Air Facts

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This was a standard approachmake it into DPA with an 800+ ceiling and the Tower would carry you to the pattern into 06C, about six miles to the northeast, solidly under the ORD Class B airspace. My plan was to make it into DPA with an 800+ ceiling and the Tower would carry me to the pattern into 06C, about six miles to the northeast.

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Ceiling Weather AGL Approach 90

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Though its rare, your destination airport could become unusable due to a thunderstorm moving in, or a disabled airplane on the runway. If either the ceiling or visibility is forecast to be less than 2,000 feet or 3 statute miles during that arrival window, you are required to file an alternate.

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Ceiling Weather Approach Flight Plan 52

Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Though it’s rare, your destination airport could become unusable due to a thunderstorm moving in, or a disabled airplane on the runway. If either the ceiling or visibility is forecast to be less than 2,000 feet or 3 statute miles during that arrival window, you are required to file an alternate.

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Ceiling Pilot Weather Approach 98

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

An instrument rating unlocks access to: Airports with IFR approaches (ILS, RNAV, VOR, etc.) Theres nothing quite like breaking out of a thick layer of clouds to find the runway right where it should beor shooting a perfect RNAV approach to minimums. A busy Class B airport? A mountain valley where clouds sit low over the ridges?

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Pilot Weather Approach Visual Flight Rules 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. Don’t accept the excuses of “I can’t fly if I can’t see the runway,” or “I can’t feel the airplane.” VFR to MVFR…then 2 miles visibility and a ceiling of 1,200 feet agl. It’s an ATD. What could go wrong?

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Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

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. Approaching the Green Mountains of Vermont, the ceiling began to close back up. This meant that there would be no getting into Sodus unless the ceiling lifted.

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Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. Closer to South Bass Island, the Put-In-Bay Airport (runways 3-21) appeared along the southeastern shore. I turned toward the morning sun to fly south of South Bass Island, descend to pattern altitude, and enter the pattern for runway 21.

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Runway Approach Knot Drag 82