whats downwined and base?

Question

ok whats i needa no i was on flight sim today and i went to my weekly real instructer and they always say Pilot:going downwind ATC:roger that turn base......... i needa no what down wind and upwind means also turning base means?
thanks

please shut up about my spelling also i was in a rush thank you and for those who asked,why i had a real instructer on flight sim..well i go to fly with a instructor in real life and i also fly in flight sim

Answer 1

You always land upwind (facing the wind).

The downwind leg is parallel to the runway going the opposite way that you will land.

Turning base is making the (usually) left turn towards the runway.

Turning final means you make the last left turn into the wind and facing down the runway.

Left traffic or right traffic for a specific runway indicates the direction of the turns from downwind, to base, and to final. Usually they are left turns - so the pilot can see while banked, but there are cases where traffic is right turns - usually to avoid obstacles.

IFR flights are usually straight in - so this type of flying is usually VFR. Exceptions to everything at times.

Answer 2

Downwind means you are travelling in the direction of the wind and, vice versa, upwind means you are travelling against the direction of the wind.

While flying a circuit (for landing) you fly downwind, a little way out and parallell to the runway, until you come to a point from where you will start turning back to land, in order to establish your final approach.

The point where you start turning for your final approach is known as the base turning point commonly called the base. A radio call to ATC informing them you are turning base gives them time to check if the approach and runway are clear, in which case they ask you to continue.

'Roger' literally means, "message understood".

Answer 3

Better look at the windsock for upwind and downwind. Always take off upwind, base id the turn, left turn prior to final landing. The windsock will tell you which end of the runway is downwind, or you may have crosswind.

Answer 4

Forget what "aviophage" and "sunny" have to say about it. Most of the retired or furloughed airline pilots I've interviewed might have been well spoken and good spellers but they couldn't plan a trans Atlantic flight if they had to or land in a crosswind without needing to write up excessive side loads on the main gear in the maintenance log. At least our maintenance log.

BTW. If "aviophage" is a top contributor with no more knowledge than that, I don't ever want to be called one.

You probably got enough good answers to your question so I don't have anything to add but forget about it when someone has discouraging crap like that to say. You just keep at it. Those detractors are jealous of the career you're going to have and wish they'd had.

Answer 5

down wind, paralell to the runway, opposite direction of landing

base - per pendicular to the runway, 90 degrees from landing direction

final - straight in approach, runway heading.

Answer 6

How can you be on a flight simulator and have a real instructor??

You should really improve your spelling, I had to guess to understand what you were asking.

Answer 7

downwind means end of runway and upwind means top of the runway, and base means begginging of the runway

Answer 8

That was a good answer by Mountain Top.

Aviophage, please get off your high horse. Your arrogance is giving airline pilots a bad name.

Answer 9

First you need to learn proper respect for the English language. You have some growing up to do before you start to fly an airplane. Your sloppy language indicates sloppy thinking, which suggests you would be a sloppy pilot and, if you can pass the written and the checkride, you will go out and kill somebody.

Fortunately it seems unlikely you will get your license.

Answer 10

google or Wiki "Airport landing pattern"