Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

Danger lurks in circling approaches Air Facts Journal the circling approach maneuver is designed as a last resort, non-precision approach. The very first question that should pop up into our head during a circling approach is “Why are we circling in the first place”? The n ext one is “What are our other options?”

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 97

AV Web

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The two-seat jet was reportedly on approach to the North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego at about 10:15 a.m. Weather at the time included low ceilings and foggy conditions at the site of the accident. They are reported in stable condition. Pacific time. A report published by the U.S.

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Ceiling Runway Weather Approach 76

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Contingency planning is even more important for IFR pilots on cross-country flights where a cloud ceiling shift of 100 or visibility change of a mile can mean the difference between seeing the runway at the end of an instrument approach or having to go around and find another place to land.

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Ceiling Weather Approach Flight Plan 52

Aerotime

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Building a new hangar can be a lengthy process if you do it the traditional way, but Belgian firm Spantech is offering a new, more straightforward approach. This is an approach that has served it well when building large functional buildings for other use cases, such as sports centers, concert halls and even film studios. by Spantech.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 15, 2025

An Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a precision runway approach system that aids pilots during their approach and landing phases of flight. The aid is based on two radio beams, which together provide pilots with both vertical and horizontal guidance during an approach to land.

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Runway Instrument Landing System Ceiling Approach 105

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Consider the following accident report, a representative one picked mostly at random, which recounts how the pilot of an A36 Bonanza got behind the airplane, lost situational awareness, and ultimately crashed on an RNAV approach. These categories apply whether youre flying a Cub on a summer evening or a business jet on an RNAV approach.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 24, 2025

This means that you need a minimum cloud ceiling of 1,000ft when operating at airports with Class B, C, D, or E airspace. If the cloud ceiling is less than 1,000ft, youre going to need an IFR clearance or a special VFR clearance. Once again, the judgment call will be yours as the Pilot in Command.

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Clearance Pilot in Command Ceiling Weather 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. All of this hardware needs to be accommodated somewhere. At this point, the use of the aircraft’s flaps becomes critical.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 269

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

IFR Alternate Airport Planning Legal requirements for selecting an alternate airport Additional GPS Approach Considerations Which weather forecast should you use? If either the ceiling or visibility is forecast to be less than 2,000 feet or 3 statute miles during that arrival window, you are required to file an alternate.

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Ceiling Pilot Weather Approach 98

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Emirates’ new first class seat Emirates’ new first class seat While there are lots of first class suites with doors nowadays, this one is actually fully enclosed, floor-to-ceiling. That being said, we often see one seat released in advance, and then more seats released as the departure date approaches.

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Ceiling Airline Airlines Approach 120

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Cruise speed with the Warner Scarab is about 150 mph, service ceiling around 15,000 feet, and a range of 700 miles. Post-WWII, it took iconic designs such as the Beechcraft Bonanza to approach the speed and comfort of the Harlow PJC-2.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

IFR Master Scenario From PilotWorkshops: Missed Approach Decisions Air Facts Journal The IFR Mastery Series from PilotWorkshops is a continuing series of online, scenario-based workshops. There is a forecast for low ceilings at your destination, but there are two RNAV approaches including an LPV. Refuel there.

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Approach AGL Ceiling Weather 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The go-to instrument approach for keeping the mail moving is: Cleared for the visual. So its worth a review of the corner-cases and gotchas hidden in the plain-sight (visual) approach. Weather reporting at the destination isnt required so long as some reliable source says theres at least 1000-foot ceilings and three miles visibly.

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Approach Clearance Runway Ceiling 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a precision approach and provides both lateral and vertical guidance to a runway. For most general aviation operations, it allows a pilot to descend to as low as 200′ AGL and assist a pilot in locating the runway in as low as 3/8 mile visibility.

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Approach Instrument Landing System AGL Ceiling 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The go-to instrument approach for keeping the mail moving is: Cleared for the visual. So its worth a review of the corner-cases and gotchas hidden in the plain-sight (visual) approach. Weather reporting at the destination isnt required so long as some reliable source says theres at least 1000-foot ceilings and three miles visibly.

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Approach Pilot Clearance Runway 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Its easy to get in a rut practicing approaches around your home drome. Its easy to get in a rut practicing approaches around your home drome. Or, maybe you dont even practice approaches enough to have a same. Maybe today its partial-panel approaches with an ILS or LPV. Rate the approaches and have the loser buy lunch.

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Approach Pilot Ceiling Descent 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

What if you could take off on a day with a 2,000-foot overcast ceiling and then climb through a few hundred feet of clouds to cruise on top in clear weather? Spencer is an airshow pilot and instrument flight instructor and will show what it’s like to fly IFR cross-country trips and instrument approaches.

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Approach Ceiling Weather Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

As announced by Deputy Director Hill Goodspeed in a June interview, this iconic aircraft will soon be suspended from the ceiling for public display. flight hours, including 57 hours in Corsairs, Johnson approached the carrier for landing. The museum did that earlier this week with its F4U-1 “Birdcage” Corsair.

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Ceiling Approach Pilot Jet 122

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

Youll learn how to navigate, communicate with Air Traffic Control, interpret weather, and conduct instrument approaches to airports, all without relying on whats outside your window. An instrument rating unlocks access to: Airports with IFR approaches (ILS, RNAV, VOR, etc.) A busy Class B airport?

