MET

CLOUDS

100

Give the (2) types of clouds of vertical development and their symbols

Heavy Cumulus (Cu+) and Cumulonimbus (Cb)

200

Give the (2) types of middle clouds and their symbols

Altocumulus (Ac) and Altostratus (As)

300

thin, wispy sheets of cloud through which the sun or moon shines producing a "halo" effect. Give the cloud and it's symbol

Cirrostratus (Cs)

400

List the 4 low level clouds and give their symbols

Stratus (St), Cumulus (Cu), Stratocumulus (Sc), Nimbostratus (Ns)

500

List 5 impact of clouds on aerodrome operations

Turbulence, Hail, Icing, Wind Shear, Lightning

Check the Forecast

100

Give 5 forms of precipitation

Rain, Drizzle, Snow, Hail, Freezing Rain

200

This phenomenon is associated with lowering stratiform clouds and veering winds

Warm Front

300

a rapid and irregular fluctuation of varying intensity in the upward and downward movement of air currents

Gust

400

State the (3) impacts of precipitation, atmospheric obscurity and frontal systems

Visibility, Braking Action and Aircraft Damage

500

This dictates the weather condition within the air masses by controlling cloud particle growth

Microphysics

Request Deviation due weather

100

The sudden "tearing" or "shearing" effect in which there is a violent change in wind speed or direction

Wind Shear

200

True or False.

Microburst can cause only vertical wind shears and can only occur over areas with surface precipitation

False.

Can cause bother vertical and horizontal wind shear and can occur over areas without surface precipitation

300

State one consequence of hazardous meteorological phenomena

danger to aircraft, impact passengers and flight crew, impact take off and landing, ground operations effect, safety risk

400

Sudden unexpected accelerations as the aircraft rapidly crosses invisible bodies of air which are moving vertically at many different speeds

Clear Air Turbulence (CAT)

500

This phenomenon have a surface outflow diameter of less than 2NM and peak winds that last less than 5 minutes.

Microburst

Read the weather

100

a transmission that is periodically updated with information from aerodrome met reports and heard by pilots on a designated radio frequency

ATIS

200

displays continuous real time airport weather information

AWOS

300

True or False. ATIS receives data from sensors located on the airfield  

False. that's the AWOS

400

Give 5 elements found on the AWOS

presuure, wind, temperature, dew point, visibility, sky condition/cloud, precipitation, thunderstorm, freezing rain, runway surface conditions

500

Give 10 elements found on the ATIS

aerodrome, information name, time, approach, rwy, transition level, type of MET report, wind, visibility, clouds, temperature, dew point temp, QNH, any supplementary information

METAR

100

METAR MKJP 300200Z 12012KT 9999 FEW022 30/23 Q1014

Metar NMIA 0200Z on the 30th wind 120 degrees 12kts visibility 10km or greater clouds few at 2,200 feet, temperature 30 deg dew point 23 deg (C), QNH 1014

200

METAR MKJS 130200Z 06004KT 9999 FEW022 29/22 Q1015

Metar SIA 0200Z on the 13th wind 060deg at 4kts visibility >10km clouds few at 2,200ft temp 29 deg dew point 22 deg

300

Decode the segment of the METAR

M03/M01

temperature negative 3 degrees, dew point negative 1 degrees (C)

400

METAR KFLL 130153Z 27003KT 10SM SCT100 26/22 A3005

Metar Fort Lauderdale Intl airport 0153Z on the 13th wind 270deg at 3kts visibility 10 statute miles clouds scattered at 10,000ft temp 26 deg dew point 22 deg (C) QNH 3005 inches of mercury

500

What 2 type of clouds (give their codes) that must be reported not seen to quality CAVOK

Cumulonimbus (CB) and Towering Cumulonimbus (TCU)