Weather

Question 1

RMK SLP 993 6

Answer 1

Sea level pressure 999.3 hectoplascals and last 3 hours rain indeterminate.

Question 2

Squall

Answer 2

15 knots in average wind speed to a sustained speed of 20knots or more for 1 min

Question 3

IFR around Lake Superior etc

Answer 3

Obscured skies and fog

Question 4

Continuous solid line enclosing a hatched area

Answer 4

All stations inside are reporting IFR

Question 5

West Virginia

Answer 5

Continuous showery precipitation over half the area

Question 6

Flight from Oklahoma to Tennessee

Answer 6

Continuous showery precipitation over half the area moderate turbulence freezing temperatures ABOVE 10,000

Question 7

Arrow A on the radar summary chart

Answer 7

Heavy to very heavy precept echo tops to 30,000 feet thunderstorms and rain showers

Question 8

Arrow C on the radar summary chart

Answer 8

Moving northeast at 20 kn and heavy very heavy echoes up to 29,000 feet

Question 9

Arrow B on the radar summary chart

Answer 9

Week to moderate echoes rain showers increasing in intensity

Question 10

300 milibar Height over Canada

Answer 10

9120 Meters MSL

Question 11

Path of jet stream

Answer 11

Alaska to Canada to Montana to North Dakota to Great Lakes

Question 12

Weather system approaching California

Answer 12

LOW pressure

Question 13

Weather system approaching California

Answer 13

Dry

Question 14

500 milibars

Answer 14

Flight level 180

Question 15

300 milibars

Answer 15

Flight level 300

Question 16

200 milibars

Answer 16

Flight level 390

Question 17

FISDL

Answer 17

17,500 feet MSL down to 5000 feet AGL (Remember MSL/AGL)

Question 18

FISDL

Answer 18

METAR, SIGMET, PIREP, AIRMET

MSPA

Question 19

Severe thunderstorm

Answer 19

58 mph wind and or 1-inch size hail

Question 20

Arrow D on the radar summary chart

Answer 20

Intense to extreme precipitation thunderstorms and rain showers

Question 21

Turbulence:

Reporting term ‘Occasional’ means

Answer 21

Occasional - Less than 1/3 of the time

Question 22

Turbulence:

Reporting term ‘Intermittent’ means

Answer 22

Intermittent 1/3 to 2/3

Question 23

A Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) clearance, that the pilot accepts:

Answer 23

• Does NOT preclude a rejected landing

Preclude: prevent from happening; make impossible.

Question 24

Vertical wind shear can be determined by comparing winds on a vertically adjacent constant pressure charts. The vertical wind shear that is critical for probability of turbulence is:

Answer 24

6 knots or more per 1,000 feet.

666 turbulence is demonic

Question 25

Vne speed

Answer 25

Remains the same at all altitudes

not talking about Vmo

Question 26

What happens to indicated and true stalling airspeeds as altitude increases?

Answer 26

Remains the same, increases

Question 27

Situational awareness is the

Answer 27

Accurate perception and understanding of all the factors and conditions within the FIVE fundamental risk elements

Question 28

To remain current as a dispatcher, a person must, in addition to other requirements,

Answer 28

Within the preceding 12 calendar months, spent at least 5 hours observing flight deck operations in ONE of the types of airplanes in each group he/she is to dispatch