Meteorological Information

Question 1

What does SEV MTW stand for?

Answer 1

Severe mountain wind.

Question 2

What is the vicinity of METAR?

Answer 2

8 to 16km.

Question 3

What does SHRA stand for?

Answer 3

Showers.

Question 4

Who uses magnetic north?

Answer 4

Runways - atc - atis.

Question 5

Who uses true north?

Answer 5

Metar and tafs.

Question 6

What does the following stand for : SKC?

Answer 6

Sky clear.

Question 7

What does the following stand for : SCT?

Answer 7

Scattered.

Question 8

What does the following stand for : BKN?

Answer 8

Broken.

Question 9

What does - SHRA stand for?

Answer 9

Light rain.

Question 10

At the end of a META/SPECI you get a forecast for the next blank hours.

Answer 10

2 hours.

Question 11

What does the following stand for : FRO?

Answer 11

From.

Question 12

What does the following stand for : TX?

Answer 12

Max temperature.

Question 13

What does the following stand for : TN?

Answer 13

Minimum temperature.

Question 14

What type of VOLMET is on a continuous loop?

Answer 14

VHF VOLMET.

Question 15

During what phase of flight would you read a VOLMET?

Answer 15

In flight.

Question 16

What cloud height is the minimum in order for conditions to be classed as CAVOK?

Answer 16

5000ft.

Question 17

What is a TAF?

Answer 17

Forecast of expected conditions.

Question 18

What is an area forecast in abbreviated plain language for low level flights for an FIR or sub-area thereof.

Answer 18

Gamet.

Question 19

According to ICAO Annex 3, gridded data sets used for weather forecasting include which of the following information?

1. Wind and temperature from FL50 to FL530.
2. Altitude and temperature of the tropopause.
3. Horizontal and vertical extent of any precipitation.
4. Air density at different levels.
5. Humidity at different levels.

Answer 19

1,2,5

Question 20

According to ICAO Annex 3, gridded data sets used for weather forecasting include which of the following information?

1. Wind and temperature from FL50 to FL530.
2. Altitude and temperature of the tropopause.
3. Horizontal and vertical extent of any precipitation.
4. Air density at different levels.
5. Humidity at different levels.

Answer 20

1,2,5

Question 21

The wind indicator for a weather observation receives the measured value from an anemometer. Where is this instrument placed and at what height?

Answer 21

10m above the runway.

Question 22

On an infrared meteorological satellite image, a large, bright-white area is clearly noted. On a visible satellite image of the same area, at the same time, a translucent whitish layer is observed. The most likely conclusion from both images is that there is..

Answer 22

A thin layer of cirrostratus

Question 23

According to ICAO, vertical visibility should be reported:

(1) when expressed in feet, in steps of 100 ft up to 2 000 ft;
(2) when expressed in metres, in steps 30 m up to 600 m.

Answer 23

Both correct

Question 24

Why are Gridded forecasts good?

Answer 24

Visualise hazrds.

Question 25

At larger aerodromes, the reported surface wind is measured by an anemometer at a height of x m and averaged over x minutes for the ATIS and the aerodrome controller, but averaged over x minutes for the METAR.

Answer 25

10m 2 minutes 10 minutes

Question 26

Decode the following message:

CNL AD WRNG 3 101100/101130

Answer 26

Cancelled aerodrome warning no 3.

Question 27

Runway Visual Range (RVR) is usually better then blank visibility.

Answer 27

Meteorological.