Cloud Heights & Forms
Cloud types by height and form, what they are made of and what they mean for a pilot
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- Tap each cloud, or pick it from the list, and read its form, composition and hazards.
- Change the region to see how the height of the high, medium and low bands changes.
- Move the temperature and dew point sliders and watch the cumulus base rise as the air gets drier.
- Switch to Name the cloud and test yourself.
Exam point
Cloud base (ft) is roughly 400 x (temperature - dew point). Temperate bands: low to 6 500 ft, medium 6 500 to 23 000 ft, high 16 500 to 45 000 ft. Cb and Ns are the cloud types that span several levels.
Study aid only. Figures here are simplified and fictional, so always use current DGCA and ICAO documents and the approved manual for real operations.