Block 7 Exam
Aviation Prep International
Correspondence Academy
Supplies Required: Gleim's Private Pilot FAA Written Exam guide (8th Edition)
Instructions: Same as previous block exams.
The questions for the Block 7 Exam begin on page 208 of Chapter 8.
1. To get a complete weather briefing for the planned flight, the pilots should request...
2. Which type weather briefing should a pilot request, when departing within the hour, if no preliminary weather information has been received?
3. Which type of weather briefing should a pilot request to supplement mass disseminated data?
4. A weather briefing that is provided when the information requested is 6 or more hours in advance of the proposed departure time is...
5. What should pilots state intitially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?
6. What should pilots state initially when telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information?
7. When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state...
8. When telephoning a weather briefing facility for preflight weather information, pilots should state...
9. To update a previous weather briefing, a pilot should request...
10. When requesting weather information for the following morning, a pilot should request...
11. For aviation purposes, ceiling is defined as the height above the Earth's surface of the...
12. Refer to figure 12. What are the current conditions depicted for Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)?
13. Refer to figure 12. Which of the reporting stations have VFR weather?
14. Refer to figure 12. The wind direction and velocity at KJFK is from...
15. Refer to figure 12. What are the wind conditions at Wink, Texas (KINK)?
16. Refer to figure 12. The remarks section for KMDW has RAB35 listed. This entry means...
17. Refer to figure 14. If the terrain elevation is 1,295 feet MSL, what is the height above ground level of the base of the ceiling?
18. Refer to figure 14. The base and tops of the overcast layer reported by a pilot are...
19. Refer to figure 14. The wind and temperature at 12,000 feet MSL as reported by a pilot are...
20. Refer to figure 14. The intensity of the turbulence reported at a specific altitude is...
21. Refer to figure 14. The intensity and type of icing reported by a pilot is...
22. To best determine general forecast weather conditions over several states, the pilot should refer to...
23. To determine the freezing level and areas of probable icing aloft, the pilot should refer to the...
24. The section of the Area Forecast entitled "SIG CLDS AND WX" contains a summary of...
25. From which primary source should information be obtained regarding expected weather at the estimated time of arrival if your destination has no Terminal Forecast?
26. Refer to figure 16. What type obstructions to vision, if any, are forecast for the entire area from 2300Z until 0500Z the next day?
27. Refer to figure 16. What hazards are forecast in the Area Forecast for TN, AL, and the coastal waters?
28. Refer to figure 16. What is the forecast ceiling and visibility for Tennessee from 2300Z through 0500Z?
29. Refer to figure 16. What sky condition and type obstructions to vision are forecast for all the area except TN from 1040Z until 2300Z?
30. Refer to figure 15. In the TAF for KMEM, what does "SHRA" stand for?
31. Refer to figure 15. During the time period from 0600Z to 0800Z, what significant weather is forecast for KOKC?
32. Refer to figure 15. In the TAF from KOKC, the clear sky becomes...
33. Refer to figure 15. What is the valid period for the TAF for KMEM?
34. Refer to figure 15. Between 1000Z and 1200Z the visibility at KMEM is forecast to be?
35. Refer to figure 15. What is the forecast wind for KMEM from 1600Z until the end of the forecast?
36. Refer to figure 15. In the TAF from KOKC, the "FM (FROM) Group" is...
37. Refer to figure 15. The only cloud type forecast in TAF reports is...
38. Refer to figure 18. Of what value is the Weather Depiction Chart to the pilot?
39. Refer to figure 18. The IFR weather in eastern Texas is due to...
40. Refer to figure 18. What weather phenomenon is causing IFR conditions along the coast of Oregon and California?
41. Refer to figure 18. What is the status of the front that extends from New Mexico to Indiana?
42. Refer to figure 18. According to the Weather Depiction Chart, the weather for a flight from central Arkansas to southeast Alabama is...
43. Refer to figure 18. The marginal weather in southeast New Mexico is due to...
44. Refer to figure 19 area A. What is the direction and speed of movement of the radar return?
45. Refer to figure 19 area B. What does the dashed line enclose?
46. Refer to figure 19, area C. What type of weather is occurring in the radar return?
47. Refer to figure 19 area D. What is the direction and speed of movement of the radar return?
48. Refer to figure 19 area D. The top of the precipitation is...
49. What information is provided by the Radar Summary Chart that is not shown on other weather charts?
50. Radar weather reports are of special interest to pilots because they indicate...
51. How should contact be established with an En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) station, and what service would be expected?
52. What service should a pilot normally expect from an En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) station?
53. Below FL180, en route weather advisories should be obtained from an FAA on...
54. When the term "light and variable" is used in reference to a Winds Aloft Forecast, the coded group and wndspeed is...
55. What values are used for Winds Aloft Forecasts?
56. Refer to figure 17. What wind is forecast for STL at 18,000 feet?
57. Refer to figure 17. Determine the wind and temperature aloft forecast for DEN at 30,000 feet.
58. Refer to figure 17. What wind is forecast for STL at 34,000 feet?
59. Refer to figure 17. Determine the wind and temperature aloft forecast for 3,000 feet at MKC.
60. Refer to figure 17. What wind is forecast for STL at 6,000 feet?
61. Refer to figure 20. What weather is forecast for the Gulf Coast area just ahead of the cold front during the first 12 hours?
62. Refer to figure 20. Interpret the weather symbol depicted in southern California on the 12-hour Significant Weather Prognostic Chart.
63. Refer to figure 20. At what altitude is the freezing level over northeastern Oklahoma on the 24-hour Significant Weather Prognostic Chart?
64. Refer to figure 20. How are Significant Weather Prognostic Charts best used by a pilot?
65. Refer to figure 20. The low pressure associated with the cold front in the western states is forecast to move...
66. To obtain a continuous transcribed weather briefing, including winds aloft and route forecasts for a cross-country flight, a pilot should monitor a...
67. Transcribed Weather Broadcasts (TWEB's) may be monitored by tuning the appropriate radio receiver to certain...
68. Individual forecasts for specific routes of flight can be obtained from which weather source?
69. SIGMET's are issued as a warning of weather conditions hazardous to which aircraft?
70. AIRMET's are issued as a warning of weather conditions particularly hazardous to which aircraft?
71. Which in-flight advisory would contain information on severe icing not associated with thunderstorms?
72. What information is contained in a CONVECTIVE SIGMET?
73. What is indicated when a current CONVECTIVE SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms?
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