

Question 29

(Refer to Figure 15 on page 295.) What is the valid period for the TAF for KMEM?

Answer 29

1800Z to 2400Z

Question 30

(Refer to Figure 15 above.) What is the forecast wind for KMEM from 1600Z until the end of the forecast?

Answer 30

Variable in direction at 6 knots

Question 31

(Refer to Figure 15 above.) In the TAF from KOKC, the "FM (FROM) Group" is forecast for the hours from 1600Z to 2200Z with the wind from

Answer 31

180 deg at 10 knots

Question 32

(Refer to Figure 15 above.) The only cloud type forecast in TAF report is

Answer 32

Cumulonimbus

Question 33

In the following METAR/TAF for HOU, what is the ceiling and visibility forecast on the 7th day of the month at 0600Z?

Answer 33

4 statue miles visibility and an overcast ceiling at 1,200 feet AGL

Question 34

Radar weather reports are of special interest to pilots because the indicate

Answer 34

location of precipitation along with type, intensity, and cell movement of precipitation

Question 35

How should contact be established with a Flight Service Station, and what service would be expected?

Answer 35

Call flight Service on 122.2 for routine weather, current reports on hazardous weather, and altimeter settings

Question 36

What service should a pilot normally expect from Flight Service?

Answer 36

Actual weather information and thunderstorm activity along the route

Question 37

En route weather advisories should be obtained from an FSS on

Answer 37

122.2 MHz

Question 38

How could you receive in-flight weather information about your destination while still 150 NM away?

Answer 38

Review the destination METAR and TAF through FIS-B

Question 39

(Refer to Figure 17 below.) What wind is forecast for STL at 12,000 feet?

Answer 39

230 deg true at 39 knots

Question 40

(Refer to Figure 17 below.) Determine the wind and temperature aloft forecast for MKC at 6,000 ft.

Answer 40

200 deg true at 6 knots, temperature +3 C

Question 41

(Refer to Figure 17 below.) What wind is forecast for STL at 12,000 feet?

Answer 41

230 deg true at 39 knots

Question 42

(Refer to Figure 27 below.) Determine the wind and temperature aloft forecast for DEN at 9,000 feet.

Answer 42

230 deg true at 21 knots, temperature -4 C

Question 43

(Refer to Figure 17 below.) What wind is forecast for STL at 9,000 feet?

Answer 43

230 true at 32 knots

Question 44

What values are used for Winds Aloft Forecasts?

Answer 44

True direction and knots

Question 45

When the term "light and variable" is used in reference to a Winds Aloft Forecast, the coded group and windspeed is

Answer 45

9900 and less than 5 knots

Question 46

(Refer to figure 19 on page 299.) Interpret the weather symbol depicted in Utah on the 12-hours Significant Weather Prognostic Chart.

Answer 46

Moderate turbulence, surface to 18,000 feet

Question 47

(Refer to Figure 19 on page 299.) At what altitude is the freezing level over the middle of Florida on the 12-hour Significant weather Prognostic chart?

Answer 47

12,000 feet

Question 48

(Refer to Figure 19 on page 299.) You are preparing for a flight with a planned arrival in southern Georgia at 0600Z. What conditions should you expect when landing?

Answer 48

Instrument meteorological conditions

Question 49

How are significant weather prognostic charts best used by a pilot?

Answer 49

For determining areas to avoid (freezing levels and turbulence).

Question 50

The distance measured in millibars separating isobars on surface analysis charts is typically?

Answer 50

4 mb

Question 51

SIGMETs are issued as a warning of weather conditions hazardous to which aircraft?

Answer 51

All aircraft

Question 52

AIRMETs are advisories of significant weather phenomena but of lower intensities than SIGMETs and are intended for dissemination to?

Answer 52

all pilots

Question 53

Which in-flight advisory would contain information on severe icing not associated with thunderstorms?

Answer 53

SIGMET

Question 54

What information is contained in a CONVECTOVE SIGMET?

Answer 54

Tornadoes, embedded thunderstorms, and hail 3/4 inch or greater in diameter.

Question 55

What is indicated when a current CONVECTIVE SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms?

Answer 55

Thunderstorms obscured by massive cloud layers

Question 56

To determine the freezing level and area of probable icing aloft, the pilot should refer to the

Answer 56

inflight aviation weather advisories