Breaking the WEATHER CODE! (PPL Lesson 40)

Pilots NEED to be able to read TAFs and METARs! This video explains how to do that! This is Private Pilot Ground lesson 40! This training is intended to follow the aeronautical knowledge areas in Part 61.105 section b for single engine aircraft.
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[@WeathermanMilSim]

once again, this weatherman approves. One edit tho. BECMG isn't a tempo line, it just means the change is happening more gradually. TEMPO means conditions in that line are expected to occur no longer than 30min during the time indicated. Example from Scott AFB: BECMG 3017/3018 17018KT 6000 -SHRA OVC020 QNH2931INS TEMPO 3018/3022 VRB25G35KT 1600 +TSRA OVC015CB. BECMG 3017/3018 means that between 17Z and 18Z we'll see the conditions in that TAF line become predominate. TEMPO 3018/3022 means that from 18Z to 22Z we'll see those conditions occur at some point, but not last longer than 30min if/when they occur. Air Force TAF's keep TEMPO lines as a separate line. During a TEMPO time, you can expect the previous BECMG line to still be valid, but that the TEMPO is expected as well.

[@WeathermanMilSim]

also this is Harkins from OTS lol.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks man! This is a great update. I knew that the becoming lines weren’t technically “tempo,” but I didn’t realize the reason. I’ll pin this to the top so there’s no confusion!

[@FreePilotTraining]

I thought that’s who it was! I appreciate you keeping me straight!

[@FeltonZackery-gm8yl]

Good stuff was a Combat Wxman in my USAF days

[@jeffreystewart9809]

Also former USAF weather and also approve! Keep up the awesome work.

[@HeyBigChriss]

Even as a private pilot (as of the 15th of this month) I still enjoy watching your videos just so I don’t ever forget all this information. Also, I want to thank you man. Your simplistic and visual approaches helped me pass my oral exam. So thank you so much man!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much for that comment! It means a lot! And congrats on that checkride!

[@demarcusjones3219]

Any tips on studying

[@AAllday1000]

You're a national treasure! Don't know how I'd learn this stuff without your videos.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much!

[@ARCollaborativesCoaching]

Rain will never be the same again! Thank you and your stellar sense of humour, this is officially my fave video lesson! 😎👍

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol, awesome! I hope to include lots more humor. It really helps everyone remember better

[@ARCollaborativesCoaching]

@@FreePilotTraining I fully agree! It's a total WIN-WIN. Looking forward to what is to come and thanks again for all you do!!

[@steveevans3753]

This channel is a gem in many ways. Thank you.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much Steve!

[@ColbsterzSnowboarder]

Laughed at the "in tents" joke and gave it a thumbs up. Thanks for dumbing this all down. I'm studying everything I possibly can for my biennial.

[@ColbsterzSnowboarder]

LOL, whoever decided PY should be spray is an IDIOT! Lol

[@ColbsterzSnowboarder]

LMAO... "for you dinosaurs out there."

[@FreePilotTraining]

😆 thought that was fun

[@scotthauser2879]

Hilarious bro. Killing me with the dad jokes! Did you know that extreme camping is in tents? Also, Prince : "Baby Rain! Baaaaby Rain" LMAO! But I will never forget it ;)

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol. Awesome. I’ve always found things easier to remember when it’s funny

[@ARCollaborativesCoaching]

AGREED!! PURE GOLD! p.s. moms can make these jokes of gold too ;)

[@edb7742]

I just found your channel and wanted to thank you for making this video on METARS and TAFs! It was very helpful.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Glad to have you on the channel!

[@willburrito9710]

I’m intrigued at how much info comes in a short period of time. The pause button is handy. Thanks for this lesson. Great refresher.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@grantcurrie1924]

Thank you for these videos. They are great!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for the comment!

[@chillinwbestiepodcast9648]

I laughed when I read a METAR today because when I seen BR I started singing baby rain. LOL Thank you so much you have made my PPL journey really fun and easy 😂

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 I’m so glad I’m not the only weirdo out there. So glad you’re enjoying the journey!

