Ceiling Instrument Meteorological Conditions Pilot in Command 
Professional Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
According to the GOM, either pilot could call for a go-around, yet neither did despite the published stabilized approach criteria being violated. The ceiling is 800 ft overcast. The second in command (SIC) suggested S-turns to lose altitude and speed, but the pilot in command (PIC) responded, “Nah, we got it.”
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
For your planned destination, you need ALL of these conditions to exist: One hour before and one hour after your planned arrival time these conditions must exist. The ceiling must be at least 2,000 feet above the airport elevation. If any ONE of these conditions is not met, you must file for an alternate airport.
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