College of Science and Technology

Aeronautical Management Technology Department

...apolytechnic campus

Additional Review Sheet

  1. What is the definition of wind shear?
  1. During departure under conditions of suspected low-level wind shear, a sudden decrease in headwind will cause an increase or decrease in aircraft airspeed or no change in airspeed at all?
  1. An important characteristic of wind shear is that it may be associated with what kinds of weather?
  1. What is hydroplaning? How does it occur? How is braking effectiveness affected? How is it determined? What is the hydroplaning equation?
  1. What is whiteout?

6. What are dissipation contrailsand distrails? Where in the atmosphere do they occur? At what temperature do they occur? Which is more common? What is the flight hazard associated with contrails and distrails?

  1. What is a Volcanic Ash Forecast Transport and Dispersion (VAFTAD) chart? What does it show? What flight levels does it cover? What does a “WATCH” area show? What does an “ALERT” area show?
  1. What is St. Elmo’s fire? How would you describe its appearance? What kinds of problems can it cause with the aircraft’s navigational equipment? Where on the aircraft is it most likely to occur?

9. How is a severe dust storm classified? What is the visibility reduced to during a severe dust storm?

  1. How is a dust storm classified? What is the visibility reduced to during a dust storm?
  1. What is the definition of Blowing Dust (BLDU)? How high is the dust raised by the wind for it to be considered blowing dust? What is the visibility reduced to when blowing dust is present?
  1. How is a Blizzard defined? What is the temperature range? What are the wind speeds?
  1. How is Blowing Snow (BLSN) defined? How high does the wind have to raise the snow particles off the ground for the classification to be considered blowing snow? What is the visibility?
  1. What is the definition of Precipitation Fog? Where is it most likely to develop?
  1. What are Fractocumulus or Fractostratus clouds? What are they also know as or what are they sometimes called? Where do they form? How do they affect the ceiling (do they lower or raise the ceiling) with regard to the cloud bases?
  1. What is Steam Fog? What layers of the atmosphere does it form in; stable air or unstable air?
  1. The presence of Ice Pellets (PL) at the surface is evidence that there is freezing rain at what altitude? (at a higher altitude? at a lower altitude?)
  1. What is Mixed Ice? What is the temperature range for its formation? The variation in liquid content in this temperature range causes an aircraft flying in these conditions to collect layers that can be described as …?
  1. What is Clear Ice? How does it form on the aircraft? What is the temperature range? What does it look like as it forms on the aircraft? Is Clear Ice less opaque than Rime Ice?
  1. What is Rime Ice? Is it considered the most common type of icing? How does it form on the surfaces of the aircraft? What is the temperature range that is conducive for its formation? What is its appearance? How would you describe it?
  1. A hard frost can increase the stalling speed by as much as what percentage?
  1. Test data indicate that ice, snow, or frost having a thickness and roughness similar to medium or coarse sandpaper on the leading edge and upper surface of a wing can reduce lift by as much as what percent? By what percentage does it increase drag on the aircraft?
  1. What is Ground Icing? What are the causes of Ground Icing? Is frost a significant hazard with ground icing?

  1. What is Structural Icing? What is the concern over even the slightest amount of Structural Icing?
  1. What is Carburetor Icing? How does it occur? What is the temperature range? How are adiabatic expansion and fuel vaporization involved in carburetor icing?
  1. What is Induction Icing? What is the main effect of Induction Icing on the aircraft?
  1. What is one of the most dangerous features of mountain waves; as far as the turbulent areas associated with them?
  1. Is a sharply curving jet stream associated with greater turbulence than a straight jet stream? Why or why not?
  1. When a pilot enters an area where significant CAT has been reported, what is an appropriate action when the first ripple is encountered?
  1. When landing behind a large aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by taking what action?
  1. What wind condition prolongs the hazards of wake turbulence on a landing runway for the longest period of time?
  1. What aircraft configuration causes the greatest vortex strength; of an aircraft that is generating it?
  1. What type of approach and landing is recommended during gusty wind conditions?
  1. A pilot can expect a wind shear zone in a surface-based temperature inversion whenever the wind speed at 2,000 to 4,000 feet above the surface is at what speed?