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1) Two aircraft, one with a sharp wing profile (S), and the other with a thick
profile (T), are flying through the same cloud with same true airspeed. The
cloud consists of small supercooled droplets. Which of the following
statements is most correct concerning ice accretion?
AIRCRAFT S EXPERIENCES MORE ICING THAN T
2) When the temperature and dew point are less than one degree apart the
weather conditions are most likely to be: FOG OR LOW CLOUD
3) For a given airfield the QFE is 980 hPa and the QNH is 1000 hPa. The
approximate elevation of the airfield is: 160 METRES
4) A dry, sand- and dust-laden North Easterly wind that blows in winter over
large parts of North West Africa is known as a: HARMATTAN
5) On a clear summer day, turbulence caused by solar heating is most
pronounced: DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON
6) Which of the following statements about lightnings and lightning strikes is
correct? THE AIRCRAFT IS TEMPORARILY PART OF THE LIGHTNING
TRAJECTORY
7) Which of the following phenomena should be described as precipitation at
the time they are observed? SN
8) What altimeter reading would you expect when landing at an airfield 3000 ft
above MSL, altimeter setting is QFE for the field and local temperature is +
25C? 0 ft.
9) Which of the following statements concerning airborne weather radar is
correct? IT SHOWS ON A PLAN POSITION INDICATOR THE AREAS OF
PRECIPITATION OF RAIN, SNOW AND/OR HAIL
10) Which of the following is correct regarding a warm anticyclone? IT
INCREASES IN INTENSITY WITH INCREASING ALTITUDE
11) If you have to fly through a warm front when freezing level is at 10000 feet
in the warm air and at 2000 feet in the cold air, at which altitude is the
probability of freezing rain the lowest ? 12000 FEET
12) In which cloud type can a turbulence with the greatest intensity be
expected? Cumulonimbus (CB)
13) At the same latitude the geostrophic wind is less than the gradient wind
around an anticyclone with equal pressure gradient because the:
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE IS ADDED TO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
27) In Zurich during a summer day the following weather observations were
taken: 160450Z 23015KT 3000 +RA SCT008 SCT020 OVC030 13/12 Q1010
NOSIG = 160650Z 25008KT 6000 SCT040 BKN090 18/14 Q1010 RERA NOSIG
= 160850Z 25006KT 8000 SCT040 SCT100 19/15 Q1009 NOSIG 161050Z
24008KT 9999 SCT040 SCT100 21/15 Q1008 NOSIG =; 161250Z 23012KT
CAVOK 23/16 Q1005 NOSIG = 161450Z 23016KT 9999 SCT040 BKN090 24/17
Q1003 BECMG 25020G40KT TS =161650Z 24018G35KT 3000 +TSRA SCT006
BKN015CB 18/16 Q1002 NOSIG = 161850Z 28012KT 9999 SCT030 SCT100
13/11 Q1005 NOSIG = What do you conclude based on these
observations? A WARM FRONT PASSED THE STATION EARLY IN THE
MORNING AND A COLD FRONT DURING LATE AFTERNOON
36) Which one of the tracks (dashed lines) is represented by the cross-section
shown on the right? TRACK D-A
37) Subsidence is: VERTICALLY DOWNWARDS MOTION OF AIR
38) Air masses which are being cooled from below are often characterized
by: FOG, POOR VISIBILITY AND LAYERED CLOUDS
39) The dry adiabatic lapse rate has a value of: 1C/100M
40) The isohypse 5700m can be expected at the constant pressure chart for the
following pressure level: 500 hPa
41) What are the most common characteristics of a cold air mass moving over a
warm surface: CUMULIFORM CLOUDS, TURBULENCE AND GOOD VISIBILITY
42) Which cross-section of air mass and cloud presentation is applicable to the
straight line A-B? 3
43) Fallstreaks or virga are: WATER OR ICE PARTICLES FALLING OUT OF A
CLOUD THAT EVAPORATE BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND
44) A stationary observer in the northern hemisphere is situated in front of a
depression. The centre of the depression passes from west to east and
north of the observer. For this observer the wind: VEERING
45) With what type of cloud is GR precipitation most commonly associated? CB
46) While using the airborne weather radar in order to circumnavigate
thunderstorms, the radar scope is clear between heavy echoes. Which of
the following interpretations of the scope is correct? THE CLEAR AREA
INDICATES AN AREA FROM WHICH NO ECHOES ARE RECEIVED. HOWEVER,
HIS RADAR SCOPE PROVIDES NO ASSURANCE OF BEING IN VMC WHILE
FLYING IN THIS AREA
47) An area on a synoptic chart appearing as a V-shaped extension of a low
pressure area is called a: TROUGH
58) What is the optimum flight level between Rome and Paris according to the
significant weather chart? FL 220
59) An aircraft is flying at FL 80. The local QNH is 1000 hPa. After the second
altimeter has been adjusted to the local QNH, the reading will be
approximately: 7650 FT
60) Katabatic wind is: A FLOW OF COLD AIR DOWN THE SLOPE OF A
MOUNTAIN
61) Snow grains: FALL FROM STRATUS OR SUPERCOOLED FOG
62) What change in pressure, will occur at point F, during the next hour?
A DROP IN PRESSURE
63) What weather conditions in the region of the Alps would you expect with
Foehn from south? CLOUDS, ON THE SOUTHERN SIDES OF PASSES IN THE
ALPS
64) A Foehn wind occurs on the: LEEWARD SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN RANGE AND
IS CAUSED BY SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE LOSS BY PRECIPITATION FROM
CLOUD
65) In a METAR message, the wind group is 23010MPS. This means: WIND
FROM 230 TRUE AT 20 KNOTS
66) What does RVR stands for: RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE
67) How does moderate turbulence affect an aircraft? CHANGES IN ALTITUDE
OCCUR BUT THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS IN POSITIVE CONTROL AT ALL TIMES
68) The validity of a routine TAF is: STATED IN THE TAF
69) Considering the North Atlantic region between 30N and 65N and the
adjacent land areas during mid-summer, the predominant pressure systems
are: AZORES HIGH AND WEAK LOW OVER NE CANADA
70) Which FL corresponds with the 600 hPa pressure level? FL 140
71) The cloud base, reported in the METAR, is the height above: AIRFIELD LEVEL