Flight Training Central

MARCH 10, 2025

To segregate military training activities from aircraft operating under instrument flight rules. What is the minimum ceiling and visibility for takeoff, landing, or entering the traffic pattern of an airport in Class E airspace under visual flight rules? A private pilot certificate with an instrument rating.

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Visual Flight Rules Transponder Instrument Flight Rules Ceiling 92

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To log the approach toward instrument currency the flight must remain on an IFR flight plan throughout the approach and landing. Under which of the following conditions must a pilot have at least an instrument rating? For any flight above an altitude of 1,200 feet AGL, when the visibility is less than 3 miles.

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Instrument Flight Rules Ceiling Descent Approach 52

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

What Is an Instrument Rating? An Instrument Rating is an FAA certification that allows you to fly under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). Flight canceled. With an instrument rating, you dont have to wait for blue skies. A layer of clouds at 1,800 feet? Light fog or morning haze?

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Pilot Weather Approach Visual Flight Rules 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Additionally, a pilot should report any of the following events:: When vacating any previously assigned altitude or flight level for a newly assigned altitude or flight level ( AIM 5-3-3 ) When an altitude change will be made if operating on a clearance specifying VFR-on-top. ( Each is defined by varying ceilings and visibility.

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Instrument Flight Rules AGL Ceiling True Airspeed 52

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A few hours later, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan before departing Westchester to fly back to Montgomery County. By now, it was dark and the weather in Gaithersburg had deteriorated with fog and low cloud ceilings. Montgomery County Airpark (GAI) is at about 540 feet above mean sea level.

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Approach Runway Air Traffic Control Descent 97

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

AGL is important for drone pilots as the regular ceiling for drone flight is defined as 400 feet AGL. Pilots are required to check for NOTAMs along their relevant routes or locations before the start of a flight. TFRs are published in real-time and can be checked using drone flight planning apps or via LAANC.

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Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

SIGMETs alert pilots to more severe weather events like thunderstorms, volcanic ash, or strong turbulence that could pose serious risks to any flight. In this article, we’ll discuss what makes AIRMETs and SIGMETs important, how to read them, and why each matters for flight planning. But do you know how to read them?

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UTC Turbulence Weather Knot 52