Clearance Instrument Meteorological Conditions Runway 
Professional Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
According to the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam), a stable approach is defined as one in which the pilot establishes and maintains a constant angle glidepath toward a predetermined point on the landing runway. This internal bargaining effect sets a potentially dangerous precedent because there’s no objective limit to defining an unstable approach.
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
From flight planning, I knew that we would experience rain, instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and darkness. Mitigating factors included no risk of convection (thunderstorms) or icing at our cruise altitude of 5,000 feet and VFR conditions expected to prevail at Saratoga Springs for our landing. Ground team!
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JULY 11, 2024
We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order. But I accepted the clearance knowing that I could change it with a local Approach control like Syracuse. We spent some time in instrument meteorological conditions over Vermont. This was even better than I requested.
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JANUARY 25, 2025
When bay ice consistently thickens to over 12 inches, a team of dedicated volunteers collaborates with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to open the Alton Bay Ice Runway. Over the years, its coveted status as the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States has endeared it to aviators seeking novelty.
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AUGUST 13, 2023
The ODP was a key element of my departure strategy, but I also filed to IPECA, the missed approach fix for the instrument approach to the runway we would use that morning. The direct route from our departure runway (34) to IPECA would also help manage terrain. Low clouds breaking up over Pickens County Airport.
Professional Pilot
MARCH 6, 2025
It had a short runway which was often contaminated with snow and ice. The pilots reduced power to bleed altitude, but, given the short distance to the runway, they knew they would land long. Some approaches even require specialized pilot training to receive clearance. N either pilot liked this mountain airport.
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OCTOBER 28, 2023
Once the rain relented, we staggered our departures and called for our IFR clearances on the ground. Despite those ground clearances, we found that the ceiling above our home airport was high enough to accommodate VFR departures with airborne clearances. Final, runway 34, photographed from Two Six Romeo.
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