Private Pilot Questions and Answers 100% Solved

Private Pilot Questions and Answers 100% Solved When should you get weather info for flight planning? Depends on the flight. 24hr in advance is more reliable, but prog charts and other supplements can be observed up to a week in advance. Prog Charts - Surface analysis Shows the frontal systems and such out 1 week ahead. What WX report should you use to calculate climb info? What WX report should you use to calculate cruse info? What WX reports give winds in True? Textual reports such as winds aloft will give wind directions in true What WX reports give winds in Magnetic? Audible reports such as an ASOS station give direction in magnetic How is aloft weather info obtained? What is a METAR and how do you read it? Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine. What is a TAF Terminal Aerodrome Forecast Valid 24 hour period and scheduled 4 times a day. What is a Winds Aloft forecast? F.D. Provides an estimate of wind direction in relation to true north, wind speed and temperature in Celsius for selected altitudes. What does it mean if a winds aloft wind direction starts with 5,6,7,8,9? It means that the wind speed from the second two numbers is more than 100, but is reflected in the first set of numbers (direction) What weather would cause you to cancel a cross county flight? Look at PIREPS, AIRMETS and SIGMETS. Are there any on my route? PIREPS will be the most accurate. If there are think about canceling or changing the route. Then check METAR and TAF and see what conditions are like at airports i'd change to. PIREPS File one- call a FSS Filed by Pilots Found on Av WX-observations-aircraft reports or Given through flight briefing. OR GFA tool has PIREP button! Weather Briefing call FSS 1-800-wxbrief Standard Outlook Abbreviated.