Windshear and microburst

Question 1

Flying into an updraft will _____ the rate of climb

Answer 1

Increase

Question 2

Flying into a downdraft will ____ rate of climb

Answer 2

Decrease

Question 3

Flying into increasing headwind, the airspeed

Answer 3

will increase

Question 4

Flying into increasing headwind, the rate of climb

Answer 4

Will increase

Question 5

Flying into a decreasing tailwind, the rate of climb and airspeed will

Answer 5

Increase

Question 6

Flying into a decreasing tailwind, increashing headwind or updraft will (overshoot / undershoot)

Answer 6

Overshoot

Question 7

Flying into a increasing tailwind, decreasing headwind or downdraft will (overshoot / undershoot)

Answer 7

undershoot. Airspeed and climb performance will decrease

Question 8

Low level windshear

Answer 8

Windshearing occuring on final approach, takeoff, initial climb out

Question 9

Microburst

Answer 9

A type of windshear, intenstive downdraft, lasting 5 to 15 minutes and compact, affecting areas of 1 to 3 km. Associated with thunderstorms

Question 10

A virga can cause

Answer 10

A microburst. When the water turns to vapor, removing heat from the air and causing accelerating sink of cold air