AGL Airplanes Instrument Meteorological Conditions 
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 9, 2024
The airplane was his 1964 Cessna 172 E, white with blue and yellow trim. It wasn’t equipped for instrument flying but did have an FAA-approved supplemental type certificate (STC) to use automotive gasoline. For a non-instrument-rated pilot in an airplane not equipped for instrument flight, the blanket of white was unflyable.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 9, 2024
The airplane was his 1964 Cessna 172 E, white with blue and yellow trim. It wasn’t equipped for instrument flying but did have an FAA-approved supplemental type certificate (STC) to use automotive gasoline. For a non-instrument-rated pilot in an airplane not equipped for instrument flight, the blanket of white was unflyable.
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Northstar VFR
JANUARY 4, 2023
by Gustin Robinson, FAA CFI-I ASEL Flying under instrument meteorological conditions keeps even a good pilot on their toes. But now, while flying in low visibility and overcast cloud layers, you have to rely on your instrumentation more than ever before and keep your eyes inside the airplane.
Professional Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
The GOM also called for the airspeed to be “on target” at such altitudes respectively. According to the GOM, either pilot could call for a go-around, yet neither did despite the published stabilized approach criteria being violated.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 26, 2024
In IFR, retract flaps at the appropriate speed above 400ft AGL. The risk of losing control is higher in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) or at night. So, it’s important to use the flight instruments to maintain control. Once you have a positive rate of climb, go from 20 to 10 degrees.
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