Timekeeping is essential in aviation—and it's more than just looking at your watch.

In this episode of our Basic Aeronautical Knowledge (BAK) Series, we break down how time is defined, calculated, and used in aviation to support safe and accurate flight operations.

📘 What You’ll Learn in This Video:

✅ Time Definitions: UTC, Local Mean Time (LMT), and time zones

✅ Longitude & Time: How Earth’s rotation affects timekeeping

✅ Understanding UTC: Why Coordinated Universal Time is aviation’s standard

✅ Time Zones & Offsets: How global time is standardised

✅ Time Groups: How to read timestamps in forecasts and NOTAMs

✅ Time Conversion: Step-by-step UTC to local time examples

✅ Day vs Night: How civil twilight affects VFR flight rules

Perfect for student pilots, PPL exam prep, or anyone in aviation wanting a clear grasp on how time works in the cockpit and on the ground.

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