Hard Subjects!

Recently i have been going over all my study notes and i am still finding some subjects very hard to understand. Usually it is subjects such as weather, regulations and certain areas of aerodynamics. Here is a list of subjects i dont understand.

High pressures and low pressures. What does this mean?

Angle of Attack.

Induced Drag and Parasite Drag.

The Turn Co-ordinator.

Different  Airspaces.

Sectional Charts.

These subjects are the one’s i find very hard to understand. I have gone back and watched all my Sportys DVD’s atleats 3 times and i am still struggling to register these subjects.  I have just over 9 weeks to prepare for my written FAA test and now i am starting to feel the pressure.  I believe i can do this!

Metars & Tafs

This weekend i have been refreshing my knowlegde on Metars & Tafs. Whilst in America in 2008 i had been taught how to decode Metars & Tafs, but i needed to refresh my knowledge and it has all slipped back into place.

Here is a Metar of Renton and a TAF of Bristol from earlier on today.

Metar: KRNT  051853Z  18006KT  9SM  BKN039  OVC065  16/08  A3016  RMK AO2  SLP219  T01610083

TAF EGGD 051658Z 0518/0618 11013KT 9999 SCT045
      TEMPO 0518/0609 8000 PROB30
      TEMPO 0518/0607 11015G25KT
      TEMPO 0607/0618 11018G28KT
      BECMG 0609/0612 7000 RA
      TEMPO 0613/0617 4000 +RA PROB30
      TEMPO 0614/0618 BKN010

It may seem like a lot of jumbled up letters and numbers, but its actually a vital resource for pilots. I can fully understand Metars, but i am still needing more study on TAFS.