Part 107 weather STCI

(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 12.) What are the current conditions for Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)?

• A. Sky 700 feet overcast, visibility 1-1/2SM, rain.

• B. Sky 7000 feet overcast, visibility 1-1/2SM, heavy rain.

• C. Sky 700 feet overcast, visibility 11, occasionally 2SM, with rain.

(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 12.) The wind direction and velocity at KJFK is from

• A. 180° true at 4 knots.

• B. 180° magnetic at 4 knots.

• C. 040° true at 18 knots.

Answer explanation

This is how you remember if something is true or magnetic. “If it is in print, it must be true.” The only exceptions are for runways, VOR compass rose, and AWOS/ASOS headings when you call from a phone.]

What are the characteristics of stable air?

• A. Good visibility and steady precipitation. [It would be poor visibility].

• B. Poor visibility and steady precipitation.

• C. Poor visibility and intermittent precipitation.

Thunderstorms which generally produce the most intense hazard to aircraft are

• A. squall line thunderstorms.

• B. steady-state thunderstorms.

• C. warm front thunderstorms.

What are characteristics of a moist, unstable air mass?

• A. Turbulence and showery precipitation.

• B. Poor visibility and smooth air.

• C. Haze and smoke.

Which thunderstorm lifecycle stage is mostly characterized by downdrafts?

• A) Cumulus

• B) Dissipating

• C) Mature

What is the best way for a remote pilot to determine the likelihood of local fog formation?

• A. Monitor the wind conditions to insure the wind speed is not increasing

• B. Monitor the barometric pressure to ensure that it is not decreasing

• C. Monitor the temperature / dew point spread

Which weather phenomenon is always associated with a thunderstorm?

• A. Heavy rain

• B. Hail

• C. Lightning

One weather phenomenon which will always occur when flying across a front is a change in

• A. wind direction

• B. type of precipitation

• C. stability of the air mass

The minimum distance from clouds required for sUAS part 107 operations is

• A. 500 feet below, 2,000 feet horizontally

• B. clear of clouds

• C. 500 feet above, 1,000 feet horizontally