weather services Flashcards
(22 cards)
when speaking to a flight service e weather briefer the pilot should state
whether the flight is VFR or IFR
the pilot plans to phone a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information the pilot should
identify as a pilot
to get complete weather briefing for the planned flight the pilot should request
standard briefing
when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information pilots should state
the aircraft is identification or the pilots name
what should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information
the intended route of flight and destination
which type of weather briefing should a pilot request to supplement mass disseminated data
an abbreviated briefing
for aviation purposes ceiling is defined as the height about the earths surface of the
lowest broken or overcast layer or vertical visibility into an obscuration
what should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information
identify themselves as pilots
when requesting weather information for the following morning a pilot should request
an outlook briefing
to update a previous weather briefing a pilot should request
an abbreviated briefing
which type weather briefing should a pilot request when departing within the hour if no preliminary weather information has been received
standard briefing
a weather briefing that is provided when the information requested is 6 or more hours in advance of the proposed departure time
an outlook briefing
what service should a pilot normally expect from flight service
actual weather information and thunderstorm activity along the route
how should contact be established with a flight service station and what service would be expected
call flight service on 122.2 for routine weather current reports on hazardous weather and altimeter settings
en route weather advisories should be obtained from an FSS on
122.2 MHz.
radar weather reports are of special interest to pilots because they indicate
location of precipitation along with type intensity and cell movement of precipitation
18004KT
180
degrees
trust at 4 knots
RAB35
rain began 35 min past the hour
(rain began at 1835z)
BKN018
means broken ceiling
what does
2006+03
mean when talking about the wind and temp
200 degrees true 6 knots, temp +3 degrees celsius
determine what
2321-04
means when talking about wind and temp
230 degrees true at 21 knots, temp -4 degrees celsius
