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Su unit 8 Aviation Weather Service Flashcards

1
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When speaking to a flight service weather briefer you should state?

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whether the flight is VFR or IFR

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

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A standard briefing

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

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Standard briefing

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

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an outlook briefing

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

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The intended route of flight and destination

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

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an outlook briefing

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

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An abbreviated briefing

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

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Identify themselves as pilots

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

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Identify yourself as a pilot

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

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the aircraft identification or the pilot’s name

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11
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To update a previous weather briefing, a pilot should request?

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an abbreviated briefing

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12
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For aviation purposes, ceiling is defined as the height above the Earth’s surface of the

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Lowest broken or overcast layer or vertical visibility into an obscuration

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

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

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

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180 deg true at 4 knots

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

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110 deg at 12 knots, gusts 18 knots

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

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rain began at 1835Z

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

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KINK, KBOI, and KLAX

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(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?

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505 feet AGL

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

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7,200 feet MSL and 8,900 feet MSL

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20
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(Refer to Figure 14 on page 293.) The intensity of the turbulence reported at a specific altitude is

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light from 5,500 feet to 7,200 feet

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21
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(Refer to figure 14 on page 293.) The wind and temperature at 12,000 feet MSL as reported by a pilot re

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080 deg at 21 knots and -7 deg C

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22
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(Refer to Figure 14 below.) The intensity and type of icing reported by a pilot is

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light to moderate time

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23
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What is the base of the ceiling in the following pilot report?

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There is a broken layer at 6,500 feet

24
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What is indicated by the following report?

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An urgent pilot report for moderate to severe clear air turbulence

25
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(Refer to Figure 15 on page 295.) In the TAF for KMEM, what does “SHRA” stand for?

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Rain showers

26
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(Refer to figure 15 on page 295.) Between 1000Z and 1200Z the visibility at KMEM is forecast to be?

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3 statue miles

27
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(Refer to Figure 15 on page 295.) In the TAF from KOKC, the clear sky becomes

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

28
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(Refer to Figure 15 on page 295.) During the time period from 0600Z to 0800Z, what visibility is forecast for KOKC

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Greater than 6 statue miles

29
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(Refer to Figure 15 on page 295.) What is the valid period for the TAF for KMEM?

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1800Z to 2400Z

30
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(Refer to Figure 15 above.) What is the forecast wind for KMEM from 1600Z until the end of the forecast?

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Variable in direction at 6 knots

31
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(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

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180 deg at 10 knots

32
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(Refer to Figure 15 above.) The only cloud type forecast in TAF report is

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Cumulonimbus

33
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In the following METAR/TAF for HOU, what is the ceiling and visibility forecast on the 7th day of the month at 0600Z?

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

34
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Radar weather reports are of special interest to pilots because the indicate

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

35
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How should contact be established with a Flight Service Station, and what service would be expected?

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

36
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What service should a pilot normally expect from Flight Service?

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Actual weather information and thunderstorm activity along the route

37
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En route weather advisories should be obtained from an FSS on

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122.2 MHz

38
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How could you receive in-flight weather information about your destination while still 150 NM away?

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Review the destination METAR and TAF through FIS-B

39
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(Refer to Figure 17 below.) What wind is forecast for STL at 12,000 feet?

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230 deg true at 39 knots

40
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(Refer to Figure 17 below.) Determine the wind and temperature aloft forecast for MKC at 6,000 ft.

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200 deg true at 6 knots, temperature +3 C

41
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(Refer to Figure 17 below.) What wind is forecast for STL at 12,000 feet?

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230 deg true at 39 knots

42
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(Refer to Figure 27 below.) Determine the wind and temperature aloft forecast for DEN at 9,000 feet.

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230 deg true at 21 knots, temperature -4 C

43
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(Refer to Figure 17 below.) What wind is forecast for STL at 9,000 feet?

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230 true at 32 knots

44
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What values are used for Winds Aloft Forecasts?

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True direction and knots

45
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When the term “light and variable” is used in reference to a Winds Aloft Forecast, the coded group and windspeed is

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9900 and less than 5 knots

46
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(Refer to figure 19 on page 299.) Interpret the weather symbol depicted in Utah on the 12-hours Significant Weather Prognostic Chart.

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Moderate turbulence, surface to 18,000 feet

47
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(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?

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12,000 feet

48
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(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?

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Instrument meteorological conditions

49
Q

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

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

50
Q

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

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4 mb

51
Q

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

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All aircraft

52
Q

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

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all pilots

53
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Which in-flight advisory would contain information on severe icing not associated with thunderstorms?

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SIGMET

54
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What information is contained in a CONVECTOVE SIGMET?

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

55
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What is indicated when a current CONVECTIVE SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms?

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Thunderstorms obscured by massive cloud layers

56
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To determine the freezing level and area of probable icing aloft, the pilot should refer to the

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inflight aviation weather advisories

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