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What is the most dangerous type of precipitation? What does it indicate? {Ans: Freezing Rain - Supercooled water droplets will freeze on anything they come in contact with. Freezing rain indicates an inversion aloft/warm airmass.}What is a CONVECTIVE SIGMET? Issue, valid times, types? (PHAK 13-12) {Ans: Hazardous convective weather that affects the safety of every flight Issued for: Surface winds greater than 50 knots hail greater than 3/4" diameter Tornadoes TS producing heavy precipitation affecting 40% of an area of 3,000 square miles or greater Always imply severe turbulence, icing, and LL wind shear Issued hourly at hour+55 Valid for 2 hours}How can communication skills be developed? (AIH 4-6) {Ans: Role Playing Instructional Communication - Organize your thoughts, don't word vomit Listening Questioning - to be sure they understand Instructional Enhancement - learn better what you're teaching}What three elements does density altitude affect? {Ans: (1) Power (2) Thrust (3) Lift}What factors affect stall speed? [WALL] {Ans: (1) Weight More weight = more lift = higher stall speed (2) Altitude (TAS only, not IAS) Higher altitude results in fewer air molecules, so a higher TAS is required (3) Location of CG Forward CG = increased wing