Chapter 8.9 - Exam Review

Question 1

Do Pilots need to obtain a forecast for a VFR flight over water? If so, what type of forecast would you require?

Answer 1

Area Forecast (ARFOR).

Question 2

Do Pilots need to obtain a forecast if you are flying an Aircraft with MTOW 5700 kg or less on a flight to a destination 35 NM distant?

Answer 2

Yes.

Question 3

For a destination aerodrome TAF to be acceptable or valid for a particular flight, what period must it cover?

Answer 3

30 minutes before and 60 minutes after ETA.

Question 4

How would 8 OKTA of cloud be indicated in an ARFOR?

Answer 4

OVC.

Question 5

What does the abbreviation SKC mean in a forecast?

Answer 5

Clear Sky.

Question 6

What abbreviations are used in Area Forecast and in forecasts of en route conditions for well-separated Cumulonimbus Clouds?

Answer 6

OCNL CB = Occasional Cumulonimbus.

Question 7

Is it true that Area Forecasts for operations below FL200 are issued routinely for all Area Forecast areas?

Answer 7

Yes.

Question 8

What does AMD mean in a forecast?

Answer 8

Forecast has been amended.

Question 9

Are the cloud heights in an ARFOR given as height AAL or AMSL?

Answer 9

AMSL.

Question 10

Is wind direction in an ARFOR forecast as Degrees True or Degrees Magnetic?

Answer 10

Degrees True.

Question 11

In a low-level ARFOR, temperatures are prefixed by letters to indicate whether the temperature is negative or positive. What are the prefixes?

Answer 11

• PS = Positive.

- MS = Negative.

Question 12

What is a TAF?

Answer 12

Terminal/Aerodrome Forecast.

Question 13

What is the normal issue period of an Aerodrome Forecast for a Category B aerodrome?

Answer 13

Every 6 hours.

Question 14

Are the cloud heights in a TAF given as height AAL or AMSL?

Answer 14

AAL.

Question 15

When you see the numbers 9999 in a TAF, what does this tell you about the visibility?

Answer 15

Greater than 10km.

Question 16

In a TAF, what does the code 00000KT mean?

Answer 16

Calm Winds.

Question 17

The group of numbers 33015G30KT has been taken from a TAF. What does the group mean?

Answer 17

330°T Wind Direction at 15kts with Gusts of 30kts.

Question 18

What does VRB03KT mean?

Answer 18

Variable Winds at 3kts.

Question 19

What does CAVOK mean?

Answer 19

Cloud, Visibility and Weather are Ok.

Question 20

In a TAF, what does the term INTER mean?

Answer 20

Intermittent.

Question 21

Trend Forecasts describe significant changes expected to occur during their period of validity. What is the period of validity of a TTF?

Answer 21

Normally 3 hours.

Question 22

True or False. A TTF supersedes the current TAF for an aerodrome during the period of validity of the TTF?

Answer 22

True.

Question 23

In a METAR, are the MET conditions forecast or actual values?

Answer 23

Actual Value.

Question 24

If cloud, visibility or wind is significantly different to that forecast, what sort of report should be submitted by a VFR Pilot?

Answer 24

Short AIREP.

Question 25

What are routine aerodrome meteorological reports called, how is the data collected and when are they issued (3)?

Answer 25

• METAR.
• MET observes and AWS.
• Every 30mins to 1hr.

Question 26

Which of the following forecasts, reports and broadcasts give wind direction in degrees true and degrees magnetic – TAF, ATIS Broadcasts, METARs and Takeoff and Landing Reports?

Answer 26

• Degrees T = TAF and METARs.

- Degrees M = ATIS and Takeoff and Landing Reports.