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1
Q

Ideal Air

A

78 Nitrogen
21 Oxygen
1 Other

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2
Q

Coastal Air

A

74 Nitrogen
20 Oxygen
5 Water Vapor
1 Other

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3
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Is Costal Air Denser than Ideal Air?

A

No
Water vapor is less dense

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4
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Primary Characteristic of the Stratosphere

A

Primarily Isothermal

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5
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ISA meaning

A

International Standard Temperature

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6
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What temp is ISA

A

15°C or 59°F

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7
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Standard Pressure

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29.92 hg or 1013.2 mb

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8
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Indicated Altitude

A

Altitude above MSL with correct Altimeter Setting

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9
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True Altitude

A

What you are actually above

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10
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Actual Altitude

A

Above AGL

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11
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Pressure Altitude

A

Indicated altitude when Altimeter setting is 29.92”

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12
Q

Density Altitude

A

PA corrected for bonstandard temperature

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13
Q

Indicated Altitude when High to Low

A

Indicated altitude less than True Altitude

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14
Q

Dewpoint Definition

A

the temp to which the air must be cooled to become saturated

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15
Q

Cloud Families

A

High
Low
Middle
Extensive Vertical Development

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16
Q

Moderate Horizontal Wind Sheer

A

more or equal to 18kts/150nm

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17
Q

Severe Horizontal Wind Sheet

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more or equal to 40kts/150nm

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18
Q

Windsheer Defintition

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A large change of wind speed or direction over a short distance, time, or altitude

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19
Q

Ceiling Definition

A

Height above AGL of lowest cloud base or obscuring phenomenon aloft classified as BKC or OVC

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20
Q

Ceiling Def for Vertical Visability

A

Vertical visabilty into a surface based total obscuration

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21
Q

Effects of structural Icing

A

Increased stall Speed
Increased Drag
Decreased Lift
Increased Weight
Thrust Decreases

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22
Q

Temps Where Supercooled Water droplets can be present

A

0°C to -15C Cumuliform
0C to -10C Stratiform

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23
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Front Definition

A

Boundary Between Two Air Masses

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24
Q

Mountian Wave Activity

A

20-30kts
5000’ above the trope
From 600 feet down the mountian

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25
Q

Mountian Wave Activity Clouds

A

Rotor
ACSL
CCSL

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26
Q

Needed For Thunderstorms

A

moisture Outflows boundry
unstable air Surface heating
Lifting Mountian Winds

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27
Q

Stages of a thunderstorm

A

Cumulus
Mature. Most Lightning
Dissipating Downdrafts/Microburst

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28
Q

Which Kind of Thunderstorm is worse

A

Steady State

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29
Q

Jet Stream speeds

A

50kts or more

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30
Q

Types of Jetstreams

A

Polar
Subtropical

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31
Q

MPS

A

Meters Per Second

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32
Q

Visability In fog is

A

1/2 sm or less

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33
Q

MIFG

A

Shallow Fog

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34
Q

VS

A

Vicinity (5-10nm from station)

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35
Q

PO

A

Sand dust whirils

36
Q

T00341022

A

Temp 3.4C dew point -2.2C

37
Q

P0057

A

0.57” precipitation in last hour

38
Q

How often are TAFs issued

A

4 times a day

39
Q

WST

A

Convective Sigmet

40
Q

What do WST contain

A

every 2 hrs
Outlook 4hrs
region E C W
Thunderstorms

41
Q

WS

42
Q

WA

43
Q

FB

A

Forecast
Winds and temps Alof
4 times per day

44
Q

RAIL

A

Runway Approach Indicator Lights

45
Q

VASI

A

Visual Approach Slope Indicator Lights

46
Q

REIL

A

Runway End Identifier Lights

47
Q

MALSR

A

Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights

48
Q

ALSF-1

A

Approach lighting syystem with sequenced flashing lights, Cat 1 configuration

49
Q

ERL

A

Effective Runway Lenght

50
Q

Class B Airspace

A

up to 10000’

51
Q

Class C Airpace

52
Q

Class G

A

uncontrolled

53
Q

RVSM

A

Reduced Vertical Seperation Minimums
1000’ seperation
two independent altimeters, altitude alert system, autopilot

54
Q

RNP-X

A

Required Navigation Preformance

55
Q

RNAV RNP For SID STAR

56
Q

Q Routes RNP

57
Q

NAT HLA

A

North Atlantic High Altitude Airspace
FL285 FL420
two gps systems

58
Q

ADSB

A

1090 extended squitter out

59
Q

ASR

A

Airport Surveillance Radar

60
Q

PAR

A

Precision Approach Radar

61
Q

Flow Control

A

Delay
Ground Stop

62
Q

Where to Find Preffered Routes

A

ATC offical website

63
Q

Why are STARs used?

A

to feed traffic into terminal area

64
Q

Why are SIDs used

A

to take from departure airport to enroute structure

65
Q

What makes up an ILS

A

Localizer and Glideslope

66
Q

Compass Locater has

67
Q

LOM

A

Locater Outer Marker

68
Q

LMM

A

Locater Middle Marker

69
Q

VOR

A

VHF Omni Directional Range

70
Q

NDB

A

Non Directional Beacon

71
Q

WAAS

A

Wide Area Augmentation System

72
Q

MDH

A

Minimum Decent Hight

73
Q

Parallel ILS Approach

A

2300’ or more

74
Q

Simultaneous ILS Approach

A

4300’ or more
Need Radar Monitoring

75
Q

Simultaneous Close Parallel

A

Less than 4300’
Precision Runway Monitor

76
Q

Side Step

A

Max 1200’ between runways

77
Q

Circuling Approaches

A

higher speeds and minimums

78
Q

MSA

A

min safe altitude

79
Q

MRA

A

Min reception Altitude

80
Q

MAA

A

Max Authrized Altitude
FL450 if not stated

81
Q

MEA

82
Q

MCA

A

Min Crossing Altitude

83
Q

119

A

Certification of Aircarrier and Commercial Operators

84
Q

121

A

Operation Requirements Domestic Flag and supplimental

85
Q

NTSB 830

A

Reporting Aircraft Accidents

86
Q

Operational Control

A

Authority over
Intiating
Conducting
Terminating
A flight

Flight Dispatch (10 decks)

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