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. I expected minimal IMC time and the need for an approach appeared beyond remote. The reroute was minimal, an insertion of Yardley VOR (ARD) into my flight plan.

Approach 69

Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 69

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

IFR exists when the ceiling is less than 1,000 feet above the ground and/or the visibility is less than three statute miles. Skip the ground lesson or the simulator (approach minimums permitting) and go fly with your instructor. Practice your scan along with GPS or VOR tracking while flying in actual.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions 52

Instrument Meteorological Conditions Instrument Flight Rules Ceiling VOR 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

AGL is important for drone pilots as the regular ceiling for drone flight is defined as 400 feet AGL. The systematic approach is designed to help pilots approach troublesome situations in a calm and logical manner. Information transmitted via ATIS can include weather information, NOTAMs, available approaches, or active runaways.

Pilot 52

Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Air Facts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Then, we’d meet in Signature’s lobby, IAD’s FBO, and go over the day’s lesson: destination, altitude, maneuvers, approaches, and completion standards. After startup, I’d record a VOR check in the aircraft log while waiting for our clearance. We flew the usual approaches: VOR, ILS, and the now extinct NDB.

NDB 52

NDB Checkride VOR Approach 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

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. New York’s Class B airspace has a 7,000-foot ceiling, allowing more room for overflying aircraft.

Clearance 52

Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Gary's Flight Journal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I've been going through weather updates and long range forecasts for the last two weeks along with reviewing approaches and alternates for our flight. The ceiling was sitting at 900 feet when I launched, turning to a 270 degree heading as instructed upon entering controlled airspace. Saturday 9.16 Sunday 9.17

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Weather VOR Clearance Approach 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Off Sodus, I briefly leveled at 2,500 feet to remain visual until I received my instrument clearance from Rochester Approach. West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. ForeFlight ground track showing the aerial survey and approach to Put-In-Bay.

Runway 82

Runway Approach Knot Drag 82

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Finding us there, Chief Instructor Mike B commented that we were an "optimistic group" owing to an approaching cold front. Despite those ground clearances, we found that the ceiling above our home airport was high enough to accommodate VFR departures with airborne clearances. That was a good plan.

Clearance 52

Clearance Knot Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes 52