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      Commercial Pilot
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- When weather information indicates that abnormally high barometric pressure exists, or will be above _____ inches of mercury, flight operations will not be authorized contrary to the requirements published in NOTAMs.
 
- In the Northern Hemisphere, the wind is deflected to the
 
- When flying into a low-pressure area in the Northern Hemisphere, the wind direction and velocity will be from the
 
- Ice pellets encountered during flight normally are evidence that
 
- What determines the structure or type of clouds which will form as a result of air being forced to ascend?
 
- What type weather can one expect from moist, unstable air, and very warm surface temperatures?
 
- The presence of standing lenticular altocumulus clouds is a good indication of
 
- Which are characteristics of a cold air mass moving over a warm surface?
 
- If a temperature inversion is encountered immediately after takeoff or during an approach to a landing, a potential hazard exists due to
 
- During departure, under conditions of suspected low-level wind shear, a sudden decrease in headwind will cause
 
- The most severe weather conditions, such as destructive winds, heavy hail, and tornadoes, are generally associated with
 
- Select the true statement pertaining to the life cycle of a thunderstorm.
 
- What feature is normally associated with the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?
 
- A situation most conducive to the formation of advection fog is
 
- Which feature is associated with the tropopause?
 
- The strength and location of the jet stream is normally
 
- Which is generally true when comparing the rate of vertical motion of updrafts with that of downdrafts associated with thermals?
 
- Which thermal index would predict the best probability of good soaring conditions?
 
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GIVEN:
Pressure altitude     7,000 ft
True air temperature  +15 �C
From the conditions given, the approximate density altitude is
 
- Which statement is true concerning squall lines?
 
- What wind conditions would you anticipate when squalls are reported at your destination?
 
- Turbulence that is encountered above 15,000 feet AGL not associated with cumuliform cloudiness, including thunderstorms, should be reported as
 
- Which is true with respect to a high- or low-pressure system?
 
- Which thermal index would predict the best probability of good soaring conditions?
 
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(Refer to figure 6.)
At the 0900 hours sounding and the line plotted from the surface to 10,000 feet, what temperature must exist at the surface for instability to take place between these altitudes? Any temperature
 
 
          
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