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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