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Weather
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Standard Pressure
& Standard Temp (°C & °F)
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Pressure Decreases
per 1000' & Temp Decreases per 1000'?
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How can you determine
the freezing level?
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What causes weather?
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Describe the
atmosphere, circulation, wind etc
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Define Isobars
- what can you expect when they're close?
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Characteristics
of High Pressure & Low Pressure systems
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Coriolis Force?
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How do clouds
form - what are some types?
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Dew Point? Significance
of a close spread?
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Characteristics
of Stable air? (Clouds, turb, precip, vis)
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Characteristics
of Un-Stable air
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Describe some
types of turbulence (6 types)
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What is windshear?
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What is a microburst?
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Two types of
icing?
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Four typed of
structural icing? What conditions are needed?
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What should you
do if you encounter icing conditions?
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Why is frost
bad?
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Three stages
of a thunderstorm?
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Three factors
needed for a thunderstorm?
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What is a temperature
inversion?
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Describe some
of the five types of fog
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24-
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How is fog formed?
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Weather briefings
- types, how to obtain, how to find the number
of a specific FSS?
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What is a METAR?
How often are they issued? What are they used
for?
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What is a TAF?
How often are they issued?
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Describe an Area
Forecast (FA)?
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Define AIRMET
- three types? SIGMET? Convective SIGMET?
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IFR vs. VFR vs.
MVFR (marginal VFR)
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What is HIWAS?
How can you monitor it?
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Describe a Winds
and Temperatures Aloft Forecast. How are they
helpful?
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What is a convective
outlook?
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Other important
charts: Surface Analysis Chart, Weather Depiction
Chart, Significant Prog Chart
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