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METAR AND TAF EXAM WITH ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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METAR AND T AF EXA M WITH ALL QUES TIONS AND ANSW ERS 1. What format are the hourly weather observation reports delivered in? METAR. SPECI. SA. TAF. - REPLY METAR. 2. A SPECI is released when? Above 1,200 feet, a new layer of clouds is visible in the sky. whenever there is a major shift in the circumstances. when there is a 30-degree shift in wind direction. when the visual range of the runway shifts to 1,500 feet or less. - REPLY when circumstances dramatically alter. 3. Which scenario would result in the issuance of a SPECI report? Six miles of surface visibility is an improvement from four. It forms a ceiling below 1,000 feet. In the final thirty minutes, RVR rises to 2,700 feet. Showers of heavy rain start or stop. - ANSWER: Below 1,000 feet, a ceiling forms. 4. Which report offers an airport's expected weather conditions for a given time frame? FC METAR. TAF. METAR. SPECI. - REPLY TAF. 5. What letter is applied to the date/time group for a METAR or SPECI report, and why? To display standard time or daylight savings, type "D" or "S". To indicate AM or PM, use "A" or "P". Coordinated Universal Time is indicated with a "Z". An acronym denoting the time zone in which the station is situated. - Enter "Z" for Coordinated Universal Time in the answer. 6. How can one determine whether a report from METAR or SPECI has been corrected? The report's remarks section contains this information in clear terms. Depending on the report, METAR or SPECI come after CORRECTED at the top of the list. The AMD modifier is included in it. It has the COR modifier included. - REPLY The modifier COR is included. 7. What code is included in the report body when an automated METAR or SPECI report is generated without human intervention? COR. CLR. Not one. VEHICLE. - AUTO ANSWER. 8. What is the initial set of meteorological data in a METAR or SPECI? Observability. The degree of warmth. Wind. Altimeter. - REPLY Wind. 9. A METAR/SPECI report's last component is the:The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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