Commercial Stage 2 Exam-Jeppesen Questions and
Answers
Question 1
Select the true statement regarding aviation weather sources.
A. A center weather advisory (CWA) is a scheduled alert issued by tower controllers to
warn pilots of adverse weather.
B. Call Flight Service for a phone briefing for your specific flight at 1-800-WX-BRIEF or
obtain an online weather briefing at 1800wxbrief.com
C. TIBS is a briefing tool that provides adverse conditions, current conditions, enroute
and destination , forecasts, and wind aloft for a route of flight.
Correct Answer
B. Call Flight Service for a phone briefing for your specific flight at 1-800-WX-BRIEF
or obtain an online weather briefing at 1800wxbrief.com
Question 2
According to the low-level significant weather prognostic chart, what weather is
forecast for the southeastern portion of the United States?
A. Moderate or greater turbulence below 12,000 feet MSL
B. A freezing level at 8,000 feet MSL and VFR conditions at the surface
C. Ceilings below 3,000 feet and visibility below 5 miles, with IFR conditions in several
states.
Correct Answer
C. Ceilings below 3,000 feet and visibility below 5 miles, with IFR conditions in
several states.
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,Question 3
Which items are required to be in the airplane?
A. Airworthiness certificate, registration certificate, and title of ownership.
B. Airworthiness certificate, registration certificate, and operating limitations.
C. Airworthiness certificate, registration certificate, and aircraft and engine logbook.
Correct Answer
B. Airworthiness certificate, registration certificate, and operating limitations
Question 4
Thunderstorms and squall lines are generally associated with what type of front?
A. Stationary
B. Fast-moving cold
C. Slow-moving cold
Correct Answer
B. Fast-moving cold
Question 5
What information should you provide to a Flight Service briefer?
A. Your full name and address
B. Whether your flight is VFR or IFR
C. A summary of your qualifications
Correct Answer
B. Whether your flight is VFR or IFR
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,Question 6
As a pilot in command, what action must you take with regard to safety belts?
A. Brief all passengers on how to fasten and unfasten their safety belts and shoulder
harnesses.
B. Ensure that each passenger under the the age of two is secured in an FAA-
approved child safety seat during the flight.
C. Ensure that passengers wear safety belts from the time the airplane first moves for
the purpose of flight until it stops.
Correct Answer
A. Brief all passengers on how to fasten and unfasten their safety belts and shoulder
harnesses.
Question 7
To what altitude is the U.S. low-level significant weather prog chart valid?
A. 12,000
B. 18,000
C. 24,000 feet
Correct Answer
C. 24,000
Question 8
You may not operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight under what circumstances?
A. When the flight visibility is less than 5 statute miles
B. Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement
C. Within 10 nautical miles of the centerline of any Federal airway
Correct Answer
B. Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement
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, Question 9
With the approach and passage of a frontal system in the United States, what
pressure and wind direction changes take place?
A. The pressure falls as the front approaches and rises after its passage, while the
wind direction shifts to the left after frontal passage.
B. The pressure rises as the front approaches and falls after its passage, while the wind
direction shifts to the left after the frontal passage.
C. The pressure falls as the front approaches and rises after its passage, while the
wind direction shifts to the right after frontal passage.
Correct Answer
C. The pressure falls as the front approaches and rises after its passage, while the
wind direction shifts to the right after frontal passage.
Question 10
According to the accompanying terminal aerodrome forecast (TAF), what visibility and
ceiling are forecast by 0500Z at KPHL?
A. Six statute miles and 2,000 broken
B. Four statute miles and 4,000 overcast
C. Greater than six statute miles miles and a few clouds at 2,000 feet
Correct Answer
B. Four statute miles and 4,000 overcast
Question 11
What weather conditions can you expect with a small or converging
temperature/dewpoint spread?
