Pilot Institute

JANUARY 24, 2025

Special VFR is a clearance issued by Air Traffic Control (ATC) that allows pilots to operate in weather conditions below the standard VFR minimums. Special VFR (SVFR) is a clearance that is given to an aircraft by ATC that allows flights in controlled airspace under VFR when weather is below standard VFR minimums but above IFR thresholds.

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Flight Training Central

MARCH 10, 2025

Each class of airspace is depicted with unique markings on the sectional chart and different VFR weather minimums and equipment requirements. 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? airspace system.

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Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 14, 2024

For a flight under IFR or a flight not in the vicinity of an airport, weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed , and any known traffic delays of which the pilot in command has been advised by ATC.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Using Davis weather stations as backup weather reports iPad Pilot News Electronic flight bag apps like ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot have dozens of weather resources, from radar images to icing forecasts, but sometimes these familiar weather products aren’t enough.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

What if you could take off on a day with a 2,000-foot overcast ceiling and then climb through a few hundred feet of clouds to cruise on top in clear weather? Are you a VFR pilot that hates being grounded just because there is a cloud layer over the airport? Welcome to Sportys IFR Insights Series, hosted by Spencer Suderman.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Navigate also means managing weather, because thats often the biggest challenge on an IFR flight. We no longer need to worry about identifying VORs and dialing in the right radial, but we do need to worry about that thunderstorm sitting right on top of our direct route or the low ceiling at our destination. Is it all worth it?

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WayMan

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Weather Avoidance : Cruising at these heights keeps planes above turbulent weather patterns and clouds, ensuring smoother flights. For instance, commercial planes rarely exceed 43,000 feet, while private jets have an operational ceiling of around 51,000 feet. How High Can Military Aircraft Fly?

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iPad Pilot News

JUNE 14, 2024

FAA Updates Datalink Weather Advisory Circular iPad Pilot News The rollout of ADS-B datalink weather over twelve years ago was an interesting time for GA pilots. The result was tangible, too, with weather-related fatal accidents steadily declining in the following years.

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AV Web

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

It would appear almost everyone on the plane was belted when the rough air, associated with a strong weather system that brought late season convective storms and possible mountain wave effects to southeastern Greenland, was encountered. A few unbelted people were also reportedly launched skyward but there were no serious injuries.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 26, 2024

( This story originally appeared in Aviation Safety Magazine.) “Everyone talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it. The typical GA pilot is exposed to three broad areas of risk: weather, aircraft suitability, and pilot capability. Weather is a what-you-see-is -what-you-get kind of thing. if it fails.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 25, 2024

Before you become a commercial pilot, it’s important to know how to obtain a good weather briefing. Flying in appropriate weather helps make your flight enjoyable and keeps your passengers safe. It includes weather trends. Many pilots reference the weather briefings in their PIREPs.

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iPad Pilot News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Check the weather on your wrist with ForeFlight’s Apple Watch app iPad Pilot News ForeFlight released an Apple Watch version of its popular app last year, designed as a companion to the iPhone version. The post Check the weather on your wrist with ForeFlight’s Apple Watch app first appeared on iPad Pilot News.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The weather on that day, September 12, 2024, was rather miserable, but not atypical for Alaska with fall a few days away45 degrees F, ceiling less than 500 feet, and a cold, steady rain.

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Airline Reporter

JANUARY 15, 2025

There are great little fold-out coat hooks on the seatbacks as well, which are quite handy for cold-weather trips. The cabin ceiling lighting near the front entry door is quite fun It will be sad, for many reasons, to see the venerable B757 fleet retire.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

Youll learn how to navigate, communicate with Air Traffic Control, interpret weather, and conduct instrument approaches to airports, all without relying on whats outside your window. This rating adds an entirely new dimension to your skillsetand makes you a true all-weather aviator. A layer of clouds at 1,800 feet? Flight canceled.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Maybe it’s the Georgia flying weather, or maybe it’s the ever-increasing emphasis on “old” pilot instead of “bold” pilot, but it seems that flight planning these days is a lot more about if and when than about route and altitude. The 1,000-foot en route ceiling means that approach minimums never come into question.

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Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 19, 2025

By this point, it had bn decided to move the XS-1 test program to Muroc Army Airfield in the Mojave Desert of California due to better guarantees of secrecy and clearer weather conditions for flight tests.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 26, 2024

This area has great views, thanks to the floor-to-ceiling windows. While the weather wasnt great during my visit, I still loved being able to watch all the activity at the airport. There are individual seats facing the windows, as well as some more tables.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

I cursed my decision to depart in developing low weather, but the only choice now was to press on through the crud, dodging cellular towers lining the highway. The conditions were a mile of visibility and about 500 feet of ragged ceiling, barely enough to maintain orientation by landmarks passing below. We were out of options.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In busy airspace (Class B, C, D, and E surface areas), airport beacons are often turned on during the day when ground visibility is less than 3 miles or the ceiling is less than 1,000 feet. While these lights are designed to be visible from a distance, adverse weather conditions can limit their range and effectiveness.

