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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

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AGL is important for drone pilots as the regular ceiling for drone flight is defined as 400 feet AGL. IFR Instrument Flight Rules IFR is the set of rules that allow pilots to fly by reference to instruments in the flight deck when flying by visual reference is not safe.

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AIRMETs Vs. SIGMETS: What’s the Difference?

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AIRMET ZULU (Icing): moderate icing (AIRMET ZULU also provides freezing-level heights.)

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Sweet Dreams

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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. However, there was a presidential TFR (temporary flight restriction) around Scranton that lay on a direct line between Sodus and Philly. Famous last words.)