[@chillinwbestiepodcast9648]

Thank you 😊

[@victoriajones154]

These videos are an absolute lifesaver! Thank you!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@inaschneider9856]

GREATLY APPRECIATE all your easy to understand lessons!! MANY THANKS!!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@alexissuazo3122]

Very awesome video, thanks for the info.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@garrettwilson4347]

Dude, your videos are the best! Thanks a lot.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@mahzan2948]

Great videos, thank you so much, never find great explanations like this elsewhere.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you!

[@Kingfisher83]

Wow great video, as always. I'm finally getting back to flying after 9 years away so these are a great refresher! Thanks a bunch!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching

[@Cherfield-D-Blessedman]

Thank you another very good video.❤

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@loveoneanotherasihaveloved8327]

I love ❤️ your channel, please keep them coming!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! Will do!

[@loveoneanotherasihaveloved8327]

@@FreePilotTraining I’m working on my private in Phoenix Arizona currently, hoping to go all the way through to multi engine commercial most nights. I fall asleep with your videos on loop. Very relaxing and informative.

[@venkysankaran]

Great videos. Helped a lot. Thank you . And no, those who came up with those “weird” codes were not “idiots”. We just need to find out for ourselves. BR is code for Brume, French word for Mist. Likewise PY meant to indicate Pulveriser (Spray), FM is fumigation (Smoke).

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@garrettwilson4347]

You’re the best! Thanks again.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@user-is2ct7dg1c]

You are a legend, thank you

[@FreePilotTraining]

😆 thank you!

[@musumbachakamisa7138]

Please keep up with the good work 👍

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! Will do!

[@thabangmonnakgotla]

You're a legend man

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much!

[@AB-kz9cd]

Extremely good video. Keep it up

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much!

[@AB-kz9cd]

My personal suggestion: Video on all Wx topics needed for Cross country. Checklist in sequence (Aip ref, Taf, Metar, Fss,upper level winds, icing charts, Atis), will have practical usability for students. Such checklist still not available.

[@antwonclincy2347]

😂 Baby rain baby 🌧️, this video was in tents, preciate everything you do Captain

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 thanks!

[@justgalwyn5095]

Working on the written now and your videos are helping A LOT!!! Thanks

[@FreePilotTraining]

Awesome! You’re welcome!

[@marlonscloud]

What a great video! Thanks a lot

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@xPHANTOMxLEGACY]

THANK YOU! This video explained weather better than my online ground school.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! I appreciate that!

[@maryamafannan2772]

U are the best one I understood ur explanation thanks a lot

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much

[@PghGameFix]

great to review this stuff. Thanks

[@FreePilotTraining]

No problem! Thanks for watching!

[@yvonnewalker3910]

LOL. Love that purple rain - will never forget. thanks

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 no problem!

[@paulcrooks3742]

Absolutely the best

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks Paul!

[@svsoleil3255]

God bless you!!!. This class was better than reading my manual!..

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! So glad you liked it!

[@dan6382]

Was about to cry out of frustration but your explanation (using the SAME EXACT TAF in the PPTP) helped quell my internal drama! And the 🎤baby rain🎵 at the end made me laugh! Will definitely be referring to your videos for the remainder of my ground school. Thank you!

[@FreePilotTraining]

So glad I could help!

[@videogameplayer0552]

This video is very helpful. I’m currently studying for my PPL written, so these videos help me review what I learned in ground school.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Awesome! So glad I could help!

[@user-yb4yp9ep4i]

❤❤❤❤ you deserve every good things

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@heidiporter148]

Thank you for making this so easy to understand. I was laughing about the baby rain

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Glad you got a good laugh

[@russellrattys6581]

Brilliant man, i learned about metars a few years ago, so i could decipher the atis callouts for my local airport for when i went plane spotting with my scanner, its about a 10 mile driving difference between one end of the runway and the other, so depending on whether you wanted planes landing over you, or taking off over you, was easy for me to work out while i was on the motorway, and told me which exit to jump off at, (motorway being highway in America) im in the uk As i mentioned yesterday though, im going for my ppl this year, so this is information i need to brush up on, i havent even started ground school yet, but i already got a head start

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you! That’s pretty cool. Who doesn’t love plane spotting! That’s my kind of “bird watching” 😏

[@mikecoffee100]

All the other flying channels can learn from this guy ,

[@michaelwarshauer4720]

Thanks!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@ankhbayarsukhbaatar7356]

I love that baby rain song broda goodluck

[@FreePilotTraining]

😆

[@RC-ol7eg]

I use your videos as a liaison between engineer speak and normal jargon for the rest of us. Thanks for the baby rain. If I could remember other things like songs…..

