11-21-21

Question 1

How does fog form

Answer 1

When temperature and Dewpoint become near identical or identical, near the surface.

Question 2

Types of Fog

Answer 2

Radiation fog

Advection fog

Upslope fog

Frontal Fog

Steam Fog

Ice Fog

Question 3

What is Radiation Fog

Answer 3

When the ground cools the adjacent air to the dewpoint

Question 4

Types of weather information that help you spot Wind Shear

Answer 4

Terminal Forecasts

METARs

Severe Weather Watch Reports, SIGMETs, and Convective SIGMETs

Low Level Wind shear alert System

PIREP

any mention of Low Level Wind Shear, Severe thunderstorms, Heavy rain, Hail, and Wind Gusts are potential for Low Level Wind Shear and microbursts

Question 5

Flight Information Service Broadcast Described

Answer 5

Ground based system provided by ADS-B. FIS-B allows properly equipped aircraft to receive 978Mhz data link capability when operating in range of a ground facility and display a suite of broadcast weather and aeronautical information

Question 6

FIS-B Faults

Answer 6

Delayed data, 5-15+ min delayed

Question 7

Tools to update weather information while Enroute

Answer 7

FSS (122.2)

ATIS/AWOS/ASOS

ARTCC broadcasts

FIS-B

ATC

Question 8

METAR defined and Types

Answer 8

Hourly report of surface observations is a METAR, a SPECI is a urgent report of surface observations and are not scheduled

Question 9

Aviation Area Forecast defined

Answer 9

forecast concerning the occurrence or expected occurrence of specified enroute weather phenomena

Question 10

Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) and Types of GFA

Answer 10

GFA covers a wide time range of forecast from
SFC-FL480. It shows wind, icing, and turbulence

Types: TAF, Ceiling and Visibility, Clouds, Precipitation and Weather, Thunderstorms, Winds, Turbulence, and icing