GROUND SCHOOL - PRACTICE
EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Unless otherwise specifically authorized, no person may operate an aircraft that has
an experimental certificate - ANSWER-over a densely populated area or in a
congested airway.
What does an X painted on a runway mean? - ANSWER-An 'X' painted on the end of
runway means it is closed.
How can you determine if another aircraft is on a collision course with your aircraft? -
ANSWER-There will be no apparent relative motion between your aircraft and the
other aircraft.
Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a -
ANSWER-unequal heating of the Earth's surface.
Discuss a squall line thunderstorm - ANSWER-A squall line is a non-frontal, narrow
band of active thunderstorms. The line may be too long to easily detour and too wide
and severe to penetrate. It often contains severe steady-state thunderstorms and
presents the single, most intense weather hazard to aircraft.
A weather briefing that is provided when the information requested is 6 or more
hours in advance of the proposed departure time is - ANSWER-an outlook briefing.
How do you calculate distance flown in a given time? - ANSWER-To find the
distance flown in a given time, multiply ground speed by time. The distance flown in
2-1/2 minutes (convert to hours by dividing by 60) at a ground speed of 98 knots
is .04 x 98 = 4.08 NM.
Absence of the sky condition and visibility on an ATIS broadcast indicates what -
ANSWER-The absence of a sky condition or ceiling and/or visibility on ATIS
indicates a ceiling of 5,000 feet or above and visibility of 5 miles or more.
Define a Jet Stream - ANSWER-A jet-stream occurs in an area of intensified
temperature gradients characteristic of the break in the tropopause. The
concentrated winds, by arbitrary definition, must be 50 knots or greater to classify as
a jet-stream.
What types of fog depend upon a wind in order to exist? - ANSWER-Advection fog
forms when moist air moves over colder ground or water.
Upslope fog forms as a result of moist, stable air being cooled adiabatically as it
moves up sloping terrain.
What are the requirements for the formation of a thunderstorm? - ANSWER-For a
thunderstorm to form, the air must have:
1. Sufficient water vapor,
EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Unless otherwise specifically authorized, no person may operate an aircraft that has
an experimental certificate - ANSWER-over a densely populated area or in a
congested airway.
What does an X painted on a runway mean? - ANSWER-An 'X' painted on the end of
runway means it is closed.
How can you determine if another aircraft is on a collision course with your aircraft? -
ANSWER-There will be no apparent relative motion between your aircraft and the
other aircraft.
Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a -
ANSWER-unequal heating of the Earth's surface.
Discuss a squall line thunderstorm - ANSWER-A squall line is a non-frontal, narrow
band of active thunderstorms. The line may be too long to easily detour and too wide
and severe to penetrate. It often contains severe steady-state thunderstorms and
presents the single, most intense weather hazard to aircraft.
A weather briefing that is provided when the information requested is 6 or more
hours in advance of the proposed departure time is - ANSWER-an outlook briefing.
How do you calculate distance flown in a given time? - ANSWER-To find the
distance flown in a given time, multiply ground speed by time. The distance flown in
2-1/2 minutes (convert to hours by dividing by 60) at a ground speed of 98 knots
is .04 x 98 = 4.08 NM.
Absence of the sky condition and visibility on an ATIS broadcast indicates what -
ANSWER-The absence of a sky condition or ceiling and/or visibility on ATIS
indicates a ceiling of 5,000 feet or above and visibility of 5 miles or more.
Define a Jet Stream - ANSWER-A jet-stream occurs in an area of intensified
temperature gradients characteristic of the break in the tropopause. The
concentrated winds, by arbitrary definition, must be 50 knots or greater to classify as
a jet-stream.
What types of fog depend upon a wind in order to exist? - ANSWER-Advection fog
forms when moist air moves over colder ground or water.
Upslope fog forms as a result of moist, stable air being cooled adiabatically as it
moves up sloping terrain.
What are the requirements for the formation of a thunderstorm? - ANSWER-For a
thunderstorm to form, the air must have:
1. Sufficient water vapor,
