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What iflight itime ican ia ipilot ilog ias isecond-in-command itime i? i- i✔✔A iperson imay ilog
isecond iin icommand itime ionly ifor ithat iflight itime iduring iwhich ithat iperson iis iqualified
iin iaccordance iwith ithe iSIC irequirements iand ioccupies ia icrewmember istation iin ian
iaircraft ithat irequires imore ithan ione ipilot.
Where ican iyou ifind iinformation ion ithe iplacards iand imarking iinformation irequired ito
ibe iin ithe iairplane? i- i✔✔The iprinciple isource iof iinformation ifor iidentifying ithe irequired
iAirplane iFlight iManuals, iapproved imanual imaterials, imarkings, iand iplacards iis ithe
iFAA itype icertificate idata isheet.
Describe ithe idifferent itypes iof ifronts. i- i✔✔Cold iFront i- iOccurs iwhen ia imass iof icold,
idense, iand istable iair iadvances iand ireplaces ia ibody iof iwarmer iair.
Occluded iFront i- iA ifrontal iocclusion ioccurs iwhen ia ifast imoving icold ifront icatches iup
iwith ia islow imoving iwarm ifront. i
Warm iFront i- iThe iboundary iarea iformed iwhen ia iwarm iair imass icontacts iand iflows
iover ia icolder iair imass
Stationary iFront i- iWhen ithe iforces iof itwo iair imasses iare irelatively iequal, ithe
iboundary ior ifront ithat iseparates ithem iremains istationary iand iinfluences ithe iweather
ifor idays. iMixture iof iboth iwarm iand icold ifronts.
What iare iisobars? i- i✔✔An iisobar iis ia iline ion ia iweather ichart ithat iconnects iareas iof
iequal ior iconstant ibarometric ipressure.
What idoes idew ipoint imean? i- i✔✔Dew ipoint iis ithe itemperature ito iwhich ia isample iof
iair imust ibe icooled ito iattain ithe istate iof isaturation.
What iare ithe idifferent itypes iof ifog? i- i✔✔Radiation iFog
Advection iFog
Upslope iFog
Frontal ifog
Steam iFog
How idoes iradiation ifog iform? i- i✔✔The iground icools ithe iadjacent iair ito ithe idew ipoint
ion icalm iclear inights.
, Where idoes iadvection ifog ioccur? i- i✔✔Advection ifog iresults ifrom ithe itransport iof
iwarm ihumid iair iover ia icold isurface.
What iis iupslope ifog? i- i✔✔Upslope ifog iforms ias ia iresult iof imoist, istable iair ibeing
icooled iadiabatically ias iit imoves iup isloping iterrain. iOnce ithe iupslope iwind iceases,
ithe ifog idissipates. iUpslope ifog iis ioften iquite idense iand iextends ito ihigh ialtitudes.
What iare ithe idifferent itypes iof iairmets? i- i✔✔1) iSierra: iIFR iconditions iand ior
iextensive imountain iobscurations
2) iTango: imoderate iturbulence, isustained isurface iwinds iof i30 iknots ior igreater, iand ior
inon-convective ilow-level iwind ishear i
3) iZulu: imoderate iicing iand iprovides ifreezing ilevel iheights
What iis ia isurface ianalysis ichart? i- i✔✔The iSurface iAnalysis iChart iis ia icomputer-
prepared ichart ithat icovers ithe icontiguous i48 istates iand iadjacent iareas. iThe ichart iis
itransmitted ievery ithree ihours. iThe isurface ianalysis ichart iprovides ia iready imeans iof
ilocating ipressure isystems iand ifronts. iIt ialso igives ian ioverview iof iwinds, itemperatures
iand idew ipoint itemperatures iat ichart itime. iWhen iusing ithe ichart, ikeep iin imind ithat
iweather imoves iand iconditions ichange. iUsing ithe isurface ianalysis ichart iin iconjunction
iwith iother iinformation igives ia imore icomplete iweather ipicture.
What iinformation idoes ia iweather idepiction ichart iprovide? i- i✔✔The iweather idepiction
ichart icontains ia iplot iof iweather iconditions iat iselected iMETAR istations iand ian
ianalysis iof iweather iflying icategory. iIt iis idesignated iprimarily ias ia ibriefing itool ito ialert
iaviation iinterests ito ithe ilocation iof icritical ior inear icritical ioperational iminimums iat
iterminals iin ithe iconterminous iU.S. iand isurrounding iland iareas. iThe ichart iis iissued
ieight itimes idaily.
What iare ishort-range isurface iprognostic icharts? i- i✔✔Called i"prog," ithese icharts
iportray iforecasts iof iselected iweather iconditions iat ispecified ivalid itimes. i(12, i18, i24,
i48 iand i60 ihour iprogs) iThere iis itwo itypes, ia ihigh ilevel i(24,000-60,000ft) iand ilow ilevel
i(0-24,000ft) isignificant iweather iprog ichart.
What iis ithe iangle iof iincidence? i- i✔✔The iangle iformed iby ithe ilongitudinal iaxis iof ithe
iairplane iand ithe ichord iof ithe iwing. iIt iis imeasured iby ithe iangle iat iwhich ithe iwing iis
iattached ito ithe ifuselage. iThe iangle iof iincidence iis ifixed iand icannot ibe ichanged iby
ithe ipilot.
What iis icentrifugal iforce? i- i✔✔Centrifugal iforce iis ithe i"equal iand iopposite ireaction" iof
ithe iairplane ito ithe ichange iin idirection, iand iit iacts i"equal iand iopposite" ito ithe
ihorizontal icomponent iof ilift.
What iis iload ifactor? i- i✔✔Lift idivided iby itotal iweight.
What ifactors iaffect ithe iperformance iof ian iaircraft iduring itakeoffs iand ilandings? i-
i✔✔Air iDensity i(Density iAltitude)
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