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DVA5387
Captain, B737-800
Joined on January 02 2008
Online Double Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
Cleveland Heights, OH
463 legs, 1,129.1 hours
218 legs,
421.5 hours online 440 legs,
1,030.5 hours ACARS 19 legs,
38.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 12 2008 15:52 ET by Bill Roddick
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It occurred to me today that not everyone may realize that charts are published regularly which forecast winds aloft all over the world. Given that this may be the case, here are two links to the charts that would be helpful to most everyone here. At the very least, you can prepare yourself mentally for a 100kt headwind!
If you require an explanation on how to read them, feel free to ask and I'll gladly explain! If everyone already knows of these, my apologies for boring you
http://adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov/winds/
http://aviationweather.gov/products/swh/
Bill RoddickCaptain, B737-800
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DVA3611
Senior Captain, DC-6
OLP E-MAIL
Joined on October 09 2006
Events Century Club
Six Century Club
50 State Club
Online Seven Century Club
"If it works, don't fix it!" TX USA
881 legs, 2,043.7 hours
723 legs,
1,492.6 hours online 859 legs,
1,966.3 hours ACARS 163 legs,
384.0 hours event
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February 12 2008 20:42 ET by Martin Pettersson
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Thanks for the link! It will certainly help in deciding cruise altitude.
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DVA5387
Captain, B737-800
Joined on January 02 2008
Online Double Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
Cleveland Heights, OH
463 legs, 1,129.1 hours
218 legs,
421.5 hours online 440 legs,
1,030.5 hours ACARS 19 legs,
38.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 13 2008 09:41 ET by Bill Roddick
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I've received a few emails requesting a brief tutorial for these charts. I will create one and post it later this afternoon!
Bill RoddickCaptain, B737-800
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DVA3787
Senior Captain, CRJ-200
OLP
Joined on December 01 2006
Double Century Club
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
"Small planes don't make small brains" Western Europe
277 legs, 515.9 hours
204 legs,
397.0 hours online 244 legs,
456.2 hours ACARS 39 legs,
80.6 hours event
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February 13 2008 17:47 ET by Mark Salter
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I'll have to keep it in mind. They don't happen to have these for people flying online do they?
Mark SalterSenior Captain, CRJ-200
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DVA5387
Captain, B737-800
Joined on January 02 2008
Online Double Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
Cleveland Heights, OH
463 legs, 1,129.1 hours
218 legs,
421.5 hours online 440 legs,
1,030.5 hours ACARS 19 legs,
38.0 hours event
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February 17 2008 15:40 ET by Bill Roddick
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Alright, so I've been REALLY busy studying for a Med exam the last few days. I'll try to get a tutorial up today or tomorrow at the latest! Sorry guys.
Bill RoddickCaptain, B737-800
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DVA5857
Captain, B767-300
Joined on April 23 2008
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Stage 1 Jet Century Club
Quincentenary Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Northeastern United States
515 legs, 1,054.0 hours
502 legs,
1,022.2 hours online 513 legs,
1,050.8 hours ACARS 15 legs,
33.0 hours event
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May 26 2008 01:10 ET by Chuck Angle
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Does FS9 actually use the real world winds aloft? The messages seem to say that the program is accessing the nearest airport. I will check the real world winds aloft chart and the ND on my PMDG 737-800 next time I fly, although I don't know if that would be a valid check.
Chuck AngleCaptain, B767-300
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DVA3931
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP, COMM
Joined on January 19 2007
50 State Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
Burbank 500 Club
Eurocap Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"De oppresso liber" Surry, ME
1,882 legs, 3,806.7 hours
478 legs,
767.8 hours online 1,107 legs,
1,674.5 hours ACARS 55 legs,
114.8 hours event 195 legs dispatched, 134.4
hours
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May 26 2008 05:53 ET by Andrew Kaufmann
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To add on - if you use Dispatch - I usually give you winds for enroute and local!
:-)
Try dispatch!
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DVA4471
Captain, B767-300
Joined on May 18 2007
Online Double Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
Midwestern United States
451 legs, 1,080.8 hours
391 legs,
892.2 hours online 234 legs,
554.1 hours ACARS 9 legs,
22.5 hours event
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May 30 2008 09:01 ET by Jason D'Ambrosio
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There you go
http://aviationweather.gov/products/nws/winds/
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DVA071
Senior Captain, B757-200
Joined on July 03 2001
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
Weston, MA USA
375 legs, 1,827.1 hours
310 legs,
1,535.6 hours online 159 legs,
991.1 hours ACARS 2 legs,
14.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 30 2008 11:11 ET by Geoffrey Smith
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Another great source for winds aloft is http://squall.sfsu.edu/crws/jetstream.html
They've got better international coverage than the SIGWX charts, which only show one or two major wind patterns aloft.
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