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Aviation Weather Services Flashcards

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Light icing

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Rate of accumulation may create a problem if flight is prolonged for over 1 hour

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Trace Icing

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Ice becomes perceptible. Rate of accumulation is slightly greater than sublimation. Deicing equipment is not required unless encountered for extended period of time

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Severe icing

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Rate if accumulation is such that deicing equipment fails to reduce or control the hazard

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Moderate icing

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Rate if accumulation is such that short encounters become potentially hazardous

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Define METAR

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Aviation Routine Weather Report 3.1.1

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Define TIBS

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Telephone Information Briefing Service 1.3.4

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What is TIBS

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Continuous telephone recording if meteorological and aeronautical information. Used as a preliminary briefing tool 1.3.4

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What is HIWAS

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Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service Broadcast hazardous weather information continuously over selected NAVIDS 1.3.5

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Define EFAS

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En Route Flight Advisory Service Flight Watch 1.3.6

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What frequency is Flight Watch?

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122.0 Below FL180 1.3.6

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What is a primary weather product?

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A weather product that meets all the regulatory requirements and safety needs for use in making weather related flight decisions 2.1.1

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What is a supplemental weather product?

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A weather product is an aviation weather product that may be used for enhanced situational awareness 2.1.2

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HIWAS Service Volume

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150nm 1.3.5

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Between what hours may TIBS have reduced operations?

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1800-0600 1.3.4

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Define SPECI

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Aviation Selected Special Weather Report 3.1.2

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What are the wind shift requirements for the issuance of a SPECI?

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45 degrees Less than 15 minutes Wind speed greater than 10kts Table 3-1

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For a SPECI to be issued the visibility must drop below or increase to what value

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3 sm 2 sm 1 sm Below the minimums of the lowest IAP 1/2 sm Table 3-1

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A SPECI will be issued when a tornado….

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Is observed Disappears or ends Table 3-1

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A SPECI will be issued for a thunderstorm when…

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Begins, not if one is currently reported Ends Table 3-1

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A SPECI will be issued for precip when

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Hail begins or ends Freezing precipitation begins, ends, or changes intensity Ice pellets begin, end, or change intensity Table 3-1

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For a SPECI to be issued the ceiling must drop below or increase to what value…

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3,000’ 1,500’ 1,000’ 500’ Lowest IAP 200’ Table 3-1

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Will an aircraft mishap result in a SPECI?

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Yes Table 3-1

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AUTO

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Fully automated report with no human intervention or oversight 3.1.3.4

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COR

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Corrected METAR or SPECI 3.1.3.4

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Wind gust

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Rapid fluctuations in wind speed 10kts or more between peaks and lulls 3.1.3.5.1

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Wind speed is determined how

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Averaging the speed over a 2-minute period 3.1.3.5

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VRB

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Variable Wind speed was 6kts or less

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00000kts

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Calm winds 3.1.3.5.4

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  • METAR
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Light Table 3-2

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+ in METAR

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Heavy Table 3-2

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MI

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Shallow Table 3-2

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PR

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Partial Table 3-2

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V in wind group

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Wind varies by 60 degrees or more Wind speed more than 6kts 3.1.3.5.3

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BC

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Patches Table 3-2

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DR

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Low drifting Table 3-2

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BL

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Blowing Table 3-2

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SH

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Showers Table 3-2

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TS

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Thunderstorms Table 3-2

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FZ

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Freezing Table 3-2

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DZ

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Drizzle Table 3-2

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RA

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Rain Table 3-2

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SN

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Snow Table 3-2

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SG

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Snow Grains Table 3-2

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IC

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Ice Crystals Table 3-2

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PL

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Ice Pellets Table 3-2

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GR

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Hail Table 3-2

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GS

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Small Hail Table 3-2

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UP

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Unknown Precipitation Table 3-2

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44
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BR

