Weather Services

Question 1

From which primary source should information be obtained regarding expected weather at the estimated time of arrival if your destination has no Terminal Forecast?

Answer 1

Area forecast.

Question 2

To best determine general forecast weather conditions over several states, the pilot should refer to:

Answer 2

Aviation Area Forecasts.

Question 3

To determine the freezing level and areas of probable icing aloft, the pilot should refer to the:

Answer 3

Inflight Aviation Weather Advisories.

Question 4

The section of the Area Forcast entitled “VFR CLDS/WX” contains a general description of:

Answer 4

Clouds and weather which cover an area greater than 3,000 square miles and is significant to VFR flight operations.

Question 5

What values are used for Winds Aloft Forecasts?

Answer 5

True direction and knots.

Question 6

When the term “light and variable” is used in reference to a Winds Aloft Forecast, the coded group and windspeed is:

Answer 6

9900 and less than 5 kts.

Question 7

Radar weather reports are of special interest to pilots because they indicate:

Answer 7

Location of precipitation along with type, intensity, and cell movement of precipitation.

Question 8

What information is provided by the Radar Summary Chart that is not shown on other weather charts?

Answer 8

Lines and cells of hazardous thunderstorms.

Question 9

What does the heavy dashed line that forms a large rectangular box on a radar summary chart refer to?

Answer 9

A severe weather watch area.

Question 10

What is indicated when a current Convective SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms?

Answer 10

Thunderstorms obscured by massive cloud layers.

Question 11

What infomation is contained in a Convective SIGMET?

Answer 11

Tornadoes, embedded thunderstorms, and hail 3/4” or greater in diameter.

Question 12

SIGMETs are issued as a warning of weather conditions hazardous to which aircraft?

Answer 12

All aircraft.

Question 13

Which in-flight advisory would contain information on severe icing not associated with thunderstorms?

Answer 13

SIGMET.

Question 14

AIRMETs are advisories of significant weather phenomena but of lower intensities than SIGMETs and are intended for dissemination to:

Answer 14

All pilots.

Question 15

What service should a pilot normally expect from En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) station?

Answer 15

Actual weather information and thunderstorm activity along the route.

Question 16

When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state:

Answer 16

Whether they intend to fly VFR only.

Question 17

To get a complete weather briefing for the planned flight, the pilot should request:

Answer 17

A standard briefing.

Question 18

Which type briefing should a pilot request, when departing within the hour, if no preliminary weather information has been received:

Answer 18

Standard briefing.

Question 19

Which type of weather briefing should a pilot request to supplement mass dissemination data?

Answer 19

An abbreviated briefing.

Question 20

To request a previous weather briefing, a pilot should request:

Answer 20

An abbreviated briefing.

Question 21

A weather briefing that is provided when the information requested is 6 or more hours in advance of the proposed departure time is:

Answer 21

An outlook briefing.

Question 22

When requesting weather information for the following morning, a pilot should request:

Answer 22

An outlook briefing.

Question 23

What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?

Answer 23

The intended route of flight and destination.

Question 24

What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?

Answer 24

Identify themselves as pilots.

Question 25

When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state:

Answer 25

The aircraft identification or the pilot’s name.