Latitude and Longitude Explained (Aviation) Private Pilot Ground Lesson 24

How to use latitude and longitude to identify your position on the globe. This video explains the basics of latitude and longitude and how to find your coordinates so you can give your position to ATC or other agencies. This lesson on latitude and longitude is ground lesson 24 in our Private Pilot Ground Course which will help prepare you for your FAA written exam for Private Pilots. This free study material explains the principles of these aviation basics. This information will help you study for the Private Pilot written exam and the oral exam for your check ride. This training is intended to follow the aeronautical knowledge areas in Part 61.105 section b for single engine aircraft.

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[FreePilotTraining]

One quick note about this lesson that I forgot to mention is that lines of longitude converge at the top and bottom of the globe. This means that as you go farther north or south away from the equator, one minute of longitude is slightly less than a nautical mile and it continues to get smaller as it gets closer to the top and bottom of the globe. You shouldn’t get asked this on your written exam, but you should be aware of it.

[richardweldon]

This is the best explanation of longitude/latitude I've come across.

[ashleyw.]

No one... I mean no one... explains this concept better than you. I totally understand how to read these charts now. Thanks again!

[Jeffrey-Flys]

This… is the most well paced and complete explanation of the 7 ground schools I have used. Thanks Josh! BTW …. I am already passed the written stuff, just constantly reviewing your stuff…

[noahprince]

this was a great refresher for me, short enough to be engaging, no extra babble, and great visuals to connect the dots (no pun intended) for us visual learners! A+ subscribed.

[zappatx]

This actually was a fun lesson. Been since 1990 since I did those calculations!! Thanks for the refresher!

[uprzejmypiesio]

Great explaination! Now i am also thankful to my geography teacher for her demanding type of lessons. It was hard and i hated it, but now i am happy that she taught me that

[niqueybangz]

Thanks for this! Studying to pass the written on my own because flight school is so expensive so I’m doing as much as I can before I take off 🙏🏾✈️💙

[scriptoris]

The way you explained it helped me figure this out. Thanks a ton !

[danielcartwright]

Absolutely outstanding. I have been taking notes and writing up examples from your videos to pin to my walls as a learning aid. Thank you very much for your contributions to helping future pilots!

[veritsult]

Fantastic, that really simplifies it graphically. Excellent Job!

[grantbunker]

Love your channel and will continue to watch. More please! I'm at a stage check and feel way behind of where I should be

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[AllenWalker]

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!!!!

[richardmauch]

Oh man thanks! This was so much help in many ways. ❤❤❤

[microsnook]

So, if we watch your entire video series, will we be prepared for the written test?

Also, can you explain to me the order of operations, please.
Groundschool is the means of understanding for the written test?
The oral test comes along with the checkride? Or is it separate?
Then flying is learning the aircraft, and the final "exam" is the checkride?

I just started and am a little confused about the order of operations. I only have a single flying lesson under my belt and my instructor is having me study on my own and mentioned to take the written soon to get it out of the way. Thank you very much! Just need a timeline for better clarity if my question makes sense.

Really appreciate your videos. I will be watching them all and then probably watch them all a second time.

Cheers

[simonsays]

It is best not to consider longitude as being a measure of anything but time relative to greenwich, on nautical charts only the latitude scale is used for measuring.

[victor-emmanuel]

thanks for the lesson! If I may give you some advice; the animated hand is rather distracting for me.

[ramoramo]

Sorry in advance for a probably stupid question (also sorry for any grammatical errors, I am not an english native speakter).

At 5:48 you said: "we know that we are in the western hemisphere BECAUSE these numbers count up as we travel west". I don't get it. Wouldn't the numbers still count up if you are going to the east from the 0 degrees mark (only differing in the letter E instead of W)? In your case it is obvious for me that we are in the western hemisphere, but for another reason (the reason being, that I know you are talking about places in the US). Could you explain how I recognize that a place is in the eastern hemisphere with just having the number of degrees and without having the letter "E" for guidance? I hope you know what I mean by that.

[Guero-bkyt]

Am I missing something? You said it was obviously north for latitude but there’s no second marking to show if its degrees are rising or lowering?