Understanding Weather - MzeroA Private Pilot Podcast

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you! Weather is probably the biggest struggle for student pilots working on their wings!

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

So true! Thanks for watching!

[@Daniele-Imberti]

Thank you J… today I learned something… as always with your videos!

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching, Daniele!

[@4rnrhvy994]

This was so nuanced in such a useful way. Thanks Jason!

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Glad we could help! Thanks for watching!

[@Ellexis]

Hi Jason! It has been awhile and hope all is well with you and the family, including the critters! 💕 Here’s a question for you; What effect does flying through smoke (such as from the wildfires) have on aspirated engines? Additionally, the same question but in regards to volcanic ash? When the eruption of Saint Mount Helens volcano occurred in 1980, I was on a rather long cross country and I asked a controller why all the haze, and that was his reply. I was no where near that part of the country but weather had carried ash to the Midwest. When I arrived to my home airport, I had ash on the leading edges and even in the rims of my sunglasses. Many thanks for your insights and good to see you on Ken’s Channel as well!

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Hi Ellexis! Thanks for your comment! Flying through severe volcanic ash can be damaging to aircraft engines. In fact, in 1982, British Airways Flight 9 suffered a quadruple engine failure after flying through volcanic ash! While technically jet engines can survive through some smoke like from forest fires, it's best to avoid it all together in our small GA airplanes! Flying around in our Cessna 172, we don't have the same air filtration capability as a jetliner and can't filter it out for our engine or our cabin. Besides the intake in the engine, we in the cabin could suffer from hypoxia. I hope this helps!

[@hendersona49]

No lie..flew once in less than 10SM....Prior to departing spoke with lead CFI he said its pretty foggy to the Southeast. So I'm just going up for fun... departed to the North...and it was like a moving circle around me I could not see pass (Guess) 6 miles despite weather ATIS saying 10SM...I turned around and just ran the pattern a few times and called it a day!

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Thanks for sharing your story, Adrian! Weather can change quick!

[@garob4995]

Im sitting at work putting mail labels on watching because a good pilot is always learning

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Awesome! Indeed they are!

[@ChadBrinkerhoff]

My first listen. Very impressed. Thanks for your passion for aviation.

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, Chad!

[@anzaamennanyaro7343]

Thoughtful

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Thanks for watching, Anzaamen!

[@christophermichaelson9050]

What a great video. Especially the "blessed day" part. :)

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, Christopher!

[@bill832]

Thank you!

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, Bill!

[@Deanjacob7]

Wanted to know if I ever get stuck in bad rain what should be my biggest concern is it carb ice is it the downdrafts both? What should be my main focus beside getting the hell out of there. Would I be in any dangerous of engine failure?

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Hi Dean! It would be advisable to turn on carb heat and leave the heavy rain as soon as possible. Airplane engines are designed to handle rain but very heavy rain can cause some consequences to small, piston aircraft. And, if the temperature drops down enough, you could even have Supercooled Water Droplets and that wouldn't be good in any way. Thanks for watching! Fly safe!

[@Deanjacob7]

@@MzeroAFlightTraining thank you🙏

[@tipprich]

Any chance this will come to Spotify?

[@hardwaybets]

In a word, this content is…excellent! Thank you so much for sharing this information. I am a Foreflight user and I just sim fly…bahahahaha. Learned something new today and I appreciate it. By any chance, do you know what the number that shows in a particular weather cell (in the middle) represents? Cloud tops? Thanks!

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Hi Carlos, thanks for watching! Glad we can help! Please reach out to [e-mail] with your question and we have a team of CFIs standing by to help! Fly safe!

[@jordanpenning6514]

Another great video , just a question regarding the personal minimums , how do you know how much to set ? For example I'm a private pilot flying a pa28 , how much crosswind should be my go or no go decision? Obviously we have the crosswind limits but I wouldnt want to fly anywhere near that.

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Hi Jordan! We invite you to watch this video where Jason talks specifically about personal minumums: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4CXpZ-qhcqKfpo Hope this helps! Thanks for watching!

[@Deanjacob7]

Just what I was looking for been struggling lately In Chicago summer predicting when it’ll start storming bc it seems like the charts and weather observations I look at always predicts them way sooner and I end up calling flights off to early

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Glad it could help! Thanks for watching, Dean!

[@anastasiat.9275]

This was a great listening video…learnt quite a bit on how to better understand the weather on Foreflight! Thanks! Any updates on the Mastery Book that I ordered beginning of this year?? My emails remain “undeliverable”. Anybody else having the same issue?

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Hi Anastasia! Please reach out to us at [e-mail] and we can provide you with an update regarding the Aviation Mastery book!

[@y_equals_mx_plus_c]

Hi, random question here: If a CFI at a GA flight school has got 3 stripes, does this mean they were a FO for an airline? And what does it mean if your CFI has 1 stripe or 2?

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Hello! In the airline industry, First Officers wear 3 stripes. Flight schools however each have their own way of doing things. 3 stripes may mean CFI and 4 could signify being a Check Airman or Chief Instructor. Like I said, each school is different so I would ask them directly. Thanks for watching!

[@y_equals_mx_plus_c]

@@MzeroAFlightTraining thanks for the reply 😀

[@captain_deadpoolcx7585]

I love u

[@whoanelly737-8]

Didn’t you go over the same thing like a year ago?

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Hello! During the month of August, we are bringing you our top-rated videos from the past two years. We hope you find the content useful! Thanks for watching!

[@branonlamphere9624]

I don’t even like driving in the rain

[@MzeroAFlightTraining]

Thanks for watching, Branon!