NIFE WEATHER ALL POSSIBLE
QUESTIONS 2025|2026 UPDATES
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Updrafts and Downdrafts - Answer-If at all possible, avoid flying under thunderstorms
because ________ can exceed the performance of the aircraft.
Takeoff or Land - Answer-Do not _______ or _______ if a thunderstorm is approaching.
Sudden wind shifts or microbursts can cause control problems.
Radar - Answer-Do not fly into a cloud mass containing scattered embedded
thunderstorm without airborne ______.
Embedded - Answer-Scattered thunderstorms can be circumnavigated visually unless
they are _____.
lightning - Answer-To avoid _____, do not penetrate a thunderstorm or fly through the
cirrus anvil of a well-developed or dissipated thunderstorm.
lightning - Answer-To avoid _____, avoid clouds downwind of thunderstorms.
more severe - Answer-The brighter and more frequent the lightning, the _______ the
thunderstorm
35,000 feet - Answer-Regard any thunderstorms with tops ______ feet or higher as
severe.
1. Fly around (circumnavigate) the storm. 2. Fly over the top of the storm. 3. Fly under
the storm. 4. If it is not possible to avoid the storm(s) then, fly through the lower ⅓ of the
storm. - Answer-Thunderstorms should be avoided if at all possible using the following
recommendations, listed in order of priority of choice.
Over the top - Answer-When circumnavigation is not possible, you should fly _____ of
the thunderstorm.
1000 feet, 10 knots - Answer-When flying over the top of a thunderstorm, allow a margin
of _____ for every ____ knots of wind speed at the altitude of the tops.
1/3 - Answer-When flying underneath a thunderstorm, you should fly with an altitude
____ the distance from the surface to the base of the cloud.
,Lower 1/3 - Answer-When penetrating a thunderstorm, you should fly through the _____
of the thunderstorm cloud.
Top 2/3 - Answer-In a thunderstorm, most hazards are more severe in the _____ of the
cell.
4000 and 6000 - Answer-With no information to make a decision, a penetration altitude
for thunderstorms should be between _____ and _____ feet AGL.
Flight Manual - Answer-Where can you find the recommended turbulent air penetration
speed for your aircraft?
Unreliable - Answer-During a thunderstorm, the attitude gyro should be considered
_____.
1. Secure all loose objects, tighten your lap belt and lock your shoulder harness. Turn
cockpit lights up to highest intensity. 2. Turn on pitot heat. (Also turn on engine anti-ice,
if the aircraft is so equipped. Neither the T-34 nor the T-6 has engine anti-ice.) 3. If able,
plan your course to take you through the storm in minimum time, penetrating below the
freezing level or above -20° C to avoid the most critical icing areas. 4. Establish the
recommended turbulent air penetration speed and disengage the autopilot to minimize
control inputs that could increase structural stresses. 5. Don't chase the airspeed and
minimize power changes. Expect significant deviations in attitude and altitude. Keep
your eyes on your instruments. 6. Don't turn back once in the thunderstorm. - Answer-
Follow these procedures when flying into a thunderstorm.
Anti-Ice - Answer-Neither the T-34 nor the T-6 has engine _____.
Flight Visibility, Prevailing Visibility, Slant Range Visibility, Runway Visual Range,
Surface Visibility - Answer-The Methods of Reporting Visibility in chapter 4.
Flight Visibility - Answer-The average forward horizontal distance measured in statute
miles from the cockpit of an aircraft in flight, at which a pilot can see and identify
prominent unlighted objects by day and prominent lighted objects at night.
Prevailing Visibility - Answer-The greatest horizontal visibility, measured in statute
miles, equaled or exceeded throughout at least half the horizon circle, which need not
be continuous.
Slant Range Visibility - Answer-The distance on final approach when the runway
environment is insight. This is probably the most vital weather information needed
during a final approach in questionable weather.
Runway Visual Range (RVR) - Answer-The horizontal distance, expressed in hundreds
of feet or meters, a pilot will see by looking down the runway from the approach end.
,Broken or Overcast - Answer-The minimum cloud coverage for a ceiling
SKC - Answer-Sky Clear Abbreviation at manual stations.
CLR - Answer-Sky Clear Abbreviation at automated stations.
12k feet - Answer-CLR is used at automated stations when no clouds at or below
______ are reported.
FEW - Answer-Any amount of cloud cover less than 1/8 but greater than 0/8 is reported
as _____.
