Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

It can also be dangerous when the learner drops the airplane to fly the checklist or radio, so practice in the ATD is often a good way to learn procedures, as the ATD is a CFI-controlled environment. To get the most out of the scenario, the learner should use the same procedures in the airplane. It’s an ATD. What could go wrong?

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Last summer I had the golden opportunity to fly a single-engine airplane, not once, but twice, round trip to Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Jim and I are nearly the same age, have similar backgrounds, and have both flown multicrew airplanes for much of our lives. The last point was the critical one.

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Weather Clearance Pilot Airplanes 93

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Pilots must meet equipment and certification requirements and have ATC clearance to enter. This central core extends up to around 10,000 feet MSL, the airspace’s ceiling. However, the ceiling for each shelf is the same as the core. Although Class B airspace has a typical ceiling of 10,000 feet MSL, exceptions exist.

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Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The conditions were a mile of visibility and about 500 feet of ragged ceiling, barely enough to maintain orientation by landmarks passing below. A low ceiling absolutely ends a planned flight, though visibility may be the legal determining factor in some situations. Don’t fly near the edges of the air.

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Weather Ceiling Approach Clearance 52

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

A perfectly good airplane with everything operating as expected. An acceptable meteorological combination of ceiling, visibility, and wind. If you depart MDA on the downwind or base leg, you’re on your own as far as obstacle clearance. Be fully configured and on speed prior to receiving landing clearance. No later than).

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 97

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

Moments after climbing through the ceiling over Beverly, MA. We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order. But I accepted the clearance knowing that I could change it with a local Approach control like Syracuse. This was even better than I requested. Still IFR, but barely.

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Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 16, 2024

Flying to Sun ‘n Fun 2024 Air Facts Journal I’ve been flying since 1994 if you don’t count model airplanes, rockets, balsa wood and tissue paper rubber band powered models, control line, radio controlled (R/C) model aircraft and gliders. The next day was VFR with some lower cloud ceilings along the way.

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Weather Knot Ceiling Turbulence 98

Northstar VFR

JULY 21, 2024

The tower informed me that our airport had just gone to IFR due to the low cloud ceilings. Special VFR If the airport you’re landing at is reporting 1000’ ceilings or less, but you determine that you can get there safely without entering the clouds, then you can request what is called special VFR. I didn’t even notice it!

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Visual Flight Rules Ceiling Aeronautical Decision-Making Weather 52

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

More often than not, winter flying in Upstate New York is contingent on the ceiling. Ceilings are often too low to fly beneath and slowly climbing through a cloud layer of indeterminate thickness in sub-freezing temperatures risks icing. However, a persistent low ceiling scuttled those morning plans.

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Ceiling Approach Pilot Weather 52

Flight Training Central

MARCH 18, 2024

For example, a pilot flying IFR in controlled airspace will have to file an IFR flight plan and receive an ATC clearance. For VFR flight, controlled airspace means increased cloud clearance and visibility requirements. For the VFR pilot flying in B, C, and D airspace, there are communication and/or clearance requirements.

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AGL Indicated Airspeed Clearance Transponder 52

Air Facts

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Our airplane is certified for day VFR operations only, so my progress was at the mercy of daylight length and good VMC. Once all of our paperwork was stamped and clearances granted, I headed back to the plane and took off for my short 27 mile hop north to the Ambergris Caye, the island where I would be dropping skydivers for the winter.

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Weather Approach VFR On Top Knot 98

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

While instructors idly watch, airplanes go off the runway, landings become too harsh, structure gets overstressed, and tolerances are exceeded. No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings.

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Runway Wind Shear Crosswind Ceiling 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

While instructors idly watch, airplanes go off the runway, landings become too harsh, structure gets overstressed, and tolerances are exceeded. No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings.

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Runway Wind Shear Crosswind Ceiling 52

ABEAM

AUGUST 26, 2023

I had arranged with the airport police that we could pass by there from 05:30L onwards (after having done the GenDec ), and we had prepared most of the airplane upfront, including fuel. We immediately spotted a small Grumman Cheetah airplane with two people onboard: they were staring up to also fly to Reykjavik on their way to Oshkosh !