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Learn to Fly

APRIL 11, 2024

The saying “ in like a lion out like a lamb ” is most often used for March, but April can also be a crazy weather month. Once the decision is made to divert, the next decision is to return to the departure, continue to the alternate (which was determined as part of flight planning), or pick a new destination to get out of the weather.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

AGL is important for drone pilots as the regular ceiling for drone flight is defined as 400 feet AGL. Rather, it is affected by many factors, such as weather conditions and the presence of obstacles. Information transmitted via ATIS can include weather information, NOTAMs, available approaches, or active runaways.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 17, 2024

Despite challenging weather conditions, seasoned bush pilots navigated through deep, snow-covered canyons and low ceilings to arrive at Valdez-Pioneer Field (PAVD) for the launch of competition May 10. Despite temperamental weather with rain and light snow flurries throughout the weekend, aviation and STOL enthusiasts were undeterred.

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One Mile at a Time

APRIL 21, 2025

In terms of sense of place, the lobby level probably has the most Japanese design elements, with the wood design of the ceilings. I also love how high the ceiling is, as it feels like quite the expansive space. Tokyo EDITION Toranomon reception Then theres a seating area with a couple of couches, surrounded by plants.

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Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

It probably only lasted a few seconds, but I remember vividly seeing shoes and iPads and iPhones and cushions and blankets and cutlery and plates and cups flying through the air and crashing to the ceiling. Very suddenly there was a very dramatic drop so everyone seated and not wearing a seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

While most of it tends to be hidden away either in the cabin ceiling space or under the cabin floor panels, some of it – particularly the air conditioning riser ducts – is fitted in the cabin walls at certain intervals, making the inclusion of a window at that position impossible.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Often, turbulence is the harbinger of mountain waves, not the ideal ceiling—and visibility unlimited—day. FAA weather charts can help for higher altitudes but when just a few thousand feet agl, they may be less useful. Great Falls weather is fair and warm. It was all about the interaction of weather and terrain.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 16, 2024

After refuelling, checking weather, filing my VFR flight plan using ForeFlight, coffee and a washroom break, I launched to my next destination, Greensboro. Flying back was bit more challenging from a weather perspective. Andy and I began our flight planning and weather reviews on Wednesday night. During the trip I put 18.1

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

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. But Anderson was reporting 300-foot overcast ceilings and everywhere else was just about as bad. Three hours came and went.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

Soon after we landed, Jo McCaughan emailed to say that they were rejiggering the itinerary to go to Milford Sound and Fiordland on day one, thanks to a brief weather window. READ MORE: On the ‘Bax’ Foot: A Lifelong Writer Tackles the Spoken Word Beyond its peak, the weather turned significantly cloudier than forecast—no big surprise there.

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Air Facts

MAY 24, 2024

We started up the engine, got the weather, asked the tower for our instrument flight plan, and began to taxi from the T-hangars on the east side of the field down the familiar route of “Hotel, Echo” to runway 18 right for a departure to the north with a turn to the east. No ceiling so no hold for us today!

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

I cursed my decision to depart in developing low weather, but the only choice now was to press on through the crud, dodging cellular towers lining the highway. The conditions were a mile of visibility and about 500 feet of ragged ceiling, barely enough to maintain orientation by landmarks passing below. We were out of options.

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Northstar VFR

JANUARY 4, 2023

For at least 1 hour before and for 1 hour after the estimated time of arrival, the ceiling will be at least 2,000 feet above the airport elevation and the visibility will be at least 3 statute miles. Ideally, you should plan for an alternate when the weather is above those minima if you believe the weather is unstable and may deteriorate.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

What’s the difference between VFR, MVFR, IFR, and LIFR weather? These four categories of flight classify four separate weather conditions. Each is defined by varying ceilings and visibility. IFR = Ceilings between 500’ and 999’ AGL and/or visibility between 1 and 3 miles.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Both trips involved similar routes, the same destination, and periods of both VFR and IFR weather. The weather was mildly IFR, the aircraft performed flawlessly, and I found out later that my university team won. After gassing up and checking the weather, the path looked clear to head farther south to Chattanooga, Tennessee (KCHA).

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 30, 2024

This came after a week of weather delay with some of the thickest fog I had ever seen blanketed Vancouver Island. I checked THE weather and made plans for the next leg. After conversing with the weather briefer, I was confident that the weather would be clear at my planned destination of that leg in Winnemucca, Nevada.

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Northstar VFR

JULY 21, 2024

The tower informed me that our airport had just gone to IFR due to the low cloud ceilings. Special VFR If the airport you’re landing at is reporting 1000’ ceilings or less, but you determine that you can get there safely without entering the clouds, then you can request what is called special VFR. I didn’t even notice it!

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