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Airspace & Weather Flashcards

1
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Class A Airspace Weather minimums

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-Not applicable-Not applicable

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Class B Airspace Weather minimums

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-3sm-clear of clouds

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Class C Airspace Weather minimums

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-3sm-1000above, 2000horizontal, 500below

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Class D Airspace Weather minimums

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-3sm-1000above, 2000horizontal, 500below

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Class E Airspace Weather minimums less than 10,000’

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-3sm-1000above, 2000horizontal, 500below

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Class G Airspace Weather minimums 1,200 or less

*day

*night

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*day-1/2sm-clear of clouds

*night-1sm-clear of clouds

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Class G Airspace Weather minimums more than 1,200 but less than 10,000

*Day

*night

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*Day-1sm-1000above, 2000horizontal, 500below

*Night-3sm-1000above, 1sm horizontal, 1000below

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8
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Class G Airspace Weather minimums more than 1,200 and at or above 10,000

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-5sm-1000above, 1sm horizontal, 1000below

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9
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A Airspace altitudes

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18,000msl-FL600

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B airspace altitudes

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surface-10,000MSL

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C airspace altitudes

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usually consists of a 5 NM radius core surface area that extends from the surface up to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation, and a 10 NM radius shelf area that extends no lower than 1,200 feet up to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation.

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D airspace altitude

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surface to 2,500 feet above the airport elevation

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E airspace altitudes

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Generally, if the airspace is not Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D, and it is controlled airspace, it is Class E airspace.

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14
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At 10,000AGL rules

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airspeed unrestricted and must use mode c transponder

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15
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Flashing green

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-Cleared to taxi-return for landing

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16
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Steady green

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-cleared for takeoff/landing

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17
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Steady red

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Stop/give way to other aircraft

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18
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Flashing red

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-taxi clear of runway-airport unsafe don’t land

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19
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Flashing white

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Return to starting point

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20
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Alternating red and green

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Exercise extreme caution

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21
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Supp Oxygen at 12,500-14,000msl

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when in this for more than 30minutes required for minimum crew

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22
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Supp Oxygen above 14,000msl

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the entire flight time and entire crew must have supp oxygen

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23
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Supp Oxygen above 15,000

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every occupant

24
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airport beacon:flashing white and green

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civilian land airports

25
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airport beacon:flashing white and yellow

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water airport

26
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airport beacon:flashing white yellow and green

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heliport

27
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airport beacon:two quick white flashes alternating with a green flash

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military airport

28
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Airport lighting:-highest-medium-lowest

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-7 times within 5 seconds-5-3

29
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Class E Airspace Weather minimums more than 10,000’

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-5sm-1000 above-1sm horizontal-1000 below

30
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Types of special use airspace are

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-prohibited areas:airspace which flight is prohibited-restricted areas:operations hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft.-warning areas:airspace extending from 12nm off the coast-military operation areas:vertical and lateral limits for separating certain military training from fir traffic-alert areas:to alert pilots of high volume pilot training or unusual aerial activity-controlled firing areas:shooting not a factor spotters call cease fire when aircraft are nearby

31
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TAF stands for

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Terminal aerodrome forecast

32
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TAF reporting periods and area

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4 times a day every 6hrs5sm radius from center of runway complexValid for 30hrs

33
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FA stands for

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Area Forecast

34
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FA reporting periods and location

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3 times a day every 8hrsgood for 12hrs for clouds/weather and outlook for an additional 6hrsseveral states

35
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Winds aloft forecast every

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4hrs

36
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WA-no wind indication means

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if airport is within 1500 of altitude

37
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WA-No temp indication means

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elevation is within 2500 of station

38
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WA- 9900 means

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Winds variable

39
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WA-negative not indicated on altitudes

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24000 and above

40
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WA- 100-199knts wind indicated

A

subtract 50 from direction and add 100 to speed

41
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Airmet issued for..Types.

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Weather dangerous to light/limited aircraft-Sierra-ifr and mountain obstruction-Tango-moderate turbulence sustained wind surface at 30 or more and nonconvective low level windshear-Zulu-Moderate icing and freezing levels scheduled 4 times a day every 6hrs and unscheduled as neccessary valid for 6hrs

42
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SIGMET issued for..

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weather potentially dangerous to all airmen and aircraft -severe or greater turbulence-clear air turbulence-sever icing-wide spread dust or san storm-volcanic ashunscheduled but valid for 4 hrs

43
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Convective SIGMET for..

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-thunderstorms-severe or greater turbulence -severe icing-low level wind shear-tornadoes and large hail which is 3/4 or greater at surface and winds greater than 50 at the surface-heavy precipitation.issued hourly and good for 2hrs

44
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Surface Prognostic Charts issued periods

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Current and is issued 8times a day

45
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Milibars Standard is

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1013.2mb

46
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ATIS stands for..issued periods

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Automated Terminal Information System1hour

47
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ASOS stands for..issued periods

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Automated Surface Observing SystemMinute by minute

48
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AWOS stands for..issued periods

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Automated Weather Observing SystemMinute by minute

49
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Winds flow from..

A

High to Low

50
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Coriolis Force deflects air to the.. in the northern hemisphere.

A

right

51
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Microburst is..

A

most common in thunderstorm.is a severe downdraft up to 6000fpm and most severe low level wind shear type

52
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To form a thunderstorm needs..

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-lifting action-high humidity-unstable

53
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Cloud Categories-low-medium-high-clouds with extensive vertical developement

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-stratus sfc-6500agl-alto-6500 to 20000agl-sirius-above 20000agl-towering cumulous,cumulonibus-

54
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Avoid thunderstorms by..

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20nm

55
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Fog is..

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cloud within 50ft of surface and happens when temp and dew point are rather close

56
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FOG types:RAIS UP

A

-radiation-advection-ice-steam-upslope -precipitation

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