Category: ATPL Knowledge

Temperature Inversion 逆溫層

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What’s Sea Breeze and Land Breeze?

NWS JetStream – The Sea Breeze (weather.gov)   Sea breeze and Land breeze are kind of convective current Day time 地球吸熱是greenhouse effect Night time 地球放熱是radiation cooling   The sea breeze circulation is composed of two opposing flows; one at the surface (called the sea breeze) and one aloft (which is a return flow). These two Read More

Summer Solstice v.s Winter Solstice (夏至 v.s 冬至); Tropic of Cancer v.s Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer v.s Tropic of Capricorn   夏至   冬至   (2:22)   Read More

Sunrise, Sunset and Rainbow, Northern lights (aurora borealis)

Why sunsets organge? Ans: Scattering effect!   How are rainbows formed? – Met Office How Are Rainbows Formed? | Royal Meteorological Society (rmets.org)   Northern lights – Met Office Read More

Aircraft Tyre : basic things you need to know!

How to change aircraft tyres? What type of gas are used for modern jetliners? Why aircraft’s tyres have no groove, but have straight profiles? Read More

Air system of modern jetliner?

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Clear Air Turbulence (CAT)

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What’s Doppler Radar?

  Dual-polarization Doppler weather radar at Tate’s Cairn Read More

What’s Virga?

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What’s Microbust?

Read more – Turbulence v.s Wind Shear – Tommy’s Diaries (tommykwan.com) Read More

What’s Jet Stream?

Types of jet stream? Read More

What’s Solar insolation?

The weather on our mother earth is starting from the energy of the sun. So, how the energy of sun can reach the earth? To more specific, weather is basically the result of temperature differences! Another useful footage for us to learn about the basic background of temperature difference on the earth Read more – Read More

What’s ITCZ?

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What’s Trough of Low 「低壓槽」?

Ref https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/education/weather/wind-and-pressure/00117-introduction-to-air-pressure-part-ii.html A trough of low pressure is an extended area of low pressure. On the weather chart, it has associated with it a trough line. The pressure there is lower than that at neighbouring points on either side of the trough line. Monsoon low pressure v.s Tropical cyclone Read More

Mayday v.s PAN

Thx Captain Joe , details and clear explanation ~ Read More

What’s Nose wheel steering?

Landing gear – how modern jetliner landing gear work? Read More

Landing gear – how modern jetliner landing gear work?

“Oleo Pneumatic Shock Absorber Strut” – it is used on modern jetliner landing gear (e.g B777, A350).   Read More – Thx Captain Joe! Gravity Extension of landing gear Why is the landing gear tilted?  What’s Nose wheel steering? Read More

How the landing gear locked at down position?

Ans: Over center mechanism – a.k.a overcentre geometric lock Read More

GPS Jamming, GPS Spoofing?

GPS Jamming ≠ GPS Spoofing!   Read More

What’s the basic structure of flight manual (AFM/POH)?

Flight Manual / Pilot Operating Handbook, in general, has nine (9) chapters: General Operating Limitations Emergency Procedures Normal Operating Procedures Abnormal Operating Procedures Performance Weight & Balance / Equipment List Description of the airplane and its system Maintenance, Ground handling Supplement According to the FAA PHAK, it might has Chapter 10 – Safety Tips. Read More

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