STAGE III

WHAT IS THE MAJOR MOTIVATIONING FORCING CAUSING ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION?. ROTATION OF THE EARTH. SOURCE REGIONS FOR LARGE AIRMASSES. UNEVEN HEATING OF THE EARTH´S SURFACE.

WHAT PROCESSES RESULT IN MOISTURE BEING ADDED TO UNSATURED AIR?. MELTING AND EVAPORATION. EVAPORATION AND SUBLIMATION. CONDENSETION AND LATENT HEAT OF VAPORIZATIONS.

A SMALL OR CONVERGING TEMPERATURE/DEWPOINT SPREAD USUALLY RESULTS IN. FOG O LOW CLOUD. LOW VISIBILITY AND HIGH WINDS. MIDDLE-LEVEL CLOUDS AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION.

THE GREATEST ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY OCCURS IN AN AIRMASS THAT IS. COLD AND DRY. WARM AND DRY. WARM AND MOIST.

AS YOU ASCEND THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE, AN INCREASE OF 1000 FEET RESULT IN A AVERAGE TEMPERATURE DECREASE OF. 2°C. 2°F. 5.4°F.

WHAT TYPE OF CLOUDS ARE MOST LIKELY TO FORM IN STABLE AIR?. STRATUS. CUMULUS. ALTOCUMULUS.

WITH THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES, WHAT PRESSURE AND WIND DIRECTION CHANGES TAKE PLACE?. THE PRESSURE DECREASES AS THE FRONT APPROACHES, AND THE WIND DIRECTIONS SHIFTS TO THE LEFT AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE PRESSURE INCREASES AS THE FRONT APPROACHES, AND THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTS TO THE LEFT AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE PRESSURE DECREASES AS THE FRONT APPROACHES, AND THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTS TO THE RIGHT AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.

WHAT CONDITIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE FORMATION OF THUNDERSTORMS?. UNSTABLE AIR, A LIFTING FORCE, AND HIGHT MOISTURE LEVELS. UNSTABLE DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WITH A TEMPERATURE INVERSION ALOFT. HIGHT WIND VELOCITIES ALOFT AND A SMALL TEMPERATURE/DEWPOINT SPREAD.

DUIRNG WHAT STAGE DOES A THUNDERSTORM REACH THE GREATEST INTENSITY?. MATURE. CUMULUS. DISSIPATING.

WHEN LANDING BEHIND A LARGE JET AIRCRAFT, AT WHAT POINT ON THE RUMWAY SHOULD YOU PLAN YOUR TOUCHDOWN?. BEFORE THE JET´S TOUCHDOWN POINT. BEYOND THE JET´S TOUCHDOWN POINT. ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, BEFORE THE JET´S TOCHDOWN POINT.

DURING ILS APPROACH, WHAT ACTION MUST YOU TAKE TO MAINTAIN GLIDE SLOPE CENTERLINE IF YOU TRANSITION FROM A CONSTANT TAILWIND CONDITION TO A CALM WIND?. REDUCE POWER, INCREASE PITCH ATTITUDE. REDUCE POWER, DECREASE PITCH ATTITUDE. INCREASE POWER, INCREASE PITCH ATTITUDE.

IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IS YOUR AIRCRAFT LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE HIGHTEST RATE OF STRUCTURAL ICE ACCUMULATION?. FREEZING RAIN. HEAVY WET SNOW. HIGHT HUMIDITY AND FREEZING TEMPERATURE.

ACCORDING TO THE AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORT, WHAT IS THE SKY CONDITIONS AT DENVER (KDEN)?. SNOW AND FOG, VISIBILITY 500 FEET. VISIBILITY 1/2 STATUTE MILE, LIGHT SNOW AND FOG, 500-FOOT OVERCAST. VISIBILITY 1/2 STATUTE MILE, OVERCAST 5.000 FEET, TEMPERATURE 6°F, DEWPOINT 5°F.

