Interview General

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Crosswind calculation

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Wind speed x Sin (angle)

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Headwind calculation

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Wind speed x Cos (angle)

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Crosswind rule of thumb

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15 degrees 1/4

30 degrees 1/2

45 degrees 3/4

Over 60 degrees same

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Aqua planning formula

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Speed = 9 x square root of PSI

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Calibrated airspeed (CAS)

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IAS adjusted for pitot system position and installation error

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Equivalent airspeed (EAS)

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CAS adjusted for compressibility effects

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True airspeed (TAS)

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EAS adjusted for air density

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TC-TWO

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Threats

Charts

Terrain

Weather

Operational

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Engine pressure ratio

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Intake air pressure VS outlet pressure

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Newton's third law

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For every force acting on a body there is an equal and opposite force

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Gas turbine cycle referred to as

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Brayton cycle

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Convergent ducts

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Increase velocity, decrease pressure and temp

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Divergent ducts

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Decrease velocity, increase pressure and temp

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One stage of an axial flow compressor

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A rotor blad and a stator vane

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Blade creep

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Turbine blades get longer over time due to high temp and centrifugal force

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Turbine performance depends on

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RPM

airspeed

Altitude

Density

Temperature

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Subsonic flow

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Convergent increase V, decrease P

Divergent decrease V, increase P

Density remains the same

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Supersonic flow

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Convergent decrease V, increase P, increase D

Divergent increase V, decrease P, decrease D

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LSS formula

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39x square root temp (kelvin)

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Mach number formula

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TAS/LSS

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Mach tuck

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The C of P moving rearward generating a nose pitch down moment

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Airframe design to prevent shockwaves

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Wing taper

Aspect ratio

Sweep back

Fuselage area ruling

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Lift formula

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CL 1/2 pV2 S

CL coefficient of lift

P (rho) value of air density

V velocity of airflow over wing

S surface area of the wing

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Types of drag

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Parasite drag

Induced drag

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M crit

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The lowest mach number at which the airflow over some point on the a/c reaches the speed of sound

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ILS localiser scale

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2.5° full left or right

Ie. 5 °full sweep

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ILS glide slope scale

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0.35° up or down

0.7° full scale

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Arc distance

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60/arc = degree per nm

Ie. 60/12 = 5

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NSW on a taf

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No significant weather

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NOSIG on a taf

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No significant change

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Circling area

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Cat A 1.68nm

Cat B 2.66nm

Cat C 4.2nm

Cat D 5.28nm

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Factors effecting Mcrit

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Weight - higher weight = higher AoA = lower Mcrit

Sweep back - more sweep back = higher Mcrit

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Factors effecting Vmcg

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Weight

Temp

Density

Runway condition

Power setting

Crosswind

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Contaminated runway

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More than 25% covered with water/slush/snow 3mm in depth, or ice on any part of the runway surface

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Wet runway

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Means a runway with sufficient moisture on its surface to cause it to appear reflective but without significant areas of standing water

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Types of aqua planning

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Dynamic (standing water)

Viscous (damp runway)

Reverted rubber

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Horned formula

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Aquaplaning V = 9x square root of psi

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ROC required

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Gradient% x GS x 1.013

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Feet per Nm

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Vsi x 60 divided by GS

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Carbon brakes benifits

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Higher efficiency and safety, better service weight and weight consistency

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Types of yaw dampers

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Parallel - moves rudder pedals aswell (turn off for take off and landing)

Series - works independent (always on)

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Dutch roll cause

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Strong lateral stability

Weak directional stability

Fixed by yaw damper

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Balanced field

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TODA=ASDA

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Vr

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Rotate speed

Must be greater than V1

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V1

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Speed by which time the decision to continue flight if an engine fails has been made. Ie. Commit to fly speed

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V2

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Speed at which the airplane will climb in the event of an engine failure. Known as the take off safety speed

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Leadership behaviours

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Aim high

Passion for people

Step up

Know your customer

Own it

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Factors effecting Vmc

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Thrust - less thrust, less yaw, lower speed

CofG - forward means greater moment, lower speed

Critical engine - VMC based of crit engine

Weight - little effect

Windmilling prop - increases, VMC based on Windmilling prop

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QNE

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Question nil elevation

Setting 1013 on the altimeter

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QNH

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Actual pressure a MSL

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QFE

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Station level pressure. When set will indicate height above or below the reference pressure point. Ie field

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Flying from a high to low

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Will overread. Ie saying you are higher than you actually are so very dangerous

High to low look out below

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Flying from low to high

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Will underread. Ie saying you are lower than you actually are.

