ATSC 113 Fly Final Review Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
Can a pilot in the USA get official weather data from NavAmerica and the US Weather
Bureau via the Aviation Weather Network (AWN)? - Answer-No
Between METARs and TAFs which product gives observations, not forecasts? -
Answer-METAR
Which of the following weather products CANNOT be accessed from the Aviation
Weather web sites in the US/Canada?
- Turbulence and icing reports
- Radar images
- A determination of whether it is safe for you to fly
- Satellite images
- Surface weather map - Answer-
What is another name for a thunderstorm cloud? - Answer-Cumulonimbus
Which cloud category is most associated with a warm front? - Answer-Stratiform
Deeper cumuliform clouds, such as ________ have such violent ____________ that
they can be a hazard to aircraft - Answer-Cumulus congestus, updrafts
Which of the following identifies the correct difference between nimbostratus and stratus
clouds?
- Nimbostratus clouds are dark while stratus clouds are not
- Nimbostratus clouds are stratiform clouds while stratus clouds are not
- Nimbostratus clouds have well-defined cloud bases, while stratus clouds do not
- Nimbostratus clouds have low bases, while stratus clouds do not
- Nimbostratus clouds are precipitating while stratus clouds are not - Answer-
Nimbostratus clouds are precipitating while stratus clouds are not
Which of the following statements about cloud formation is FALSE?
- Billow clouds form due to KH waves
- Fumulus clouds form over swamps
- Fractus clouds form in turbulent, humid air near the ground
- Pileus clouds form over fast-growing cumulus clouds
- Banner clouds form on the downwind side of a mountain peak - Answer-Fumulus
clouds form over swamps
, If you are travelling to get to your summer getaway, what is the most ideal wind type to
encounter to allow you to arrive to your destination sooner? - Answer-Tailwind
A light general-aviation aircraft is coming in to land at an airport but the crosswind
component is greater than the maximum safe component listed in the pilot's operating
handbook. The pilot should:
- not land but instead continue circling the airport until the aircraft runs out of fuel, in
hope that winds change in a more favourable direction
- prepare for crash
- find highway to land on that has acceptable crosswind component
- keep trying to land on same runway hoping to be successful
- divert to airport with runways better aligned with wind direction - Answer-Divert to
airport with runways better aligned with wind direction
In which of the following situations are you more likely to encounter impactful wind
shears?
- during the day near coast lines
- close to the ground at airports
- during the night near coast lines
- high-pressure regions - Answer-Close to the ground at airports
True or false: winds are usually stronger around high-pressure centres than lows -
Answer-False
Hazardous wind-shear turbulence in mountain regions is NOT usually associated with:
- mountain waves
- katabatic winds
- obstacle wakes
- downslope wind storms
- rotor clouds - Answer-Katabatic winds
What is wind shear? - Answer-Change of wind speed and/or direction with altitude
In which atmospheric layer does most of our weather happen? - Answer-Troposphere
In which atmospheric layer does temperature increase with increasing altitude? -
Answer-Stratospher
In which atmospheric layer do most commercial aircrafts fly to avoid storms and
weather? - Answer-Stratosphere
What is the first step for meteorologists when they want to measure static stability? -
Answer-Launch a rawinsonde to measure the sounding
Questions with Correct Answers
Can a pilot in the USA get official weather data from NavAmerica and the US Weather
Bureau via the Aviation Weather Network (AWN)? - Answer-No
Between METARs and TAFs which product gives observations, not forecasts? -
Answer-METAR
Which of the following weather products CANNOT be accessed from the Aviation
Weather web sites in the US/Canada?
- Turbulence and icing reports
- Radar images
- A determination of whether it is safe for you to fly
- Satellite images
- Surface weather map - Answer-
What is another name for a thunderstorm cloud? - Answer-Cumulonimbus
Which cloud category is most associated with a warm front? - Answer-Stratiform
Deeper cumuliform clouds, such as ________ have such violent ____________ that
they can be a hazard to aircraft - Answer-Cumulus congestus, updrafts
Which of the following identifies the correct difference between nimbostratus and stratus
clouds?
- Nimbostratus clouds are dark while stratus clouds are not
- Nimbostratus clouds are stratiform clouds while stratus clouds are not
- Nimbostratus clouds have well-defined cloud bases, while stratus clouds do not
- Nimbostratus clouds have low bases, while stratus clouds do not
- Nimbostratus clouds are precipitating while stratus clouds are not - Answer-
Nimbostratus clouds are precipitating while stratus clouds are not
Which of the following statements about cloud formation is FALSE?
- Billow clouds form due to KH waves
- Fumulus clouds form over swamps
- Fractus clouds form in turbulent, humid air near the ground
- Pileus clouds form over fast-growing cumulus clouds
- Banner clouds form on the downwind side of a mountain peak - Answer-Fumulus
clouds form over swamps
, If you are travelling to get to your summer getaway, what is the most ideal wind type to
encounter to allow you to arrive to your destination sooner? - Answer-Tailwind
A light general-aviation aircraft is coming in to land at an airport but the crosswind
component is greater than the maximum safe component listed in the pilot's operating
handbook. The pilot should:
- not land but instead continue circling the airport until the aircraft runs out of fuel, in
hope that winds change in a more favourable direction
- prepare for crash
- find highway to land on that has acceptable crosswind component
- keep trying to land on same runway hoping to be successful
- divert to airport with runways better aligned with wind direction - Answer-Divert to
airport with runways better aligned with wind direction
In which of the following situations are you more likely to encounter impactful wind
shears?
- during the day near coast lines
- close to the ground at airports
- during the night near coast lines
- high-pressure regions - Answer-Close to the ground at airports
True or false: winds are usually stronger around high-pressure centres than lows -
Answer-False
Hazardous wind-shear turbulence in mountain regions is NOT usually associated with:
- mountain waves
- katabatic winds
- obstacle wakes
- downslope wind storms
- rotor clouds - Answer-Katabatic winds
What is wind shear? - Answer-Change of wind speed and/or direction with altitude
In which atmospheric layer does most of our weather happen? - Answer-Troposphere
In which atmospheric layer does temperature increase with increasing altitude? -
Answer-Stratospher
In which atmospheric layer do most commercial aircrafts fly to avoid storms and
weather? - Answer-Stratosphere
What is the first step for meteorologists when they want to measure static stability? -
Answer-Launch a rawinsonde to measure the sounding
