Somebody HELP with Aviation Weather??

[moving2vegas]

Slow down

"yeah but I am looking for places online to read up about TAF and METARS in plain english"

You were just there... now follow along....

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

2. Select METAR, TAF, ECT....

3. Click "Translated" format

4. buy a book and learn like the "pros"

 

[squale]

so you guys think that DUATS is the BEST source for aviation weather?

Even better than these?

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

 

[squale]

God help your instructors, you're going to go through a lot of them.

Go to the airport and sit in your airplane and learn where every switch and dohickee is with your eyes closed.

Bring your weather book too and read it.

I feel sorry for your CFI's

now why would you say that?

God help students if you are a CFI, people like you who take offense to questions should be assamed of themselves...

just my .02c

 

[cvsfly]

so you guys think that DUATS is the BEST source for aviation weather?

Even better than these?

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

Maybe not better for weather, but DUATS provides an official aviation weather briefing with Notices to Airman as well. Maybe these posts are better suited to the Training Forum.

 

[Mr. Cole]

Squale,

The reason I couldn't speak with you yesterday was because I was on the way to the airport, and yes the winds were certainly too much for a first ride. Actually, it was too rough for an IR student as well. It was my first flight in about a month and we went up to do some holding patterns. The entire ride going up to the VOR was rough , and after bumping our heads 2 or 3 times within a matter of seconds after we entered the hold, we decided to turn tail back to CDW, shoot the localizer approach, and called it a day. The shear on final was probably the worst I had flown in with airspeed fluctuations of about 10-15 kts.

But enough of that. I spoke with Alan and he told me that you came in on Sunday. As I thought he is totally booked up so I heard that you'll be flying with Warren. Give me a call and we'll chat some more. I agree with the others that you don't want to overwhelm yourself so early with too much information. Start on the weather gradually and as TB suggested, start watching the Weather Channel. The Jepp Manual will take you through the subject areas in such a way that things tie together nicely.

Dave

 

[squale]

Just wait and see, unless you sloooooow down and open a book you're going to drive all of your CFI's NNNNNUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Once UPS deliveries my books on MOnday I will open themm

 

[D_G]

You don't have to wait for UPS, the whole FAA weather manual is free online here, http://www.dauntless-soft.com/PRODUCTS/Freebies/Library/index-wxservices.html


Just about everything you need to study for a private ticket is available free online.

FAA Flight Training Handbook
http://www.dauntless-soft.com/PRODUCTS/Freebies/Library/index-flighttraining.html

FAA Pilot's Handbook Of Aeronautical Knowledge
http://www.dauntless-soft.com/PRODUCTS/Freebies/Library/index-aeronauticalknowledge.html

Airmans information manual
http://www.faa.gov/ATPUBS/AIM/

FAA-H-8083-27, Student Pilot Guide
http://av-info.faa.gov/data/traininghandbook/faa-h-8083-27.pdf

A lot of great downloadable books
http://afs600.faa.gov/srchFolder.asp?Category=traininghandbook

Regulations
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title14/14tab_02.tpl

STALL AND SPIN AWARENESS TRAINING
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulator...cular.nsf/0/a2fdf912342e575786256ca20061e343/$FILE/AC61-67C.pdf

http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulator...7588D5F6A4C9E39686256A03006E13A2?OpenDocument

http://www.faa.gov/regulations/index.cfm

http://registry.faa.gov/amquery.asp

http://www.thecfi.com/

http://www.faa.gov/ATPUBS/LID/A_TO_Z.htm

Digital VFR Charts
http://aviationtoolbox.org/raw_data/FAA_sectionals/current/

http://aviationtoolbox.org/raw_data/FAA/sectionals/current/Terminal-Area-Charts/

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

 

[squale]

wow.. thanks for all the links.. I will check them out