Weather Report Flashcards
VFR criteria conditions
VFR: ceiling > 3,000 feet AGL and visibility > 5 s.m.
MVFR: ceiling 1,000 to 3,000 feet AGL and/or visibility 3 to 5 s.m.
IFR criteria conditions
IFR: ceiling 500 to < 1,000 feet AGL and/or visibility 1 to 3 s.m.
LIF: ceiling < 500 feet AGL and/or visibility < 1 s.m.
What are the pre-flight brifings?
Standard Briefing
Abbreviated Briefing
Outlook Briefing
When do you need to request standard brifing?
Before flight Usally 6 hours
What information a standard brifing inlcude?
Adverse Conditions
VFR Flight NOT RECOMMENDED
Synopsis
Current Conditions
En Route Forecast
Destination Forecast
Winds and Temperatures Aloft
Notices to Airmen
ATC Delays
Other Information
Abbreviated briefing
- Shortened version of the standard briefing
- requested when a departure has been delayed
Requesting abrivitated brifing.. Wht will they ask you?
the time and source of the previous briefing
When do you request outlook brifing?
requested when a planned departure is 6 or more hours away
What is METAR?
Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report
In METAR: what are the follwoing Descriptor codes?
MI BC DR BL SH TS FZ PR
MI Shallow
BC patches
DR Low Drifting
BL Blowing
SH Showers
TS Thundersorms
FZ Freezing
PR Partial
In METAR What are the follwoing Precipitation Codes?
DZ, RN, SN, IC, PL, GR, GS, UP
DZ: Drizzle
RN: Rain
SN: Snow
IC: Ice Crystals
PL: Ice Pellets
GR: Hail
GS: Small Hail
UP: Unknown Precipetation
In METAR What are the follwoing Obscuration Codes?
BR, FG, FU, DU, SA, HZ, PY VA
BR: Mist
FG: Fog
FU: Smoke
DU: Dust
SA: Sand
HZ: Haze
PY: Spray
VA: Volcanic Ash
In Metar What are the following codes?
PO, SQ, FC, SS, DS
PO: Dust/sand whirls
SQ; Squalls
FC: Funnal Cloud
SS: Sandstrom
DS: Dust Strom
SKY Condidition
Less Then 1/8
and 8/8
1) SKC, CLR, FEW
2) OVC
Sky condition
1) 1/8-2/8
2) 3/8 - 4/8
3) 5/8-8/8
1) Few
2) SCT
3) BKN
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