11-22-21

Question 1

What are the four types of inflight weather advisories

Answer 1

SIGMET, Convective SIGMET, AIRMET, and center weather advisory (CWA)

Question 2

Convective SIGMETs are issued

Answer 2

Every 2 Hours for Severe Thunderstorms, SFC winds greater then 50kts, Hail 3/4 inches in diameter, Tornadoes, Embedded thunderstorms, Line of thunderstorms, and thunderstorms producing heavy precipitation affecting 40% of 3,000 square miles

Question 3

SIGMETs are issued

Answer 3

Severe Icing, Severe Turbulence or clear air turbulence, Dust storms, sand storms, volcanic ash

Question 4

AIRMETs defined and types

Answer 4

AIRMETs advises of weather that maybe hazardous they are issued every 6 hours

The three types of AIRMETs are:

Tango issued for turbulence

Sierra issued for visbility

Zulu issued for icing

Question 5

What information can be obtained from Winds and Temperatures aloft forecasts

Answer 5

Favorable Altitudes, Temperature Inversions, and Turbulence

Question 6

What are Center Weather Advisories (CWA)?

Answer 6

Warning of adverse weather conditions in the enroute or terminal environment, they are valid for only 2 hours.

Question 7

Surface Analysis Chart Defined

Answer 7

Analyzed surface weather depicting pressure, ridges/troughs, and fronts. Issued eight times a day

Question 8

Resources to use while Flight Planning

Answer 8

Real time analysis of current ceilings and visibility, updated every 5 minutes

Question 9

LIFR, IFR, MVFR, and VFR Defined

Answer 9

VFR conditions are ceiling greater than 3,000’ and visibility greater than 5 S.M.; SKC

IFR conditions are ceiling 500’-1,000’ and visibility 1-3 S.M.

MVFR conditions are celing 1,000’-3,000’ and visibility 3-5 S.M.

LIFR conditions are ceiling less than 500’ and visibility less than 1 S.M.

Question 10

Surface Prognostic Charts defined

Answer 10

Forecast of surface pressure systems, fronts, and precipitation