FAA AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔IFR means a ceiling less than ____________ feet AGL and/or visibility less than
three miles. - ✔✔1,000
✔✔"Standard" takeoff minimums for aircraft, other than helicopters, having two engines
or less — __________ statute mile visibility. - ✔✔one
✔✔A ______________ is an area at the end of the take-off run available, selected or
prepared as a suitable area over which an aircraft may make a portion of its initial climb
to a specified height. - ✔✔clearway
✔✔A clearway may not be less than ____________ feet wide - ✔✔500
✔✔The abbreviation for Convective Watch is _______________. - ✔✔WW
✔✔The abbreviation for Convective SIGMETs is _______________. - ✔✔WST
✔✔High-pressure systems rotate ________________ in the northern Hemisphere. -
✔✔clockwise
✔✔Wind blows ____________ from high pressure. - ✔✔away
✔✔Cold air is _______ than warm air - ✔✔denser
✔✔Cold, dry air is much _________________ than warm, humid air. - ✔✔heavier
✔✔All charts and textual sources (METAR, TAF, winds aloft, surface analysis charts,
etc) use ____________ north as the reference. - ✔✔true
✔✔Another name for an outflow boundary is a ______________ . - ✔✔gust front
✔✔The force created by the rotation of the Earth is known as the
____________________ force. - ✔✔Coriolis
✔✔As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure _________________ . - ✔✔decreases
✔✔Differences in air density caused by changes in temperature result in a change in
__________________ . - ✔✔pressure
, ✔✔The most severe type of low-level wind shear, a microburst, is associated with
convective precipitation into ______________________________ at cloud base. -
✔✔dry air
✔✔Microburst activity may be indicated by an intense rain shaft at the surface but
_______________ at cloud base and a ring of blowing dust is often the only visible clue.
- ✔✔virga
✔✔As air rises and expands in the atmosphere, the temperature
_____________________ . - ✔✔decreases
✔✔_______________________ fog occurs when moist, stable air is forced up sloping
land features like a mountain range. - ✔✔Upslope
✔✔On clear nights, with relatively little to no wind present, _________________ fog
may develop. - ✔✔radiation
✔✔To pilots, the ________________________ cloud is perhaps the most dangerous
cloud type. I - ✔✔cumulonimbus
✔✔Warm fronts move ______________________ . - ✔✔slowly
✔✔Generally, prior to the passage of a warm front, cirriform or stratiform clouds, along
with________________ can be expected to form along the frontal boundary. - ✔✔fog
✔✔Cold fronts move more _____________________ than warm fronts - ✔✔rapidly
✔✔The weather associated with a stationary front is typically a
______________________ that can be found in both warm and cold fronts. -
✔✔mixture
✔✔Whereas warm fronts bring low ceilings, poor visibility, and rain, cold fronts bring
sudden storms, gusty winds, turbulence, and sometimes _______________ or
tornadoes. - ✔✔hail
✔✔Weather associated with warm fronts include low ceilings, poor visibility and
_______________. - ✔✔rain
✔✔No person may dispatch a flight unless he lists each required
_____________________________ in the dispatch release. - ✔✔alternate airport
✔✔HAA stands for Height Above ___________________. - ✔✔Airport
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔IFR means a ceiling less than ____________ feet AGL and/or visibility less than
three miles. - ✔✔1,000
✔✔"Standard" takeoff minimums for aircraft, other than helicopters, having two engines
or less — __________ statute mile visibility. - ✔✔one
✔✔A ______________ is an area at the end of the take-off run available, selected or
prepared as a suitable area over which an aircraft may make a portion of its initial climb
to a specified height. - ✔✔clearway
✔✔A clearway may not be less than ____________ feet wide - ✔✔500
✔✔The abbreviation for Convective Watch is _______________. - ✔✔WW
✔✔The abbreviation for Convective SIGMETs is _______________. - ✔✔WST
✔✔High-pressure systems rotate ________________ in the northern Hemisphere. -
✔✔clockwise
✔✔Wind blows ____________ from high pressure. - ✔✔away
✔✔Cold air is _______ than warm air - ✔✔denser
✔✔Cold, dry air is much _________________ than warm, humid air. - ✔✔heavier
✔✔All charts and textual sources (METAR, TAF, winds aloft, surface analysis charts,
etc) use ____________ north as the reference. - ✔✔true
✔✔Another name for an outflow boundary is a ______________ . - ✔✔gust front
✔✔The force created by the rotation of the Earth is known as the
____________________ force. - ✔✔Coriolis
✔✔As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure _________________ . - ✔✔decreases
✔✔Differences in air density caused by changes in temperature result in a change in
__________________ . - ✔✔pressure
, ✔✔The most severe type of low-level wind shear, a microburst, is associated with
convective precipitation into ______________________________ at cloud base. -
✔✔dry air
✔✔Microburst activity may be indicated by an intense rain shaft at the surface but
_______________ at cloud base and a ring of blowing dust is often the only visible clue.
- ✔✔virga
✔✔As air rises and expands in the atmosphere, the temperature
_____________________ . - ✔✔decreases
✔✔_______________________ fog occurs when moist, stable air is forced up sloping
land features like a mountain range. - ✔✔Upslope
✔✔On clear nights, with relatively little to no wind present, _________________ fog
may develop. - ✔✔radiation
✔✔To pilots, the ________________________ cloud is perhaps the most dangerous
cloud type. I - ✔✔cumulonimbus
✔✔Warm fronts move ______________________ . - ✔✔slowly
✔✔Generally, prior to the passage of a warm front, cirriform or stratiform clouds, along
with________________ can be expected to form along the frontal boundary. - ✔✔fog
✔✔Cold fronts move more _____________________ than warm fronts - ✔✔rapidly
✔✔The weather associated with a stationary front is typically a
______________________ that can be found in both warm and cold fronts. -
✔✔mixture
✔✔Whereas warm fronts bring low ceilings, poor visibility, and rain, cold fronts bring
sudden storms, gusty winds, turbulence, and sometimes _______________ or
tornadoes. - ✔✔hail
✔✔Weather associated with warm fronts include low ceilings, poor visibility and
_______________. - ✔✔rain
✔✔No person may dispatch a flight unless he lists each required
_____________________________ in the dispatch release. - ✔✔alternate airport
✔✔HAA stands for Height Above ___________________. - ✔✔Airport
