WINDS ALOFT and Other XC Weather Charts EXPLAINED (PPL Lesson 41)

How to read the Winds Aloft tables, Aviation Surface Forecasts, and Aviation Cloud Forecasts. I also explain how to use www.aviationweather.gov. This is the National Weather Services Website for Pilots. I also discuss AIRMETS and much more! This is Private Pilot Ground lesson 41! This training is intended to follow the aeronautical knowledge areas in Part 61.105 section b for single engine aircraft.
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[@keerthanakishore7085]

This is the best video on "official source of weather" I have come across so far for those of us who are preparing for the Checkride and rely mostly on Foreflight weather reports.

[@FreePilotTraining]

I really appreciate your comment! It makes it so motivating to keep creating videos like this! Foreflight is awesome, but it can definitely bite you in the butt if you rely on it too much.

[@sendwhat]

Thanks for the great video!

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@sendwhat you’re welcome!

[@stevenmason9299]

Thank you for this video. I asked my CFI to go over these weather products and she glossed right over them in just a couple of minutes. By time I got home I’d forgotten most of what I was taught.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! I have to admit. It’s pretty boring to teach these in detail to every student. That’s one of the big reasons I started this channel. I can have a student watch the video, and we can have a discussion afterwards.

[@Mauxsolo]

Well, i've just learned two important things. 1st this is by far the absolute best presentation on weather. 2nd i need to get a FULL refund 😩 for my so call "ground school". Well done Captain 👏

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much!

[@outsideclips4068]

This is super helpful for studying for my oral exam!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Awesome!

[@masonicmoth]

Cirrus clouds may (probably) indicate an impending change in weather (often to more stormy than current). Thank you for these videos, very helpful.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@NiveK0510]

Sir, I cant thank you enough. You've been immensely helpful to my training with all your videos. I just solo'd on Thursday (what a day... I still cant believe it. haha.), and I ran the pattern today at the local airport by myself today so the next step is xc planning and flight. Again, thank you for all the content and knowledge. SEEYA!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! And congrats on that solo! So glad I could help!

[@aeros39]

6:43 small correction; extract 2 degrees as you go up for every 1000 feet

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks for that!

[@azcountry6064]

Fantastic job CPT. Very well explained.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! I appreciate that

[@rasim81]

Thank you so much for so much for sharing this video. My check ride is coming soon and this was really helpful!!!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@davewilliams9948]

Great information! Wish I had watched this months ago.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@piper0428]

Very well presented! Learning has taking place!💦👨‍🎓

[@FreePilotTraining]

Awesome! So glad you found this helpful!

[@pilotxander]

I’m taking my ppl check ride soon and your videos have helped me so much throughout my training thank you !

[@FreePilotTraining]

Good luck! Let me know how it goes!

[@pilotxander]

@@FreePilotTraining passed on the first try today thank you for all your videos helped soooo much !

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@pilotxander congratulations!

[@cesarquintana9034]

EXCELLENT VIDEO. Good refresher.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you!

[@MakylaHammer]

Would you consider making an updated version now that the aviation weather website has since been changed in the areas gone over in this video? Love your channel and have used it immensely in studying for my private pilot checkride!

[@FreePilotTraining]

I need to! I have a few other videos that need to come first though

[@magueyguate]

Awesome.! Keep it up i failed my check ride and quit flying. But I am still learning thanks for your videos.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’ll get there! Just keep up the hard work!

[@Useless-information]

Great video I I saved it so I can watch it from time to time incase I forget something and I see your sound is a little better in your newer videos. I wish you could go back through and make this one again because it is really low, even with my volume turned all the way up in my head phones. And yes, I’ve tried different speakers lol.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much! Yes, I intend to remake a lot of my earlier videos. I will try to add this one to the list that needs to be remastered. Thanks!

[@guido.demedici]

Really good and very helpful video

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@john9663]

Excellent video on a very important topic and the readily available resources that our taxpayer dollars pay for. Looking forward to your next video. The topics you choose are right on the money. Keep up the good work.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much John! I appreciate that!

[@keithhoward9238]

Another great video

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks Keith!

[@keeganbreaker2967]

Lot of good info here!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks Keegan

[@Fly_The_Sky]

You want to know if there are Cirrus clouds in the area mainly because those are made up of ice crystals and could potential be a problem? That is the best answer I got for you.

