CHALLENGERS MERIT: AVIATION WEATHER FUNDAMENTALS
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 1.  Study chapter 4 in Aviation Fundamentals/Private Pilot Manual:

     a.  Meteorology for Pilots, section A - Basic Weather Theory.
     b.  Meteorology for Pilots, section B - Weather Patterns.
     c.  Meteorology for Pilots, section C - Weather Hazards.

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 2.  Study chapter 5 in Aviation Fundamentals/Private Pilot Manual:

     a.  Interpreting Weather Data, section A - Printed Reports and Forecasts.
     b.  Interpreting Weather Data, section B - Graphic weather Products.
     c.  Interpreting Weather Data, section C - Sources of Weather Information.

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 3.  What are the basic causes of weather?

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 4.  Explain how atmospheric pressure, including altitude and temperature, is related
     to safe flight.

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 5.  Identify on a cloud chart or photograph the following types of clouds:

     a.  Cirrus.                              b.  Cumulonimbus.
     c.  Cumulus.                             d.  Stratus.

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 6.  Draw a diagram a cross-section of a cold front, warm front, occluded front, and
     stationary front.  Indicate what type of weather is associated with each.

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 7.  Write a report, at least 1 page in length, on thunderstorms detailing how they
     impact aviation.  Include the stages of a thunderstorm, its causes, and the
     hazards it presents to pilots.

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 8.  Define the following terms:

     a.  Advection Fog.  ___________________________________________________________

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     b.  Clear Ice.  _______________________________________________________________

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     c.  Dew Point.  _______________________________________________________________

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     d.  Radiation Fog.  ___________________________________________________________

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     e.  Rime Ice.  ________________________________________________________________

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     f.  Sublimation.  _____________________________________________________________

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     g.  Upslope Fog.  _____________________________________________________________

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     h.  Wind Shear.  ______________________________________________________________

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