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| Sample Questions
from the FAA
Airline Transport Pilot
Test Bank |
- What weather is predicted by the term VCTS in a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast?
- A station is forecasting wind and temperature aloft to be 280° at 205 knots; temperature -51 °C at FL 390. How would this data be encoded in the FD?
- What is the general direction of movement of a hurricane located in the Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico region?
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(Refer to appendix 2, figure 145.)
What condition is reported at Dallas (KDAL)?
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METAR KMAF 131756Z 02020KT 12SM
BKN025 OVC250 27/18 A3009 RMK RAE44.
Which weather condition is indicated by this METAR report at Midland (KMAF)?
- A PROB40 (PROBability) HHhh group in an International Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) indicates the probability of
- Vertical wind shear can be determined by comparing winds on vertically
adjacent constant pressure charts. The vertical wind shear that is critical for probability of turbulence is
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(Refer to appendix 2, figure 149.)
What approximate wind direction, speed, and temperature (relative to ISA) are expected for a flight over OKC at FL 370?
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(Refer to appendix 2, figure 149.)
What will be the wind and temperature trend for a DSM LIT SHV flight at 12,000 feet?
- What wind direction and speed aloft are forecast by this WINDS AND TEMPERATURE ALOFT FORECAST (FD) for FL 390 - "731960"?
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(Refer to appendix 2, figure 151.)
The 12-Hour Significant Weather Prognostic Chart indicates that eastern Kentucky and eastern Tennessee can expect probable ceilings
- What information is provided by a Convective Outlook (AC)?
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(Refer to appendix 2, figure 154.)
What is the height of the 300-millibar level at the low pressure center in Canada?
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(Refer to appendix 2, figures 153 through 155.)
What is the approximate temperature for a flight from southern California to central Kansas at FL 350?
- On the constant pressure analysis chart, satellite and aircraft observations are used in the analysis over areas of sparse data. A satellite observation is plotted using
- The Federal Aviation Administration's Flight Information Service Data Link (FISDL) provides the following products:
- Which type cloud is associated with violent turbulence and a tendency toward the production of funnel clouds?
- If squalls are reported at the destination airport, what wind conditions existed at the time?
- What is indicated on the Weather Depiction Chart by a continuous smooth line enclosing a hatched geographic area?
- The TWEB Route Forecasts and Synopses are issued by the Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) four times per day. The TWEB forecast is valid for an
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