Meteorologyhard#151
An aircraft encountering a microburst on approach will first experience:
A
Decreasing headwind then increasing tailwind
B
Increasing headwind then decreasing headwind and increasing tailwind
CorrectC
Constant tailwind
D
Turbulence only, no wind change
Explanation
On approach through a microburst, the aircraft first encounters an increasing headwind (performance increase), then the downdraft, followed by an increasing tailwind (performance decrease).
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