WHAT CONDITIONS ARE INDICATED BY THE METAR FOR LORAIME, WYOMING (KLAR). LIGHT BLOWING SAND. VERTICAL VISIBILITY AND CEILING 400 FEET. TEMPERATURE/DEWPOINT SPREAD OF 4°C.

WHAT IS THE ALTIMETER SETTING AT DENVER?. 30.10. 30.12. 30.33.

RADAR WEATHER REPORTS (SDs) DESCRIBE AREAS OF. SEVERE ICING. PRECIPITACION. CEILINGS AT OR BELOW 1.000 FEET.

TERMINAL AERODROME FORESCASTS ARE GENERALLY ISSUES. TWICE DAILY. FOUR TIMES DAILY. HOURLY.

ACCORDING TO THE TERMINAL FORESCAST, WHAT CONDITIONS MAY YOU EXPECT AT CHEYENNE (KCYS) AT 1700Z?. WIND 290°C AT 25 KNOTS, VFR CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MORE THAN SIX MILES, CEILING 1.200 FEET. WIND 290° AT 25 KNOTS, VISIBILITY LESS THAN SIX MILE.

BETWEEN 0300Z AND 1200Z, THE CEILING AT CASPER (KCPR) IS FORESCAST TO BE. 3.000 FEET AGL. 6.000 FEET AGL. 14.000 FEET AGL.

ACCORDING TO THE AREA FORESCAST, WHAT CONDITIONS SHOULD YOU ANTICIPATE AFTER 1700 ZULU ALONG THE WA COASTAL AREA?. 1.500 TO 2.500 SCATTERED AND 12.000 FEET MSL. 1.000 TO 2.500 FEET SCATTERED TO BROKEN WITH TOPS AT 3.000 MSL. 2.000 FEET SCATTERED TO BROKEN, 5.000 FEET BROKEN WITH TOPS BETWEEN 8.000 AND 10.000 FEET MSL.

ACCORDING TO THE AREA FORESCAST, THE OUTLOOK FOR OREGON IS. VFR. VFR WITH CLEAR SKIES. WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WITH TOPS TO 18.000 FEET.

BETWEEN WHAT APPROXIMATE ALTITUDES COULD YOU ANTICIPATE STRUCTURAL ICING OVER SHREVEPORT (SHV) IF THE CLOUD BASES ARE AT 6.000 FEET WITH TOPS AT 9.000 FEET?. 4.000 FEET TO 7.000 FEET. 6.000 FEET TO 9.000 FEET. 6.000 FEET TO 12.000 FEET.

DETERMINE THE FORECAST WIND DIRECTION, SPEED, AND AIR TEMPERATURE AT 10.000 FEET MSL OVER DALLAS (DAL). 284°/39 KNOTS, -9°C. 287°/33 KNOTS, -7°C. 290°/33 KNOTS, -5°C.

WHAT STATION IS REPORTING A BROKEN SKY COVER?. STATION A. STATION B. STATION C.

WHAT IS THE SKY CONDITION AND VISIBILITY AT STATION D?. CLEAR, VISIBILITY ONE MILE. CLEAR, VISIBILITY GREATER THAN THREE MILES. OVERCAST, VISIBILITY GREATER THAN ONE MILE.

THE 700-MILLIBAR CONSTANT PRESSURE CHART PORTRAYS CONDITIONS AT A LEVEL OF APPROXIMATELY. 5.000 FEET. 10.000 FEET. 18.000 FEET.

WHAT IS INDICATED BY THE IRREGULAR LINE LABELED WITH THE NUMBER "40"?. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM IS MOVING AT 40 KNOTS. A LINE OF PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED AT 4.000 FEET. THE FREEZING LEVEL IS AT 4.000 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL.

WHAT IS THE WEATHER IN WASHINTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON?. IFR WEDNESDAY. RAIN ON WEDNESDAY TURNING TO FREEZING RAIN WITH VISIBILITY ONE TO THREE MILES. MARGINAL VFR ON WEDNESDAY, CEILING 1.000 TO 3.000 FEET, AND/OR VISIBILITY THEREE TO FIVE MILES.