[@FreePilotTraining]

This is actually a very good answer because I’ve crystal icing has become a concern in recent years. This has caused a few jet engines to surge and ultimately fail. But the reason I mentioned it in the video is that cirrus clouds can indicate that the air is very stable. This can help you determine the weather you’re going to have

[@solkjaer34278]

Bro, thank you for taking your time making these videos and thank you for your service, Cpt from another vet. Were you downrange there?!? As a new CFI, I can honestly say I have learnt so much in this and the wx basics videos than I did in my short aviation career. I will definitely use your videos as a resource and direct my students to them. Will you please do a video on how to navigate the aviation weather center website and what to look for and how to decipher different charts on there. Not only am I interested in it but want to send all my students to them since I want to be a career instructor. Again, thank you so very much for making these and your service to this great country!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! That’s awesome! Glad these videos helped you out! I went into quite a bit more detail on the weather site in my other videos on aviation weather

[@solkjaer34278]

@@FreePilotTraining You talking about this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2XIenqAp9Onjsk

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@solkjaer34278 that’s a good video, but I most of the website stuff is in lesson 42 and a few other lessons after that. Don't Trust the Weatherman? Check these before you go FLY (PPL Lesson 42) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHmsgaKjnrGpj8k

[@osayandeaikhionbare1636]

thanks for another informative video. What do you use to record your pilot/headset audio?

[@FreePilotTraining]

I originally bought this cable www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilotStore/sep/11806?gclid=Cj0KCQiAorKfBhC0ARIsAHDzsltAJp_vB3bTzYrE8OOpHFbu47XoVnRdiSyTV3Xn_2ds_0nmIL113YkaAgGLEALw_wcB to plug in directly to my GoPros, but GoPros really like to overheat in the cockpit. A few months ago, I bought this audio recording device www.amazon.com/Digital-Voice-Recorder-Lectures-Meetings/dp/B084KQMH6V/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=1ZQG28ZIVD4AE&keywords=audio+recording+device&qid=1676466337&sprefix=audio+record%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=AQ1GO4ZRYD98S&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzUzJLOVlXRkRLUlJCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODI5OTUzMlVUSE81WkJDMzEyUCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzQxMzQyMUZFMU5CQlhGSjk5MSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX3Bob25lX3NlYXJjaF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl and the main cord plus into it and I haven’t had a single issue since. If a go pro overheats, I can use the rest of my cameras and I haven’t lost my audio

[@YoungPapiOfficial]

Bro you are a life saver! I understand everything in this video. I owe you my life. When I become a pilot imma donate 500 bucks to you for stocks. Lol

[@FreePilotTraining]

Awesome! So glad I could help!

[@fasstford5272]

Thanks Man!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@akrammy9251]

THANK YOU so very much

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@zandrawerenko5698]

Thanks!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thank you for the Super Thanks!

[@fasstford5272]

Thanks again bro

[@FreePilotTraining]

No problem!

[@marklindsey1995]

For the winds aloft chart, no winds are forecasted within 1,500' of station elevation, and no temperatures are forecasted within 2,500' AGL of station elevation.

[@mojo7618]

Do you recommend accelerated ifr, if so what do you recommend to prepare ?

[@FreePilotTraining]

I am honestly not the best to recommend courseware for your IFR rating. My IFR training came from the military, eventually I will have IFR courseware, but I’m still a ways out from that.

[@mojo7618]

@@FreePilotTraining that kinda reminds me when I discussed if getting my IFR rating before applying for the Air Force(didn’t end up applying) the AF recruiter told me that actually it may hurt the applicants chances because the military does IFR their own way. I wonder what are those significant differences and whether this guy was BSing. Thank you I am enjoying your content a lot

[@luc___5335]

2:45, is there a Europe version for this as well?

[@FreePilotTraining]

No there’s not. Sorry

[@kene8895]

Are you considering a video covering the new aviation weather center?

[@FreePilotTraining]

Eventually, but probably not for a while. I’ve got a lot of other videos I need to make first

[@ptyeueiiwjd]

I'm having a little bit of trouble understanding the Valid time. My winds aloft at KIND are saying current through (Valid) 031800z. And my for use times are 1400-2100z. If the valid through time ends at 1800z and its now 1913z I cant use these numbers anymore because they are invalid. correct? But no new report has replaced it so what gives here?

[@FreePilotTraining]

No problem. That’s fine. They’re just saying that starting at 1800z, these are the winds you can expect. Those would be fine to use at 1913. Just keep in mind, the farth you get away from those times, the less accurate those are

[@ptyeueiiwjd]

@FreePilotTraining ok so if valid time is a representation of winds i can expect at 1800z, if I fly at 1400z (beginning of the For Use time), I should expect the numbers to be less accurate? However MORE accurate if I flew at 1800z? And again, less accurate of I flew at 2100z?

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@ptyeueiiwjd yes

[@ptyeueiiwjd]

Gotcha! Thanks for answering! (:

[@snoober6690]

Do you ever use the GFA tool?

