AGL Instrument Meteorological Conditions Weather 
Pilot Institute
MARCH 6, 2025
AGL Above Ground Level AGL is simply a way to tell the basis from which any given height or altitude is measured. Simply put, 400 feet AGL means that the 400 feet is measured from the underlying ground surface above the specific airspace. VFR requires minimum weather and visibility conditions.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 9, 2024
Approaching their destination, the pilot asked Memphis Center ATC for an airport weather report. Ran into weather. The pilot requested weather reports for Paragould (KPGR) and Jonesboro (KJBR) airports. There was VFR weather to the west, so they turned right, climbed up to 4,000 feet, and headed west. Can’t see anything.”
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Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 9, 2024
Approaching their destination, the pilot asked Memphis Center ATC for an airport weather report. Ran into weather. The pilot requested weather reports for Paragould (KPGR) and Jonesboro (KJBR) airports. There was VFR weather to the west, so they turned right, climbed up to 4,000 feet, and headed west. Can’t see anything.”
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.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 26, 2024
Weather Go-arounds due to weather occur due to wind shear caused by gusting winds or microbursts. 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.
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