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Mist Table 3-2

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FG

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Fog Table 3-2

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FU

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Smoke Table 3-2

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VA

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Volcanic Ash Table 3-2

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DU

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Widespread dust Table 3-2

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SA

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Sand Table 3-2

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HZ

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Haze Table 3-2

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PY

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Spray Table 3-2

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PO

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Dust/sand whirls Table 3-2

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SQ

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Squalls Table 3-2

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54
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FC

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Funnel cloud Tornado Water spout Table 3-2

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SS

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Sandstorm Table 3-2

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DS

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Dust storm Table 3-2

57
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Vicinity

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5-10 sm 3.1.3.8.2

58
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When will an obscuration be coded in a METAR

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When surface visibility is below 7 miles 3.1.3.8.5

59
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When will UP be reported

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When an automatic station detects the occurrence of precipitation but the sensor cannot recognize the type 3.1.3.8.4

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VV

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Vertical visibility 8/8 coverage Table 3-3

61
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SKC

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Clear Used at manual stations when no layers are reported Table 3-3

62
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CLR

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Clear below 12,000 Automated stations only

63
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FEW

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Few 1/8-2/8 coverage Table 3-3

64
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SCT

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Scattered 3/8-4/8 coverage Table 3-3

65
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BKN

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Broken 5/8-7/8 coverage Table 3-3

66
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OVC

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Overcast 8/8 coverage

67
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Define ceiling

A

The lowest layer aloft reported as broken or overcast 3.1.3.9

68
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CB

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Cumulonimbus clouds 3.1.3.9

69
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TCU

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Tower cumulus 3.1.3.9

70
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Define Dew Point

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Temperature to which a given parcel of air must be cooled for the air to become fully saturated 3.1.3.10

71
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RMK

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Remarks 3.1.3.12

72
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DSNT

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Distant Beyond 10nm Less than 30nm 3.1.3.12

73
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Distant remarks are in _____ miles except lighting remarks which are in ______ miles

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Statue miles Nautical miles 3.1.3.12

74
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AO1

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Automated station without a precipitation discriminator 3.1.3.13.3

75
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AO2

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Automated station with a precipitation discriminator 3.1.3.13.3

76
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FROPA

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Frontal passage 3.1.3.13.5

77
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OCNL lighting

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Occasional Less than 1 flash/minute Table 3-6

78
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FRQ lighting

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Frequent About 1-6 flashes per minute Table 3-6

79
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CONS lightning

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Continuous More than 6 flashes per minute

80
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B or E in METAR remarks

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Beginning or ending of weather phenomenon 3.1.3.13.12

81
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CBMAM

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Cumulonimbus mammatus 3.1.3.13.19.1

82
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ACC in METAR

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Altocumulus Castellanus 3.1.3.13.19.3

83
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SCSL, ACSL, CCSL

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Stratocumulus Altocumulus Cirrocumulus 3.1.3.13.19.4

84
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PRESRR PRESFR

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Pressure rising rapidly Pressure falling rapidly 3.1.3.13.21

85
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SNINCR

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Snow increasing rapidly First number indicates snow in last hour Second number indicates total snow fall 3.1.3.13.25

86
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RVRNO

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Runway visual range is missing 3.1.3.14.2.1

87
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PWINO

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Present weather identifier and the sensor is not operating 3.1.3.14.2.1

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PNO

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Tipping bucket rain gauge and sensor is not operating 3.1.3.14.2.1

89
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FZRANO

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Freezing rain sensor is not operating 3.1.3.14.2.1

90
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TSNO

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Lighting detector is not operating 3.1.3.14.2.1

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VISNO LOC

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Secondary visibility sensor not operating 3.1.3.14.2.1

92
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CHINO LOC

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Secondary ceiling height indicator is not operating 3.1.3.14.2.1

98
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$

A

Maintenance is needed on the system 3.1.3.14.2.2

99
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Eroute controllers advise pilots of hazardous weather that may impact operations within ____ of the controller’s sector

A

150nm 1.2.2

100
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ATCR and TRACONs may opt to broadcast hazardous weather only when part of the area described is within ______

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50nm 1.2.3

101
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An outlook briefing should be requested when a planned departure is how far out?

