Northstar VFR

MAY 16, 2024

By Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI Technology in aviation has advanced tremendously since the early days of flying, but one thing has not changed: the weather. Perhaps one of the reasons is that the abundance of weather products available on the internet, TV, handbooks , etc. You should have your personal weather minimums written down.

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Weather Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Instrument Meteorological Conditions NOTAMs 85

Jetwhine

JUNE 24, 2024

for my ACS motivation), has led me to an FAA advisory circular, Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information. What I remember as weather and traffic services are now METI and AI. Thus, pilots should only use data link weather radar images for broad strategic avoidance of adverse weather.”

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Weather Flight Plan Flight Deck 52

Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

However, the static pressure around the pitot tube is constantly changing due to altitude and weather. One thing a pilot must keep in mind is that changes in weather conditions along their route causes changes in the atmospheric pressure, regardless of maintaining the same indicated altitude.

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Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

Weather Go-arounds due to weather occur due to wind shear caused by gusting winds or microbursts. The risk of losing control is higher in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) or at night. So, it’s important to use the flight instruments to maintain control.

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