Exam 2 AVIA 171

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When calling Flight Service for weather, what should a pilot state first?

Intended flight type (link)

Which briefing provides full preflight weather?

Standard briefing (link)

Leaving within an hour with no weather info — which briefing is needed?

Standard briefing (link)

Which briefing supplements mass‑broadcast weather?

Abbreviated briefing (link)

Which briefing updates a previous one?

Abbreviated briefing (link)

A briefing given 6+ hours before departure is called what?

Outlook briefing (link)

Asking for tomorrow morning’s weather requires which briefing?

Outlook briefing (link)

Which stations in Figure 12 show VFR?

KINK, KBOI, KLAX (link)

Ceiling is defined as the height of which cloud layer?

Lowest broken or overcast layer (link)

What are the winds at KJFK?

040° true at 18 knots (link)

What are the winds at KINK?

110° at 12 knots, gusting 18 (link)

At KMDW, “RAB35” means what?

Rain began at 1835Z (link)

What are the conditions at KMDW?

Overcast 700 ft, 1½ SM visibility, rain (link)

Base/tops of overcast layer in Fig. 14?

1,800 ft to 5,500 ft MSL (link)

Wind/temp at 12,000 ft?

090° at 21 knots, –9°C (link)

Height AGL of ceiling if terrain is 1,295 ft?

505 ft AGL (link)

Turbulence intensity between 5,500–7,200 ft?

Moderate through the layer (link)

Icing type/intensity reported?

Light to moderate rime icing (link)

Valid period for KMEM TAF?

1218Z to 1324Z (link)

SHRA in TAF means what?

Rain showers (link)

KMEM visibility 1000Z–1200Z?

Six statute miles (link)

KMEM winds from 1600Z onward?

Variable at four knots (link)

KOKC winds 1600Z–2200Z?

180° at 10 knots (link)

KOKC sky 2200Z–2400Z becomes what?

Overcast 200 ft with 40% chance of 600 ft overcast (link)

KOKC visibility 0600Z–0800Z?

Greater than six statute miles (link)

Only cloud type forecast in TAFs?

Cumulonimbus (link)

Best product for regional forecast overview?

Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) (link)

A Convective SIGMET forecasting thunderstorms indicates what?

Thunderstorms obscured by cloud layers (link)

Convective SIGMET includes what?

Tornadoes, embedded storms, large hail (link)

SIGMETs warn which aircraft?

All aircraft (link)

Severe icing not tied to thunderstorms appears in which advisory?

SIGMET (link)

AIRMETs are for which pilots?

All pilots (link)

STL winds at 9,000 ft?

230° true at 25 knots (link)

STL winds at 12,000 ft?

230° true at 56 knots (link)

DEN winds/temp at 9,000 ft?

230° true at 53 knots, –47°C (link)

MKC winds/temp at 6,000 ft?

200° true at 6 knots, +3°C (link)

Winds aloft use what units?

True direction and knots (link)

“Light and variable” winds aloft code?

9900 (link)

First thing pilots state when calling Flight Service?

Intended route and destination (link)

Pilots should identify themselves as what?

Pilots (link)

Pilots should state what when calling Flight Service?

Aircraft identification or pilot name (link)

What should be stated to a Flight Service Specialist?

Whether the flight is VFR or IFR (link)

How does frost affect takeoff performance?

Disrupts airflow and reduces lift (link)

Every weather process involves what?

Heat exchange (link)

What causes altimeter setting variations?

Unequal heating of Earth’s surface (link)

What happens during a temperature inversion?

Temperature increases with altitude (link)

Most common surface inversion is caused by what?

Terrestrial radiation on clear nights (link)

High humidity under a low‑level inversion causes what?

Smooth air, fog, haze, poor visibility (link)

Why do winds differ between surface and 5,000 ft?

Surface friction (link)

Dew point is defined as what?

Temperature air must cool to become saturated (link)