Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 aircraft sustained severe damage during a hailstorm on its approach to Vienna Airport (VIE). Images taken right after landing show the aircraft had been heavily impacted, losing part of the nose cone, which left the aircraft weather radar exposed.

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CFI Academy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Mastering Weather Challenges in Single-Engine Flight Flying a single-engine aircraft can be a thrilling experience, but it comes with its unique set of challenges, especially when facing unpredictable weather conditions. Emergency Procedures for Weather-Related Issues Despite careful planning, weather surprises can still occur.

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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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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Plan for a missed approach. Request the approach. Understand What’s Required You can’t fly a contact approach to Martin Field (S95) because it lacks any published approaches. What about flying a contact approach to Walla Walla (KALW) but breaking off to land at S95 when you have it in sight? Pick your battles.

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Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Flight training doesn’t need to stop in the winter though; in fact the colder months provide some great opportunities to expand your knowledge on weather and aircraft operations in less than ideal conditions. Most modern training airplanes provide a comfortable, warm cabin up in the air, even as the temperature approaches 0° F outside.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The pilot monitoring will have several duties, including monitoring fuel burn, setting navigation equipment, monitoring weather and calibrating instruments, accordingly, communicating with air traffic control, and announcing critical information during certain stages of the flight. Call-outs are also made to announce particular speeds.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 4, 2024

Tampa International Airport (TPA) is already experiencing strong winds and heavy rain as Tropical Storm Debby churns off the west coast of Florida. On Sunday at around 12:30, a ground stop was reportedly issued at the airport.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 20, 2024

We can now add yet another near catastrophe to the list, and this might just be the scariest one we’ve seen so far… Southwest 737 MAX has near disaster on approach to Tampa This incident happened on Sunday, July 14, 2024, and involves Southwest Airlines flight WN425 , scheduled to fly from Columbus (CMH) to Tampa (TPA).

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Aerotime

AUGUST 15, 2024

However, as the twin jet Embraer ERJ 175 approached JACt, the pilot revealed that he did not have the proper qualification to land at the airport, according to a passenger on the plane. The airport’s runway elevation is 6,451 feet and subject to the frequently changing weather that is associated with a mountainous airport.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 15, 2024

WestJet released a statement on August 14, 2024, along with a video of the carrier’s President and CCO Diederik Pen, explaining the wide-ranging complications that have been subsequently caused by the severe weather event on August 5, 2024.

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Weather Approach Airlines Airline 274

Simple Flying

JULY 20, 2024

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines says it is investigating after a flight triggered a low altitude alert during its approach to Tampa International Airport (TPA) earlier this week. Amid inclement weather, the aircraft came dangerously close to Tampa Bay's waters reportedly reaching a height of 150 feet.

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Weather Approach Airlines Airline 92

AV Web

JUNE 11, 2024

The shattered radome and cracked windscreens of an Austrian Airlines A320 got viral coverage Sunday after the plane encountered hail from a cell on approach to Vienna-Scwechat Airport. The crew issued a Mayday, likely because of the suddenly opaque windscreens, but landed uneventfully.

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Knot Turbulence Weather Approach 111

AV Web

JULY 21, 2024

At that point in the GPS approach, the aircraft should have been at 1,600 feet. There was convective weather in the area, and a previous flight reported that the worst was about seven miles out on the final approach to 7,000-foot-long Runway 10.

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Final Approach Approach Runway Weather 98

AV Web

JUNE 11, 2024

The shattered radome and cracked windscreens of an Austrian Airlines A320 got viral coverage Sunday after the plane encountered hail from a cell on approach to Vienna-Scwechat Airport. The crew issued a Mayday, likely because of the suddenly opaque windscreens, but landed uneventfully.

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Knot Turbulence Weather Approach 98

Professional Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Exercising caution, the PIC made the turn and requested a weather deviation back to the edge of the cloud deck. By the time they reached it, the ground-based radar imagery from their satellite weather link was glowing with strong cells blocking their earlier route. Cumulus clouds Pilots often encounter multiple cloud decks.

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Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

But as the destination traffic pattern approaches, workload increases dramatically. A firm understanding of the proper terminal area procedures is essential for staying safe as you depart or approach the airport. a long straight in final approach to the active runway. Safe obstruction clearance in the approach area.

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World Airline News

JUNE 11, 2024

The aircraft encountered a thunderstorm cell on approach to Vienna, which the cockpit crew said was not visible on the weather radar.” [link] Austrian Airlines issued this short statement: “On today’s flight OS434 from Palma de Mallorca to Vienna, an Airbus A320 aircraft was damaged by hail.” “The

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Each trip is, or can be, different in weather encountered, daylight consumed, intended purpose, or resulting outcome. These weather encounters, handled under VFR or IFR, can be undertaken more safely with a CFI, but there can never be enough dual given to see every aspect of meteorology.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Forecasted weather was CAVU for the entire weekend. Despite the weather delay, it looked like we would arrive at KSUS in time for our ride on Doc. Louis Approach Control. Approach vectored us for the downwind for 26L. Two F/A-18 Hornets, the Blue Angels, on low approach, sped towards the runway on final.

