ATSC 231 Exam 1 Intro and Aviation Weather Service Program UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

ATSC 231 Exam 1 Intro and Aviation
Weather Service Program UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what is within the PAVE checklist? - CORRECT ANSWER - PIlot
Aircraft
enVironmnt
External Pressures


what influences does weather have on airplanes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Efficiency
pax comfort
safety


Efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - can the plane dow what is was designed for? Can we
minimize cost?


pax comfort - CORRECT ANSWER - can we make the passengers comfortable?



safety - CORRECT ANSWER - what can we do to avoid?


weather was a contributing factor in how many accidents between 2003-07? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1,740 or 20.1%


how did weather related accidents change over the period between 2003-2007? - CORRECT
ANSWER - small decrease

, what is the average percentage of weather related accidents between 2003-2007? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 20.1% or 1,740 accidents



what were the top 10 weather phenomena resulting in accidents - CORRECT ANSWER -
1- wind
2-vis/ceiling
3-high density alt
4- turbulence
5- carb icing
6-precip
7-up/down draft
8-icing
9- thunderstorm
10-wind shear


which type of aircraft ops had the highest percentage of wx related accidents? - CORRECT
ANSWER - FAR Part 91 (88%)


the highest percent of part 91 wx related accidents are a result of what type of wx condition? -
CORRECT ANSWER - wind


what type of wind conditions produce the highest percentage of part 91 wx related accidents -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1- Gusts- 33.8%
2- Crosswinds- 33.5%


most part 91 wx related accidents occur during what type of light conditions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - DAY


what type of injury severity is most probably in a part 91 wx related accident? - CORRECT
ANSWER - NON-FATAL