0/8 - Answer-Cloud coverage for Sky Clear
>0/8-2/8 - Answer-Cloud Coverage for Few
SCT - Answer-Abbreviation for Scattered
3/8-4/8 - Answer-Cloud coverage for Scattered
BKN - Answer-Abbreviation for broken
5/8-7/8 - Answer-Cloud coverage for broken
OVC - Answer-Abbreviation for overcast
8/8 - Answer-Cloud coverage for overcast
VV - Answer-Abbreviation for Obscured
When clouds are at the surface, - Answer-When is VV or obscured reported?
Height - Answer-The last 3 digits report the ____ of the vertical visibility when in
obscured cloud coverage.
Chart Pressure System - Answer-When horizontal distribution of pressure across the
Earth's surface is depicted on weather charts by isobars, or lines of equal barometric
pressure.
Surface Analysis Chart - Answer-This chart depicts pressure centers, fronts, and
barometric pressure lines.
Prognostic Charts - Answer-These charts include the latest surface analysis along with
multiple forecasts for up to a week.
5 kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with one half-tack
, 10 kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with one full tack
50 kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with one triangle
15 kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with one half tack and one full tack
60 kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with a triangle and full tack.
25G30kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with a 30 on top, two full tacks and one half
tack.
Gusts - Answer-What is on the top or tip of the wind barb
Coming from - Answer-The tip of the wind barb points in the direction the wind is _____.
Calm or variable winds - Answer-A circle with no barb line indicates _____
Flight Category Cover - Answer-The color of a wind barb circle indicates
LIFR - Answer-A purple Flight Cat color
IFR - Answer-Red Flight Cat Color
MVFR - Answer-Blue Flight Cat Color
VFR - Answer-Green Flight Cat Color
VFR Non-ceiling clouds below 3000 feet - Answer-Green Flight Cat Color, yellow ring
A percentage of cloud cover with a pie chart in the circle - Answer-Flt Cat/Cover is
indicated as
Temperature - Answer-Upper left of a station model is
Weather and visibility in miles - Answer-Left of the station model is
Dew Point Temperature - Answer-Lower left of the station model is
Altimeter setting as teh last three digits in in-Hg - Answer-Upper right of the station
model is
Cloud Ceiling plotted in hundres of feet - Answer-To the right of the station model is
The 4 letter station ID - Answer-Lower left of the station model is
QUESTIONS 2025|2026 UPDATES
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Updrafts and Downdrafts - Answer-If at all possible, avoid flying under thunderstorms
because ________ can exceed the performance of the aircraft.
Takeoff or Land - Answer-Do not _______ or _______ if a thunderstorm is approaching.
Sudden wind shifts or microbursts can cause control problems.
Radar - Answer-Do not fly into a cloud mass containing scattered embedded
thunderstorm without airborne ______.
Embedded - Answer-Scattered thunderstorms can be circumnavigated visually unless
they are _____.
lightning - Answer-To avoid _____, do not penetrate a thunderstorm or fly through the
cirrus anvil of a well-developed or dissipated thunderstorm.
lightning - Answer-To avoid _____, avoid clouds downwind of thunderstorms.
more severe - Answer-The brighter and more frequent the lightning, the _______ the
thunderstorm
35,000 feet - Answer-Regard any thunderstorms with tops ______ feet or higher as
severe.
1. Fly around (circumnavigate) the storm. 2. Fly over the top of the storm. 3. Fly under
the storm. 4. If it is not possible to avoid the storm(s) then, fly through the lower ⅓ of the
storm. - Answer-Thunderstorms should be avoided if at all possible using the following
recommendations, listed in order of priority of choice.
Over the top - Answer-When circumnavigation is not possible, you should fly _____ of
the thunderstorm.
1000 feet, 10 knots - Answer-When flying over the top of a thunderstorm, allow a margin
of _____ for every ____ knots of wind speed at the altitude of the tops.
1/3 - Answer-When flying underneath a thunderstorm, you should fly with an altitude
____ the distance from the surface to the base of the cloud.
,Lower 1/3 - Answer-When penetrating a thunderstorm, you should fly through the _____
of the thunderstorm cloud.
Top 2/3 - Answer-In a thunderstorm, most hazards are more severe in the _____ of the
cell.
4000 and 6000 - Answer-With no information to make a decision, a penetration altitude
for thunderstorms should be between _____ and _____ feet AGL.
Flight Manual - Answer-Where can you find the recommended turbulent air penetration
speed for your aircraft?
