TAF

Question 1

TAFs provide expected weather conditions for what area?

Answer 1

Airport

Question 2

What are the two primary uses for a TAF?

Answer 2

Flight planning and determining the positions of surface features relative to an aerodrome for flight planning.

Question 3

A TAF is a concise statement of the expected meteorology conditions at an airport. How long are these statements valid for?

Answer 3

Can be valid for up to 30 hours.

Question 4

What are the different change groups?

Answer 4

From (FM)
Temporary (TEMPO)
Becoming (BECMG)
Probability (PROB)

Question 5

Which change groups are definite?

Answer 5

FM and BECMG

Question 6

What is the difference between FM and BECMG?

Answer 6

FM indicated a rapid change, while BECMG indicates a gradual change to weather over 1-4 hours.

Question 7

Which change group indicated variable or fluctuating weather?

Answer 7

TEMPO

Question 8

If PROB is greater than 40%, what is needed?

Answer 8

A TEMPO change group.