Meteorology - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Question 1

During the climb after take-off, the altimeter setting is adjusted at the transition altitude. If the local QNH is 1023 hPa, what will happen to the altimeter reading during the resetting procedure ?

Accepted Answer

It will decrease

Answer

It will increase

Answer

It will remain the same

Answer

It is not possible to give a definitive answer

Question 2

An altimeter adjusted to 1013 hPa indicates an altitude of 3600 FT. Should this altimeter be adjusted to the local QNH value of 991 hPa, the altitude indicated would be

Accepted Answer

3006 FT.

Answer

4194 FT.

Answer

4278 FT.

Answer

2922 FT.

Question 3

For the same pressure gradient at 60°N, 50°N and 40°N the speed of the geostrophic wind will be:

Accepted Answer

Greatest at 40°N.

Answer

Greatest at 60°N.

Answer

The same at all latitudes.

Answer

Least at 50°N.

Question 4

In order to reduce QFE to QNH, which of the following item(s) must be known ?

Accepted Answer

Elevation of the airfield

Answer

Temperature at the airfield

Answer

Elevation of the airfield and the temperature at MSL

Answer

Elevation of the airfield and the temperature at the airfield

Question 5

In the ICAO Standard Atmosphere the decrease in temperature with height below 11 km is

Accepted Answer

0.65°C per 100m

Answer

1°C per 100m

Answer

0.6°C per 100m

Answer

0.5°C per 100m

Question 6

Which of the following factors have the greatest effect on the formation of the various types of ice on an aircraft ?

Accepted Answer

Cloud temperature and droplet size

Answer

Aircraft speed and size of cloud droplets

Answer

Relative humidity inside the cloud

Answer

Aircraft speed and curvature of the airfoil

Question 7

Runway Visual Range (RVR) is

Accepted Answer

Usually better than visibility

Answer

Measured with ceilometers alongside the runway

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Reported in AIRMET and METAR

Answer

Reported when visibility is less than 2000m

Question 8

How are well separated CB clouds described on the Significant Weather Chart?

Accepted Answer

OCNL C

Answer

EMBD

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ISOL C

Answer

FREQ C

Question 9

What is the approximate maximum diameter of a the area affected by damaging winds at the surface caused by a microburst ?

Accepted Answer

4 km

Answer

20 km

Answer

400 m

Answer

50 km

Question 10

What is the boundary layer between troposphere and stratosphere called?

Accepted Answer

Tropopause.

Answer

Atmosphere.

Answer

Stratosphere.

Answer

Ionosphere.

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