Weather Services 1
PA.I.C.K1 Sources of weather data (e.g., National Weather Service, Flight Service) for flight planning purposes.
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1. En route weather advisories should be obtained from an FSS on
Answer (A) is correct. (AIM Para 4-2-14) To receive weather advisories along your route, you should contact Flight Service on 122.2 MHz.
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2. What service should a pilot normally expect from Flight Service?
Answer (A) is correct. (AIM Para 7-1-5) Flight Service is designed to provide en route traffic with timely and meaningful weather advisories pertinent to the type of flight intended. It is designed to be a continuous exchange of information on winds, turbulence, visibility, icing, etc., between pilots and Flight Service specialists on the ground.
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3. How should contact be established with a Flight Service Station, and what service would be expected?
Answer (A) is correct. (AIM Para 7-1-5, 4-2-14) You would call FSS on 122.2 MHz for routine weather, current reports on hazardous weather, and altimeter settings.
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4. To update a previous weather briefing, a pilot should request
Answer (A) is correct. (AC 00-45H Chap 1) An abbreviated briefing will be provided when the user requests information (1) to supplement mass disseminated data, (2) to update a previous briefing, or (3) to be limited to specific information.
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5. When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state
Answer (A) is correct. (AC 00-45H Chap 1) When requesting a briefing, you should provide the briefer with the following information: VFR or IFR, aircraft identification or the pilot’s name, aircraft type, departure point, route of flight, destination, altitude, estimated time of departure, and time en route or estimated time of arrival.
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6. You plan to phone a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information. You should
Answer (B) is correct. (AC 00-45H Chap 1) When calling for a weather briefing, you should identify yourself as a pilot so the person can give you an aviation-oriented briefing. Nonpilots may call weather briefing facilities to get the weather for other activities. It is best to tell them what kind of pilot you are, e.g., student pilot, private pilot, instrument pilot.
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7. What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?
Answer (C) is correct. (AC 00-45H Chap 1) When telephoning for a weather briefing, you should identify yourself as a pilot so the person can give you an aviation-oriented briefing. Many nonpilots call weather briefing facilities to get the weather for other activities.
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8. Which type of weather briefing should a pilot request to supplement mass disseminated data?
Answer (C) is correct. (AC 00-45H Chap 1) An abbreviated briefing will be provided when the user requests information to supplement mass disseminated data, to update a previous briefing, or to obtain specific information.
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9. When requesting weather information for the following morning, a pilot should request
Answer (A) is correct. (AC 00-45H Chap 1) An outlook briefing should be requested when the briefing is 6 or more hours in advance of the proposed departure.
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10. What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?
Answer (B) is correct. (AC 00-45H Chap 1) By telling the briefer your intended route and destination, the briefer will be able to provide you a more relevant briefing.
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11. A weather briefing that is provided when the information requested is 6 or more hours in advance of the proposed departure time is
Answer (A) is correct. (AC 00-45H Chap 1) An outlook briefing is given when the briefing is 6 or more hours before the proposed departure time.
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12. Which type weather briefing should a pilot request, when departing within the hour, if no preliminary weather information has been received?
Answer (C) is correct. (AC 00-45H Chap 1) A pilot should request a standard briefing any time they are planning a flight and have not received a previous briefing or has not received preliminary information through mass dissemination media (e.g., PATWAS, etc.).
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13. To get a complete weather briefing for the planned flight, the pilot should request
Answer (C) is correct. (AC 00-45H Chap 1) To get a complete briefing before a planned flight, the pilot should request a standard briefing. This will include all pertinent information needed for a safe flight.
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14. When speaking to a flight service weather briefer, you should state
Answer (C) is correct. (AC 00-45H Chap 1) When speaking to an FSS weather briefer, you should identify yourself as a pilot and state the route, destination, type of airplane, and whether you intend to fly VFR or IFR to permit the weather briefer to give you the most complete briefing.
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