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However, at Springfield, Missouri, our final destination, the weather was bad. The hourly sequence report showed Springfield had a ceiling of 100 feet obscured, a visibility of 3/8 mile and fog with a surface temperature of 30 degrees F. Besides, the ceiling and visibility were both well above minimums, so a landing is assured.
A high degree of pilot proficiency, competence as well as currency (currency in Circling Approaches specifically). An acceptable meteorological combination of ceiling, visibility, and wind. ICAO minima for circling approaches is much higher than that stipulated in the FARs so consider higher weather minima.
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. The controller confirmed a descent to 3,000 feet, the minimum safe altitude for BEGKA. miles from the runway (8.3
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. 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.
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. Inbound to WALCO on the RNAV-28 approach with Sodus Bay in sight. Famous last words.)
Weather conditions on Groundhog Day were better than the week prior, characterized by a high ceiling and no thin screen of clouds hiding the ground from view. In the descent, wind direction rotated counterclockwise until it became a direct southerly crosswind. Same course, same altitude, same frequency handoffs as the week prior.
Finally before started our descent, our female Captain came on and updated us on our arrival and weather update and with a prediction of light turbulence during our approach. At this point, we started our descent into LHR airport. At this point, it was slightly turbulence as we flew through some low ceiling clouds.
Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Pilatus PC-12 on approach at ORL. Air traffic control instructions often lead to unstable approaches. The request to make a short approach or maintain a higher-than-normal speed to the finalapproach fix is the most common reason pilots don’t meet stable approach criteria.
KCPC was reporting IFR conditions with a 700’ ceiling and one mile visibility. I requested a descent from 6,000’ down to 4,000’ and was denied due to traffic. Continued along at 6,000’ I advised ATC that the weather was received and requested the RNAV 24 approach. That was our “out” if the area of rain developed any lightning.
No wonder I got bounced around so much on finalapproach this morning , I thought. With one final look at Put-In-Bay's refuge harbor, my stomach rumbled and I left the observation deck in search of lunch. Features on the floor and ceiling matched perfectly, adding plausible support to the split that had occurred.
I checked the weather by phone and was assured it would be great CAVU (ceiling and visibility unlimited) with 2-3-knot winds from 090 degrees. As I approached the river, the plane started to settle faster than it had. It looked like I was still on a descent to touch down at the threshold on Runway 15. I flew into it, unaware.
Departure Hall (Landside) The design of the ceiling caught my attention. Notice the small disks of colour glass recess on the underside of the ceiling? What does this design of the ceiling look like to you? Before I know it, we were on our finalapproach. At this point, we started our descent.
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