Video tip: how to determine the wind speed aloft

As you begin to plan flights away from your home airport it’s important to know the wind speed and direction at higher altitudes to help compute headings to fly and an estimated groundspeed for fuel planning. This week’s tip takes a look at several online resources you can use to determine the upper level winds and how to interpret the textual winds aloft forecast.

https://youtu.be/GEnSZvRY2-I

The video clip below is from Sporty’s complete Learn to Fly Course.