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Air Facts

APRIL 29, 2024

A pit stop at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (KCRE) was planned, and after a weather briefing, I filed an IFR flight plan. The Mooney is well-equipped for weather avoidance as it is equipped with a sophisticated spheric lighting detector. ATC then informed us we were number two for the approach and to maintain 4,000’.

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Descent Approach Weather Runway 71

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

From departure procedures to weather to WAAS approaches, you’ll learn practical tips for safer instrument flying in this webinar recording. Sporty’s President and Air Facts Editor John Zimmerman for 20 questions on a wide variety of IFR topics.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Vigilance, monitoring traffic, and staying attuned to changing weather conditions contribute significantly to safety. Setting up for an approach, taxiing at a busy airfield with complicated diagrams, during the actual takeoff and landing, or receiving an updated weather briefing in flight are a few examples of this.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Every year since 2001, I have always taken note of the weather on September 11. Approaches to JFK Airport and Newark (KEWR) were simply not on a track that could logically involve the site of the Twin Towers. 10, 2024, the weather for tomorrow, for the first time in 23 years, looks to be, once again, “a beautiful, smooth day to fly.”

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Weather Airplanes Approach Pilot 98

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 en route weather is IMC. six hours in the same category aircraft.

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Greg Brown's Flying Carpet Blog

AUGUST 4, 2024

It includes discussions on high-speed aerodynamics, automation, wake turbulence, high-altitude and adverse weather, air carrier operations, transport airplane performance, and cockpit professionalism and leadership. This manual clarifies the complex topics of turbine aircraft engines and all major jet and turboprop power and airframe systems.

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Wind Shear Cockpit Pilot Weather 98

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The two most useful benefits have been ADS-B datalink weather and a real-time traffic display in the cockpit, delivered by the network of ADS-B ground stations in the U.S. How is the weather developing? What is the best IFR route and which approach can I expect? Call the controller or a flight service specialist.

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Clearance Weather Approach Runway 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

So there I am circling in clear weather with a frown on my face. The weather was good with scattered cumulus floating around. About 30 miles out I called Approach Control, told ’em I was VFR and squawking 0600. I would tune in the radio now and then to see if the weather was doing what it was supposed to do.

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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.

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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.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Most of the information filed in an IFR flight plan is based on weather forecasts that are released well before your wheels ever leave the ground. Here’s a look at what parts of the flight plan actually matter to ATC so that you know how to react if and when the weather conditions don’t match the forecast.

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Air Facts

JULY 31, 2024

On that day, the weather forecast was favorable, with light and variable winds. as I approached the small village of Ga-Motlatla, the first signs of trouble appeared. About 40 minutes into the flight, as I approached the small village of Ga-Motlatla, the first signs of trouble appeared. The landing was rough.

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AV Web

JUNE 30, 2024

In a tragic case that demonstrates that carburetor icing is not limited to cold-weather or high-altitude operations, the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB’s) final report on the May 14, 2022 fatal Cessna 172 accident on a bridge in Miami concludes that carburetor ice was the probable cause.

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Air Traffic Control Weather Pilot General Aviation 111

Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Maybe you’re flying with another pilot, and the weather conditions are great. V = enVironment The major environmental component during a preflight check is getting a thorough weather briefing. Is the weather within your personal minimums? It’s possible you could decide that you can make the flight safely.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

To demonstrate this magnificent place, I chose horrendously gusty winds by manually editing the weather in both X-Plane 12 (XP12) and MSFS2020. Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Topics include – Navigating MSFS and X-Plane 12 – Setting live weather – Advantageous simulator scenarios – Best practices to train rather than game – Video of an Instrument approach down to minimums

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Flight Training Central

JUNE 17, 2024

Because the service is provided on a workload permitting basis, and involves multiple layers of service, there’s not exactly uniform delivery among Center or Approach control facilities. You also gain the benefit of safety alerts from ATC and perhaps even weather advisories. Nashville Approach, Cessna 12345, VFR request.”

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Professional Pilot

JULY 16, 2024

The InSight installation on the Hawker 800XP includes three high-resolution displays and two touchscreen-enabled control displays, integrating with the Universal FMS to enable Data Communications and LPV approaches. ATP-ME, DPE-ATP-TYPE, A&P/IA, DAR-T, CAM), President/Director of Operations and Maintenance at Jet Logistics. .”

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