Private Pilot Ground Chp 7 – Flashcards
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To determine the freezing level and areas of probable icing aloft, the pilot should refer to the
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inflight aviation weather advisories
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From which primary source should information be obtained regarding expected weather at the estimated time of arrival if your destination has no Terminal Forecast?
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Area Forcast
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The section of the Area Forcast entitled "VFR CLDS/WX" contains a general descrition of
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clouds and weather which cover an area greater than 3,000 square miles and is significant to VFR flight ops
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What is indicated when a current CONVECTIVE SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms?
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Thunderstorms obscured by massive cloud layers
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What info is contained in a CONVECTIVE SIGMET?
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Tornadoes, embedded thunderstorms, and hail 3/4 in or greater in diameter
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SIGMET's are issued as a warning of weather conditions hazardous to which aircraft?
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All aircraft
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Which in-flight advisory would contain information on severe icing not associated with thunderstorms?
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SIGMET
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AIRMET's are advosories of significant weather phenomena but of lower intensities than sigmets and are indended for dissemination to
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all pilots
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What values are used for Winds Aloft Forecasts?
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True direction and knots
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When the term "light and variable" is used in reference to a Winds Aloft Forecast, the coded group and wind-speed is
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9900 and less than 5 knots
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Radar weather reports are of special interest to pilots because they indicate
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location of precipitation along with type, intensity, and cell movement of precipitation
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What info is provided by the Radar Summary Chart that is not shown on other weather charts?
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Lines and cells of hazardous thunderstorms
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What does the heavy dashed line that forms a large rectangular box on a radar summary chart refer to?
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Severe weather watch area
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Individual forecasts for specific routes of flight can be obtained from which weather source?
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Transcribed Weather Broadcasts
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Transcribed Weather Broatcasts may be monitored by tuning the appropriate radio receiver to certain
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VOR and NDB frequencies
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When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state
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the aircraft identification or the pilot's name
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To get a complete weather briefing for the planned flight, the pilot should request
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a standard briefing
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Which type weather briefing should a pilot request, when departing within the hour, if no preliminary weather information has been received?
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A standard briefing
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Which type of briefing should a pilot request to supplement mass disseminated data?
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An abbreviated briefing
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To update a previous weather briefing, a pilot should request
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an abbreviated briefing
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A weather briefing that is provided when the information requested is 6 or more hours in advance of the proposed departure time is
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an outlook briefing
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When requesting weather information for the following morning, a pilot should request
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An outlook briefing
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To obtain a continuous transcribed weather briefing, including winds aloft and route forecasts for a cross-country flight, a pilot should monitor a
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Transcribed Weather Broadcaston a NDB or a VOR facility
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What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?
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Identify themselves as pilots
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When telephoning a weather briefing facility for pre-flight weather information, pilots should state
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whether they intend to fly VFR only
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How should contact be established an En Route Flight Advisory Service station, and what service would be expected?
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Call flight Watch on 122.0 for information regarding actual weather and thunderstorm activity along proposed route
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What service should a pilot normally expect from an En Route Flight Advisory Service station?
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Actual weather info and thunderstorm activity along route
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Below FL180, en route weather advisories should be obtained from an FSS on
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122.0 MHz
