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Turbulence Shuts Down Engine On SAS A330

AV Web

Video shows passengers being lifted in their seats to the limits of their belts and service items hitting the ceiling. According to numerous social media accounts, the turbulence was forecast and the aircraft’s flight plan took it through the highlighted area.

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AV Web

As I passed Atlanta, the skies went from sunny to cloudy, which was as advertised, but as I neared the South Carolina state line, the weather wasn’t lifting. I’d actually filed to fly to Anderson, South Carolina, on an instrument flight plan, figuring that I’d cancel IFR and continue past Anderson to the destination.

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The most frequently missed Private Pilot Written Test questions from September 2024

Flight Training Central

These commonly missed questions often focus on nuanced regulations, meteorology, flight planning, and airspace rules. 3 miles flight visibility; 500' below, 1,000' above and 2,000' horizontally from clouds 1 mile flight visibility and clear of clouds 1 mile flight visibility and a 1,000-foot ceiling Correct!

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Riding the Mountain Waves

Plane and Pilot

Often, turbulence is the harbinger of mountain waves, not the ideal ceiling—and visibility unlimited—day. We had been lifted above our assigned altitude.” Our return flight was by a safer, much smoother route. Think of the Great Basin High as a set of bellows pointed at southeastern Wyoming. Airspeed was approaching VMO.

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From the archive: A Pleasant Time

Air Facts

So lifting off Van Sants, in eastern Pennsylvania, and just heading west is a great relief and flying is flying again. With this, our present frequencies could be for all the other messages, flight plans, etc. It would lift during the day and lift into scattered stratocumulous. The tops wouldn’t be high.

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Flight Sims for the Win: It’s All About Repetition and Drill

Flying Magazine

These flights work best if they are limited to an airport 10 to 15 miles away. VFR to MVFR…then 2 miles visibility and a ceiling of 1,200 feet agl. Usually that limitation is lifted as the learner gains more experience as a pilot. Have the learner go through a flight from start-up to shutdown using the GPS.

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What Is a SPECI and When Is It Issued?

Pilot Institute

This allows you to make quick adjustments to your flight plan. Cloud ceilings below 1,500 feet or cumulonimbus clouds can trigger a SPECI. This information is vital for determining cloud ceilings, especially during landing approaches. Low cloud ceilings, especially below 1,500 feet, lower visibility in VFR.