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Thank you! This helped a lot. EDIT: Also I'm American so, for any other American viewers, visibility will usually be spoken as 1-0 for 10 miles, or the number correlating to the mile mark. 0-0 will usually be but not limited to 'no visibly'. Normally in that case, you wouldn't be cleared anyways, unless ATC has confidence in their radar and your abilities.
I will base all these lessons under ICAO rules but some FAA stuff can also be taught of course. I told about the QNH but forgot about the 10SM or Statute Miles used over there. Thanks :)
This content is superb and so nice which is perfectly fit to me in training of airline FO. Thank you Sir! Your contents including other lessons & ATC recs are all precious gems!
This channel is awesome! It is both entertaining and educational. Thank you for pointing me to this video. I really appreciate the work you put into sharing this information.
Thank you for a very detailed and comprehensive video on Metar decode. I am getting ready to prepare for my FAA knowledge exam. Is it necessary to memorize every single code? For practice, I have been reading the METARs for my local airports and many of these codes never show up in the METAR. Im just wondering if it's necessary to memorize all the codes for the exam or do they let you use a table to decode metars during the exam?
Thankyou VASAviation A very good video,and you explained it perfectly, but I would have to watch it over and over to be able to understand it all.As a matter of interest,do pilots have to know all this?
Thank you Agnes. Understading METAR and TAF (will be explained soon) is very important for pilots and controllers. It's the actual weather report of an airport and will tell you important data of what you will encounter.
Meteorologists don't comply to aviation rules. So it can be true north for wind. It is not clear to me. I think I heard sometimes "magnetic" after wind. May be they reajusted it. The same with american miles for visibility. They will be not nautical, bit statute. You live in zero declination area, but if we think worldwide then... Also I heard "If you read it, it's true. If you hear it, it's magnetic."
Magnetic on the ground, true in high altitudes. The explanation is that the wind you want to know on ground is because it's gonna affect you on takeoff or landing. Runways are based on magnetic headings so better have winds based on magnetics as well. If surface winds were on true heading, we'd have to calculate the difference ourselves.
Good day, could you explain, what six digits (190055) in the runway information mean. METAR: ULLI 051800Z 31007MPS 9999 SCT022CB BKN043 10/06 Q1002 R28L/190055 NOSIG , thanks
It's runway condition. Those six numbers represent: (1) type of deposit (damp), (9) extent of contamination (from 51% to 100%), (00) depth of deposit (less than 1mm) and (55) Braking action (55%)
You mic is not very clear this time, too much echo. ICAO Annex 3 do have more definitions about those WX report like when it will be coded as VRB, Gust, MIFG.
That's good enough for private. If you check Annex 3, there is more about how they averaging, and reporting. Like the winds for routine and special report and for wind displays in ATS units are averaged value for last 2 minutes, but for METAR and SPECI it's 10min. VRB for METAR and SPECI is when total variation is 180 degree or more for the past 10min. Too many video for decoding wx. I just think u can do more to be more competitive. the REAL ATC is really good in your channel! Really good for Airline company to use to teach their new pilot! GOOD JOB!
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VASAviation - thank you man i really appreciate it
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Do "How to read Approach Plates"
How about how to read aeronautical chart
i think this is the best video on UA-cam explaining METAR
That means a lot to me! Glad to be of help :D
Agreed - well put together.
It’s a really great video, really complete but you can put examples of every part of the Metar to make it complete !!!! Thank you for the video
Yes it is.. I like it🥰
I think the only thing missing is the "now try it yourself" section with tricky examples. But otherwise, great tutorial!
I thought of that at the end... didn't do it finally. I will add that section in the TAF lesson :)
Thank you! This helped a lot.
EDIT: Also I'm American so, for any other American viewers, visibility will usually be spoken as 1-0 for 10 miles, or the number correlating to the mile mark. 0-0 will usually be but not limited to 'no visibly'. Normally in that case, you wouldn't be cleared anyways, unless ATC has confidence in their radar and your abilities.
I will base all these lessons under ICAO rules but some FAA stuff can also be taught of course. I told about the QNH but forgot about the 10SM or Statute Miles used over there. Thanks :)
Best explanation I have ever seen about METAR! Thumbs up!
Thank you, my pleasure! :)
That is the BEST video about METAR! Thank you a lot guys!!
Glad you liked it!
Simply the BEST video about METAR! Thank you so much, sir!!
We appreciate your effort
This content is superb and so nice which is perfectly fit to me in training of airline FO. Thank you Sir! Your contents including other lessons & ATC recs are all precious gems!
