Pilotenausbildung: Meteorology

Fakten, Fragen und Antworten aus der Ausbildung zum Linienpiloten (ATPL) im Bereich Meteorologie!

Fakten, Fragen und Antworten aus der Ausbildung zum Linienpiloten (ATPL) im Bereich Meteorologie!

Max & Moritz

Max & Moritz

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Created / Updated 02.07.2012 / 14.08.2023
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vapour pressure (Erklärung)

- pressure exerted by the vapour in the air

- Pa or mb

relative humidity (Erklärung)

- proportion of actual amount of water vapour in the air to the amount of water vapour that would be present if the air was saturated

- percentage

dewpoint temperature (Erklärung)

- the temperature at which the water vapour in the air would begin to condense

- at saturation dewpoint temperature equals air temperature

What characteristics will the surface winds have in an area where the isobars on the weather map are very close together?

Which forces are balanced with geostrophic winds?

For an aircraft what are the meteorological dangers associated with a Harmattan wind?

What is the strong relatively cold katabatic wind, blowing down the northern Adriatic coast, mainly during the winter and spring called?

In a land- and sea-breeze circulation the land-breeze blows :

A high pressure area (shallow pressure gradient) covers an area of the Mediterranean Sea and its nearby airport. What surface wind direction is likely at the airport on a sunny afternoon?

A mountain breeze (katabatic wind) blows

Generally northern hemisphere winds at 5000 FT/AGL are southwesterly while most of the surface winds are southerly. What is the primary reason of difference between these two wind directions?

Friction between the air and the ground results in the northern hemisphere in:

In the southern hemisphere what wind effect would you expect when flying from a high pressure area towards a low pressure area at FL 100?

You are flying at 2 500 FT/AGL, with a southerly wind, and intend to land at an airport, at sea level directly below. From approximately which direction would you expect the surface wind (mid-latitude, northern hemisphere)?

The wind indicator for a weather observation receives the measured value from an anemometer. Where is this instrument placed?

Which weather phenomena are typical for the northern side of the Alps with stormy winds from the south (Foehn)?

What weather conditions in the region of the Alps would you expect with Foehn from south?

The geostrophic wind is greater than the gradient wind around a low pressure system because the

What is the wind direction and speed at 3 000 FT overhead position "Q" at 0600 UTC?

The geostrophic wind is less than the gradient wind around an anticyclone because the

An aircraft is flying in the southern hemisphere at low altitude (less than 2000 feet) and going directly away from a centre of low pressure. What direction, relative to the aircraft, does the wind come from ?

In the lower layers of the atmosphere due to friction the wind changes direction towards the low pressure area because :

The most frequent wind direction in a valley caused by thermal effects is toward the :

Which of the following conditions are most favourable to the formation of mountain waves ?

What causes surface winds to flow across the isobars at an angle rather than parallel to the isobars ?

What prevents air from flowing directly from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas ?

Select the true statement concerning isobars and wind flow patterns around high- and low-pressure systems that are shown on a surface weather chart.

What is the approximate speed of a 25-knot wind, expressed in kilometres per hour?

What is the approximate speed of a 90 km/h wind, expressed in knots?

What is the approximate speed of a 40-knot wind, expressed in m/sec?

What is the wind speed given in a METAR report based on?

Where are you likely to find the strongest winds close to the ground?

An aircraft flying in the southern hemisphere at 2000 feet, has to turn to the right in order to allow for drift. In which direction, relative to the aircraft, is the centre of low pressure ?

Where, in central Europe, are the highest wind speeds to be found ?

If Paris reports a wind of 19015KT on the METAR, what wind velocity would you expect to encounter at a height of 2000 feet above the ground ?

If Paris reports a wind of 08010KT on the METAR, what wind velocity would you expect to encounter at a height of 2000 feet above the ground ?

If Paris reports a wind of 16020KT on the METAR, what wind velocity would you expect to encounter at a height of 2000 feet above the ground?

If Paris reports a wind of 30012KT on the METAR, what wind velocity would you expect to encounter at a height of 2000 feet above the ground ?

Which of the following is true of a land breeze?

An aircraft is approaching under visual flight rules an airfield whose runway is parallel to the coast. When downwind over the sea, the airfield is on the right. What wind effect should be anticipated on final approach and landing during a sunny afternoon