8.9 : AIRMET

Question 1

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

A. Small aircraft only.
B. Large aircraft only.
C. All aircraft.

Answer 1

All aircraft.

Question 2

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

A. only IFR pilots.
B. all pilots.
C. only VFR pilots.

Answer 2

all pilots.

Question 3

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

A. Convective SIGMET.
B. SIGMET.
C. AIRMET.

Answer 3

SIGMET.

Question 4

What information is contained in a CONVECTIVE SIGMET?

A. Tornadoes, embedded thunderstorms, and hail 3/4 inch or greater in diameter.
B. Severe icing, severe turbulence, or widespread dust storms lowering visibility to less than 3 miles.
C. Surface winds greater than 40 knots or thunderstorms equal to or greater than video integrator processor (VIP) level 4.

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What is indicated when a current CONVECTIVE SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms?

A. Moderate thunderstorms covering 30 percent of the area.
B. Moderate or severe turbulence.
C. Thunderstorms obscured by massive cloud layers.

Answer 5

Thunderstorms obscured by massive cloud layers.

Question 6

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

A. inflight aviation weather advisories.
B. CVA chart.
C. surface analysis chart.

Answer 6

inflight aviation weather advisories.