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Weather Clearance Knot Airplanes 52

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

I expected to manage some cloud layers during the New York portion of the flight, but the forecast called for a high ceiling at Northeast Philadelphia Airport. hours I had already put on the airplane since the repair increased my confidence that the issue was suitably managed. Famous last words.) Wilkes-Barre Departure, Air Force One."

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Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 69

Photographic Logbook

JULY 9, 2024

As an aviator, I crave the novelty of these aerial vistas and compulsively fly to new places to absorb uncommon beauty streaming in through my airplane's windscreen. Exactly like NYC, downtown Boston is encircled by restrictive Class Bravo airspace down to the surface that requires explicit clearance to enter. I was a little nervous.

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Clearance Runway Approach Stability 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Circling is a great skill even if youd only use it with high ceilings and in daylight. You want someone whos not only legal but knows your airplane and your avionics well enough to give feedback on how you did. Clearance for the approach means youre still getting separation from IFR aircraft. Remove one thing.

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Approach Pilot Ceiling Descent 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The ceiling must be at least 2,000 feet above the airport elevation. A minimum ceiling of 600 (precision approach) or 800 feet (for a non-precision approach). The Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and Traffic Advisory System (TAS) provide important information about other airplanes in the vicinity.

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Flight Plan Pilot Weather Approach 52

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Warrior has introduced countless people to the joys of light airplanes. ” Not only that, you just never know what kind of surprise ATC will spring on you when you’re picking up your IFR Clearance, so preparation is everything! East Coast airplanes don’t belong in Colorado, unless your plans always take you East of I-25.

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Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 98

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

I was very fortunate this year to share my airplane with a varied cast of terrific friends both old and new. Off Sodus, I briefly leveled at 2,500 feet to remain visual until I received my instrument clearance from Rochester Approach. Except for a single airplane tied down on the ramp, the parking apron was empty. Ohioville?

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Runway Approach Knot Drag 82

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

While I anticipated an IFR departure that morning, I wanted to see ceiling and visibility of at least 300 feet and a mile to avoid smacking into mountainous terrain around Pickens County Airport during take-off. Before too long, the visibility rose to unrestricted while the ceiling remained around 300 feet. Where was NetJets?

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Approach Ceiling Runway Clearance 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 28, 2023

As our trip to Sleepy Hollow neared, forecasts for IFR weather inspired a shuffling of airplanes and pilots so that our seven adventurers were distributed among three IFR-capable airplanes with current IFR pilots. Once the rain relented, we staggered our departures and called for our IFR clearances on the ground.

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Clearance Knot Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes 52

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 20, 2023

However, with an airplane, such feats are easily accomplished. Stress is also a factor and there is something to be said about lounging in a mostly deserted sky with HAL controlling the airplane and shoes comfortably kicked off versus navigating the crowded mad rush of traffic on the QEW.

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Runway Airplanes Approach Final Approach 52

Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

KCPC was reporting IFR conditions with a 700’ ceiling and one mile visibility. This necessitated slowing the airplane down to leave the vertical space to descend another 2,000’ to reach the initial approach fix (IAF) at 2,000′ I requested a descent to the IAF altitude of 2,000’ but was only cleared to 3,000’.

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Descent Approach Weather AGL 98

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

The ceiling is 800 ft overcast. A controller who withholds or issues a late descent clearance is also to blame. Sleep last night was inadequate, catering never showed up, so you’re hungry and irritable, and just want the flight to be over.

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Approach Descent Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 105

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Since then, the team has advanced the airplane into a kit, one made out of carbon fiber and incorporating more than 1400 hours of the prototype’s operation. But now they are, and as no other Experimental—or certified airplane for that matter—can do what the Gweduck can, it’s time to take a good look at the program.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 80

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 26, 2024

Upon completing his mission, Kidder requested a clearance to land over the radio, and received a vector heading and told by the controller he was only 15 miles from the base. The weather along the flight path was poor, described by Pruett as consisting of “…low clouds and heavy fog, a ceiling of only a couple hundred feet.”

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Weather Tail Drag Ceiling 124

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 3, 2025

Flight Level 150 is 15,000 metres, around 50,000 feet, so I’m wondering if someone translated the flight levels, as that seems like a big jump in clearance from 800 metres (3,000 feet). Flight 8243 : Left 360, my airplane is losing control. Your friendly reminder that Russia works in metres. Flight 8243 : Give us Makhachkala.

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Weather Airline Airlines Approach 111