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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Winds aloft.

DVA6264
Captain, B767-300

Joined on August 11 2008
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

Western Europe

95 legs, 594.4 hours
4 legs, 16.7 hours online
93 legs, 586.7 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 23 2017 17:41 ET by Mark Harper

Possibly asked many times before but I can't find it after a search.

Is there any way of getting actual winds aloft for your route without having to purchase a WX add-on like AS16 for example?

Cheers.

Mark.

Mark Harper

Captain, B767-300

DVA12568
Assistant Chief Pilot, CRJ-200

Joined on March 20 2015
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Seven Century Club
Eurocap Club
Online Seven Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Atlanta, GA

769 legs, 1,968.6 hours
704 legs, 1,838.9 hours online
695 legs, 1,825.3 hours ACARS
19 legs, 89.1 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 23 2017 18:54 ET by Christian Samuels

The FSX Basic real world weather, it just updates every 15 minutes

Christian Samuels (DVA12568)

DVA6264
Captain, B767-300

Joined on August 11 2008
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

Western Europe

95 legs, 594.4 hours
4 legs, 16.7 hours online
93 legs, 586.7 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 23 2017 19:06 ET by Mark Harper

Christian Samuels wrote:

The FSX Basic real world weather, it just updates every 15 minutes

Thanks, Christian.

I'm aware of that but there is no way to get the winds aloft for a route from that.

I'm talking about flight planning so you can get accurate fuel planning prior to departure.

Cheers.

Mark.

Mark Harper

Captain, B767-300

DVA5643
Senior Captain, DC-6

Joined on February 08 2008
Piston Prop Professional
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
Globetrotter
US Mountaineer Club
Flying Colonel
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Long Beach 500 Club

"I'd rather be lucky than good"
Hampton, GA USA

1,909 legs, 2,878.8 hours
5 legs, 3.8 hours online
1,902 legs, 2,868.8 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 23 2017 19:09 ET by Jim Daigneau

For planning try https://www.aviationweather.gov/radar?gis=off or simbrief or skyvector/ There are others too.

Jim Daigneau (DVA5643)

DVA6264
Captain, B767-300

Joined on August 11 2008
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

Western Europe

95 legs, 594.4 hours
4 legs, 16.7 hours online
93 legs, 586.7 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 23 2017 19:19 ET by Mark Harper

Thanks for the help.

Cheers.

Mark Harper

Captain, B767-300

DVA10728
Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP

Joined on May 10 2012
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
White Knuckles Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
Online Seven Century Club

"Carpe Momentum"
Colorado Springs, CO

1,034 legs, 3,853.7 hours
701 legs, 2,426.2 hours online
1,000 legs, 3,691.8 hours ACARS
12 legs, 22.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on March 17 2017 03:41 ET by Gregory Bogosian

https://www.aviationweather.gov/windtemp if your looking for the chart (like this)
(FT 3000 6000 9000 12000 18000 24000 30000 34000 39000
PHX 9900 2605+17 2412+09 2508+03 3315-12 3010-24 312741 312951 313362
PRC 2007+09 2308+04 3216-12 3020-25 293041 303652 294063)
its at the bottom of the main page. Simbrief works great as well.

Gregory Bogosian (DVA10728)

DVA12955
Captain, B757-200

Joined on April 21 2016
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
US Capital Club
Double Century Club
US Mountaineer Club

Georgetown, TX

224 legs, 408.3 hours
222 legs, 405.0 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 17 2017 07:49 ET by Michael Vogt

https://www.simbrief.com/home/

^ Does it all and more. And it's free (although I'd donate if you use it a lot).

Michael Vogt

Captain, B757-200

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