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Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

KCPC was reporting IFR conditions with a 700’ ceiling and one mile visibility. Continued along at 6,000’ I advised ATC that the weather was received and requested the RNAV 24 approach. I was soon cleared to descend to 4,000’ and entered IMC during the descent while I located the approach chart to brief. RNAV 24 at KCPC.

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Descent Approach Weather AGL 98

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. There was no point in trying another approach, and we’d already checked the alternate airport’s weather on the way in, which was equally bad. Now, where to go?

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Weather Ceiling Approach Clearance 78

AV Web

AUGUST 4, 2024

The most beautiful instrument approach I have done so far in my life was when I was flying a 767 from San Juan to JFK. We approached JFK, knowing that they were experiencing very low ceilings—CAT II for you gauge jockeys out there. It is unseemly in our society to think ourselves better than others.

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Turbulence Approach Ceiling Pilot 98

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Among the performance elements are takeoff and landing distances, rate of climb, ceiling, speed, payload, and fuel economy. Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an approach to land when at less than the length of the wingspan above the surface. What is ground effect?

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Density Altitude Knot Ground Effect True Airspeed 105

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

By now, it was dark and the weather in Gaithersburg had deteriorated with fog and low cloud ceilings. However, the METAR for their destination showed an overcast ceiling at 200 feet above ground level and fog. During the final stages of the flight, air traffic control told the pilot to expect the RNAV A approach to Montgomery County.

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Approach Runway Air Traffic Control Descent 92

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

six instrument approaches, holding procedures, and intercepting and tracking courses in the appropriate category of aircraft. completes the required 6 hours and six approaches, followed by an instrument proficiency check given by an FAA-designated examiner. the ILS approach can be credited only if you use a view-limiting device.

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Instrument Flight Rules Ceiling Descent Approach 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 28, 2024

It had a range of up to 556 miles (four hours flying time) and a ceiling of 16,000 feet, at an airspeed of between 135-157 mph. Biplane aircraft began to be replaced by faster monoplanes as World War II approached but a military variant of the Rapide — the Dominie — was also produced. 89 Dragon Rapides for official duties.

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Approach Cockpit Ceiling Turbulence 105

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 4, 2023

Flight planning becomes more advanced than before, flying SIDs and STARs, and instrument approaches. For at least 1 hour before and for 1 hour after the estimated time of arrival, the ceiling will be at least 2,000 feet above the airport elevation and the visibility will be at least 3 statute miles.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Ceiling Approach Weather 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

AIM 5-3-3 ) When an approach has been missed. ( Approaches, holding and tracking are all required for IFR currency. Six instrument approaches One holding procedure and tasks Intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigation electronic systems. Each is defined by varying ceilings and visibility.

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Instrument Flight Rules Ceiling AGL True Airspeed 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

I had no interest in flying one hour north only to be shut out of our destination by weather below minimums for the available instrument approach procedure. ATC was great, the FBO (FlightLevel - Beverly) treated us well and charged reasonable fees, and radar services were managed by the perennially capable Boston Approach.

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Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

Air Facts

MAY 24, 2024

As we transitioned from Mobile to Pensacola Approach, I was able to grab the weather report at our final destination airport Destin Executive (KDTS). As I tuned the ATIS for Destin Executive, I was glad to hear there was no ceiling reported. No ceiling so no hold for us today! Approach switched me to Tower.

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Aileron Crosswind Knot Runway 98

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

The route is simple, GPS direct, but…there’s my personal 1,000-foot en route ceiling requirement, and those silly Smoky Mountains. In the summer in coastal Georgia where Savannah lies, the default weather forecast is low ceilings and visibilities in the morning, and cumulus and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.

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Airplanes Weather Ceiling Turbulence 91

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

Your CFI-I back in SoCal always taught you to look at the approach plate for the departure airport as well as the departure procedure/takeoff minimums/ODPs. So why bother to look at an approach chart for your departure airport? My response would be, “what if ?” Fill in the blank yourself.

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Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 98

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 27, 2024

This clean sheet design approach allowed Airbus engineers to break free from the constraints of previous models and create an aircraft that embodies modern efficiency and performance. Whether it’s the wider seats, high ceilings, or ambient lighting, every aspect of the A350’s cabin is designed to enhance comfort and relaxation during flights.

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Airspeed Junkie

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Service Ceiling and Range The R-2800 engine allowed aircraft to achieve service ceilings over 34,000 feet, enhancing their tactical versatility. Its ability to enhance aircraft performance and enable new tactical approaches was instrumental in the success of many Allied air operations during the war.

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Aviation Technology Ceiling Approach Pilot 52

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

On approach to a stopover in Baltimore, the helicopter encountered a drizzle that turned to light rain. The helicopter was over a wooded area, but with a cloud ceiling of four to five thousand feet and visibility of between four to five miles, the men spotted a clear field one mile downwind from their position.

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Airplanes Jet Pilot Weather 105

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

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. There was no point in trying another approach, and we’d already checked the alternate airport’s weather on the way in, which was equally bad. Now, where to go?

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