[@FreePilotTraining]

I don’t, but it’s a very handy tool

[@AlanTheBest97]

Can you explain TAS? I'm always confused when sould I use it.

[@FreePilotTraining]

This is kinda a long video on using the E6-B, but it explains TAS and when we use it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmmyg3qEa9-Npck the explanation starts about 6:45

[@AlanTheBest97]

@@FreePilotTraining thank you, I'm loving your channel and getting ready for my checkride. Greetings from Brazil. You could do some videos on taildraggers, here people have been just recently using the C152 172 or Cherokees for instruction since they are very expensive here, still a good 30% of students start on the taildraggers.

[@jacmwo9865]

#freepilottraning For converting gusting during landing we take the gusting speed and deduct the wind speed then divide by half and the half you add up to the approche speed given to aircraft you're flying to avoid bieng Brown out of the runway position. Eg let's say you're fly cirrus 22 with given approche speed of 86knot wich full flaps and the wind is 33510G24 therefore I will just deduct the 10 wind speed from 24 which is gust giving us 14 then take ½ which 7 and add to the approaching speed above of 86knot giving final approche speed of 86+7 =93knots. NB,Not yet a pilot but studying on my own #Freepilottraining Am ready to be corrected if am wrong.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Yep. I do the same thing

[@kasm10]

Your graphic for lapse rate shows temp going up with altitude was that intentional @6:45 min

[@FreePilotTraining]

Nope. That’s a mistake in the video. Good catch

[@kasm10]

@@FreePilotTraining ok np thought could be illustrating a temp inversion or something. Love your content. Also partnering with Seth is great. Take care baby rain

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@kasm10 thanks! I hope to make lots more with him!

[@myyouth6864]

At 6:47, I thought that the temperature is dropped 2 degree for each 1000'??

[@FreePilotTraining]

Looks like I did that backwards. Thanks for the comment

[@LordBEAN]

Would you ever do a video on the new aviation weather website design?;)

[@FreePilotTraining]

I would like to. Might be a while though

[@LordBEAN]

@@FreePilotTraining Understood! I found a great video that helped me out in the meantime. Can I post it here for you guys to check out?

[@gtm624]

I picked up a pair of flying eyes at sun n fun. I absolutely LOVE them!

[@FreePilotTraining]

They’re awesome aren’t they?

[@gtm624]

@@FreePilotTraining I’m a cheap fishing sunglasses from Walmart kind of guy. They end up in the lake, scratched lost damaged etc. I had to deal with horrible pain in my skull from regular sun glasses. 30 min short flight is fine. But after 2 hours I’m sore into the next day from the glasses. These flying eyes are so light you don’t even realize they are there. And so much more comfortable with a headset. What I do like vs buying a cheap pair is they warranty them even if I scratch or break them. I can’t give up my cheap sunglasses for daily use. I recommend them for anyone even if you don’t fly. But mine are strictly for flying. After I wore them for the week at sun n fun that is. Lol.

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@gtm624 I was surprised as well. I’m pretty skeptical, but they are awesome

[@philipholmsvendsen985]

Hi - anyone who knows where to find these stats for Europe airspace?

[@FreePilotTraining]

I actually don’t. Sorry. Hopefully someone else will know the answer for you

[@mikecoffee100]

This wasn't a long and winded video but a good one.

[@TheMatrixgod]

Did they change this web page?

[@FreePilotTraining]

Unfortunately, yes.

[@TheMatrixgod]

wow and then they dont show like they use to,only 24 hr advance,no high low@@FreePilotTraining

[@husainakbar4593]

The best ever, don’t need to spend money for ground school

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much!

[@theapplefooler4656]

sound is very low

[@FreePilotTraining]

Sorry about that

[@alex14franklin]

What happens if the half the barb is red and half the barb is black, plus a half red barb? Does that mean you add the two half red barbs together to get a gust factor plus 10?

[@FreePilotTraining]

I probably should have explained that better. Add all the black barbs first. That’s your base wind. If half of its black, then that portion is 5 knots. Then take the reds and add them to the black to get your peak gusts. Does that make sense?

[@alex14franklin]

@@FreePilotTraining ah yes thank you I appreciate the feedback!

[@adityamohanty4111]

❤️❤️❤️

[@fasstford5272]

Yes we need a video to teaching us how to read pireps, because you don’t have enough to do 😂

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol, you got it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHmsgaKjnrGpj8k

[@marsisflat8888]

1000th like!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Awesome! It’s crazy that it’s gotten so many!

[@zwfly]

Looks like NWS just completely redesigned the aviation interface

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol, of course they did

[@snoober6690]

airmet sierra = see. i can't see anything in this airmet sierra

[@FreePilotTraining]

That’s a good one!