A

6 or more hours 1.3.1.3

102
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PATWAS

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Pilot’s automatic telephone weather answering service Appendix B

103
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TIBS service hours

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24 hrs a day 1.3.4

104
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How large of a radius do area briefings cover?

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50nm 1.3.4

105
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How often is TIBS updated?

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As conditions change 1.3.4

106
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Where can you find TIBS phone numbers?

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AF/D 1.3.4

107
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METAR wind True or Magnetic

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True 3.1.3.5

108
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Prevailing visibility

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The greatest distance that can be seen throughout at least half of the horizon circle, not necessarily continuous. 3.1.3.6

109
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M1/4SM

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Less than 1/4sm visibility 3.1.3.6

110
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Manual RVR is not reported below:

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600’ 3.1.3.7

111
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RVR is reported when?

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When prevailing visibility is 1sm or less 3.1.3.7

112
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Automated stations may report RVR for up to ______ runways

113
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V in RVR report

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Variable conditions Included when varies by more than one reportable value

114
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Intensity qualifiers are not included with what precipitation phenomena

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Ice crystals Hail Blowing dust Blowing Sand Blowing Snow 3.1.3.8.1

115
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Are intensity qualifiers included with VC

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No 3.1.3.8.2

116
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Shallow

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The visibility at 6 feet above ground level is greater than or equal to 5/8 SM and the apparent visibility in the fog layer is less than 5/8 SM Table 7-5

117
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Patches

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Fog patches covering part of the airport. The apparent visibility in the fog patch or bank is less than 5/8 SM, with the foggy patches extending to at least 6 feet above ground level. Table 7-5

118
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Maximum number of types of precipitation that may be coded in single group

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3 3.1.3.8.4

119
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Obscuration

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Any phenomenon in the atmosphere other than precipitation reducing visibility 3.1.3.8.5

120
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Precipitation

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Any of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground. 3.1.3.8.4

121
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How often are Surface Analysis Charts issued?

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Every 3 hours

122
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How often are Radar Summary charts issued

123
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What are the three types of configurations within radar summary reports?

A

Cell LN Area

124
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Cell in radar summary report

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Single isolated convective echo

125
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LN in radar summary report

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Echo that: Contains heavy precip Is 30 miles long 4 times longer than width 25% coverage

126
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Area in radar summary report

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Groups of echoes of similar type not in a line

127
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How is coverage denoted in a radar summary report?

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Single digit preceding precip type that represents in tenths of coverage

128
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R in radar summary report

129
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RW in radar summary report

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Rain Shower

130
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S in radar summary report

131
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SW in radar summary report

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Snow shower

132
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T in radar summary report

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Thunderstorm

133
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  • in radar summary report
A

Light precip

134
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+ in radar summary report

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Heavy precip

135
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++ in radar summary report

A

Heavy precip

136
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X in radar summary report

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Extreme precip

137
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XX

A

Extreme precip

138
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How is location denoted on a radar summary report?

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Two end points denoted by radial and distance and a width followed by the letter W

139
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MT in radar summary report

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Radar data alone

140
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MTS on radar summary report

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Satellite and radar data used

141
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How is max top denoted on radar summary report?

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Three digit number in hundreds of feet with azimuth and range denoting location

142
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U in radar summary report altitude section

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Echo tops are uniform in height

143
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How is cell movement denoted in radar summary report?

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4 digit number preceded by letter C First two are direction in true north Second two are speed in knots

144
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When will wind be reported in the area forecast?

A

Surface wind sustained at 20kts or greater Surface gusts are 25kts or greater 7.1.6

145
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When will weather phenomenon be included in an area forecast?

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If it results in visibilities of 3-5 statue miles 7.1.6

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