Let's determine how many feet above the top of a thunderstorm you should pass, given the wind speed near the top of the storm is 60 knots.
1. Understand the relationship provided: For thunderstorms, a typical aviation safety guideline is to use a conversion where 1 knot of wind speed corresponds to 100 feet of altitude above the storm.
2. Apply the conversion:
- We have a wind speed of 60 knots.
- According to the guideline, 1 knot = 100 feet.
3. Calculate the altitude:
[tex]\( \text{Altitude above the storm} = \text{wind speed in knots} \times \text{feet per knot} \)[/tex]
[tex]\( \text{Altitude above the storm} = 60 \, \text{knots} \times 100 \, \text{feet/knot} = 6000 \, \text{feet} \)[/tex]
Therefore, based on the wind speed of 60 knots, the altitude where you should pass over the top of the storm is 6,000 feet.
Option (a). 6,000 feet is the correct choice.