ON THE OBSERVED WINDS AND TEMPERATURES ALOFT CHART, A FILLED-IN STATION MODEL INDICATES A TEMPERATURE/DEWPOINT SPREAD OF. 5°F. 5°C OR LESS. 10°C OR LESS.

SCALLOPED LINES ON A HIGHT-LEVEL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PROG CHART ENCLOSE AREAR OF. SANDSTORMS , SNOW, OR SEVERE TURBULENCE. CLOUD COVER AT OR ABOVE 24.000 FEET MSL. SANDSTORMS, DUSTSTORMS, OR CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS.

WHAT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY A CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK (AC)?. AREAS WHERE THERE IS A SLIGHT, MODERATE OR HIGH RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS IN WHICH SURFACE WINDS ARE 45 KNOST OR HIGHER, WITH HAIL 1/2 INCH OR MORE IN DIAMETER. A FORESCAST OF LEVEL 5 AND 6 THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, INCLUDING DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT AND CLOUD TOPS, OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AREAS WHERE THERE IS A SLIGHT, MODERATE OR HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, AS WELL AS AREAS OF GENERAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE NEXT TWO 24-HOURS PERIODS.

FSS PHONE NUMBERS LOCATED ARE LOCATED IN THE. AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY. AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL. INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT INFORMATION MANUAL.

WHAT TRANSPONDER CODE SHOULD YOU USE TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY NOT INVOLVING A HOSTILE ACT?. 7500. 7600. 7700.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE WHILE ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN VFR CONDITIONS, YOU SHOULD. CONTINUE FLIGHT AS ASSIGNED BY ATC. CONTINUE THE FLIGHT AS FILED IN YOUR FLIGHT PLAN. REMAIN IN VFR CONDITIONS AND LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A RADIO COMMUNICATION FAILURE WHILE ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN IFR CONDITIONS, WHAT ALTITUDE SHOULD YOU FLY?. ANY ALTITUDE ABOVE THE MOCA. THE MINUMUM SAFE ALTITUDE DESIGNATED FOR YOU SECTOR OF FLIGHT. THE HIGHEST OF THE LAST ASSIGNED, THE MINIMUM FOR IFR OPERATIONS, OR THE ALTITUDE EXPECTED.

AFTER TURNING FINAL ON A NO GYRO APPROACH, THE CONTROLLER EXPECTS YOU TO MAKE ALL TURNS AT. STANDARD RATE. ONE-HALF STANDARD RATE. THE BANK ANGLE ASSIGNED BY THE CONTROLLER.

WHAT TYPE OF HAZARDOUS ATTITUDE IS REPRESENTED BY STATEMENT, " I CAN DO IT", AND WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE ANTIDOTE?. MACHO AND " TAKING CHANCES IS FOOLISH". MACHO AND " FOLLOW THE RULES, THEY ARE USUALLY RIGHT". ANTI-AUTHORITY AND "FOLLOW THE RULES. THEY ARE USUALLY RIGHT".

WHAT FAA PUBLICATION IS NORMALLY USED TO DETERMINE IF A PREFERRED IFR ROUTE IS AVAILABLE FOR A SPECIFIC FLIGHT?. NOTICES TO AIRMEN. AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY. AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL.

AN ALTERNATER AIRPORT IS NOT REQUIRED IF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT HAS A PRESCRIBED INSTRUMENT APPROACH AND THE WEATHER AT YOU ETA PLUS/MINUS 1 HOUR IS FORESCAST TO BE AT OR ABOVE. CIRCLING MINIMUMS. THE MEA OR MOCA, WHICHEVER IS HIGHEST. A 2.000-FOOT CEILING AND VISIBILITY AT LEAST THREE MILES.

WHEN YOU ARE COMPLETING THE FAA FLIGHT PLAN FORM FOR AN IFR FLIGHT, THE REQUESTED CRUISING ALTITUDE REPRESENS THE. INITIAL CRUISING ALTITUDE. LOWEST ALTITUDE TO BE USED. LOWEST MEA FOR THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.