[@jonathonmalec5740]

great vid but standard lapse rate is reversed

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you. I like to make mistakes for some reason lol

[@jonathanchan9832]

when my instructor explains halfway and goes, " Oh you can check some KZbin videos" And I watch one video here and get everything I need...I should be paying you instead dude

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol. Thanks man. That’s the whole reason I started this channel. I wanted to direct students to KZbin but there was no channel where I could get all the content in one spot.

[@user-cm8mg9bz8p]

Airmet Sierra S = Sight…..

[@FreePilotTraining]

Love it

[@ashlynholter1883]

Hello, sir! I love the content you provide and happened upon it, but did want to let you know it is likely to be a violation of AFI 36-2903, para 1.4.6 and 1.4.7 to do advertisements in your Air Force uniform in furtherance of a business, personal or not (i.e. the flying eyes commercial where you are in OCPs, and this may specifically create an image of federal endorsement for the company, which we cannot do). If you have questions, you should contact your servicing Legal Office. Additionally, having a donation link in your profile could create and issue as well. (Source: I am a current paralegal in the USAF on Active Duty)

[@FreePilotTraining]

I appreciate your feedback. I was deployed while making this video. I actually checked with PA to make sure it was ok, and they said it would be fine. I don’t like to wear the uniform in my videos, but there weren’t many options at the time I made this. If I get told to take down this video, I will, but it will be at the cost of everyone who watches these training at absolutely zero cost and I don’t know when I’ll have time to replace it.

[@ashlynholter1883]

@FreePilotTraining nothing against the PA team you went to, but I have a sneaking suspicion that they were incorrect in that providing you that advice. Like I said, I would take the clip into your local legal office to ask. I would physically show an attorney the video, not just describe it because I can see how there may be room for misinterpretation. I understand taking the video down may come at the cost of the education for others, and that's unfortunate, but it's best to err on the side of safety so as to not misrepresent the Air Force and the federal government.

[@The1320master]

👍

[@jordanbrosch5378]

Great video, but your audio mixing is terrible. I have to turn up my audio way too loud to hear you but then your sound effects or other video clips blow me out of the water.

[@FreePilotTraining]

I’m really sorry about that. I’m not sure why I keep having issues with that

[@cubs56698489]

I really like all your videos and have learned a lot from them. However, you shouldn't be selling some product wearing a military uniform. If it isn't illegal, which I think it is, it is at least kind of a cheap way of establishing credibility. We all already know you fly big planes for the AF. Did you check with any JAG officer in your unit before publishing this? I just know I was in both active duty and national guard army units some years ago and we would have been blown up for trying to sell a commercial product in uniform. I don't think the regs have changed.

[@FreePilotTraining]

I appreciate your feedback. I don’t like to do it either, but I was on a deployment, and didn’t have much of a choice. I did talk to PA and they said I was fine as long as I followed some rules.

[@cubs56698489]

@Free Pilot Training thanks for your response. It is true that you didn't imply that DOD or USAF were endorsing the glasses. Anyway thanks for making these videos. I only fly in MSFS but have gotten much better and knowledgeable from watching.

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@cubs56698489 I really appreciate comments like this though. It will definitely help me make some different decisions in the future. O, and I’m hoping to do some MSFS stuff in the future. I know there’s a huge market there

[@ashlynholter1883]

@@FreePilotTraining I would consult with Legal on this one, PA may say it's okay but I think our attorney's will have a different interpretation

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@ashlynholter1883 ok, well, I took a look at the video and it was a pretty easy clip to cut out. It might take a few hours to update to show that segment removed, but it should be fine now. I do appreciate your input. I had no intentions on breaking any rules.

[@ClaireDalNogare]

Greetings CPT, I definitely appreciate your straight to the point videos. Nonetheless, I am disappointed to see you use the uniform for personal gain by shilling products.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you. And I do appreciate your candor. That was definitely not the intent, and I’m only in uniform because I was on a deployment when I made this one. Sometimes you don’t have much of a choice.

[@solkjaer34278]

And what is wrong with him doing so?

[@ashlynholter1883]

It creates an appearance of federal endorsement of the flying eyes brand which he cannot do. It's potentially a violation of an AFI and ethical regulations.@@solkjaer34278

[@shawnnance3670]

Again with the flying eyes. I think we all know those things are garbage.

[@FreePilotTraining]

I haven’t had an issue with mine

[@shawnnance3670]

200 dollars for injection molded glasses that you can get on zenni for 20.00 is obsurd. They're walmart quality glasses, and you know it. I work for an airline, and I'm in the crew room with professional pilots everyday, none of them are wearing that crap. Look me in the face and tell me that mass produced made in China plastic glasses are better than randolphs.... not hardly.