Snow Dog Beginners Review

Laffy TAF-fy

100

What AFMAN is used for encoding TAF's?

AFMAN 15-124

200

What is the weather code for hail?

GR

300

What is the speed of variable winds? 

6Kts or less

400

What is missing from this TAF?

TAF KGTB 151700Z 1517/1623 25008KT 8000 -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 QNH3002INS 

BECMG 1523/1524 25010G30KT 1600 -TSRA BKN015 OVC050 QNH3000INS 

BECMG 1600/1601 25010G20KT 9999 NSW  SCT015 BKN050 QNH3000INS TXM04/1522Z TNM09/1612Z

CB

500

What item is not allowed in a TEMPO line?

(you only need to name one)

Altimeter

Non-convective low-level wind shear

How did I get here?

100

How do you get to the Forecast Discussion?

1.) NWS (weather.gov)

2.) Type in KGTB

3.) Scroll and Click!

200

How do you get to Interactive Meteorological Techniques?

1.) AFWEBS

2.) Links

3.) Click it!

300

How do you get to WXFIIG?

1.) AFWEBS

2.) Interactive

3.) Click it!

400

How do you get to the SOPs?

1.) Airfield Ops

2.) Official Standard Operating Procedures

500

How do you get to your Training Comments?

1.) 18CWS Teams

2.) Training

2.) UTM

3.) Training Records

4.) Det 1

Name that ICAO

100

KSYR

Syracuse

200

KMSS

Massena

300

KSLK

Saranac Lake

400

KRME

Rome

500

KBTV

Burlington

Tac that Vis

100

True or False

You can make your Tac Vis chart during inclement weather

False

200

What is one way you can get the distance for your visibility markers?

1.) Laser Range Finder

2.) Installation Maps

3.) Google Maps

300

What's a good nighttime marker?

Water/Cell tower with a low intensity unfocused light

400

What is a good day time marker?

A primarily dark object against the horizon

500

How many degrees of vision do you need to cover for your Tac Vis chart?

You need it all. 360!