[@FreePilotTraining]

That’s so awesome! You’re welcome!

[@paulcrooks3742]

Clear as day light

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! Exactly what I was going for!

[@jjflywithme9834]

"Baby Rain" you made the Christmas card list! 'Ripsolo TACP"

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂

[@ytho3099]

Thank you for the video! I for thing is for sure its that I wont be forgetting what the sign for mist is😂

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol. I hope you get asked about it on your written exam

[@user-qy5em2mp2y]

Baby rain ~~~ baby rain He is always awesome!

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂

[@currentfaves65]

Haha, like a bad song, I will never get BR out of my head ! Excellent video series !!! Thanks !

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 you’re welcome for that. Lol. Thanks for watching

[@currentfaves65]

@@FreePilotTraining Just came across a cool fun fact. PO comes from the french word "poudre" (dust). Just like BR for mist (brouillard) and GR for hail (grêle).

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@currentfaves65 that’s pretty cool. I had no idea

[@kevindavis8175]

Something I do for Zulu conversions is to add “UTC” to my iPhone’s world clock.

[@robertcass123]

Dude Slp 136 come on my Dog !! sea level pressure. The sea level pressure allows pilots to calibrate their altimeters to make sure they are accurate. Love Ya Bro!! Keep up the good work

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks Robert!

[@raisulrubel4939]

Could not thank you more! I’m a prospective private pilot student and enjoy watching each of your video. 😊

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@mattassenmacher495]

great video! as far as the vfr cloud/visibility minimums go is that just a standard rule? i know they change depending on what airspace your in. thanks!

[@FreePilotTraining]

It depends on the airspace you’re operating in

[@FeltonZackery-gm8yl]

@Free Pilot Training the hook is the country music version of Purple Rain I like it...Baby Rain 😂

[@FreePilotTraining]

Love it! I need to make a parody 😂

[@michaelklepacz]

Love it. Baby rain.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! 😆

[@drewcollins4533]

See this is why I like the military. Twisting dry learning with dark humor. Thanks

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol, that is a fact. We are known for these things

[@zappatx]

I watched this looking at the local live METAR at FSD here in Sioux Falls! 18011G17KT and 10SM!

[@FreePilotTraining]

😆

[@Xxfireman024xX]

Brouillard means mist (BR) or fog in French. I guess they don’t distinguish the two. Fumée means smoke (FU). Grêle means hail (GR). As for the other weird ones, idk how they came up with them

[@FreePilotTraining]

Very interesting! I didn’t know that. Thanks for the comment.

[@TenMinuteTrips]

I guess we have to thank the French for many of our aviation terminologies. Aileron means “little wing” or “fin.” Fuselage, from the French fusele, meaning “spindle-shaped.” Empennage, from the French verb empenner, which means “to feather an arrow.” (Source: Wikipedia, naturally!) Thanks for the other information, Willybots. Very interesting.

[@WeathermanMilSim]

so we use BR to indicate mist and FG for fog. In weather, while they are basically the same, FG only appears if vis drops below 5/8sm.

[@xavierlopez7273]

no to forget the usual ones: Mayday : "M'aidez".....or Pan... "Panne" it's funy because here in France people complain there are too many english words in aviation !! :-)

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@xavierlopez7273 😂 I bet they do

[@myyouth6864]

@13:42, why is it completely made by the machine while I still see AO2 there in the line?

[@ardalangharagozli5502]

I'm looking for a video that would help me learn how to decode a GFA, I watched your other video that briefly touched on GFA map, but did;t go into details.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Continue the playlist. I’m not sure which video it is, but it’s in there

[@robert_iadanza]

Thank God for ForeFlight

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol

[@stephenstead6333]

I wish this man was my trainer

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@sir-jj3552]

Might look like a dinosaur but fair go seriously, on the inside I think I’m 30 something, had a good chuckle. Love your channel, thank you.

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 Thank you so much! It’s fun to catch folks off guard with a good laugh sometimes

[@dreameater3245]

The General Forcast 15:44

[@marcellocicchini152]

haha... I love baby rain thing. Most abbreviations are coming from Latin. BR might stand for BRINA which in Italian means mist.

