Read a METAR in order: station, day and time in Zulu, wind from (true, knots), visibility in statute miles, clouds in hundreds of feet AGL, temperature and dew point, altimeter.
What do AUTO and AO2 mean in this report?
METAR KQPN 101155Z AUTO 09008KT 3SM -SN OVC018 M01/M03 A2979 RMK AO2
Question 2
What is the ceiling in this report?
METAR KQXL 251456Z 19009KT 8SM FEW008 SCT015 BKN032 OVC060 22/16 A2996
Question 3
After a clear, calm night, a thin layer of frost covers the arms and propellers of a drone set out for an early farm survey. What should the remote pilot do?
Question 4
Which set of conditions is typical of a stable air mass?
Question 5
A thunderstorm sits about eight miles from a news footage location, and the sky directly overhead is clear. Which statement is correct?
Question 6
A search and rescue training flight is planned at dawn in freezing drizzle with a temperature of minus 1 C. What weather hazard does this create for the aircraft?
Question 7
A remote pilot plans a 1900Z farm survey near the airport and reads this forecast:
TAF KQDL 121130Z 1212/1312 18010KT P6SM SCT040 FM121800 22015G25KT 4SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM130200 27008KT P6SM SKC
What is forecast for 1900Z on the 12th?
Question 8
What does the PROB30 group in this forecast mean?
TAF KQTN 130530Z 1306/1406 16012KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1320/1324 TSRA BKN030CB FM140000 31010KT P6SM SCT060
Question 9
What does the TEMPO group in this forecast mean?
TAF KQSE 121730Z 1218/1318 20008KT P6SM SCT035 TEMPO 1220/1224 2SM BR
Question 10
Rain is starting to fall from the base of a thunderstorm a few miles from a planned survey. Which stage has the storm reached?
Question 11
What does the wind portion of this report mean?
METAR KQWT 221654Z 24015G25KT 210V270 7SM SCT045 24/09 A2994