SAMRA 16 Flashcards
1. station altimeter setting is defined as?
station pressure reduced to sea level using average temp from last 12 hrs
2. northern hemisphere?
system parallel isobar in warm sector
3. eye to wheel definition?
eye to eye to landing configuration
4. pressure gradient highest 1027?
1016
5. weather radar?
a. rain
6. jet stream and CAT where most severe?
polar side
7. IFR outlook?
1000ft and/or 3sm
Fog over sea but not over ground
moisture, warm air, offshore (in front)
9. 406MHZ ELTs nature, multi choice?
1. when accidents happen sends signal to a satellite
2. Each signal is unique
3. exact search range search within 5KM
10. lightning detection?
all of the above
11. HF uses?
higher frequency at day time and lower at night time
12. why is difficult for wx radar to detect TS?
cause cloud reduced the energy
contour function
13. wind direction?
NW
14. lenticular cloud immediately?
below the wave crest
15. low level UHF/VHF airway width?
8nm
16. MP-MT between them?
maritime front
17. whats temp?
temp determines the moisture content of the air- amount of water vapour (not relative humidity)
18. what type of cloud has drizzle and FRDZ?
stratus
19. squall line?
cold front long, narrow, on TS
20. VOLMET?
selected in cfs & transmits on HF
21. contour lines are?
equal slope, is a line that joins equal height of a given pressure level
22. few008 asks how many oktas in 800 high cloud?
0-2 okats
23. low level nocturnal jet stream?
1. summer
2. temp inversion
3. occurs on the ground of great flat terrain
24. TS avoidance below 30,000’?
10nm
25. VHF depends on line of sight HF/MF?
depend on reflection of ionosphere
26. theres a tropic to choose?
dry micro-burst
27. rain falling but before it hits the ground rain evaporates what would you encounter?
dry microburst
28. LWIS automated limited weather info system, provides what info?
wind direction, speed and gust/ temp/dew point/ altimeter setting only
29. 2 way comm fail under VFR conditions?
7600 VFR fly to nearest airport and land there
30. PIREP?
lowest ceiling 600 (sky ovc006)
31. PIREP?
from YHZ VOR 095radial 55nm
32. tailwind CP?
close to departure A/D
33. GPS RAIM/WAAS. waas outage what can you do?
can us LNAV minima if barometric LNAV/VNAV is used
34. MLAT?
select transponder returns
35. whats not a function of ADS-B?
collision avoidance (TA/RA)
36. when indicated alt is lower than true alt?
when temp higher than standard
37. radar altitude is related to?
GPWS
38. when encountering a thunderstorm and cant avoid?
maintain altitude and appropriate throttle
39. what does the cold temp do to the CDA?
shallows it
40. the angle between the ground wind and the surface wind ISOBAR is?
0 degrees 30kts
41. GFA- when flying at FL200 what would you encounter going to the yukon to YVR?
moderate and severe turbulence
42. where does it fall from where does it fall?
A. aloft
43. features of VASIS, multi choice?
1. vasis wont be turned on if ceiling is below 500ft and pilot has to turn them on
2. papi mostly left of rwy
3. vasis the comparison with 25ft
44. fuel question?
6686 fuel
45. electronic flight plan, whats the average winds to alternate?
tailwind 3 kts
46. DME distance measuring principle?
DME send and receive and transmit…pulse..(select the time difference)
47. upper air analysis chart 850mpa?
1340meters
48. rmi track question?
A
49. reading gps asks you whether the plane is on the left or right of the route, triangle represents airplane?
left of track and 124
50. how can you get back to the route?
choose brg 124
51. GFA from CYVI to CYRT will?
encounter icing mixed ice surface to 12,000’
52. calculate the fuel volume of VFR flying at night fuel?
1825 choose the largest
53.PSR?
azimuth & range
54. ifr outlook?
IFR ceiling, vis snow
55. pressure change rate smaller in?
warm airmass
56. another display, it shows right spiral dive how to recover?
reduce throttle, left
57. light rime ice formation condition layer cloud?
0 to -20 degrees forms when small droplets freeze immediately on contact with the a/c surface
Why is precipitation ahead of a cold front ?
Lifting of Warm air ahead (expansion cooling)
59. why do warm fronts form clouds and precipitation
warm moist air over-runing cold air
60. 45 degrees to intercept 180 track
225 degrees
61. metar has speci because?
vis decreased
RAIM without ____________ _____________ ____________
FAULT DETECTION FUNCTION (FDE)
64. transponder S?
TCAS and ATC
65. influence of LLWS?
decrease AoA and lift
66. about the principle and difference of TCAS 1, 2 and 3 class?
TCAS
1: provides traffic info TA only
2: provide traffic info and provide vertical advice (TA/RA)TCAS
3: provide traffic info and provide advice in both vertical and horizontal directions
67. clear ice temps range between what?
0- -25 at or just below freezing
68. the cooling process of fog on a clear night?
radiation cooling contact SFC
69. CAT and jet stream, choose two out of four?
1. vertical direction is more than 5 every 1000ft
2. 30kts and 9nm choose AB
70. airmet?
vis low, ceiling, freezing fog
71. EFIS option B?
attitude and air mass indicate
72. radar altimeter?
D. height AGL
73. GFA choose upper trough, warm front..
74. fly canada to usa?
no need for international flight plan
76. what does mode C transponder show for altitude?
press alt
77. true about super cooled droplet?
increase height with not far away below freezing level (zero)
78. what statement is correct of gps and alternate?
must be 100nm or more away
79. stormscope detect?
A. turbulence in clouds
B. turbulence in rain
C. lightning
D. all of the above!!!!!
80. whats the difference between LF/VHF?
LF uses ionosphere and VHF is line of sight
81. experience moderate rain and try to detect CBs?
adjust the gain
82. wind is blowing 30 deg across isobars at the surface at 20kts, what would be at 3000’?
20 deg 30kts
83. aerodynamic deicing?
at least 500kts. >500kts to prevent ice
84. identify why an airport is experiencing turbulence?
LLJ
