Study Questions:

1.  What defines a thunderstorm?

2.  What are all the   thunderstorm's   hazards  for YOUR aircraft?

3.  How far away from a thunderstorm has turbulence been reported?

4.  How far away from a thunderstorm can a gust front extend?

5.  What temperature spread is the hazard zone for icing?

6.  How far away from the moisture cloud has hail been found?

7.  How far away from a cloud can lightning strike an aircraft? (link)

8.  How big is a microburst? (link)

9.  How far away from a thunderstorm can a gravity wave create problems? (link)

10.  How severe a storm will flood your runway?

11.  How high over the top of a thunderstorm will you fly?

12.  How close will you get to a thunderstorm?