Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Interview > Weather Services > Flashcards

Weather Services Flashcards

1
Q

Aviation Routine weather Report

A

Metar (stand for)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Observation of Current Condition at an Airport

A

Metar ( Definition )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

50 Minutes of each hou

A

Metar ( Issued )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Cover the Airport

A

Metar ( coverage )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Terminal Area Forecast

A

TAF ( Stand for)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

A concise Statement of Expected Meteorological conditions within a 5SM radius of an airport

A

TAF (Definition )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

4x a day at 0z 6z 12z 18z

A

TAF ( issued )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

24 hours

A

TAF (Valid)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

5 statute miles from the center of the runway complex.

A

TAF (coverage)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

issuance time only

A

Metar ( valid )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Aviation Area Forecast

A

FA ( Stand for)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Forecast of visual meteorological conditions, Clouds and general Weather over an area of Several States.

A

FA ( definition )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Comunications and product header, precautionary statement, synopsis, VFR Clouds e Weather

A

FA (contain)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

3 Times daily

A

FA (issued)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

18Hours - 12 hours forecast - 6 hours Categorical outlook

A

FA (Valid)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Several States

A

FA (coverage)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Airmens Meterological Information

A

Airmet ( Stand For )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Advises of non-convective weather that is potentially hazardous to all aircraft but specially to small aircrafts.

A

Airmet ( Definition )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

every six hours starting at 01:45 UTC

A

Airmet ( issued )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

6 Hours

A

Airmet ( Valid )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

IFR Conditions and extensive mountain obscuration.

A

Airmet ( Sierra )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Moderate Turbulence, sustained surface winds 30 knots or greater, non-convective low-level wind shear

A

Airmet ( Tango )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Moderate icing and Freezing levels.

A

Airmet ( Zulu

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

3000 Square Miles.

A

Airmet ( coverage )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Significant Meterological Information

A

SIGMET ( Stand for )

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Advises of Non-convective weather that is potentially hazardous to all aircraft.

A

SIGMET (definition)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Severe icing, Severe to extreme turbulence or CAT, Dust and Sand Storm that reduce visibility to less than 2 SM,Volcanic ash

A

SIGMET (contain)

28
Q

Unscheduled

A

SIGMET (issued)

29
Q

4 Hours

A

SIGMET (valid)

30
Q

3000 Square Miles

A

SIGMET ( Coverage )

31
Q

Convective Sigmet Meterological Information

A

Convective Sigmet ( stand for )

32
Q

Advises of convective weather that is potentially hazardous to all aircraft

A

Convective Sigmet ( Definition )

33
Q

Severe thunderstorm due to hail at the surface of 3/4 inch or greather / surface winds of 50 knots or greater / Tornados / Embedded Thunderstorms / A line of thunderstorms or thunderstorms producing heavy or greater precipitation affecting at least 40%

A

Convective Sigmet ( Contain )

34
Q

Hourly at 55 of each hour

A

Convective Sigmet ( Issued )

35
Q

2 Hours

A

Convective Sigmet ( Valid )

36
Q

3000 square miles

A

Convective Sigmet ( coverage )

37
Q

Pressure (isobar e high low centers) / Fronts / Weather - Stations with weather symbolos: sky coverage wind direction e speed, temp/dewpoint / preciptation.

A

Surface Analysis Chart ( Contain )

38
Q

Every 3 hours

A

Surface Analysis Chart ( Issued )

39
Q

At issuance Time only

A

Surface Analysis Chart ( Valid )

40
Q

Low pressure circulates the air counterclock sucking the air and trowing it out and up.

A

Surface Analysis Chart ( infos )

41
Q

Observed flying category ( IFR, MVFR, VFR )

A

Weather Depiction Chart ( Contain )

42
Q

Every 3 hours starting at 01Z each day

A

Weather Depiction Chart ( issued )

43
Q

at issuance time only

A

Weather Depiction Chart ( Valid )

44
Q

Four Panels - Top two panels are like weather depiction plus turbulence and freezing levels. Lower two panels are like surface analysis.

A

Low-Level Significant Prognostic Chart ( Contain )

45
Q

4 times a day at 0z 6z 12z 18z

A

Low-Level Significant Prognostic Chart ( issued )

46
Q

12 and 24 hours (Time is also on chart)

A

Low-Level Significant Prognostic Chart ( valid )

47
Q

Notice to airmen

A

NOTAM ( stand for )

48
Q

Time-critical aeronautical information of a temporary nature not sufficiently know in advance to permit publication charts that might effect a pilots decision to make a flight.

A

NOTAM ( Definition

49
Q

Local

A

NOTAM ( L ) Stand for

50
Q

Information Regarding a local airport enviroment.

A

NOTAM L ( Definition )

51
Q

Taxiways closures, men and equipment working near or crossing runways and non-navigational lighting such as VASI

A

NOTAM L ( Contain )

52
Q

Distant

A

NOTAM D ( Stand for )

53
Q

Information for all navigational Facilities and public airports.

A

NOTAM D ( Definition)

54
Q

outages / limitations on VIR, ILS NDB, DME, Major runway closure.

A

NOTAM D ( Contain ) 2

55
Q

Flight Data Center

A

NOTAM FDC ( Stand for )

56
Q

Information that is regulatory in nature.

A

NOTAM FDC ( Definition )

57
Q

Amendments to aeronautical Charts & IAPS ,also TFR’S

A

NOTAM FDC ( Contain )1

58
Q

More concise / Temperature expected / High and Low Temperature only / Pressure Expected

A

MILITARY TAF

59
Q

Report provided from a Pilot during flight reporting any diferent weather condition

60
Q

No longer ExistsEnroute Flight Advisory AKA Flight Watch

A

EFAS ( Stand for )

61
Q

No longer Exists Was Flight Watch on Frequency 122.0

A

EFAS ( Infos )

62
Q

No longer ExistsWas Reports urgent Pireps / Storms / Wind Shear / Turbulence / Airmet

A

EFAS ( contain )

63
Q

No longer ExistsDid Report Hazardous during Flight

A

EFAS ( Definition )

64
Q

No longer Existswas using any VOR frequency of the area

A

EFAS ( how to find it)

65
Q

No longer ExistsBelow 17,500 and above 5,000 feet.

A

EFAS ( Availability )

Interview (20 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions