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1. What is the relationship between QFE and QNH at an airport 50ft below MSL?
a. QFE = QNH
b. QFE < QNH
c. QFE > QNH
d. There is no clear relationship - ansc. QFE > QNH
2. Which cloud type may indicate the presence of severe turbulence?
a. Cirrocumulus
b. Nimbostratus
c. Altocumulus lenticularis
d. Stratocumulus - ansc. Altocumulus lenticularis
3. What causes wind?
a. Difference in pressure
b. Rotation of the earth
c. Frontal systems
d. Difference in temperature - ansa. Difference in pressure
4. In what cloud is icing and turbulence most severe?
a. Cb
b. Ns
c. Sc
d. Ci - ansa. Cb
5. Which cloud would you encounter the most intensive rain?
a. Ci
b. Ns
c. St
d. Sc - ansb. Ns
6. How do you calculate the lowest usable flight level?
a. Lowest QNH and lowest negative temperature below ISA
b. Lowest QNH and highest negative temperature below ISA
c. Highest QNH and highest temperature above ISA
d. Highest QNH and lowest temperature - ansa. Lowest QNH and lowest negative temperature below ISA
7. The most dangerous form of airframe icing is:
a. Clear ice
b. Hoar frost
c. Dry ice
d. Rime ice - ansa. Clear ice
8. Generally, as altitude increases:
a. Temperature decreases and density increases
b. Temperature, pressure and density decreases
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c. Temperature and pressure increase and density decreases
d. Temperature decreases and pressure and density increase - ansb. Temperature, pressure and density
decreases
9. Where is wind shear the greatest?
a. Near a strong low level inversion and in the region of a thunderstorm
b. Near a valley with wind speeds greater than 35kts
c. On the windward side of a mountain
d. When the wind is greater than 35kts - ansa. Near a strong low level inversion and in the region of a
thunderstorm
10. Where do you find the majority of the air within the atmosphere?
a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Tropopause
d. Mesosphere - ansa. Troposphere
11. Where is the 300mb level approximately in ISA?
a. 30,000ft
b. 39,000ft
c. 18,000ft
d. 10,000ft - ansa. 30,000ft
12. What type of precipitation would you expect at an active unstable cold front?
a. Freezing rain
b. Light to moderate continuous rain
c. Drizzle
d. Showers associated with thunderstorms - ansd. Showers associated with thunderstorms
13. Where are icing conditions on route specified?
a. TAF and METAR
b. METAR and SIGMET
c. SWC (sig. weather chart) and SIGMET
d. SPECI and TREND - ansc. SWC (sig. weather chart) and SIGMET
14. You are flying at FL170. The pressure level which is closest to you is the:
a. 300mb
b. 700mb
c. 500mb
d. 850mb - ansc. 500mb
15. In which weather report would you expect to find information about icing conditions on the runway?
a. GAFOR
b. TAF
c. METAR
d. SIGMET - ansc. METAR
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16. TAFs are usually valid for:
a. For the period indicated in the TAF itself
b. For 18 hours
c. For 24 hours
d. For 8 hours - ansa. For the period indicated in the TAF itself
17. When a TREND is included at the end of a METAR, the trend is a forecast valid for:
a. 1 hour after the time of observation
b. 2 hours after the time of observation
c. 2 hours after it was issued
d. 1 hour after it was issued - ansb. 2 hours after the time of observation
18. VOLMETs are updated
a. Every hour
b. 4 times a day
c. 2 times a day
d. Every half hour - ansd. Every half hour
19. QFE is 1000 hPa with an airfield elevation of 200m AMSL. What is QNH? (use 8m per hPa)
a. 975 hPa
b. 1025 hPa
c. 1008 hPa
d. 992 hPa - ansb. 1025 hPa
20. What is normally the most effective measure to reduce or avoid CAT effects?
a. Change of flight level
b. Change of course
c. Increase of speed
d. Decrease of speed - ansa. Change of flight level
21. An inversion is:
a. A decrease of pressure with height
b. A decrease of temperature with height
c. An increase of temperature with height
d. An increase of pressure with height - ansc. An increase of temperature with height
22. The isobars drawn on a surface weather chart represent lines of equal pressure:
a. At flight level
b. At height of observatory
c. At a determined density altitude
d. Reduced to sea level - ansd. Reduced to sea level
23. How does a pilot react to heavy freezing rain at 2,000ft/AGL, when he is unable to deice nor land?
a. He ascends to the cold air layer above
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b. He continues to fly at the same altitude
c. He turns back before the aircraft loses maneuverability
d. He descends to the warm air layer below - ansc. He turns back before the aircraft loses
maneuverability
24. Two aircrafts, one with a sharp wing profile (S) and the other with a thick profile (T), are flying through
the same cloud with the same true airspeed. The cloud consists of small supercooled droplets. Which of
the following statements is most correct concerning ice accretion?
a. Aircraft T experiences more icing than S
b. Aircraft S and T experience the same amount of icing
c. Neither of the aircrafts accumulate ice due to the small size of droplets
d. Aircraft S experiences more icing than T - ansd. Aircraft S experiences more icing than T
25. ATC will only report wind as gusting if:
a. Gust speed exceeds mean speed by >15kts
b. Gusts to over 25kts
c. Gusts exceed mean speed by 10kts
d. Gusts to under 25kts - ansc. Gusts exceed mean speed by 10kts
26. A flight is to depart from an airport with runway 09 and 27. Surface wind is 270/05; an inversion is
reported at 300 feet with turbulence and wind shear. The wind just above the inversion is 090/30. What is
the safest departure procedure?
a. Take-off is not possible under these conditions
b. Depart on runway 09 with a tailwind
c. Depart runway 27 with maximum throttle during the passage through the inversion
d. Depart runway 27 with as steep an ascent as possible - ansb. Depart on runway 09 with a tailwind
27. You are cruising at FL 200, OAT is -40°C, sea level pressure is 1033 hPa. Calculate the true altitude.
a. 20,660 ft
b. 21,740 ft
c. 18,260 ft
d. 19, 340 ft - ansd. 19, 340 ft
28. In what frequency band is the ATIS normally broadcasted?
a. LF
b. HF
c. ADF
d. VHF - ansd. VHF
29. Which constant pressure altitude chart is standard for a 30,065 ft pressure level (FL 300)?
a. 200 hPa
b. 700 hPa
c. 500 hPa
d. 300 hPa - ansd. 300 hPa
30. With regard to RVR and Met vis:
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1. What is the relationship between QFE and QNH at an airport 50ft below MSL?
a. QFE = QNH
b. QFE < QNH
c. QFE > QNH
d. There is no clear relationship - ansc. QFE > QNH
2. Which cloud type may indicate the presence of severe turbulence?
a. Cirrocumulus
b. Nimbostratus
c. Altocumulus lenticularis
d. Stratocumulus - ansc. Altocumulus lenticularis
3. What causes wind?
a. Difference in pressure
b. Rotation of the earth
c. Frontal systems
d. Difference in temperature - ansa. Difference in pressure
4. In what cloud is icing and turbulence most severe?
a. Cb
b. Ns
c. Sc
d. Ci - ansa. Cb
5. Which cloud would you encounter the most intensive rain?
a. Ci
b. Ns
c. St
d. Sc - ansb. Ns
6. How do you calculate the lowest usable flight level?
a. Lowest QNH and lowest negative temperature below ISA
b. Lowest QNH and highest negative temperature below ISA
c. Highest QNH and highest temperature above ISA
d. Highest QNH and lowest temperature - ansa. Lowest QNH and lowest negative temperature below ISA
7. The most dangerous form of airframe icing is:
a. Clear ice
b. Hoar frost
c. Dry ice
d. Rime ice - ansa. Clear ice
8. Generally, as altitude increases:
a. Temperature decreases and density increases
b. Temperature, pressure and density decreases
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c. Temperature and pressure increase and density decreases
d. Temperature decreases and pressure and density increase - ansb. Temperature, pressure and density
decreases
9. Where is wind shear the greatest?
a. Near a strong low level inversion and in the region of a thunderstorm
b. Near a valley with wind speeds greater than 35kts
c. On the windward side of a mountain
d. When the wind is greater than 35kts - ansa. Near a strong low level inversion and in the region of a
