Printed Weather Reports
Terminal Area Forecasts, Aviation Area Forecasts, Sigmets
Weather Depiction Charts, Radar Summary Charts, Low Level Significant Weather Charts
Preflight Briefing
Miscellaneous
100
This is the wind direction (True? or Magnetic?) for a METAR that reports, "33054KT"
What is Winds 330 degrees true, at 54 kts.
100
This is a true or false statement and the reason why. "The nearest Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) will be the primary source of weather information for overall flight planning when the Aviation Area Forecast is not available.
What is False, the Aviation Area Forecast may provide expected weather conditions at your destination when there is no TAF.
100
This is the only chart that displays lines of thunderstorms and hazardous cells.
What is Radar Summary Chart
100
This is the radio frequency to contact En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFRS or Flight Watch)
What is 122.0
100
This is the transcribed weather source that can provide specific route weather
What is TWEB
200
This is the meaning of a PIREP that reports "TB MOD 065-075"
What is moderate turbulence between six thousand five hundred feet and seven thousand five hundred feet
200
This is the only cloud that is reported in a TAF
What is Cumulonimbus
200
Ref. Fig 18. This is the type of front that extends from Florida to New Jersey
What is Occluded Front
200
This statement is true or false. If appropriate qualify why, When a pilot does not plan to fly for more that 6 hours, he should request an abbreviated briefing.
What is He should request an Outlook Briefing
200
This statement is true or false, "A supplemental briefing should be requested when the pilot wishes to supplement information received at an Abbreviated Briefing."
What is False, there is no such briefing
300
This is the meaning of a PIREP that reports /TA M7/.
What is air temperature is -4 degrees Celsius
300
This is the meaning of a Temperature and Winds Aloft Report that reports, "9999."
What is Winds light and variable
300
This is the meaning of weather conditions within the contours of the Weather Depiction Chart that are not shaded.
What is Marginal Flying Weather MVFR
300
This statement is true or false. A pilot should request a General Briefing or a forecast briefing when he is in the early stages of planning his flight and does not plan to fly within 24 hours.
What is False, there are no such briefings
300
This is the meaning of the following segment of a TAF. "FM1600 VRB06KT P6SM"
What is From 1600Z winds variable at 6Kts. Visibility greater than 6 statute miles
400
This is the ceiling (MSL? or AGL?) reported by METAR that includes, "BKN008-TOPO12/OVC018-TOP024"
What is 800 MSL
400
These are the primary reports that a pilot should use which advise him/her about freezing level and icing conditions.
What is Inflight weather advisories, such as AIRMET and SIGMET
400
This is the chart that a pilot would use to avoid areas of freezing and turbulence as he begins planning his flight.
What is Significant Weather Prognostic Chart
400
This is the most complete briefing a pilot can request
What is Standard Briefing
400
These are the sources of Transcribed Weather Broadcasts when flying in Alaska.
What is VOR and NDB frequencies
500
This is the meaning of a METAR that was issued at 141510Z that contains "RMK RAB15."
What is Rain beginning at 15 min past the hour
500
Ref. to figure 16. This is the outlook (IFR, MVFR, VFR) for the northern portion of Indiana.
What is MVFR
500
This is the means for identifying a severe weather watch area in the Radar Summary Chart.
What is A box defined by heavy dash lines
500
These are the first three things that a pilot should tell a telephone briefer
What is Aircraft N Number, pilots name, Flying VFR, IFR, then request the type of briefing, your departure point, route and destination
500
This is the interpretation of the following TAF text for Washington National Airport. 061245Z 06130Z 14010KT 4SM FM1700 14010KT P6SM
What is At Washington National for the period of March 6 1245Z to March 6 1430Z winds from 120 degrees true at 15kts, visibility 4 statute miles, from 1700Z winds 140 at 10kts, Visibility greater than 6 SM
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