Met Documentation and BriefingAviation Meteorology — DGCA CPL practice questions

All 10 questions — Met Documentation and Briefing

Aviation Meteorology · DGCA CPL. The correct option is marked on each.

1. Q1. Who prepares National SIGWX Charts?

   • A.AMOs
   • B.WAFC
   • C.MWOs✓

   Why: National significant weather charts are prepared by the national Meteorological Watch Offices; WAFC handles global high-level charts.

2. Q2. Flight Level of freezing Level is included in ………… SIGWX Charts.

   • A.Medium level charts✓
   • B.High level charts
   • C.Low level charts

   Why: The zero-degree isotherm is included in the medium-level significant weather charts.

3. Q3. Fog, Precipitation and weather which reduce visibility below 5000 m is considered Significant weather for

   • A.All level flights
   • B.High level flights
   • C.Low level flights✓

   Why: Visibility below 5000 m from fog/precipitation is significant weather relevant to low-level flight operations.

4. Q4. Briefing and Consultation are generally provided to aircrew ……… hours prior to the scheduled departure.

   • A.3 hr✓
   • B.5 hr
   • C.6 hr

   Why: Standard pre-flight briefing/consultation is provided up to about 3 hours before scheduled departure.

5. Q5. SIGMET information is provided to

   • A.Low level flights
   • B.All level flights✓
   • C.High level flights

   Why: SIGMET warns of en-route hazardous phenomena at all levels and is issued to flights at all levels.

6. Q6. For Low Level flights, and those under Visual Flight Rules, briefing is given up to

   • A.FL150 or above in mountains✓
   • B.FL110 above the sea
   • C.FL120 or above the plains

   Why: Low-level/VFR briefing extends up to FL100, and up to FL150 in mountainous terrain.

7. Q7. The height indications in Flight Documentation in all en-route Met conditions

   • A.Above aerodrome elevation
   • B.Flight Levels✓
   • C.As requested by the Pilot

   Why: En-route meteorological conditions in flight documentation are expressed in Flight Levels.

8. Q8. The height indications in Flight Documentation in all aerodrome Met conditions

   • A.Above aerodrome elevation✓
   • B.Flight Levels
   • C.As requested by the Pilot

   Why: Aerodrome meteorological conditions are given as heights above aerodrome elevation.

9. Q9. For National Flights the Documents provided are

   • A.National SIGWX charts only
   • B.WAFC upper wind and temp. charts only
   • C.Both WAFC upper wind and temp. charts and National SIGWX charts✓

   Why: National flight documentation supplies both WAFC upper-wind/temperature charts and national SIGWX charts.

10. Q10. For National Flights the winds and temperatures are provided for LL Flights for altitudes

    • A.600, 1500 and 3000 m✓
    • B.3000 ft, 5000 ft, 10,000 ft
    • C.600, 1000 and 500 m

    Why: Low-level upper-wind/temperature data are provided at the standard 600, 1500 and 3000 m altitudes.