Intl. Flight Planning, specifically Puerto Rico

[VA AV8R]

I"m heading to San Juan in the morning from Virginia via KFXE. Everything seems straight foreward. I can't, outside of calling Miami FSS, find a source for winds aloft along my route of flight. Does anyone know where that data would be available on the internet? Thanks.

 

[svcta]

NOAA' ADDS site will get you at least as far as the D.R. Man, I love acronyms.

Then there only 150 miles or so left to go. Maybe even a little less.

http://adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov/winds/

Edit: Okay, so maybe more like a little less than 200 nautical left to go. What do you expect for free?

 

[I_Love_Lamp]

Puerto Rico isn't exactly international there, chief.

 

[VA AV8R]

Ok. I asked for help. If you don't have any relevant advice then shut your hole and go find something to do.

 

[svcta]

no kidding. Posts like that make this place such a labor at times.

 

[pilotpat]

We use mygdc.com. I don't think there's a charge for it unless you file a flight plan. It has all of the international stuff you'd like, including being able to plan the flight all the way up to filing...if you want to pay to file I think its like $40 or something. Just sign up, put the A/C performance in and oila!

As far as the knucklehead up there yacking and not answering...forgive him, he's flying a Dash 8.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[VA AV8R]

Thanks for the help. I used to fly a Dash 8 as well.

 

[pilotpat]

Just being a jerk about the Dash... Have fun in San Juan. I hear it can be fun!

 

[I_Love_Lamp]

As far as the knucklehead up there yacking and not answering...forgive him, he's flying a Dash 8.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Don't you have some coffee and ice to fetch?

 

[pilotpat]

Don't you have some coffee and ice to fetch?

Tons! It's morning and my bloody mary is quite needful and the coffee grinder broke.

 

[I_Love_Lamp]

Tons! It's morning and my bloody mary is quite needful and the coffee grinder broke.

Good to see it's all in good fun then.

 

[pilotpat]

Good to see it's all in good fun then.

The Transporter has his rules about riding in his car. My rule #1 is never take anything said on the internet ~ ESPECIALLY flightinfo.com ~ personally! Especially since the written word can be interpreted by the individual's mind who is reading it.

Now, back to task....did you get your international planning completed?

 

[XSWANN@240]

Ok. I asked for help. If you don't have any relevant advice then shut your hole and go find something to do.

Not for anything though the reply from "I Love Lamp" is true. Puerto Rico isn't really international. You will be talking to FAA ATC through out your whole trip including PR. You'll be operating under the US regulations as well.

I suggest using GDC, Universal, etc. for your flight planning. That way you will obtain all the information you need.

good luck.

 

[Guitar rocker]

Hey snow, seeing that your going to Puerto Rico, see if you can get your bird into Culebra. If yah make it in there without banging it up or it sounding expensive, head on down to Flamenco Beach and then off to Mamacitas for some delicious bushwackers......that beach is really nice.