ATPL SAMRA 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Corresponding Answers
with Surety of 100% Pass Mark
Why is there turbulence BENEATH VIRGA - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔DOWN FLOW
of air
Base of cumulus cloud formula - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Temp - dew point x 406
THE TROP IS: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔HIGHER AND COLDER OVER WARM
AIR
LOWER AND WARMER OVER COLD AIR
What is a COL - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a COL is a NEUTRAL area between 2
HIGHS and/or 2 LOWS
TROUGH (convergence) is associated with what type of weather? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔POOR WEATHER
How can you tell which direction a mature frontal wave will form? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔It moves PARALELLE TO THE ISOBARS in warm sector
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,Frontolysis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2 to 3 HRS AFTER frontal passage
Temperature decrease after a frontal passage may not begin to decrease
for how long?" - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Pick answer that's LATER
Warm Katabatic wind? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Chinook
What Katabatic wind that blows DAY AND NIGHT? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A
glacier
When are LLJ's depicted on the GFA? (3) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-PEAK CORE
SPEED 50
-BELOW 6000' ASL except over higher terrain
-May be included 35-45 kts if significant TURB/SHEAR is expected
When using weather radar start by aiming where? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Aim
weather radar at MID LEVEL and then BELOW
Deposition is? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔GAS directly to a SOLID
Mature stage of a thunderstorm is when - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-ONSET OF
PRECIP AT SURFACE
-LOTS OF LIGHTNING
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,What type of aircraft has the biggest catch rate? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Skinny
long wing going fast
METAR reporting ice pellets, where is the freezing rain? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Above
How does cold temperatures/high pressure effect SCDA? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Shallower descent
Why does COLD temp affect a SCDA ANGLE? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Makes
Approach Shallower due to a BIGGER ALTIMETER ERROR OVER THE
FAF THAN AT THE MDA/DA
Lenticular cloud is - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔At the TOP of the CREST of a WAVE
PEAK
Jet stream minimum speed - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔60 kts
Condensation: RELEASES? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Release of LATENT HEAT
What type of cloud will you find drizzle and FZDR? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Stratus (has drizzle)
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, The Vertical Distance Between Two Points is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔LESS in
COLD air, than in warm air.
Jet stream - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The Biggest Frequency difference between
Polar and Tropical Break
MOIST AIR moving westward UPHILL will form? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔UPLOAP
FOG
What can you expect with VIRGA? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Down draft up too
6000' per Minute
Weather radar detects:____ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Detects the SIZE of the
precipitation as the primary factor
Surface winds on a GFA will report, - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When more than
20KTS up to 3000'
GFA has how many charts - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3 Cloud/Weather Chart
3 Icing/Turbulence/Freezing Level Charts
IFR outlook is valid for how long - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔12 hours
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Questions and Corresponding Answers
with Surety of 100% Pass Mark
Why is there turbulence BENEATH VIRGA - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔DOWN FLOW
of air
Base of cumulus cloud formula - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Temp - dew point x 406
THE TROP IS: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔HIGHER AND COLDER OVER WARM
AIR
LOWER AND WARMER OVER COLD AIR
What is a COL - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a COL is a NEUTRAL area between 2
HIGHS and/or 2 LOWS
TROUGH (convergence) is associated with what type of weather? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔POOR WEATHER
How can you tell which direction a mature frontal wave will form? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔It moves PARALELLE TO THE ISOBARS in warm sector
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,Frontolysis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2 to 3 HRS AFTER frontal passage
Temperature decrease after a frontal passage may not begin to decrease
for how long?" - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Pick answer that's LATER
Warm Katabatic wind? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Chinook
What Katabatic wind that blows DAY AND NIGHT? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A
glacier
When are LLJ's depicted on the GFA? (3) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-PEAK CORE
SPEED 50
-BELOW 6000' ASL except over higher terrain
-May be included 35-45 kts if significant TURB/SHEAR is expected
When using weather radar start by aiming where? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Aim
weather radar at MID LEVEL and then BELOW
Deposition is? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔GAS directly to a SOLID
Mature stage of a thunderstorm is when - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-ONSET OF
PRECIP AT SURFACE
-LOTS OF LIGHTNING
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,What type of aircraft has the biggest catch rate? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Skinny
long wing going fast
METAR reporting ice pellets, where is the freezing rain? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Above
How does cold temperatures/high pressure effect SCDA? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Shallower descent
Why does COLD temp affect a SCDA ANGLE? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Makes
Approach Shallower due to a BIGGER ALTIMETER ERROR OVER THE
FAF THAN AT THE MDA/DA
Lenticular cloud is - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔At the TOP of the CREST of a WAVE
PEAK
Jet stream minimum speed - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔60 kts
Condensation: RELEASES? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Release of LATENT HEAT
What type of cloud will you find drizzle and FZDR? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Stratus (has drizzle)
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, The Vertical Distance Between Two Points is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔LESS in
COLD air, than in warm air.
Jet stream - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The Biggest Frequency difference between
Polar and Tropical Break
MOIST AIR moving westward UPHILL will form? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔UPLOAP
FOG
What can you expect with VIRGA? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Down draft up too
6000' per Minute
Weather radar detects:____ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Detects the SIZE of the
precipitation as the primary factor
Surface winds on a GFA will report, - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When more than
20KTS up to 3000'
GFA has how many charts - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3 Cloud/Weather Chart
3 Icing/Turbulence/Freezing Level Charts
IFR outlook is valid for how long - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔12 hours
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