PPL Meteorology case studies
PPL Meteorology · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The PPL Meteorology examination is one of the theoretical knowledge subjects a candidate must pass before being issued a Private Pilot Licence. In the United Kingdom, private pilot licensing, learn-to-fly guidance, pilot training organisations and medical requirements all sit under the General aviation section of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, which describes itself as the UK's aerospace regulator. The PPL Meteorology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,071 words.
1High-Elevation Take-off on a Hot Day
You are planning a VFR departure from a mountain airfield, elevation 4,200 ft AMSL, runway 24, 1,250 m long, dry asphalt. Current METAR: wind 060/05 kt, visibility 20 km, temperature 28°C, dew point 9°C, QNH 1015 hPa.
611 words, about 3 min2Carburettor Icing During Descent
You are flying a normally aspirated, fixed-pitch light aircraft at 6,500 ft AMSL on a cross-country flight. OAT is 8°C; the dew point is 4°C.
583 words, about 3 min3Microburst and Gust Front on Final
You are on a VFR cross-country, 25 nm west of destination, at 4,500 ft, with fuel for 1 h 10 min plus 45 min reserve. Destination runway 27 is 1,800 m, dry.
655 words, about 3 min4Coastal Fog and a VFR Arrival Deadline
You plan a 90-minute VFR flight from an inland valley airfield to a coastal airfield, departing at 08:00 local; sunrise is 06:30. The coastal TAF says: prevailing SCT012, visibility 10 km; TEMPO BKN006, visibility 4 km in mist, clearing by 11:00.
627 words, about 3 min5Altimeter Left on Departure QNH
You are flying VFR from an airfield with QNH 1030 hPa to a destination 120 nm east with QNH 998 hPa. You set the altimeter to 1030 at departure and, to reduce workload, leave it set to 1030 for the whole flight.
595 words, about 3 min