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 gotta keep it fun. Lol that’s cool! I didn’t know that

[@marcellocicchini152]

@@FreePilotTraining I love your videos!!! I'm going through my private pilot training. Missing my long cross-country. Having trouble understanding radio communications but I'll get there.

[@nuttincowboy9430]

According to lounge legend the odd letters in the weather code date back to the early days of aviation and they stand for th French name of the phenomenon. Hit me up sometime for where "gaffer" and "grip" come from. 👍

[@FreePilotTraining]

Super interesting. Thank you!

[@dmacnet]

It turns out that BR and many of the other mysterious METAR abbreviations are French, according to the web page of CFI Darren Smith. After calling up a bunch of weather bureas, he came up with this legend: BR Mist "Brume" PO Dust/Sand Whirls "poussiere" MI Shallow "mince" FU Smoke "fumée" GR Hail "grêle" GS Small Hail or Snow Pellets "gresil"

[@johnopalko5223]

🎵 Baby Rain, Baby Rain 🎵 😃 Seriously, though, if anyone is wondering how ICAO came up with FU, BR, GR, etc., it helps to know French. The ICAO is headquartered in Montreal, after all. And, strictly speaking, mist is more of a baby fog than a baby rain. If the visibility is less than 5/8 of a statute mile, it's fog, otherwise, it's mist.

[@FreePilotTraining]

😆 classic! That’s very interesting. I had no idea that’s where those came from and great point on the fog. I actually didn’t know that! Thanks for the comment!

[@Slimothy]

8:23 lmao 🤣

[@MrZhefish]

py = pby catalina = water sprays when take off and land 🙂

[@johnnybigpotato2404]

I tell my wife to wait a minute, I am learning important stuff here! Then you sing Baby Rain... THANKS BRO! LOL ;)

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 that’s how it works lol

[@Romanellochw]

If the airport you are at has a pattern altitude of 1,000 ft but you've got a ceiling at 800 ft would that be considered marginal VFR, Marginal IFR or just IFR since you can't climb high enough to reach traffic pattern altitude?

[@FreePilotTraining]

It would technically be IFR at that point

[@Hhhhh12864]

Hi, I wanna start out and say thank you for creating this channel. However can you explain a question I have. On timestamp 12:00 to 12:20 you said this was eligible for vfr, however I thought the minimum is 1000 agl and min of 3sm. But it was 700 agl and 7 sm so I thought it couldn’t be vfr. Hopefully that makes sense and you can clear some doubts I have.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! Great question! What you are referring to is often called Basic VFR and it only applies to class B,C,D and E airspace goes to the surface (Far 91.157) Airports in Class G at the surface are only subject to 1 coc in most situations. Should you take off with ceilings less than 1,000 feet at these airports? It might not be smart, but it can be legal.

[@marktruesdale2613]

Lesson 40. Time 11:53 into the video. Metar for KLCQ. 7sm is ok for VFR and so is bkn ceiling of 120. But if I got-ra and 15/15 for temp and deposit, I'm sorry but I'm not going up.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol, yeah, probably not the best VFR weather there. I’ve flown in some pretty sketchy VFR conditions with the military, and it’s not too much fun

[@marktruesdale2613]

@@FreePilotTraining i thought that was nice of you to reply.

[@azriel1595]

How did you get 8:53pm from 0153z? I’m confused even after watching your Zulu time video

[@FreePilotTraining]

The time zone I’m in is 5 hours earlier than Zulu

[@aminechouad7796]

8:10 then a legend was born .......

[@FreePilotTraining]

😆

[@aminechouad7796]

@@FreePilotTraining man , that was epic , you got a subscriber from Morocco🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@aminechouad7796 😆 thanks! Welcome to the community

[@aminechouad7796]

@@FreePilotTraining Thanks man , your courses are amazing , but that song at the end almost killed me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂

[@ethanmalet9321]

BR is Brouillard, meaning Mist in French. Could be why. But yes it’s really inconsistent with the rest of the terms

[@FreePilotTraining]

Very interesting!

[@snoober6690]

now I will definitely never forgot what BR is

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 mission accomplished

[@shawnneichelberger6293]

Would the TAF for LAX be 28hours? 24 hours plus 4?