Low To high touch the sky

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Reactors effecting density

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Pressure - directly related, increase P increase D

Temp - inversely related, increase T decrease D

Humidity - inversely related, increase H decrease D (because a water molecule has less mass than an air molecule

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Gas to solid

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Deposition

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Sublimation

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Solid to gas

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Reason a parcel of air cools as it rises

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Expansion

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Adiabatic

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A change in temp due to a change in pressure, without a change in the total heat energy of an air sample

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DALR

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3 degrees per 1000ft

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SALR

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1.5 degrees per 1000ft

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Atmospheric stability

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When the ELR is less than SALR

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Atmospheric instability

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When the ELR is greater than the DALR

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Conditional instability or stability

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ELR is less than DALR but more than SALR

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Buys Ballots law

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With your back to the wind the low pressure will be on the right (in the southern hemisphere)

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Passing of a cold front

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Fall in temp

Backing of wind

A rise in pressure

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Passing of a warm front

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Rise in temp

Backing of the wind

Steady or slight rise

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Occluded front

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Cold front has caught up with warm front

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Types of icing

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Hoar frost

Rime ice

Clear ice

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Clear ice

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Water drops 0 to -15 degrees. Needs to be large drops so usually in cumuliform clouds

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Rime ice

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Small super cooled water drops -10 to -20 degrees.

Generally forms in stable cloud types

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BC

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Patches

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BL

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Blowing

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DR

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Drifting

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MI

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Shallow

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BR

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Mist

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DU

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Dust

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DS

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Dust storm

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DZ

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Drizzle

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FC

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Funnel cloud

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IC

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Ice crystals

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FU

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Smoke

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GR

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Hail larger than 5mm

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GS

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Small hail less than 5mm

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HZ

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Haze

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PL

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Ice pallets

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PO

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Dust devils

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SA

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Sand

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SG

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Snow grains

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SN

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Snow

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SQ

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Squals

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SS

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Sandstorm

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VA

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Volcanic ash

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VC

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Vicinity

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PY

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Spray

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Inter

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Intermittent phenomena, expected to occur frequently of periods of less than 30 mins

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Tempo

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A temporary phenomena, expected to last between 30 and 60 mins

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Jet streams

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Found at breaks in the tropopause

Less than 100nm wide and a few thousand feet deep

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Clear air turbulence (CAT)

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Occurs from strong wind shear

Most severe on the polar side and below the level of the core

Also considered to be more severe in winter when the jet streams are stronger, and when the JS is over land and/or curved

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Two jet streams

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Sub tropical jet - found around 30 degrees

Polar front jet - found just below the tropopause at the polar front

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High clouds

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Cirrus (ci)

Cirrostratus (Cs)

Cirrocumulus (Cc)

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Middle clouds

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Altostratus (as) - sheet of middle cloud, may produce rain or virga

Altocumulus (ac) - heaped or lumpy cloud in the middle level, not usually associated with rain

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Low clouds

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Cumulus (Cu) - heaped or towering, may produce showers of rain or snow

Cumulonimbus (CB) - tower thunderstorm cloud producing heavy showers

Stratus (St) - a low sheet of cloud, may produce drizzle.

Stratocumulus (Sc) - a sheet of heaped or towering cloud, may produce drizzle

Nimbostratus (ns) - a sheet of heavy rain cloud, produces continuous rain or snow

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Vertical Separation standards

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1000ft below FL290

2000ft above FL290 (can be reduced to 1000ft in rvsm)

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Metar ///

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Indicates cloud type is not identified

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Metar //

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When present weather sensor is inop

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NCD

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Indicates no cloud detected below 10,000ft at AA, CH, WN, or at any level at other aerodromes

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Metar ////

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Vis not reported

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Metar /////////

Back 108

Cloud not reported

Probably due to a raulty sensor

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Splitting a hold left and right hand

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Left - inbound plus 70 and reciprocal of that

Right - inbound minus 70 and reciprocal