Private Pilot License General Flashcards

MI

Shallow

BC

Patches

PR

Partial

DR

Low Drifting

BL

Blowing

SH

Showers

TS

Thunderstorms

FZ

Freezing

Light

-

Moderate

none

Heavy

+

VC

Vicinity

DZ

Drizzle

RA

Rain

SN

Snow

SG

Snow Grains

IC

Ice Cystals

PL

Ice Pellets

GR

Hail

GS

Small Hail

UP

Unknown Precip

BR

Mist

FG

Fog

FU

Smoke

VA

Volcanic Ash

DU

Widespread dust

SA

Sand

HZ

Haze

PY

Spray

SQ

Squalls

FC

Funnel cloud, tornado, waterspout

SS

Sandstorm

DS

Dust Storm

Sierra AIRMET

IFR Conditions, Mountain Obscuration

Tango AIRMET

Moderate Turbulence, surface winds 30 KTS +, low level wind shear below 2,000 feet

Zulu AIRMET

Moderate Icing, Freezing level heights

WS SIGMET

Severe Icing, severe turbulence, dust storms and sandstorms, volcanic ash, tropical cyclones

WSC SIGMET

Severe thunderstorms, hail greater than ¾ inch, 50 + KTS of wind, thunderstorms in a line, tornadoes

High Pressure Systems

Sinking air which suppresses the clouds, stable conditions, clear skies, less widespread precipitation

Low Pressure systems

Rising Air, Instability, cloud development, high chance of precip, stronger winds

Cold fronts

showers, thunderstorms, turbulence, temp changes and visibility changes

Warm front

layered clouds, precipitation, reduced vis, low ceilings, icing

Stationary Fronts

Long time w/ clouds, persistant precip, bad visibility, changing ceilings, unfavorable for long periods of time

Occluded front (cold front catches up to warm front)

Estensive clouds, precipitation, reduced vis, turbulence, unfavorable conditions

Widespread isobars

lighter winds, pressure changes gradually over distance

Closely spaced isobars

stronger winds and frequent pressure changes over distance

AO1

Weather station without a precipitation discriminator (doesn’t tell rain from snow)

AO2

Has a precip discriminator, can tell different types of precip

Icing

LGT (light), MOD (moderate) , SVR (severe), CLR (trace clear)

RIME Icing

Milky, opaque small droplets freezing instantly

CLR Icing

hard, glossy heavy ice. Spreads out before freezing (most dangerous type)

MXD

Mix of RIME and CLR Ice

OV

Vor PIREP

FL

Flight Level

TP

Type

SK

Sky cover

TA

Temperature

IC

Icing

RM

Remarks

Radiation Fog

Formed on clear, calm nights when the ground loses heat rapidly via terrestrial radiation, cooling the air immediately above it to its dew point

Advection Fog

Formed when warm, moist air moves horizontally over a colder surface (land or water), cooling the lower layer of air below its dew pointUpslope Fog

Upslope Fog

Formed when moist air is pushed up elevated terrain or a hillside; as it rises, it expands and cools adiabatically until it saturates

Steam (Evaporation) Fog

Formed when cold air moves over much warmer water; moisture evaporates into the cold air and immediately condenses, looking like "steam" rising off a lake or river.

Bravo Airspace Day and Night

3 SM COC

Charlie Airspace Day and Night

3152 (3 SM, 1000 above 500 below 2,000 horizontally)

Delta Airspace Day and Night

3152 (3 SM 1000 above, 500 below 2000 horizontally)

Echo Airspace Day and Night Below 10,000 feet MSL

3152 (3 SM 1000 above, 500 below, 2,000 horizontally)

Echo Airspace Day and Night Above 10,000 MSL

5111 (5 SM 1000 above, 1000 below, 1SM horizontally)

Golf at or below 1200 AGL Day

1sm COC

Golf at or below 1200 AGL Night

3152 (3 SM, 1000 above, 500 below, 2,000 horizontally)

Golf above 1200 AGL below 10,000 MSL day

1152 (1 SM 1000 above 500 below 2000 horizontally)

Golf above 1200 AGL below 10,000 MSL Night

3152 (3 SM 1000 above, 500 below, 2,000 horizontally)

Golf above 10,000 day and night

5111 (5 SM, 1000 above, 1000 below, 1 SM horizontally)

General speed limit below 10,000 MSL

250 KTS

Near Class C/D within specified altitude and distance

200

Under Class B or in a VFR corridor through it

200

Class A, B, C Transponder requirements

Mode C Transponder with ADSB out

Mode C Veil

Within 30 NM of a listed Class B primary airport, from the surface to 10,000 feet MSL, you generally need both Mode C and ADS-B Out