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FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Practical ExamQuestions and answers 2024
How often are METARs issues? - correct answer ✅Every hour, or whenever the
weather changes and necessitates a change. In that situation, a SPECI (special
METAR) is issued.
What is a SPECI? - correct answer ✅A special METAR which is created in between
the hourly METARs due to a change in weather necessitating the change.
-Change of winds necessitating a new runway.
-WX changing from IFR to VFR or VFR to IFR.
Do METARs describe actual or forecast conditions? - correct answer ✅METARs
depict actual field conditions.
Define Radiation fog - correct answer ✅Shallow fog, ground fog. occurs on clear
nights, little or no wind, and small temp/DP spread (high relative humidity).
Occurs at night or daybreak. Radiation cools the ground. The ground cools the air.
When the air is cooled to the dew-point, fog forms.
Define Advection fog - correct answer ✅This fog forms when moist air moves
over colder ground or water. Common along the coast.
,FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Practical Exam
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What is lake effect? Describe one major consequence of lake effect in winter. -
correct answer ✅Air moving across a sizeable lake absorbs water vapor.
Showers may appear on the leeward side if the air is colder than the water. If the
air is warmer than the water, fog often develops on the leeward side. In the
winter, lake effect snow is a concern because as a cold front passes over the
warmer lake water, snow, instead of showers will occur.
What happens when the Temperature/dewpoint are very close? - correct answer
✅Small Temp/DP spread is essential to the formation of fog.
How often are TAFs issued? - correct answer ✅Valid for a 24-hour period, TAFs
are issued four times daily at 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z, and updated as conditions
warrant. TAFs include information about wind speed and direction, visibility,
present weather, ceilings, and low-level wind shear.
Why is it important to know when the various charts and reports are issued? -
correct answer ✅Because you always need to use the most up to date
information and knowing when the next forecast is coming up is essential for
making critcal flight decisions. For instance, if it is 05:55Z, the TAF from 00Z is the
most up-to-date forecast, however, in only 5 minutes, the 06Z TAF will be the most
up-to-date forecast and could contain critical information.
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What is an Amended TAF? - correct answer ✅An amended TAF is issued when
the current TAF no longer adequately describes the ongoing weather or the
forecaster feels the TAF is not representative of the current or expected weather.
Which sky conditions are considered a ceiling? - correct answer ✅Broken,
Overcast, VV (vertical visibility[indefinite ceiling])
How often is a surface analysis chart issued? - correct answer ✅starting at 00Z at
3 hour intervals. (8 times a day)
What are the primary features of a surface analysis chart? - correct answer
✅They show pressure patterns, fronts, and information on individual reporting
stations. The pressure patterns are shown by isobars.
Isobars
Pressure Systems
Fronts
Troughs and Ridges
Station Models
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How is a surface analysis chart used? - correct answer ✅It is used to determine
sky cover, the types of clouds. SLP, pressure change, precip, temp/dew point,
present wx, wind. They can be used to locate the jetstream, turbulence, and wind
shear.
What is the relationship between isobars and surface winds? - correct answer
✅The closer the isobars are together, the stronger the winds will be.
How often is a Weather depiction chart issued? - correct answer ✅Every 3 hours
starting at 01Z
What is a weather depiction chart? - correct answer ✅A weather chart to be
used for flight planning by giving an overall picture of the WX across the US.
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