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ATSC 231 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers What type of microburst is characterized by weak radar returns? - Answer- dry What type of microburst is characterized by virga? - Answer- dry The flight crew should initiate the wind shear recovery technique on takeoff when which ...

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What type of microburst is characterized by weak radar returns? - Answer- dry

What type of microburst is characterized by virga? - Answer- dry

The flight crew should initiate the wind shear recovery technique on takeoff when which
of the following occurs? - Answer- any of the above

The microburst wind shear probability clues are cumulative and the hazard increases
with proximity of each clue to the airport? - Answer- True

What type of microburst is characterized by humid atmospheres? - Answer- wet

What type of microburst can have maximum wind speeds of greater than 100 miles per
hour? - Answer- both wet and dry

A microburst usually reaches its maximum shear intensity ____ minutes after ground
contact. - Answer- 5

Microbursts may be embedded in heavy rain associated with a thunderstorm or in light
rain in benign appearing virga. - Answer- true

Rochester Minnesota (RST) has a TDWR installed that provides wind shear and
microburst advisories to arriving and departing aircraft. - Answer- false

Which type of wind shear detection equipment is composed of an existing ASR-9
located at the airport and provides the controller with the same products as the terminal
Doppler weather radar but at a fraction of the cost? - Answer- WSP

Which of the following does TDWR detect? - Answer- wind shear caused by microburst
and gust fronts in the alert boxes

Rochester Minnesota (RST) has an LLWAS-2 installed that provides wind shear and
microburst advisories to arriving and departing aircraft. - Answer- True

Pilots should use the terms "negative" or "positive" when describing wind shear
conditions. - Answer- false

The microburst downdraft is typically less than ___ in diameter as it descends from the
cloud base to about 1,000 - 3,000 feet above the ground. - Answer- 1 mile

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