[@FreePilotTraining]

You are correct. I messed that up there. They can span as much as 30 hours, but LAX is only 28 hours in this example

[@shawnneichelberger6293]

@@FreePilotTraining no worries all good. Thanks for all you do.

[@danielfortin5096]

Even though you probably have already have found out. I want to let you know that gr, fu, and br are in relation to the french name of those phénomenas gr( grèle) hail, fu is fumée or smoke and br (brume) or mist. Got no Fn clue about the py either though!

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂

[@camsmeltzer9388]

LOL. Perhaps the baby rain will put out the tent fire! lol

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂

[@camsmeltzer9388]

@@FreePilotTraining Now it’s stuck in my head!

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂

[@svr5423]

I find it very strange to indicate where the wind comes from. I find it more natural to indicate where the particles are flowing to. But I guess it's the same with electricity. Electrons flow from minus to plus, yet we treat it the other way around in theoretical calculations. So there is a "technical wind direction" opposed to the natural direction of the gas.

[@FreePilotTraining]

I believe they do that because it makes it easier to pick a runway. If winds are 180/3 I pick runway 18 and that makes sense. I said it to be funny, but the army really does report the wind direction in “to” sometimes when we do airdrops. We have to clarify all the time because that can mess up our calculations

[@WeathermanMilSim]

@@FreePilotTraining thats exactly why they do it

[@_miguel_tenorio]

Can I find “Baby rain” on iTunes?

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 maybe I should put it on there

[@josephadams4629]

Py should be spray and pray

[@fredmartin3919]

PY stand for '''pray''. Like in spray and pray. Shoutout to my fellow gamers out there, that's how I'll remember it and maybe you will too!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Love it. Thanks!

[@molobo1]

Very good educational video. Do your self a favor though save the singing for the shower😂

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 thank you! The acoustics really bring out the baby rain

[@azyyahwallace]

BABBBBYYYY RAINNNNNN

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂

[@redletters2104]

At 3 minutes in, you discuss Zulu time and say you are 5 hours plus; Is 0153 not 1:53 am? If it is 1:53 am, plus 5, wouldn't that make it 6:53 am rather than 8:53 pm? What am I missing here??

[@FreePilotTraining]

I misspoke there. Zulu for me is plus five. Local would be minus 5. Sorry for the confusion

[@redletters2104]

Thanks for clarifying. Fantastic video by the way. Even though I already have my certificate, I enjoy keeping my knowledge base up to date with your easy to understand approach.

[@lpappas474]

What I use to remember BC is bad clothes and bad clothes require patches.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol. That’s a good one

[@sujimichi]

PY is for Spray and Pray!! 😂😂

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol. Love it

[@mikecammarano7901]

It's blurry and I can't understand it ?

[@FreePilotTraining]

Sorry about that. You may have your video quality turned down

[@smhmusic]

Wow! Have you been taking singing lessons? You should!

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 maybe I should! Lol

[@kimberlywentworth9160]

Great video but keep your day job in regards to baby rain. Ha ha.

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 thanks!

[@jackdawson6106]

A bunch of Chinese? I laughed 🤣 Currently getting my PPL in Malawi

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol thought that would be funny

[@friendhui4320]

Dinosaur 🦕 reporting for duty 😎

[@AirstripBum]

If that word is too hard, just say it like some do in the south. "meter-logical The meter-logical r'port. And yeah, ah got whiskey. Heh heh..."

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂

[@10thGenOutdoors]

Its a Shame Aviation Community doesn't DUMP standard units of measure all together and just go Metric... what a relief that would be!

[@kevincaruthers5412]

G.I. Joe!

[@FreePilotTraining]

😆

[@chuckmartin5773]

SLP143 T00780006 ??

[@FreePilotTraining]

Not sure what that code at the end is, but SLP143 stands for Sea Level pressure. Add 10 to digits less than 500 and 9 if they are over 500. The last number is a decimal. In this example, your QNH is 1014.3 MB

[@aviatortrucker6285]

PU- Think of spray as the cat spraying on you. What did he do, he P’d on U.

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 love it

[@user-zz4mi3hk7c]

Brainwashed by your singing "baby rain ~~", though the video is super useful

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