This channel is awesome! It is both entertaining and educational. Thank you for pointing me to this video. I really appreciate the work you put into sharing this information.
The best video as an aviation student i can understand and this is the best explanation ever with example ✈️✈️
Thank you for a very detailed and comprehensive video on Metar decode. I am getting ready to prepare for my FAA knowledge exam. Is it necessary to memorize every single code? For practice, I have been reading the METARs for my local airports and many of these codes never show up in the METAR. Im just wondering if it's necessary to memorize all the codes for the exam or do they let you use a table to decode metars during the exam?
Hello. Yes, it is mandatory to know all codes although some of them are very rare to see. They are asked in exams.
Fantastic job, thank you very much.
Great quality video 😇
Thank you very much for sharing this important knowledge.Very helpful indeed.
Thanks for watching
I would appreciate if you posted more content especially on stability. I am at my ppl level and I am finding it a tall order to understand.
Really great explanation. Thank you.
Mesmerizing. I think I’ll stick to driving my F-150.
Muy buen video! Por fin entiendo los METARS!!
Me alegro :)
I just realized the difference between VV and ceiling. thank you.
My pleasure! :D
ayyye, do more videos like these!!
I'll sure do! :D
High quality video!
Great video! Thank you!
You made my day ( Thank you Very MUCH !!! )
METARs in US are issued once every hr unless SPECI conditions are met
Good to know :)
ThatWasSexyPit also in Chile
Also in Canada
Hats off!
There was a full series of ppl theroy videos on youtubee nearly a complete course now i can not find it,where i can find it?
Thankyou VASAviation A very good video,and you explained it perfectly, but I would have to watch it over and over to be able to understand it all.As a matter of interest,do pilots have to know all this?
Thank you Agnes. Understading METAR and TAF (will be explained soon) is very important for pilots and controllers. It's the actual weather report of an airport and will tell you important data of what you will encounter.
They do
Nice
Meteorologists don't comply to aviation rules. So it can be true north for wind. It is not clear to me. I think I heard sometimes "magnetic" after wind. May be they reajusted it. The same with american miles for visibility. They will be not nautical, bit statute. You live in zero declination area, but if we think worldwide then... Also I heard "If you read it, it's true. If you hear it, it's magnetic."
Magnetic on the ground, true in high altitudes. The explanation is that the wind you want to know on ground is because it's gonna affect you on takeoff or landing. Runways are based on magnetic headings so better have winds based on magnetics as well. If surface winds were on true heading, we'd have to calculate the difference ourselves.
So, wind direction in METAR is magnetic? Wikipedia doesn't say about that, but says that 090V150 is true north. I'm still not understand.
090V150 would be wind variable from east to south-east.
This will be good when I start doing mail runs from Independence Airport to Salem Municipal Airport
That is, if they even do that...
Thx man for lovely lesson i really now knows lots of thing thx again
My pleasure.
cool !!!
exellent video, thanks
Could you please come up with a video about understanding the UTC or Zulu. That would be helpful. BY THE WAY THIS VIDEO WAS WORTH WATCHING
What would you like to understand about UTC?
VASAviation - Probably how to convert the actual standard time
to zulu time
UTC, Zulu and GMT are constant. Just search for your timezone.
Big thanks
Good day, could you explain, what six digits (190055) in the runway information mean. METAR: ULLI 051800Z 31007MPS 9999 SCT022CB BKN043 10/06 Q1002 R28L/190055 NOSIG , thanks
It's runway condition. Those six numbers represent: (1) type of deposit (damp), (9) extent of contamination (from 51% to 100%), (00) depth of deposit (less than 1mm) and (55) Braking action (55%)
10/10 thanks dude ;)
Thank you for watching :D
I took an aviation weather services class and I still don't know how to decode the remarks section
Better have your 'cheat sheet' handy. It is those unusual codes that will make your life 'interesting'.
You mic is not very clear this time, too much echo. ICAO Annex 3 do have more definitions about those WX report like when it will be coded as VRB, Gust, MIFG.
I explained VRB, G and combination of weather.
That's good enough for private. If you check Annex 3, there is more about how they averaging, and reporting. Like the winds for routine and special report and for wind displays in ATS units are averaged value for last 2 minutes, but for METAR and SPECI it's 10min. VRB for METAR and SPECI is when total variation is 180 degree or more for the past 10min. Too many video for decoding wx. I just think u can do more to be more competitive. the REAL ATC is really good in your channel! Really good for Airline company to use to teach their new pilot! GOOD JOB!
Nice video, but vicibility isn't in kilometers is in SM statute miles
It is SM in the USA, but ICAO is meters.
thanks for explaining! :)