Consider a flight operating from Zone D and expected to end in Zone A, planned for the afternoon of 26th July 2017, flying at 3 000 ft AMSL. What conditions can you expect at cruising altitude?
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ZONE D AT 3000 FT => “Occasional scattered or broken cumulus or stratocumulus cloud with base 1500-4000ft and tops 5000-8000ft are expected, with moderate turbulence expected within this cloud.”
ZONE C AT 3000 FT => “Occasional areas of scattered or broken cumulus or stratocumulus with base 1500-4000ft and tops 5000-7000ft are expected. Moderate icing and turbulence are expected within this cloud.”
ZONE B AT 3000 FT => “A broken or overcast cumulus or stratocumulus cloud layer is forecast with a base of 1500- 3000ft, and tops 5000-8000ft, with moderate turbulence expected within this cloud.”
ZONE A AT 3000 FT => “A broken cumulus or stratocumulus layer with base 1500-2500ft and tops 6000-9000ft is expected over zone A, with moderate turbulence in this layer.”
=> We can conclude that the flight, at 3000 ft, will be mainly in clouds and moderate turbulence can be expected
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