Aviation Weather Services Flashcards
To get a compete weather briefing for the planned fight, the pilot should request
a standard briefing
Which type weather briefing should a pilot request, when departing within the hour, if no preliminary weather information has been received?
Standard briefing
Which type of weather briefing should a pilot request to supplement mass disseminated data?
An abbreviated briefing
A weather briefing that is provided when teh information requested is 6 or more hours in advnce of the proposed departure time is
an outlook briefing
What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information
Identify themselves a pilots
What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weater briefing facility for preflight weather information?
The intended route of flight and destination
When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information pilots should state
the aircraft identification or the pilots name
When tekephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state
whether they intend to fly VFR only
To update a previous weather briefing, a pilot should request
an abbreviated briefing
When requesting weather information for the following morning, a pilot should request
an outlook briefing
For aviation purposes, ceiling is defined as teh height above the Earth’s surface fo the
lowest broken or overcast layer or vertical visibility into an obscuration
To best determine general forcast weather conditions over several states, the pilot shoudl refer to
Aviation Area Forcasts
To determine the freezing level and areas of probable icing aloft, the pilot should refer tothe
Inflight Aviation Weather Advisories
The section of the Area Forcast entitled VFR CLDS/WX contains a general description of
clouds and weather which cover an area greater than 3,000 square miles and is significant to VFR flight operations
From which primary source should information be obtained regarding expected weather at the estimated time of arrival if your destination has no Terminal Forcast?
Area Forcast