thunderstorm
10. Where do you find the majority of the air within the atmosphere?
a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Tropopause
d. Mesosphere - ansa. Troposphere
11. Where is the 300mb level approximately in ISA?
a. 30,000ft
b. 39,000ft
c. 18,000ft
d. 10,000ft - ansa. 30,000ft
12. What type of precipitation would you expect at an active unstable cold front?
a. Freezing rain
b. Light to moderate continuous rain
c. Drizzle
d. Showers associated with thunderstorms - ansd. Showers associated with thunderstorms
13. Where are icing conditions on route specified?
a. TAF and METAR
b. METAR and SIGMET
c. SWC (sig. weather chart) and SIGMET
d. SPECI and TREND - ansc. SWC (sig. weather chart) and SIGMET
14. You are flying at FL170. The pressure level which is closest to you is the:
a. 300mb
b. 700mb
c. 500mb
d. 850mb - ansc. 500mb
15. In which weather report would you expect to find information about icing conditions on the runway?
a. GAFOR
b. TAF
c. METAR
d. SIGMET - ansc. METAR
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16. TAFs are usually valid for:
a. For the period indicated in the TAF itself
b. For 18 hours
c. For 24 hours
d. For 8 hours - ansa. For the period indicated in the TAF itself
17. When a TREND is included at the end of a METAR, the trend is a forecast valid for:
a. 1 hour after the time of observation
b. 2 hours after the time of observation
c. 2 hours after it was issued
d. 1 hour after it was issued - ansb. 2 hours after the time of observation
18. VOLMETs are updated
a. Every hour
b. 4 times a day
c. 2 times a day
d. Every half hour - ansd. Every half hour
19. QFE is 1000 hPa with an airfield elevation of 200m AMSL. What is QNH? (use 8m per hPa)
a. 975 hPa
b. 1025 hPa
c. 1008 hPa
d. 992 hPa - ansb. 1025 hPa
20. What is normally the most effective measure to reduce or avoid CAT effects?
a. Change of flight level
b. Change of course
c. Increase of speed
d. Decrease of speed - ansa. Change of flight level
21. An inversion is:
a. A decrease of pressure with height
b. A decrease of temperature with height
c. An increase of temperature with height
d. An increase of pressure with height - ansc. An increase of temperature with height
22. The isobars drawn on a surface weather chart represent lines of equal pressure:
a. At flight level
b. At height of observatory
c. At a determined density altitude
d. Reduced to sea level - ansd. Reduced to sea level
23. How does a pilot react to heavy freezing rain at 2,000ft/AGL, when he is unable to deice nor land?
a. He ascends to the cold air layer above
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b. He continues to fly at the same altitude
c. He turns back before the aircraft loses maneuverability
d. He descends to the warm air layer below - ansc. He turns back before the aircraft loses
maneuverability
24. Two aircrafts, one with a sharp wing profile (S) and the other with a thick profile (T), are flying through
the same cloud with the same true airspeed. The cloud consists of small supercooled droplets. Which of
the following statements is most correct concerning ice accretion?
a. Aircraft T experiences more icing than S
b. Aircraft S and T experience the same amount of icing
c. Neither of the aircrafts accumulate ice due to the small size of droplets
d. Aircraft S experiences more icing than T - ansd. Aircraft S experiences more icing than T
25. ATC will only report wind as gusting if:
a. Gust speed exceeds mean speed by >15kts
b. Gusts to over 25kts
c. Gusts exceed mean speed by 10kts
d. Gusts to under 25kts - ansc. Gusts exceed mean speed by 10kts
26. A flight is to depart from an airport with runway 09 and 27. Surface wind is 270/05; an inversion is
reported at 300 feet with turbulence and wind shear. The wind just above the inversion is 090/30. What is
the safest departure procedure?
a. Take-off is not possible under these conditions
b. Depart on runway 09 with a tailwind
c. Depart runway 27 with maximum throttle during the passage through the inversion
d. Depart runway 27 with as steep an ascent as possible - ansb. Depart on runway 09 with a tailwind
27. You are cruising at FL 200, OAT is -40°C, sea level pressure is 1033 hPa. Calculate the true altitude.
a. 20,660 ft
b. 21,740 ft
c. 18,260 ft
d. 19, 340 ft - ansd. 19, 340 ft
28. In what frequency band is the ATIS normally broadcasted?
a. LF
b. HF
c. ADF
d. VHF - ansd. VHF
29. Which constant pressure altitude chart is standard for a 30,065 ft pressure level (FL 300)?
a. 200 hPa
b. 700 hPa
c. 500 hPa
d. 300 hPa - ansd. 300 hPa
30. With regard to RVR and Met vis:
