iPad Pilot News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Comparing this information to the current METAR for the area confirms this data, with low ceilings and light winds. Is there wind shear at a certain altitude? The temp/dew point lines at low altitude on the Skew-T suggest continue to converge suggesting continued low ceilings as confirmed by the TAF.
Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 8, 2025
Dawn had broken bright and clear, and while icing , ceiling, and visibility had been my preoccupationrightfully so, given our arrival into Portlandthe actual threat of the day was wind. As we walked from the wharf to breakfast, I saw that peak wind gusts were tickling the 40-knot mark.
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Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
However, the ship was over forced to fly at or above its recommended service ceiling (or pressure height) to clear the mountains and plateaus of the American Southwest. In the midst of the storm, the weakened ring’s structure failed as the result of a wind shear, and the upper vertical stabilizer was torn from the airship.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 6, 2025
AGL is important for drone pilots as the regular ceiling for drone flight is defined as 400 feet AGL. LLWS Low-Level Wind Shear An LLWS is defined as a wind shear of 10 knots or more per 100 feet in a layer more than 200 feet thick which occurs within 2000 feet of the surface.
Learn to Fly
APRIL 11, 2024
Ceiling—How high are the clouds; can you fly above or around them? Wind—Is the direction and speed conducive to the runway alignment at both the departure and arrival airport? Wind—Is the direction and speed conducive to the runway alignment at both the departure and arrival airport?
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Cloud ceilings below 1,500 feet or cumulonimbus clouds can trigger a SPECI. A sudden wind shift, a 10-knot or greater speed increase, a 45-degree or more direction change, or gusts exceeding limits may also cause a SPECI. Thunderstorms can also bring wind shear and lightning.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 2, 2024
No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. is a common question, when the wind, ceiling, visibility, turbulence, or even temperature are obviously not conducive to routine flying.
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