Unreliable - Answer-During a thunderstorm, the attitude gyro should be considered
_____.
1. Secure all loose objects, tighten your lap belt and lock your shoulder harness. Turn
cockpit lights up to highest intensity. 2. Turn on pitot heat. (Also turn on engine anti-ice,
if the aircraft is so equipped. Neither the T-34 nor the T-6 has engine anti-ice.) 3. If able,
plan your course to take you through the storm in minimum time, penetrating below the
freezing level or above -20° C to avoid the most critical icing areas. 4. Establish the
recommended turbulent air penetration speed and disengage the autopilot to minimize
control inputs that could increase structural stresses. 5. Don't chase the airspeed and
minimize power changes. Expect significant deviations in attitude and altitude. Keep
your eyes on your instruments. 6. Don't turn back once in the thunderstorm. - Answer-
Follow these procedures when flying into a thunderstorm.
Anti-Ice - Answer-Neither the T-34 nor the T-6 has engine _____.
Flight Visibility, Prevailing Visibility, Slant Range Visibility, Runway Visual Range,
Surface Visibility - Answer-The Methods of Reporting Visibility in chapter 4.
Flight Visibility - Answer-The average forward horizontal distance measured in statute
miles from the cockpit of an aircraft in flight, at which a pilot can see and identify
prominent unlighted objects by day and prominent lighted objects at night.
Prevailing Visibility - Answer-The greatest horizontal visibility, measured in statute
miles, equaled or exceeded throughout at least half the horizon circle, which need not
be continuous.
Slant Range Visibility - Answer-The distance on final approach when the runway
environment is insight. This is probably the most vital weather information needed
during a final approach in questionable weather.
Runway Visual Range (RVR) - Answer-The horizontal distance, expressed in hundreds
of feet or meters, a pilot will see by looking down the runway from the approach end.
,Broken or Overcast - Answer-The minimum cloud coverage for a ceiling
SKC - Answer-Sky Clear Abbreviation at manual stations.
CLR - Answer-Sky Clear Abbreviation at automated stations.
12k feet - Answer-CLR is used at automated stations when no clouds at or below
______ are reported.
FEW - Answer-Any amount of cloud cover less than 1/8 but greater than 0/8 is reported
as _____.
0/8 - Answer-Cloud coverage for Sky Clear
>0/8-2/8 - Answer-Cloud Coverage for Few
SCT - Answer-Abbreviation for Scattered
3/8-4/8 - Answer-Cloud coverage for Scattered
BKN - Answer-Abbreviation for broken
5/8-7/8 - Answer-Cloud coverage for broken
OVC - Answer-Abbreviation for overcast
8/8 - Answer-Cloud coverage for overcast
VV - Answer-Abbreviation for Obscured
When clouds are at the surface, - Answer-When is VV or obscured reported?
Height - Answer-The last 3 digits report the ____ of the vertical visibility when in
obscured cloud coverage.
Chart Pressure System - Answer-When horizontal distribution of pressure across the
Earth's surface is depicted on weather charts by isobars, or lines of equal barometric
pressure.
Surface Analysis Chart - Answer-This chart depicts pressure centers, fronts, and
barometric pressure lines.
Prognostic Charts - Answer-These charts include the latest surface analysis along with
multiple forecasts for up to a week.
5 kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with one half-tack
, 10 kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with one full tack
50 kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with one triangle
15 kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with one half tack and one full tack
60 kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with a triangle and full tack.
25G30kts - Answer-Speed of a wind barb with a 30 on top, two full tacks and one half
tack.
Gusts - Answer-What is on the top or tip of the wind barb
Coming from - Answer-The tip of the wind barb points in the direction the wind is _____.
Calm or variable winds - Answer-A circle with no barb line indicates _____
Flight Category Cover - Answer-The color of a wind barb circle indicates
LIFR - Answer-A purple Flight Cat color
IFR - Answer-Red Flight Cat Color
MVFR - Answer-Blue Flight Cat Color
VFR - Answer-Green Flight Cat Color
VFR Non-ceiling clouds below 3000 feet - Answer-Green Flight Cat Color, yellow ring
A percentage of cloud cover with a pie chart in the circle - Answer-Flt Cat/Cover is
indicated as
Temperature - Answer-Upper left of a station model is
Weather and visibility in miles - Answer-Left of the station model is
Dew Point Temperature - Answer-Lower left of the station model is
Altimeter setting as teh last three digits in in-Hg - Answer-Upper right of the station
model is
Cloud Ceiling plotted in hundres of feet - Answer-To the right of the station model is
The 4 letter station ID - Answer-Lower left of the station model is
