PPL Meteorology

Private Pilot Licence meteorology practice tests.

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Cloud tops are at 3000ft AMSL. The minimum altitude above the cloud tops at which an aircraft can cruise VFR in Class G airspace is:

3000ft

4000ft or 5000ft depending on the track direction

3500ft

4500ft or 5500ft depending on the track direction

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What is the major hazard to a landing aircraft associated with a microburst?

Reduced visibility

Heavy precipitation

Wind shear and updraughts

Wind shear and down draughts

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This question relates to a VFR flight by day proceeding more than 50 nm from the departure aerodrome. The maximum permitted crosswind component in an aeroplane's flight manual is 15 kts. Which of the following weather conditions forecast for the destination at the ETA would necessitate the provision of an alternate?

15 kts steady crosswind

Visibility of 8 km

SCT cloud with a 1400 ft ceiling

30% probability of visibility restricted to 7 km

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The onset of a light wind during the formation of a radiation inversion will cause the inversion to:

Become stronger

Decrease in depth

Dissipate

Increase in depth

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