A. Fog and low clouds
B. strong surface winds
C. Low visibility and gusty winds
Correct Answer
A. Fog and low clouds
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Answers
Question 1
Select the true statement regarding aviation weather sources.
A. A center weather advisory (CWA) is a scheduled alert issued by tower controllers to
warn pilots of adverse weather.
B. Call Flight Service for a phone briefing for your specific flight at 1-800-WX-BRIEF or
obtain an online weather briefing at 1800wxbrief.com
C. TIBS is a briefing tool that provides adverse conditions, current conditions, enroute
and destination , forecasts, and wind aloft for a route of flight.
Correct Answer
B. Call Flight Service for a phone briefing for your specific flight at 1-800-WX-BRIEF
or obtain an online weather briefing at 1800wxbrief.com
Question 2
According to the low-level significant weather prognostic chart, what weather is
forecast for the southeastern portion of the United States?
A. Moderate or greater turbulence below 12,000 feet MSL
B. A freezing level at 8,000 feet MSL and VFR conditions at the surface
C. Ceilings below 3,000 feet and visibility below 5 miles, with IFR conditions in several
states.
Correct Answer
C. Ceilings below 3,000 feet and visibility below 5 miles, with IFR conditions in
several states.
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,Question 3
Which items are required to be in the airplane?
A. Airworthiness certificate, registration certificate, and title of ownership.
B. Airworthiness certificate, registration certificate, and operating limitations.
C. Airworthiness certificate, registration certificate, and aircraft and engine logbook.
Correct Answer
B. Airworthiness certificate, registration certificate, and operating limitations
Question 4
Thunderstorms and squall lines are generally associated with what type of front?
A. Stationary
B. Fast-moving cold
C. Slow-moving cold
Correct Answer
B. Fast-moving cold
Question 5
What information should you provide to a Flight Service briefer?
A. Your full name and address
B. Whether your flight is VFR or IFR
C. A summary of your qualifications
Correct Answer
B. Whether your flight is VFR or IFR
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,Question 6
As a pilot in command, what action must you take with regard to safety belts?
A. Brief all passengers on how to fasten and unfasten their safety belts and shoulder
harnesses.
B. Ensure that each passenger under the the age of two is secured in an FAA-
approved child safety seat during the flight.
C. Ensure that passengers wear safety belts from the time the airplane first moves for
the purpose of flight until it stops.
Correct Answer
A. Brief all passengers on how to fasten and unfasten their safety belts and shoulder
harnesses.
Question 7
To what altitude is the U.S. low-level significant weather prog chart valid?
A. 12,000
B. 18,000
C. 24,000 feet
Correct Answer
C. 24,000
Question 8
You may not operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight under what circumstances?
A. When the flight visibility is less than 5 statute miles
B. Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement
C. Within 10 nautical miles of the centerline of any Federal airway
Correct Answer
B. Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement
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, Question 9
With the approach and passage of a frontal system in the United States, what
pressure and wind direction changes take place?
A. The pressure falls as the front approaches and rises after its passage, while the
wind direction shifts to the left after frontal passage.
B. The pressure rises as the front approaches and falls after its passage, while the wind
direction shifts to the left after the frontal passage.
C. The pressure falls as the front approaches and rises after its passage, while the
wind direction shifts to the right after frontal passage.
Correct Answer
C. The pressure falls as the front approaches and rises after its passage, while the
wind direction shifts to the right after frontal passage.
Question 10
According to the accompanying terminal aerodrome forecast (TAF), what visibility and
ceiling are forecast by 0500Z at KPHL?
A. Six statute miles and 2,000 broken
B. Four statute miles and 4,000 overcast
C. Greater than six statute miles miles and a few clouds at 2,000 feet
Correct Answer
B. Four statute miles and 4,000 overcast
Question 11
What weather conditions can you expect with a small or converging
temperature/dewpoint spread?
A. Fog and low clouds
B. strong surface winds
C. Low visibility and gusty winds
Correct Answer
A. Fog and low clouds
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